Filling the £37 billion hole in the existing defence budget, and finding 25 to 40 per cent further cuts will leave Britain defended by a fleet of Airfix jetsThese Cuts Could Leave Britain Defended By Rowing Boats, Airfix Jets And Girl Guides -- Max Hastings, The Daily Mail
Out in Afghanistan, the British Army is fighting one of its toughest campaigns of modern times.
But in Whitehall today, it faces an even more brutal threat: to its survival as a credible fighting force, amid the most draconian government spending cuts ever imposed.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The Coming North Korean Coup? -- Gordon G. Chang, The New Republic
U.S., China Avoid Touchy Issues in Talks -- Andrew Batson, Wall Street Journal
Chinese Clarity vs U.S. Ambiguity -- Galrahn, Information Dissemination
The summer of Medvedev's discontent -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
As Vladimir Putin hits the campaign trail, is the Russian president jealous? -- Anna Smolchenko, China Post
Ominous Signal in Mozambique Food Riots -- Andrew Meldrum, Global Post
Gates: The Pentagon's accountability cop -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
New Cartel Threat: U.S. Energy Supply -- Investors.com
Pelosi to Canadians: I'm Ready to Run Your Economy Too -- Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Wall Street Journal
Le Squeeze: High taxes on the affluent threaten France’s prosperity. -- City Journal
Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds -- Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair
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