Archive - Comment is Freed

Are Drones the Future of War?

Lessons from Ukraine

Jun 29 •

Lawrence Freedman

History Restarted

The radical right and the problem of "successful" autocracies

Jun 25 •

Will Iran Surrender?

What might the endgame look like for the regime and for Israel?

Jun 21 •

Lawrence Freedman

How to Fix No. 10

Lawrence updated his last post on the Israel/Iran attacks on Saturday, you can read the full version here. He will be writing more on the issue as it…

Jun 18 •

Israel attacks Iran

What happens next?

Jun 13 •

Lawrence Freedman

Everything you need to know about the Spending Review

And why the health budget is the biggest risk not the biggest winner

Jun 12 •

When the Clock Broke

1990s America and the foreshadowing of Trump

Jun 9 •

Answering your questions

On Trump vs Musk, Labour's challenges, Reform's prospects, schools and immigration policy, Ukraine, Israel and much more

Jun 6 •

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Lawrence Freedman

The Defence Review and Operation Spiderweb

Jun 3 •

Lawrence Freedman

What spending reviews are like from the inside

It's not pretty

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Whatever Happened to Arms Control?

‘Bertie sustained simultaneously a pair of opinions ludicrously incompatible.

May 30 •

Lawrence Freedman

Ask us anything

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May 28 •

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