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Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, examines why conflict exerts a “strange pull”
Shashank Joshi looks back on eight years as defence editor
From flying fighter jets to travelling on destroyers, Shashank Joshi pens his final edition of this newsletter
Tim Judah, The Economist‘s special correspondent, examines Britain’s vulnerabilities in civil defence
A new prime minister inherits Britain’s defence headache. Anton La Guardia, our diplomatic editor, looks at the task ahead
Another contest of wills could end just as badly, writes Shashank Joshi, our defence editor
