Attempts to legitimise warfare should be met with scepticism, argues Andrew Clapham. Plus letters from Prof Keith Hayward, Blaine Stothard and Margaret VandecasteeleSamuel Moyn is right to emphasise how humanising war has distracted attention from ques…
Ministers ‘asleep on watch’ over safety of Afghans, says ex-British army chief
Gen Lord Richard Dannatt says ‘unfathomable’ why issue of those who helped British forces was not addressed earlierAfghanistan – live updatesA former head of the British Army has said it is “unfathomable” that the UK government appeared to have been “a…
How national security is being redefined by climate change
One of the most unfortunate fault lines in climate change politics today is the lack of cooperation between environmentalists and the national security community. Left-wing climate activists don’t exactly hang out with more right-leaning military strategists, the former often seeing the latter as destructive anti-ecological marauders, while the latter often assume the former are unrealistic […]
Afghan Chevening scholar relieved after evacuation to UK
Afsana Hamidy said being part of university programme could mean she is targeted by the TalibanA Chevening scholar who has arrived in the UK after being airlifted out of Afghanistan has said she is relieved to escape the “hell” of Taliban rule but is w…
軍事AIの弱点をなくすべく、米国防総省は自らを“ハッキング”する
人工知能（AI）の高度化によって国の防衛力を高め、その安全性と信頼性を担保するために、米国防総省が機械学習モデルの審査を強化している。その鍵を握るのが、米軍のAIを自らハッキングすることで脆弱性を見つけ出す“レッドチーム”だ。なかでもAIシステムの「データ汚染」は重大な脅威になる可能性があるとして、対策が急がれている。
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Recognising defeat should not mean walking away from those who need us | Letters
A group of bishops urge the government to fulfil its moral duty to take in more Afghan refugees. Plus letters from Tom Carter and Miles MaxwellWith the disturbing news that the window for evacuations from Afghanistan is closing (UK evacuation from Kabu…
Why has so little been said about the Afghan casualties of the past 20 years? | Clive Lewis
When I served in Afghanistan I questioned Britain’s part in the war, but the scale of the human cost has made me fully reject itClive Lewis is the Labour MP for Norwich SouthI can’t speak for other veterans, but I was never certain of the legitimacy of…
US Space Command Is Now a ‘Warfighting Force,’ Needs Permanent Home
Gen. James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, said that the warfighting force he leads has reached Initial Operational Capability and will need to double the size of its headquarters staff to achieve full operational capability. It also needs …
Britain’s military will want to ignore its failure in Afghanistan. It must face reality | Simon Akam
Any evaluation of the campaign must prioritise genuine investigation over reputation managementIt was an extraordinary volte-face. On 7 August Gen Sir Nick Carter, the chief of the defence staff and professional head of Britain’s military, wrote an op-…
Social platforms wrestle with what to do about the Taliban
With the hasty U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan underway after two decades occupying the country, social media platforms have a complex new set of policy decisions to make. The Taliban has been social-media-savvy for years, but those companies will face new questions as the notoriously brutal, repressive group seeks to present itself as Afghanistan’s legitimate […]