Jewish Telegraphic Agency14d
The UK’s defense secretary is Jewish, a first since the 1990s
He replaces Ben Wallace, who announced last month that he would resign after a failed bid to become NATO’s secretary general. Shapps is the government’s first Jewish defense secretary since ...
The National Interest19d
Ben Wallace
British defense secretary Ben Wallace announced in an interview on Sunday that the British government would boost its defense spending from roughly £50 billion ($54 billion) in 2022 to £100 ...
Former British defense secretary calls Royal Navy’s submarine name change ‘woke nonsense’
Grant Shapps, a former Conservative member of the U.K.’s Parliament and defense secretary, called a recent submarine name ...
The Daily Telegraph6d
Starmer rolling back Brexit for defence deal we don’t need, warns Ben Wallace
Sir Ben Wallace said that ‘the public should not ... Penny Mordaunt, who served as defence secretary in 2019, said: “If we care about Europe’s collective defence then best capabilities ...
Chicago Sun-Times28d
Duckworth, other female senators grill Defense nominee Hegseth on his objections to women in combat
speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington. Ben ...