Niger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years. Gen ...

The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the ...

From colonial America to the recent war in Iraq, Army stories have captured movie audiences for nearly a century; influencing ...

When World War II started, Africa was (save for certain exceptions) a tapestry of colonies. A third of the continent’s ...

By Anura Gunasekera Big matches come and go; today they are numerous but the Royal-Thomian, the first of its kind in this ...

The first briefings said that the UK would put in 20-35,000 troops. At the time, British army planners were amazed by these figures, as they had not been asked whether they could find the troops ...

The President of Latvia told Sky News he thinks more European countries should introduce conscription. Sky’s Shingi Mararike asks young men in Leeds what they think.

British defence giants are preparing to move ... Leonardo, one of the leading aerospace companies in the UK, makes helicopters for the army. The Italian-owned business said it stands ready ...

This has left many key regiments with glaring gaps in their ranks. Despite a deliberate downsizing to 73,000 regular soldiers, the British Army suffered a stark shortfall in recruitment last year ...

The Future Soldier warfighting structure stands as an impediment to the British Army attaining mass, with reservist unit training withering. With near-peer threats and stiff economic challenges, ...

Jack Royston is Newsweek's Chief Royal Correspondent based in London, U.K. He reports on the British royal family—including King Charles III, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and ...

Under Clive, the East India Company built up its private army to 260,000 soldiers, double the size of the British Army, and became ‘too big to fail’. Again, the modern parallels are ominous.