MARK CURTIS
Mark Curtis is the director of Declassified UK, and the author of five books and many articles on UK foreign policy.
Secret ‘CIA-funded’ group linked to UK ministers
Assange judge is 40-year ‘good friend’ of minister who orchestrated his arrest
Conservatives bar investigative journalist from party conference
Britain supported Pakistan as it helped the Taliban kill UK troops
Four failed wars must finally force the UK to adopt an ethical foreign policy
Revealed: The UK has spent £350-million promoting regime change in Syria
A controversial Whitehall body — the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund — has used large amounts of money from the British aid budget to support the opposition in Syria. Declassified outlines the extent of this funding for the first time.
Revealed: UK troops ‘secretly operating in Yemen’
Britain has a secret detachment of up to 30 troops in Yemen, where they are training Saudi forces amid the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe, Declassified has discovered.
Foreign minister James Cleverly accused of breaking ministerial Code over arms to Israel
Britain’s Middle East minister James Cleverly is regularly refusing to provide answers to written questions posed to him by members of parliament, especially on UK arms exports to Israel, contravening House of Commons rules.
UK military deepens ties with regime accused of funding terror groups
Britain’s Royal Air Force is about to establish a second fighter squadron with Qatar, an authoritarian Gulf state accused of supporting extremist groups across the Middle East which the UK itself opposes and says promote terrorism.