Clausewitz
In this blog, our correspondents provide reporting and analysis on the subjects of defence, security and diplomacy, covering weapons and warfare, spooks and cyber-attacks, diplomats and dead-drops. The blog is named after Carl von Clausewitz, the Prussian soldier and military theorist whose classic work, "On War", is still widely studied today.
Germany's military
Re-thinking its role
Sixty-seven years after the second world war, Germany still has a uniquely complicated relationship with its soldiers
Anders Fogh Rasmussen on NATO
We stand ready to help
THE secretary-general of NATO on recent events in Libya and Afghanistan, Syria, and the state of military relations with Russia
China's aircraft carrier
58,500 tonnes of coincidence
China's ceremony to mark the entry into service of its first aircraft carrier will have struck many of its jittery neighbours as an ominous sign of intent
Global Zero
Fewer nukes, more security
Why Global Zero’s latest proposals deserve to be taken seriously
Reading the Abbottabad papers
Rebranding al-Qaeda
Newly released documents from the al-Qaeda leader's compound are both fascinating and unsurprising
Pakistan's security state
Reading the Taliban
Interviews with Taliban prisoners paint a picture of a resilient insurgency controlled and nurtured by Pakistan
America and Pakistan
Sorry story
ISAF was wrong and the Pakistanis were right. A catastrophic lack of trust had already undermined their co-operation
America's defence budget
Terrible swift sword
Our Lexington columnist on the prospect of deep spending cuts in America
Britain's Ministry of Defence
Fox's legacy
For all his personal recklessness, Liam Fox was an able defence secretary who loved his job. His successor, Philip Hammond, will find much unfinished business and surprisingly big boots to fill
Cybersecurity
Arms control in the fifth domain
How to improve security while maintaining freedom in cyberspace