4th August 2014
On 3 August 1914, Europe saw the start of the worst human disaster experienced up to that time when the German Empire declared war on France. The subsequent World War (#WW1) cost the lives of at least fourteen million people and shattered the fabric of society. The war set in motion a chain of events […]
15th January 2014 Athens, Greece
How can defence possibly be interesting? For me it can be if it’s about people – the people behind events, their roles and lives. How they think. What they think and what inspires them. What they do and how they work with others. I’ve never been a great fan of Doctor Who. But I like […]
18th December 2013 Paris, France
This Christmas time I’ve been thinking about what was achieved in 2013 and what we have to look forward to in 2014. When I look back at 2013, it was a bumper year for UK-French relations.