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Obama army

20 September 2018

Chicago is now home to Barack Obama’s new political fighters. As the midterms approach, we head to the city to see how his legacy is shaping politics today.

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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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Balmy army

18 March 2010

Guam’s population will increase by almost half in 2014 when the US military relocates to this tropical paradise from Japan’s Okinawa. It’s a milestone in the island’s history and a development boom is under way.

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One-man army

2 December 2015

Former White Stripes frontman Jack White has gifted his hometown of Detroit an early Christmas present: its very own branch of his Third Man Records shop. Located in the Cass Corridor area, it is the second opening for…

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The Foreign Desk - Does Europe need an army?

8 December 2018

A unified European army is not a new idea but whenever it’s raised it’s usually forgotten just as quickly. Will this time be any different? And, if it is, what would a unified military force look like? Andrew Mueller is…

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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 318: The Japanese Red Army

1 June 2022

Following the release of Fusako Shigenobu, the co-founder of the Japanese Red Army, Andrew Mueller explains the origins of the terrorist group.

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Defence

16 November 2017

The Afghan airforce’s new Black Hawk helicopters and a sartorial shift for the US army.

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No food, no battle

17 August 2012

Swiss military food is amongst the best military food in the world. We attend kitchen boot camp to witness operational excellence in the field of the culinary arts.

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Defence

15 September 2016

Germany mulls a non-citizen army, Ukraine’s military upgrade and the UK’s high-flying eyes.

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Civil action

16 April 2020

In Europe, national volunteer forces are proving their worth.

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The art of getting lost

1 September 2012

The US military has long used a type of camouflage pattern designed according to the type of terrain in which it will be used. Now, a Brooklyn-based company has persuaded it to try a new way of (not) seeing things.

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Louder than bombs

18 May 2017

US armed forces have a secret weapon: a jazz band that knows how to take a nation by storm.

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The Globalist - Will Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief army commander step down?

1 February 2024

We ask Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk about the fate of the country’s armed-forces commander, General Valery Zaluzhny. Also in the programme: we assess the situation in Myanmar as the junta-imposed state of emerg…

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The Globalist - Israel’s army prepares for ‘voluntary departure’ of Palestinians

7 February 2025

Israel’s defence minister prepares to put Trump’s Gaza plan into action. Rosa Freedman and Nada AlTaher join Emma Nelson to discuss. Plus: the Philippines’s vice-president is impeached, birthright citizenship and Stockholm…

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The meat of battle

16 August 2012

It is a country renowned for its neutrality, but there is nothing hands-off about Swiss Army life where their in-demand food is concerned.

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Defence

15 August 2009

The new hi-tech armoured vehicles destined for US and UK troops in Afghanistan and a new mine-resistant jacket from a Columbian bullet-proof clothing maker. Plus, why back problems are adding to the hardship of life in…