
Asia


MI6 helped Bin Laden ally get medical treatment
by PHIL MILLER | 20 September 2021
TAGGED: Afghanistan, MI6, Pakistan

Britain supported Pakistan as it helped the Taliban kill UK troops
by MATT KENNARD | 9 September 2021
TAGGED: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Terrorism, United States

Margaret Thatcher’s support for Afghan jihadists covered up by UK censors
by PHIL MILLER | 8 September 2021
TAGGED: Afghanistan

How MI6 backed ‘right-wing religious fanatics’ in Afghanistan
by PHIL MILLER | 4 September 2021
TAGGED: Afghanistan, MI6, Pakistan

Britain in Afghanistan: Unprepared then, unprepared now
by RICHARD NORTON-TAYLOR | 3 September 2021
TAGGED: Afghanistan, Books

Afghan refugees have asked for sanctuary for a long time — only now do we listen
by PHIL MILLER | 20 August 2021
TAGGED: Afghanistan

Arming the Philippines: It’s a Duterte job, but does Britain have to do it?
by TOM SYKES | 1 July 2021
TAGGED: HSBC, Philippines, Shell
Thousands of people have been killed in the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte, but the UK has massively increased arms exports to his authoritarian regime and is prioritising trade and investment with the country — partly as a post-Brexit bulwark against China.

As the UK hypes the China ‘threat’, it sells the country billions in military-related equipment
by MARK CURTIS | 7 June 2021
TAGGED: China
While British ministers claim China is an increasing threat to UK interests, they have approved the sale of £2.6bn worth of military and dual civilian/military equipment to the country in the past three years. The exports will likely benefit China’s navy and airforce — as the UK government laments the rise of Chinese military power.

Burma bloodbath is a lesson Britain must learn from
by PHIL MILLER | 14 April 2021
TAGGED: Burma, Police
The terrible scenes of young people being gunned down by Burma’s military junta should make British diplomats think hard about why their policy of aiding and trading with the regime went so wrong.