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The US should remember the UK has unique intelligence capabilities
Defence
By Lord Beamish
The US should remember the UK has unique intelligence capabilities
Many in the intelligence community will have been shaken by the accidental sharing of sensitive military information by Trump's advisers
AI can aid defence, but must be governed by the highest standards
Defence
By Lord Beamish
AI can aid defence, but must be governed by the highest standards
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for our future have certainly caught the public’s interest recently, whether it’s curiosity about applications such as ChatGPT or dystopian predictions of a machine-run future.
Gripping and insightful – Kevan Jones reviews 'Agents of Influence: How the KGB Subverted Western Democracies'
Books & culture
By Lord Beamish
Gripping and insightful – Kevan Jones reviews 'Agents of Influence: How the KGB Subverted Western Democracies'
Mark Hollingsworth’s study of how the KGB sought to undermine western democracies demonstrates that Russian interference is nothing new
A sea change is needed for government to fulfil shipbuilding promises
Economy
By Lord Beamish
A sea change is needed for government to fulfil shipbuilding promises
British shipbuilding does not have to be a story of the past, it can be a story for tomorrow. And it can be one of an exciting, high tech and high skilled future for our coastal communities.
Without being credibly costed, the Integrated Review risks reducing Britain’s foreign policy to ‘virtue signalling and symbolism’
Defence
By Lord Beamish
Without being credibly costed, the Integrated Review risks reducing Britain’s foreign policy to ‘virtue signalling and symbolism’
I fear the absence of a credible Defence and Equipment Plan could risk the Integrated Review immediately unravelling.
After Brexit, we should consider an ambitious defence relationship with Australia
Defence
By Lord Beamish
After Brexit, we should consider an ambitious defence relationship with Australia

With Australia at the top of the list for Trade Agreements, we must take advantage of Brexit to look at how we can make ourselves safer, support our defence industries and tackle globalised threats, writes Kevan Jones MP. 
Monday’s speech was just another in a long line of content-light ill-judged interventions by this Defence Secretary
Defence
By Lord Beamish
Monday’s speech was just another in a long line of content-light ill-judged interventions by this Defence Secretary

Former Defence minister Labour’s Kevan Jones writes that Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson’s vision may appeal to the selectorate of a future Tory leader, but is one that has little relevance to the challenges facing Britain and our allies.
The Chancellor should acknowledge that his Government is responsible for the defence funding crisis
Defence
By Lord Beamish
The Chancellor should acknowledge that his Government is responsible for the defence funding crisis

Former Defence minister Kevan Jones assesses the detail behind the Budget and the publication of the Defence Equipment Plan.
Ignore the angry and the ill-informed and support the Poppy Appeal
Defence
By Lord Beamish
Ignore the angry and the ill-informed and support the Poppy Appeal

Support the Poppy Appeal to remember those whose sacrifice helped to build the freedoms we now enjoy, says Kevan Jones MP.
How the Tories created a defence funding crisis
Defence
By Lord Beamish
How the Tories created a defence funding crisis

Labour MP and former Defence Minister Kevan Jones says years of rushed through defence spending cuts and bad decisions have now come home to roost.