Malcolm Chalmers

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Oct 7, 2024 | rusi.org | Malcolm Chalmers

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the urgent concerns to which this has led, has reinforced the need to enhance the UK's military capabilities for deterrence of threats against the homeland and NATO allies in Europe. The government is committed to increasing the defence budget from its 2024/25 level of 2.32% of GDP (£57 billion) to 2.5% of GDP (around £75–80 billion if achieved by the end of the decade).

Sep 9, 2024 | rusi.org | Malcolm Chalmers

On 16 July, Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched the government’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR), led by Lord Robertson, previously NATO Secretary-General. The Review has begun by commissioning written submissions from within the Ministry of Defence (MoD), as well as from industry, think tanks and others.

Aug 19, 2024 | theguardian.com | Malcolm Chalmers

My father, Frank Chalmers, was a journalist and political activist who also achieved a degree of fame as a wild swimmer. Always keen to take to the open water, Frank never missed the New Year’s Day “dook” in the River Tay near Dundee, where he was born, and in his 40s embarked on a series of intrepid swimming feats.

Jul 5, 2024 | rusi.org | Malcolm Chalmers

Malcolm Chalmers8 Minute ReadThe UK’s new Labour government takes power at a time of multiplying foreign and defence policy challenges. Can it steer a course through these choppy waters? Foreign and defence policy issues barely figured in the UK's election campaign. Labour’s position on core issues – NATO, nuclear weapons, defence spending, Ukraine – was hard to distinguish from that of the Conservatives.