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Ash Bhardwaj

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Ukraine is much weaker without access to Starlink

Ukraine is much weaker without access to Starlink

The full-scale war in Ukraine began with fast, armored advances that covered hundreds of miles in weeks. Then drones began finding tanks and other...

23.10.2026 20

The Spectator

Ash Bhardwaj

Ukraine is much weaker without access to Starlink

Ukraine is much weaker without access to Starlink

The full-scale war in Ukraine began with fast, armoured advances that covered hundreds of miles in weeks. Then drones began finding tanks and other...

22.10.2026 7

The Spectator

Ash Bhardwaj

Does it matter that Wes Streeting has no military experience?

Since Wes Streeting became the UK’s latest Secretary of State for Defence earlier this week, critics have claimed that he is unqualified for the...

24.07.2026 30

The Spectator

Ash Bhardwaj

Why cutting Army Reserve training would be a disaster

Dan Jarvis has been the new Secretary of State for Defence for nearly a week now, but the decision of No. 10 and the Treasury is unchanged: there will...

17.06.2026 30

The Spectator

Ash Bhardwaj

The MoD wanted more money. Does it deserve it?

John Healey, the former defence secretary, resigned on Thursday because the government wouldn’t give defence more money. Experts, military chiefs,...

13.06.2026 40

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Ash bhardwaj