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  The flight watch

  

  Issue 11

  When it comes to protecting the world's travel hubs, police are increasingly relying on some unlikely weapons; Matthew the plane-spotter and Graham the farmer. Monocle reports from Gatwick on the very local response to te…

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  Defence Briefing

  

  Issue 38

  US soldiers in Afghanistan get some new threads for autumn/winter, Indonesia plans to enter the submarine market and why Russian tanks are performing a U-turn.

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  Defence briefing

  

  Issue 64

  Whose defence spending has plunged and whose skyrocketed plus other news from the military world.

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  Defence briefing

  

  Issue 58

  This month’s military news round-up, looking at conscription in Austria, budget cuts in the US and smaller-scale deployments in Guatemala.

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  Arms and the man

  

  Issue 48

  The defence industry is intertwined with politics and nationhood, and Ivor Ichikowitz is a man at the heart of all three in Africa. But don’t call him an arms dealer – he only has the best intentions for the continent, he…

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  Briefing

  

  Issue 27

  The Indian Navy celebrates the launch of its first domestically developed nuclear submarine but damning criticism of a major procurement programme rains on its parade. Meanwhile, the arms race in the Korean peninsula hots…

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  Defence Briefing

  

  Issue 28

  Why modesty replaced lavishness on the stalls at Europe's largest arms fair held in London, and Russia turns to the French and Dutch in search of four new warships after admitting its own shipyards aren't up to the task.

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  Defence Briefing

  

  Issue 47

  The one part of Yemen that's still paradise, plus the US creates a new naval base in Singapore.

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  Naval Gazing

  

  Issue 1

  Under its post-war constitution, Japan is not allowed a navy, only a Self-Defence Force. Yet, today, the country has one of the largest, most sophisticated fleets in the world. Tensions with North Korea and China have also…

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  Defence Briefing

  

  Issue 53

  The continuing fight against piracy in the Horn of Africa, led by three international military coalitions, Poland's plans to modernise its Air Force, and the consequences of Japan's decision to relax its strict defence…

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  Business / Defence

  Private armies

  

  Issue 56

  Some say they’re a useful force for good, others say they’re an ungovernable hindrance undermining the good work of government troops. Either way, private security firms are playing an important part in conflicts around the…

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  Defence briefing

  

  Issue 60

  Algeria's plans to fence off the Sahara, Poland's new arms contract and other military news.

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