Rowan Allport
May 21, 2024
Europe, Evidence to Parliament, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee has published the HSC's evidence on the implications of the war in Ukraine for UK defense. The inquiry comes as the conflict enters its third summer and Russia has intensified its offensive operations.
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Rowan Allport
February 6, 2024
Evidence to Parliament, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
The House of Commons Defence Committee has published its ‘Ready for war?' report. The HSC provided evidence to the inquiry centred upon a breakdown of key capability shortfalls.
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Oliver Hegglin
December 11, 2023
Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
While the UN-mandated, NATO-backed, and EU-led Peace Mission EUFOR-Althea continues to maintain peace and stability, it is up to the political process to find a lasting solution to a clearly unresolved frozen conflict.
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Rowan Allport
December 1, 2023
Evidence to Parliament, Latest Articles, Parliamentary Evidence, Security and Defence
The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee has published ‘Our Friends in the North: UK Strategy Towards the Arctic’ report. The inquiry sought to identify defense and security challenges the UK faces in the Arctic region, as well as examine wider issues such as environmental changes and resource extraction, and the UK government’s response to them.
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Rowan Allport
October 1, 2023
Asia and Pacific, HSC in the Media, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
October 1, 2023 HSC Deputy Director Dr Rowan Allport has had a comment piece on Taiwan’s unveiling of its new first Hai Kun-class submarine published in The Diplomat. In it, he examines how the type will contribute to the defense of ...
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Oliver Hegglin
September 1, 2023
Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
It will take decades, if not centuries, to completely clear Ukraine of landmines, throughout which people will continue to be injured and killed.
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Rowan Allport
July 25, 2023
Evidence to Parliament, HSC in the Media, Latest Articles, Parliamentary Evidence, Security and Defence
The UK House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee has published its report 'Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and High North'.
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Oliver Hegglin
July 11, 2023
Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
The Kremlin is unlikely to want to lose any part of its empire and is likely to continue cracking down on separatism. Even with possible support from European neighbors, Königsberg sovereignty may be out of reach unless drastic changes in Russian society take place at War’s End.
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Rowan Allport
June 16, 2023
Evidence to Parliament, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
The House of Commons Defence Committee has published the HSC's evidence on defence readiness. The inquiry comes in the midst of the conflict of Ukraine, and in advance of the publication of the Defence Command Paper Refresh, which is due later this month.
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Rowan Allport
April 25, 2023
Events, Latest Articles, Parliamentary Evidence, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
26 April, 2023 HSC Deputy Director Dr Rowan Allport is giving evidence to the UK House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee’s inquiry ‘The Arctic’ on Wednesday 26 April 2023. The session can be viewed here: Parliamentlive.tv – International ...
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