Con Coughlin

Con Coughlin is the Telegraph’s Defence Editor

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Gamble on Syria is not guaranteed to pay off for Putin

The only surprising aspect of Russia’s military intervention in Syria is that anyone in the West should be in the least bit surprised that Russian President Vladimir Putin has embarked on this dramatic initiative. Ever since the turn of the last century and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Russians have case covetous eyes […]

Politics

British withdrawal from the world stage worries friends and allies

The deepening sense of frustration many Americans feel for Britain’s withdrawal from the world stage under David Cameron’s leadership was made abundantly clear to a delegation of Britain’s most senior military officers during a recent visit to the Pentagon. Headed by General Sir Nick Houghton, the head of the British Armed Forces, and including the […]

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