Defence in the media: 17 August 2015

This morning, a BBC R4 Today report questioned the Army’s continued use of the anti-malarial medication ‘Larium’. The newspapers focused on defence spending, Afghan interpreters and cyber warfare. Lariam BBC...
This morning, a BBC R4 Today report questioned the Army’s continued use of the anti-malarial medication ‘Larium’. The newspapers focused on defence spending, Afghan interpreters and cyber warfare. Lariam BBC...
...Security at the port of Calais is to be further stepped when Britain signs a new agreement with France tomorrow. The majority of papers report that Home Secretary Theresa May...
News outlets report this morning that President Assad has dismissed claims that his Russian and Iranian allies will abandon him in an attempt to secure a ceasefire deal , arguing...
Among this morning’s top Defence stories is the news that in Ukraine deadly clashes have broken out between police and nationalist protesters in Kiev. Trident renewal It is reported that...
Today's broadcast and print news includes the Government's fight against ISIL, Defence spending and Afghan Interpreters. Syria strikes Today the Guardian led with reports that Downing Street is drawing up...
...are a mark of tyranny and counter-productive because they generate new terrorist threats rather than reducing them. In the Mail on Sunday Peter Hitchens argues against their use, saying that...
Included in today’s broadcast news is reporting that Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will meet his American counterpart in London for the latest round of talks on defeating ISIL. Forces Recruitment...
In today's defence news there is further reporting from the UN about efforts to tackle ISIL in Iraq and Syria and a feature about the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike...
...since Monday. The papers say that while President Ashraf Ghani has said this is “good news”, he has also warned against complacency, adding that the war is ongoing. BBC News...
In Defence news, Doctors Without Borders says it has withdrawn from Kunduz, in Afghanistan, after an air strike by US-led NATO forces allegedly destroyed the city’s hospital and killed 22...