Research Briefing
Ajax: The British Army’s troubled armoured vehicle programme
The British Army's £5.5 billion armoured vehicle has a new in-service date of 2025. What has caused delays to the programme?
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Research Briefing
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill: Progress of the Bill
Third Reading of the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill is scheduled for 24 March 2023. The Bill has Government support and would widen the Committees statutory functions.
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Research Briefing
The Integrated Review Refresh 2023: What has changed since 2021?
On 13 March the Government published the Integrated Review Refresh 2023. This briefing examines how the review compares to its predecessor, published in 2021, focusing on the major themes and assessments.
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Research Briefing
UK-French defence cooperation: A decade on from the Lancaster House treaties
A UK-France summit was held on 10 March 2023. It was the first such summit in five years and future foreign policy and defence cooperation featured heavily.
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Research Briefing
Political developments in Somaliland
What does the postponement of the 2022 Presidential election mean for the self-declared Republic of Somaliland?
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Debate Pack
Human rights and religious minorities in Sudan
A debate on human rights and religious minorities in Sudan is scheduled for Thursday 23 February 2023 in Westminster Hall, from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. The debate will be led by Jim Shannon MP.
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Research Briefing
Will the UK send combat aircraft to Ukraine?
President Zelenskyy has asked the UK for fighter planes in Ukraine. What combat aircraft does the UK have? And what issues exist for training pilots?
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Insight
Will the UK send combat aircraft to Ukraine?
President Zelenskyy has asked the UK for fighter planes in Ukraine. What combat aircraft does the UK have? And what issues exist for training pilots?
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Research Briefing
Africa in 2023: Economies, power and fear of famine
Economic worries, political uncertainty and insecurity look set to continue in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023.
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Insight
Africa in 2023: Economies, power and fear of famine
Economic worries, political uncertainty and insecurity look set to continue in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2023.
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Research Briefing
UK-Japan defence agreement 2023
The UK and Japan have signed "the most important defence treaty" between the two countries for over 100 years. What does the agreement mean for UK-Japan defence relations?
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Research Briefing
Procurement Bill 2022-23
The Procurement Bill would reform the way public authorities purchase goods, services and public works by simplifying and modernising procurement rules and procedures. This briefing has been prepared ahead of the Bill’s second reading in the House of Commons on 9 January 2023.
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Research Briefing
The Royal Navy’s surface fleet
An overview of the the UK's naval surface fleet, future ships and the Government's naval procurement policy.
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Research Briefing
UK military in the Sahel: Developments in 2022
This paper provides a broad overview of developments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger since UK forces joined MINUSMA, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, in 2020.
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Research Briefing
UK forces in Estonia
The UK doubled the number of troops in Estonia in early 2022. Will this continue in 2023?
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