Defence
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Ukraine’s women have the skills needed on the battlefield
Senior corporal Yaryna Chornohuz serves on the front line in Ukraine. Conscription, she says, would enable women to deploy valuable skills on the battlefield.
Refueling in midair: A multinational aerial combat training designed to simulate the ‘chaos of combat’
As the need for nimbler, more agile air forces grows, the US and its allies are perfecting the art of mid-air refuelling.
Unarmed and dangerous: Evaluating the effectiveness of Hybrid COE
Petri Burtsoff on the body helping the West to react to hybrid warfare – and why a firmer response is needed.
Monocle joins Lithuania’s newest conscripts to find out how it defends Nato’s eastern flank
The plucky Baltic nation might be small but its proximity to Russia means that it is ramping up its military might.
Spheres of influence
Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, reflects on nations’ efforts to ensure our security and bind us together in a time of great change.
Lines of defence
In an age of ideological division and looming environmental catastrophe, a nation’s ability to ensure its citizens’ safety is more important than ever.
Japan’s Coast Guard is rethinking its maritime security – we join them on deck to find out more
With territorial disputes in the East China Sea intensifying, the Japan Coast Guard has had to rapidly evolve. We drop anchor at Ishigaki Island, where its crew police these vital waters.
In the balance
A rugged archipelago in the Baltic has been demilitarised since 1856 but as war rumbles on in Europe, can it retain its peaceful status?
Deep focus
A leading chronicler of the war in Ukraine, London-based photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind documents the ordinary lives lived precariously on the front lines.
