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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

2 years

The man on the left is Chinese Consul General Zheng Xiyuan, pulling by the hair a beaten Hong Kong protester into the Chinese consulate in Manchester. He should be immediately expelled from the UK, and the Chinese Ambassador summoned to explain these shocking actions.

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@RobertClark87

3 years

As Nato allies flounder, British troops are leading by example at #Kabul airport My article for @Telegraph on what is undoubtedly to be remembered as one of the singular most important events of our fourth Afghan campaign

As Nato allies flounder, British troops are leading by example at Kabul airport

Our paratroopers are punching well above their weight, determined to reach out to all those at risk of the Taliban's vengeance

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

5 years

"Boris Johnson must scrap withdrawal agreement for the sake of UK defence" My latest article for @UKDefJournal detailing how the current withdrawal agreement ties #UK into #EU defence architecture - even after #Brexit via @ukdefjournal

Boris Johnson must scrap withdrawal agreement for the sake of UK defence

Boris Johnson must scrap withdrawal agreement for the sake of UK defence argues Rob Clark.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

If you watch anything today on #Afghanistan - then watch this

Benny Johnson

@bennyjohnson

3 years

This Afghanistan vet just blew up MSNBC’s entire Biden-simping Afghanistan narrative LIVE ON AIR. What a glorious takedown. Watch this.

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@RobertClark87

2 years

I'm so utterly ashamed of the @DefenceHQ & @RoyalAirForce Make no mistake, this is racial profiling against the military's largest demographic, and historically those who have fought and died the most in our nation's wars. I simply *cannot* wrap my head around this.

Deborah Haynes

@haynesdeborah

2 years

EXCLUSIVE: The RAF has effectively paused making job offers to white male recruits in favour of women & ethnic minorities to meet "impossible" diversity targets, sources claim. The head of @RoyalAirForce recruitment has resigned in protest, they said 1/

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

Today has completed the shame & betrayal by #Biden & the #USA of #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Make no mistake the enormity of the situation; this is the US' biggest foreign policy disaster in over half a century. Catastrophic for Western security, apocalyptic for Afghans.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

💥Confirmed announcements from today's Defence Command Paper💥 1️⃣ Reduction of full-time, fully trained @BritishArmy personnel to 72,500, by 2025. This will be achieved through reduced recruitment targets, not through redundancies.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

This is the public amnesty offered by the #Taliban in reality. But yes, like Nick Carter and others have said, we should give TB time & space to see how they perform ... Utterly delusional. Haji Mullah, Police Chief of Badghis, brutally executed by TB. Graphic content.

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@RobertClark87

1 year

Great first day on the King's Coronation rehearsals with @Army1MERCIAN - long night ahead of kit prep ready for tomorrow's assessment by @ArmyInfantryHQ ♠️ #coronation

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

Just a huge thanks to @Iromg and everyone at @talkRADIO for having me in to discuss ongoing issues facing the veterans community. Truly thankful for the platform I have to highlight issues still plaguing friends and colleagues.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 months

Think I'll weigh in here. Strap in. I am 36. By no means a fossil. What relevance age (*experience) is here I'm unsure. I digress. Two observations, and they're just my opinions. But opinions based on 16 years (continous & current) infantry service. 1. It just looks shit.

Sir Humphrey

@pinstripedline

3 months

I must confess I find the harrumphing from some quarters, and ongoing inabilty to realise that the RN has managed the NBCD threat with beards for decades by some people hilarious. It is sad that grown men are so snowflake like that they are triggered by this new policy.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

Wow. Not sure where to start with this. 1. Do you really think the TB care 'the world is watching'? Did they care when executing surrendering Afghan troops? Did they care when selling children as wifes to their fighters? Did they care when installing Haqqani network in power?

Nancy Pelosi

@SpeakerPelosi

3 years

The President is to be commended for the clarity of purpose of his statement on Afghanistan and his action. The Taliban must know the world is watching its actions. We are concerned about reports regarding the Taliban’s brutal treatment of all Afghans, especially women and girls.

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2 years

My latest for @Telegraph on the upcoming battle for #Kyiv 🇺🇦 As the brave residents of the city prepare for the Russian advance, it will be extremely brutal - for both sides. 'The battle for Kyiv will be an utter tragedy'.

The battle for Kyiv will be an utter tragedy

Nothing comes as close to the chaos and confusion of urban warfare. It will likely be a bloodbath for both sides

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

2 years

Hopefully British defence can now use what is happening to galvanise a return to a doctrine of lethality, instead of the rampant wokeness designed to appease a civilian agenda bent on pleasing the extreme minority and in turn eroding combat effectivness. Won't hold breath.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

Inadvertently Arming China? 🇨🇳 @RadoTylecote and I for @Civitas_UK investigated the links between UK universities, research institutions, & industry partners, & Chinese military universities & arms manufacturers. A thread.

Inadvertently Arming China?

Revised Edition; Updated 24.02.2021 There is a ‘pervasive presence of Chinese military-linked conglomerates and universities in the sponsorship of high-technology research centres in many le…

civitas.org.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

"What we are left with is a force that can do national resilience & operate in the greyzone - that’s about it” My comments in @DailyExpressRB regarding latest @BritishArmy cuts - gone the days able to provide a credible war fighting armoured division.

Secret plans to cut British army exposed

TOP-level plans could see the British Army shrink to just 63,000 soldiers, making it smaller than Germany's, sources said last night.

www.express.co.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

5 years

Highly relevant and timely discussion this morning by @VeteransBritain The need for the @BorisJohnson government to take seriously removing the #UK from all #EU defence integration projects in order to retain sovereignty post- #Brexit

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

2 years

As I'm writing this currently heading out to #Poland 🇵🇱 to deliver aid for #Ukraine 🇺🇦 with my old Army mate Harry (left). We have two tons of medicine, dried food, and nappies, sponsored by @PoppyLegion & @MRCCommunityAct . Back soon.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

And before I get hammered for lack of @RoyalAirForce mention on the superb work they are doing with the processing and the flights, it got taken out of my story. @AndyNetherwood did a great thread on that side - do go check out.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

2 years

I've been saying this since for almost two years now; the British Army cannot supply a credible war-fighting, armoured deterrent to a European conflict, whilst also wishing to fulfil its global commitments, & gvts Indo-Pacific tilt (RN lead).

UK has ‘deep’ vulnerabilities, admits defence secretary

Ben Wallace has said the British army needs to be properly funded as it is only big enough to “stay at home and do a bit of tootling around”.The army is set to shrink to its smallest size since the...

www.thetimes.com

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

10 months

My latest for @Telegraph 📝 'Ukraine’s ability to degrade Russia at scale is a once in a lifetime opportunity to ensure peace returns to Europe. We must press home this advantage over the coming winter months'

The West is tantalisingly close to crushing its biggest security threat - so why hesitate?

As Ukraine continues to erode Russia's military machine, those who call for Putin to not be humiliated must be disregarded

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

The #UK 🇬🇧 is viewed as the #US ' 🇺🇸 greatest ally, by US public, Democrats & Republicans alike. Interestingly the UK placed significantly higher than #Israel 🇮🇱 & higher than #Canada 🇨🇦 also

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@RobertClark87

2 years

MORPHEUS 🧵 My research paper w/ @samwarmstrong on the @BritishArmy Bowman replacement LE TacCIS & MORPHEUS, covered in today's @Telegraph by @HenryBodkin . "Delays to new battlefield communication system 'threaten' Britain's ability to win wars"

Delays to new battlefield communication system 'threaten' Britain's ability to win wars

Report warns shortcomings to Morpheus project could impair Army's capacity to take on 'peer' rivals such as Russia

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

This is an incredibly pertinent point. Whilst those advocating reduction in personnel extol cyber, AI & robotics in future wars - the men and women of the @BritishArmy have been absolutely central in the #UK 's vaccine rollout - underscoring their role in national resilience

Nicholas Drummond

@nicholadrummond

3 years

@BorisJohnson has pulled-off a political coup with the vaccine roll-out. This entirely due to the process being planned and managed by @UKArmyLogistics . I hope the Government will remember the Army's contribution to his success before cutting headcount further.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

'The Carrier Strike Group 2021: The Maritime Component of Global Britain' In this new research brief I unpack how this historic @RoyalNavy deployment serves the #UK government's #GlobalBritain 🇬🇧 agenda in multiple ways ...

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

My article for @Telegraph how British troops want to complete their mission in Kabul. They'll be devastated to leave people behind. In the wake of yesterday's attacks at #Kabulairport the troops feel more stongly than ever - they want to continue.

British troops want to complete their mission in Kabul. They'll be devastated to leave people behind

It does not have to be this way - both the political and military will are there to complete this limited mission

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 months

Leads straight to #2 . If people are so obsessed over whether they can sport the latest facial hair, & thus, societal fads (which all come & go...), are these really the people we want to join our ranks ready to potentially fight & die for King & country? And fight they shall.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

4 years

It's with enormous pleasue to be starting 2021 at @HJS_Org as a Research Fellow. I'll be researching UK's role on the world stage post-Brexit, what this means for our Armed Forces, working closer with allies, & all in an environment of great power competition. Exciting times!

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@RobertClark87

3 years

Biden July 2021: "The Taliban is not the North Vietnamese army. They’re not remotely comparable in terms of capability. There’s going to be no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of the embassy of the United States from Afghanistan."

Liz Sly

@LizSly

3 years

US helicopters seen this morning at US embassy Kabul. It seems the evacuation is underway. Photo by @AP

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@RobertClark87

3 years

My views for @SkyNews over the reduction of British Army personnel to 72,500 by 2025, which will only lead to serious questions of how the army will be able to sustain the commitments envisioned in the Integrated Review 👇🏻

Army to shrink to its smallest size since the 1700s while £23bn is invested in technology, under...

One defence analyst warns the cuts will lead to "serious questions of how the army will be able to sustain its commitments".

news.sky.com

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@RobertClark87

3 years

💥Key takeaway💥 By wishing to create a more forward deployed military, the government cannot reduce by a division's strength the Army, and still expect to maintain current commitments, but increase them in addition. This will only lead to capabity gaps & reduce retention.

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@RobertClark87

3 months

BLUFF: It looks scruffy as hell, & undermines standards & discipline & the notion of an individual conforming to the institution - something called 'service', which shocker this generation don't seem too bothered about. Regrettably HM the King outranks me so I'll put up.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

2 years

MoD: Cuts number of troops to lowest number since late 18th century. Also MoD: Trains PLA Air Force. Can we just stop this ridiculous level of 🇨🇳🤝🇬🇧 please.

Deborah Haynes

@haynesdeborah

2 years

NEW: The UK Ministry of Defence sent serving @RoyalAirForce pilots to China to teach a course to their Chinese counterparts and allowed Chinese nationals to study at UK military colleges, @SkyNews can reveal. ⬇️

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@RobertClark87

3 years

Cannot praise @TomTugendhat more highly. In stark contrast to CDS' utterly contemptuous interview earlier, harking back to the gvt's appeasement of Sinn Fein terrorists, here is a man speaking for the collective voice the 150k of those who served in #Afghanistan 🇦🇫

James Longman

@JamesAALongman

3 years

An extraordinary and moving speech from veteran MP Tom Tugendhat, with very harsh words for President Biden on Afghanistan “To see their commander in chief call into question the courage of men I fought with, is shameful.”

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@RobertClark87

2 months

Highly informative & timely event today at @Policy_Exchange , w/ Sir Michael Fallon & the excellent @SpencerGuard - Prof Spencer took great care to highlight how the laws of armed conflict are being adhered to during Israel's legitmate war against Hamas, despite the int. narrative

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

My latest report for @HJS_Org on the @BritishArmy Ajax programme. Yes - time for another #Ajax thread 🧵 The latest suspension in Ajax trials now affords @DefenceHQ a moment of clarity: the programme is unfit for purpose. Four years delayed; spiralling costs; mounting injuries

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@HJS_Org

3 years

📖NEW REPORT: It's time to scrap the failed Ajax tank platform according to @RobertClark87 in his paper. Other options include: ➡️Combat Vehicle 90 ➡️Warrior Capability Sustainment Project ➡️Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle

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@RobertClark87

3 years

"We will not accept a vehicle that is not fit for purpose" - 3.5bn of 5.5 spent 💰 - 4 yrs delayed 📉 - IOC nowhere in sight 🚫 - 310 personnel med affected 🏥 - trials still paused ✋ - Warrior IFV likely to plug gap ⏱ Read my #Ajax paper below 👇

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

2 years

My latest for @Telegraph 'The maths alone spells Russia’s military defeat in the Donbas; no longer even the dominant power in eastern Europe'.

Russia is no longer the dominant power in Eastern Europe

Whatever happens, the combined efforts of the former Soviet states have destroyed the idea of Russian military preeminence

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 months

Agree, don't agree. But uniformality, dress & baring, standards & discipline have now all slowly ebbed, as the MoD pander to the masses. What next will a panick-stricken Main capitulate over for the sake of plastering over a chronically mismanaged recruitment & retention policy?

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@RobertClark87

3 years

My comments in today's @Telegraph on the @RoyalNavy 🇬🇧 Carrier Strike Group Whilst sailing through the contested South China Sea, the CSG should also sail through the international waters of the Taiwan Strait 🇹🇼 sending a powerful message to #China 🇨🇳

HMS Queen Elizabeth will steer clear of provoking China on first major voyage

Senior Tories urge government to 'rethink journey' as it is revealed Navy's new aircraft carrier will not sail through the Taiwan Strait

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

2 years

Op Teamwork. Much has been made of this the last few days over social media. As someone who served ten years inc. tours of Iraq & Afghanistan, & now a serving Reservist in a G7 capacity, a very brief 🧵

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@RobertClark87

3 years

UK Maritime Policy: The Role of the Carrier Strike Group Tomorrow join myself, @alessionaval , @TomSharpe134 & Dr Kaushal of @RUSI_org to discuss the @RoyalNavy 's upcoming maiden deployment of the Carrier Strike Group to the #IndoPacific #GlobalBritain

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

4 years

I doubt that whoever typed this out was able to keep a straight face either #UNfarce

Russian Mission in Geneva

@mission_russian

4 years

We congratulate #China 🇨🇳, #Cuba 🇨🇺, #Pakistan 🇵🇰 and #Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 on having been elected to the UN Human Rights Council 🇺🇳. 🤝Look forward to cooperation with the new Members to enhance the efficiency of the HRC which should focus on human rights, not politics.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 months

@AyoCaesar *Consulate. And considering it was where IRQC controlled planning for 7 October massacre & Iranian threats against British interests in the region - such as Red Sea attacks against int. trade - I'd say it was 100% in the UK's interests. Casual reminder to stay in your lane.

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

Global Britain in a Competitive Age: A Thread 🇬🇧 The first of many policy documents is now out regarding the long-awaited Integrated Review. Today's document deals with the role of the UK on the global stage, the world in which it'll be operating in, and the threats this pose.

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@RobertClark87

4 years

Download and read our report, ‘A Long March through the Institutions: Understanding and responding to China’s influence in international organisations' here with @RadoTylecote for @Civitas_UK

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

Despatches from Mali 🇲🇱 A real pleasure to write alongside my former battalion's CO @WillJMeddings @RAnglians Last month the 250 strong LRRG 🇬🇧 raced the 150km south of their camp at Gao to provide security after war crimes committed by ISGS terrorists 👇

Despatches from Mali – British troops assist war crimes investigation

The British contingent to the United Nations mission in Mali have been operational now for eight months, here's what they've been up to.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

4️⃣ Retiring 79 Challenger 2s. The further 148 will be upgraded to CR3 - leaving two tank regiments with 74 CR3s each from RTR, King's & Queen's Hussars .. Considering Gulf War One UK had 1,200 MBTs, this represents a drastic reduction by one third in heavy armour capability.

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@RobertClark87

2 years

⚠️ New Report ⚠️ "Inadvertently Arming China? One Year On" 🇬🇧 🇨🇳 'The Chinese military complex and its exploitation of scientific research at UK universities.'

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

4 years

If anyone has been involved in @BritishArmy #OpCabrit to #Estonia since 2017 I'd be very interested & appreciative to hear from you - feel free to tag people or DM in confidence Working on a book chapter exploring lessons learnt from successive eFP BGs & interoperability

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

2 years

Given the events engulfing Europe at present, I for one would quite like to see a day's training devoted to some bayonet lanes, or AFV recognition, or calling in CAS. Not going through another unconscious bias lesson I did four weeks ago. #TypicalMoDGloss

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@RobertClark87

5 years

A pleasure presenting my research & paper at @Remote_Warfare 's 'Conceptualising Remote Warfare' conference Dbates surrounding legality and ethical standards are crucial, though shouldn't distract from the real utility #AI & #Robotics have for @BritishArmy & #UK 's #Defence

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@RobertClark87

1 year

#China state arms & nuclear weapons manufacture NORINCO shipped assault rifles to #Russia as far back ago as last June, cite Politico. The int community must take action against 🇨🇳 as it threatened to do so should this be confirmed.

‘Hunting rifles’ — really? China ships assault weapons and body armor to Russia

Customs data obtained by POLITICO reveals direct shipments of Chinese assault rifles, as well as drone shipments and body armor routed via Turkey and the UAE.

www.politico.com

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

Ready for tomorrow's parade #RemembranceDay

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

2 years

Personal news. Very excited to be starting at @Civitas_UK as a Fellow. I've enjoyed a deeply rewarding year w/ @HJS_Org - four papers inc. 2021's #2 most read think-tank report in UK on Ajax. My thanks to HJS for their continued suppport, & cannot wait to start with Civitas.

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@RobertClark87

3 years

7️⃣ Over £200m over 10 years to deliver enhanced electronic warfare & signals intelligence capability. SigInt will become increasingly important to defeating state-based threats, particularly from #Russia 🇷🇺 who exploit current gaps.

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@RobertClark87

3 years

The largest obstacle now to getting people on flights is the widespread #Taliban checkpoints across #Kabul , which are specifically aimed at preventing people making their way to the airport. My comments in today's @thetimes

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@RobertClark87

3 years

My piece in the @Telegraph on the UK #Mali 🇲🇱 deployment. As the Task Group get ready for their first op, a worrying lack of organic air cover could severely restrict the mission, particularly with a lack of medevac capability

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@RobertClark87

3 years

Do not be fooled. This isn't to keep an 'eye on China' at all. This is #Germany 's 🇩🇪 contribution to the ECC based out of Japan 🇯🇵 monitoring illegal ship transfers around Korean peninsula 🇰🇵 Germany continues to cherry-pick its China 🇨🇳 policies

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@RobertClark87

3 years

The #UK must act now to redouble efforts helping those Afghan 🇦🇫 interpreters & locally employed staff to resettle in UK. The LES Ex-Gratia Scheme by @DefenceHQ & @FCDOGovUK criteria must be broadened to include LES' employed <12 months & those made redundant <2012 #Afghanistan

Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

My comments in todays @thetimes regarding the troop withdrawal from #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 will leave the ANA in a “perilous position, facing not just the Taliban but also a resurgent al-Qaeda and also Islamic State”.

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Simply extraordinary from BBC's Jeremy 'No evidence Hamas use human shields', & 'I don't regret misreporting al-Shifa hospital strike' Bowen. Some absolute zingers, including 'Houthis aren't Tehran proxies'. A new low, even by BBC's shameful standards.

Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen show war in Gaza has already spread

War spreading in the Middle East is not just a risk - it has already happened, writes the BBC's international editor.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@RobertClark87

4 years

As if #GeneralElection2019 didn't make Corbyn utterly irrelevant, he still fails to grasp key UK interests #Soleimani was directly responsible for majority of 182 #UK fatalities in #Iraq war & over 600 #US deaths - a greater enemy to the West is hard to find . . . Soleimani also

Jeremy Corbyn

@jeremycorbyn

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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s declaration of ‘sympathy' for Trump’s reckless and lawless killing of Iranian general Qassem Suleimani is craven and dangerous. Boris Johnson’s government must oppose this escalation towards another devastating war in the Middle East.

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@SapperGeologist I don't usually reply to people who feel the need to clarify they are he/him in their bio, but your comments were too funny not to. 'From Generals to Corporals'... pretty wide spectrum of serving voices? As I stated, I'm still serving, & have more LSA days than...

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@RobertClark87

3 years

Six planes carrying US nationals & eligible Afghans have been stranded at Mazar-i-Sharif airport waiting to leave for two days - #Taliban refusing to leave - but why would they do this you ask! Well I'm gobsmacked who could have foreseen this happening.

Planes stranded at Mazar-i-Sharif airport waiting to leave

A US lawmaker accuses the Taliban of not letting several planes of Afghans and Americans leave.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@RobertClark87

3 years

Further underscoring the point that #Biden 's politically motivated decision for a complete withdrawal from #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 does not reflect the security situation on the ground ... pretty much unprecedented by #Australia 🇦🇺

Australia to shut embassy in Afghanistan over violence fears

Canberra cites an "uncertain security environment", as the pull-out of international troops proceeds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

5 years

My evidence to the Defence Select Committee @CommonsDefence concerning viability for increased @DefenceHQ presence in #Singapore & #Brunei @BDSSU_UK @UKDefJournal @thinkdefence @ForcesReviewUK @wavellroom @timjmoots @DefenceDailyUK

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@RobertClark87

2 years

"If there is evidence of positive discrimination, the people responsible for that will be held vigorously to account." Excellent from @JSHeappey - @RoyalAirForce Air Vice-Marshal Maria Byford hopefully will no longer be in post folling this.

Defence minister clarifies reports about RAF's recruitment approach

The MOD has said "no-one is lowering standards" of the RAF's recruitment approach and "there has been no operational impact".

www.forces.net

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Robert Clark

@RobertClark87

3 years

As dawn breaks in Kabul, some thoughts on the last 24 hours in #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 The announcement of a Haqqani terrorist as the Taliban's new Nangahar governor, directly violating the Doha Agreement due to high level Haqqani relationships with AQ leadership, is a disturbing low.

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@RobertClark87

5 years

The first ever joint #UK #Egypt #military drills conducted in northern desert. Egypt is a regional #defence power in #MENA - improving defence engagement crucial to #GlobalBritain My article below for @UKDefJournal detailing the month-long training 👇

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@RobertClark87

5 years

@COLRICHARDKEMP Not even remotely surprised. How people see him as fit to even hold the title Leader of Her Majesty's opposition is beyond me

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@RobertClark87

8 months

NEW REPORT 🚨 'The Strategic Dependence of UK Universities on China - and where should they turn next?' 🇬🇧🇨🇳 This study analyses two overarching aspects of UK university's dependence on 🇨🇳 1/ is the imperative to de-risk from Chinese funding which compromises national security.

Civitas think tank

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NEW: The Strategic Dependence of UK Universities on China – and where should they turn next? Up to third of Chinese UK university funding comes from sources linked to Chinese military or banned by the United States. Read it here: @RobertClark87

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The power of aircraft carriers: #US sends USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier & bomber task force to 'warn Iran' @AmbJohnBolton 'any attack on United States interests or those of our allies will be met with unrelenting force' Vintage statesmanship.

US sends aircraft carrier and bomber task force to 'warn Iran'

US officials say they are prepared to counter any attack on their forces with "unrelenting force".

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@RobertClark87

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6️⃣ Lots of much needed investment into fires & artillery - over £1.25b over 10 years; > £250m into Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). > £800m on new automated Mobile Fires Platform (MFP). GMLRS to increase long-range defence, whilst MFP enhance close support.

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Amazing to be a part of this last night/very early this morning #Coronation

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My article in today's @DailyMailUK on the #TalibanTakeover We have already witnessed #Taliban summary executions & war crimes, & reversal of hard-fought rights for women. Make no mistake. Taliban 2.0 are just as barbarous as before #Afghanistan

ROBERT CLARK: Don't be fooled, the Taliban 2.0 are just as barbaric

ROBERT CLARK: But make no mistake, the new version of the Taliban - the one which insists it has only Afghanistan's best intentions at heart - is just as barbaric as the first.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Despite #Brexit chaos, one thing is certain - the role a #GlobalBritain can, & should, have on the world stage . . . This includes upholding the global rules-based order. My article in @UKDefJournal supporting vision of @james_rogers & @IoWBobSeely

Global Britain – A New Vision?

Since Prime Minister Theresa May and then-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson announced in 2016 a new Global Britain approach to the United Kingdom's position on the world stage, much speculation has...

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My comments in today's Sunday Express. "Ukrainian forces are allowing initial Russian armoured columns to move seemingly unimpeded and then hitting their weaker logistics echelon. Those which have advanced are being cut off from supplies" - hence a lot of the shortages seen.

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I'll be on @GBNEWS at 1400 today discussing the #Taliban takeover of #Kabul , amid reports of journalists being systematically targetted & hunted down, with @calvinrobinson & @rosiewright99

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For anyone still foolish or nieve enough to still believe sanctions may alter #Putin 's risk calculus - no economic sanctions can now be tough enough. No longer to deter - but now to punish. Nothing less than a complete stranglehold on Russian economy.

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- Ranger Regiment to be established as soon as this August - first deployments to Somalia 🇸🇴 & Mozambique 🇲🇿 early 2022. This reflects UK government wising to increasingly confront both Russian 🇷🇺 & Chinese 🇨🇳 influence across Africa.

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Yet another tragic example of how the ARAP scheme is still blighted by a fundamentally incoherent policy, needlessly differentiating between Afghans who had different job roles working with British. #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 My comments in today's @Telegraph

Taliban will kill us, warn over 100 former Afghan staff refused UK asylum

Former employees call on the UK Government to reconsider as the security situation worsens 'day by day'

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@RobertClark87

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Do not be so quickly fooled about #Russia 'pulling some troops back'. Maskirovka (lit. masking ~ deception) is a central component of Russian military doctrine. We saw it in Crimea in 2014, & in WW2, considerably outmaneuvering the Germans.

Ukraine-Russia tensions: Russia pulls some troops back from border

With no evidence of the withdrawal, Western powers react cautiously to the de-escalation.

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If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast. #NotreDame

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With news that the Admiral Makarov has been struck by Ukraine, one of the consequences for Russia losing the Moskva was it's ability to provide C2 & defence to the Baltic Fleet, likely leading to more attacks on Russian vessels

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@RobertClark87

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My comments in @thetimes regarding the Moskva: "As well as an ageing platform and sensors, the lack of a layered air defence system ultimately led to the ship’s sinking by Ukraine" @larisamlbrown @Civitas_UK

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'As much as the leaked tapes might reveal the dissent within “billionaire Moscow”, it is ultimately defeat on the battlefield that will bring Putin’s barbarous war against Ukraine & Europe to an end – and with it his own rule' My latest for @Telegraph

Vladimir Putin’s dismal fate is increasingly plain for all to see

A leaked call among Russian elites spells out his end in plain terms: defeat, disgrace, and deposal

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@BWallaceMP "The only option when Iran and Russia hit, I have concluded, is to hit back twice as hard and not stop until they get the message” Finally someone who is speaking sense & not cuckholding Israel. You don't achieve peace through de-escalation.

The West must stand up to Iranian bullies

Alliances work both ways. We must work together to send a message to Tehran and Moscow that their behaviour will not be tolerated

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'The time has come to reverse the decline of the British military, and re-learn the doctrine of lethality' Discussing how short-sighted the defence cuts were only 12 months ago for @TheCriticMag - & how now surely these must be reversed.

Breaking our ranks | Robert Clark | The Critic Magazine

Last year’s Integrated Review, which set the direction for UK defence policy, now feels a lifetime ago — suddenly outdated as armies march in Europe. In the blink of an eye, politics more or less is…

thecritic.co.uk

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Grateful to be speaking on @LBC this morning straight after former British Ambassador to Afghanistan @NicholasK111 w/ @AndrewCastle63 Asked whether it was personal for me having served in 🇦🇫 seeing the wholescale rollback of women's freedoms; it should be personal for everyone.

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* #Brexit sceptics: 'But it'll take years to forge a trade deal with countries like #Japan scoff scoff' #UK Gvt six months later:

Liz Truss

@trussliz

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Proud to have agreed a historic 🇬🇧-🇯🇵 trade deal with @moteging . This is a great deal for Britain, going beyond EU-Japan in key areas like digital & data, financial services and food & drink. A British-shaped deal that delivers for the whole country.👇

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#Afghanistan will once again become a breeding ground for terror. Make no mistake. My article for @spectator via @spectator

Afghanistan will once again become a breeding ground for terror

Joe Biden will regret his hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

www.spectator.co.uk

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Australia has consistently stood by the #UK & #US in upholding the rules-based order - meanwhile, our friends in #Europe are perfectly happy to sit by and be mere spectators

Tom McIlroy

@TomMcIlroy

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Breaking: Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will join partners to contribute to protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. He says Australia will make a modest and time-limited contribution to international efforts #auspol @FinancialReview

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5️⃣ Warrior will not be upgraded. Instead, will remain in service until Boxer fully rolled out - now hoped to be by 2025 latest. Huge capability gap between the two platforms - while no longer an IFV & lacking the punch and survivability of Warrior, Boxer will deploy far easier.

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'The Ukrainians are outhinking, outmanoeuvring and outfighting the Russians'. My comments in today's @thetimes @larisamlbrown

Putin’s forces ‘out-thought and out-fought’ in northern Ukraine

Battered and exhausted, Russian forces abandoned tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and artillery as they hastily withdrew from northern Ukraine last week and tu

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Proud to have formed part of HRH the Duke of Kent's Honour Guard today for the unveiling of the Nottingham Great War Memorial #greatwar #wewillremember #nottingham

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An incredibly heart-felt, sincere, and moving interview by Defence Secretary @BWallaceMP He encapsulates the many conflicting emotions many of us feel right now. I genuinely feel for the man.

LBC

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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace breaks down admitting to @NickFerrariLBC "some people won't get back" from Afghanistan.

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This represents three concurrent actions. 1. 🇬🇧 is still #1 international partner for 🇺🇦 2. 🇺🇸 have taken a backstep - politically as well as militarily. 3. 🇩🇪 remain the absolute cucks of Europe. End.

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Russian daily casualty rates as a proportion of those fighting are now higher than for the Somme in 1916. ✍️ My latest for @telegraph 👇

Putin’s war has lost Russia up to one million young men

Daily casualty rates as a proportion of those fighting are now higher than for the Somme in 1916

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My latest for @TheNatlInterest with Eric Robinson 'The Deal Is Not Enough: Why America Must Get More From Iran' 🇺🇸🇮🇷 The flaws of the JCPOA have been thoroughly exploited by #Iran . A new, more comprehensive deal is now urgently needed by both #UK & #US

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'Global Britain and India: A new Agenda for Cooperation' Whilst @BorisJohnson visit to New Delhi may be postponed, the symbolism behind it demonstrates an increasingly geostrategic relationship with #India Here I write with @JyotsnaMehra for @9DashLine

9DASHLINE — Global Britain and India: A new agenda for cooperation

Written by Robert Clark and Jyotsna Mehra. A bold and ambitious foreign policy steeped in new trade deals is integrating Global Britain further into the Indo-Pacific, and with it, a new age of...

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My latest report for @Civitas_UK regarding malign 🇨🇳 influence in the Commonwealth 🌏 covered in today's @thetimes 👇 Beijing are undermining liberal norms & values, using many vulnerable economies as export dumping grounds, & leveraging enormous diplomatic influence at the UN.

The Times and The Sunday Times

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China is exerting increasing power and influence over Commonwealth countries by exploiting the “often neglected” relationship they have with Britain

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