'Copy Ukraine's defence model and reduce China dependency to survive'

Was Peter Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to the US a
national security risk? Should the US and UK bomb Iran to spark
regime change? Will Nato survive Trump? And how should European
countries deal with the threat of China?


British shadow defence secretary and former procurement minister
James Cartlidge joins Roland and Venetia to discuss the biggest
news stories in British and global defence at the moment, from
Russia's Yantar 'spy ship' to the 'poison chalice' and
beleaguered Ajax tank program.


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Read Sophia Yan's story on how China is powering Putin’s deadly
new Oreshnik
missiles: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/28/china-helping-russia-build-nuclear-capable-missile/


Read Roland's analysis of the Army’s £6bn Ajax disaster:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/23/inside-army-ajax-disaster/


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