Germany’s armed forces are experiencing an era of change. Just as they are becoming more active on the world military stage, they’re also facing cuts and restructuring. What type of military emerges in the end is still…
Thursday 24 February
Nuclear armed, highly motivated and a potentially destabilising force in Northeast Asia, the North Korean People’s Army, or KPA, is one of the most feared fighting forces on the planet.
A magazine for the German armed forces, ‘Y’ holds the line when it comes to maintaining its independence while publishing a product that meets the remit of a military publication. With a staff of civilians and soldiers,…
With Egypt’s armed forces warning of the state’s collapse, we get the latest from Cairo. Plus, we learn about the UK’s negative ad campaign to dispel immigrants from Bulgaria and Romania, and get an update on news from…
The first Winter Military World Games took place in March in Valle d'Aosta, Italy, giving armed forces of the world a chance to bond with each other and promote peace through sport. Monocle was there, cheering our favourite…
The first winter military world games took place in March in Valle D'Aosta, Italy, giving armed forces of the world a chance to bond with each other and to promote peace through sport. Monocle was there, cheering our fav…
Monday 6 May
The atrocities in Syria might soon provoke the US into supplying arms to its rebel fighters but the same tactic in 1980s Afghanistan meant arms recipients soon turned against the hand that feeds.
Thursday 26 January
Five years ago, stood in the concrete shell of a building in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, I made a deal.
Sunday 15 August
China is famously hungry for resources and knowledge of all kinds – but military high technology whets the country’s billion-man appetite more than anything else.
Wednesday 10 August
Now that much of the dust has settled (not that the scars have healed), a note on the words used in the riot-heat of this week.
Friday 11 February
Of the more arresting images beamed around the world from the streets surrounding Cairo’s Tahrir (Liberation) Square was footage of protesters facing stationed tanks.
Wednesday 15 December
Tokyo is preparing to publish its first national defence blueprint in over six years, and it may be ready to countenance a degree of change to its stay-at-home military philosophy.
Monday 19 December
Will the world be a safer place without North Korean leader Kim Jong-il?
Thursday 1 December
It is simultaneously easy and difficult to come to the conclusion that Mexico is at war.
Saturday 9 October
China’s latest submarine was unveiled with little fanfare at a shipyard in Wuhan last month.
Wednesday 14 October
Following the massacre of more than 150 pro-democracy protestors in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, last month African leaders in the region wanted to send a message.
Thursday 10 March
Uganda’s elite red beret troops weren’t taking any chances.
Tuesday 1 February
A week to the day since the country was swept by anti-government protests, Hosni Mubarak is bracing himself for the biggest challenge yet to his rapidly crumbling presidency.
Monday 19 September
Denmark has a new prime minister, the first woman ever to fill the post and the very model of a slick, modern, media-savvy European leader: she is the Social Democrat, Helle Thorning-Schmidt.
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