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Trauma on the battlefield – notes from a frontline medic Frontline medics risk their own lives everyday to operate in the world's most perilous environments. Elisabeth Fischer talks to Tom Ashman, a former combat medic with the Canadian Forces...
Snapshot: the Spanish defence industry to 2015 Despite economic woes Spain is still expected to spend almost $60bn on its armed forces between 2010 and 2015. Using detailed iCD Research market data naval-technology.com reports on a...
Snapshot: The Danish Defence Industry While Denmark does not have significant internal threats, active Nato and UN participation demands a robust war chest. Using detailed data from iCD Research, army-technology.com charts...
Disaster Response: The Role of a Humanitarian Military In the wake of the nuclear disaster in Japan, many urge for humanitarian relief to become a core task for modern armies. As calls for standardised military disaster relief grow louder,...
Snapshot: Argentina's Defence Industry Like many Latin American countries, Argentina is increasing its defence expenditure at a robust pace. Modernisation plans, participation in overseas peacekeeping and an ongoing dispute with the...
Identify the Enemy Within: Base Security In a warzone, the base is the closest thing to home for service personnel. Attacks from mortar, bombs or enemy fire are accepted as a daily threat, but an attack from within the base itself...
Breaking the Bundeswehr The German Bundeswehr is currently in the process of reducing its armed forces by as much as a quarter. Despite its reputation as an advanced military nation and strong ally for...
Effects of the Floods: Pakistan Responds The ongoing flood crisis in Pakistan continues to disrupt the everyday lives of 17 million people. Liam Stoker investigates efforts to ease the catastrophe and discovers what can be expected in...
Korea After Cheonan Gareth Evans takes a closer look at the 26 March Cheonan sinking. While it may not have dissolved the ceasefire that has kept the two Koreas from war for nearly 60 years, it has sent...
Under the Radar: China's Growing Military Ambitions China is fighting to retain its national identity in globalisation and is emerging as a superpower in its own right. What implications do its military plans have for relationships with...