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Declassified UK

Cameroon: The corrupt and brutal Central African state is run by five men — with support from the United Kingdom

Africa

Cameroon: The corrupt and brutal Central African state is run by five men — with support from the United Kingdom

By Phil Miller

Exclusive: Kenyan boy lost arms in British war game

World

Exclusive: Kenyan boy lost arms in British war game

By Phil Miller

Collaborators in Africa: Did Britain help murder an African leader and UN Secretary-General?

World

Collaborators in Africa: Did Britain help murder an African leader and UN Secretary-General?

By Richard Norton-Taylor

‘Nothing to hide here’: Inside the world’s largest arms fair in the heart of London

Sci-Tech

‘Nothing to hide here’: Inside the world’s largest arms fair in the heart of London

By Matt Kennard and Phil Miller

Britain’s ‘robust’ arms export controls are a fiction

Politics

Britain’s ‘robust’ arms export controls are a fiction

By Andrew Feinstein and Alexandra Smidman

Britain supported Pakistan while the south Asia nation helped the Taliban kill UK troops

Declassified UK

Britain supported Pakistan while the south Asia nation helped the Taliban kill UK troops

By Matt Kennard and Mark Curtis

Margaret Thatcher’s support for Afghan jihadists covered up by UK censors

World

Margaret Thatcher’s support for Afghan jihadists covered up by UK censors

By Phil Miller

How MI6 backed ‘right-wing religious fanatics’ in Afghanistan

Declassified UK

How MI6 backed ‘right-wing religious fanatics’ in Afghanistan

By Phil Miller

Britain in Afghanistan: Unprepared then, unprepared now

World

Britain in Afghanistan: Unprepared then, unprepared now

By Richard Norton-Taylor

Four failed wars must finally force the UK to adopt an ethical foreign policy

World

Four failed wars must finally force the UK to adopt an ethical foreign policy

By Phil Miller and Mark Curtis

Afghan refugees have asked for sanctuary for a long time — only now do we listen

World

Afghan refugees have asked for sanctuary for a long time — only now do we listen

By Phil Miller

Impunity for killings in service of the state: The UK government’s latest scheme

World

Impunity for killings in service of the state: The UK government’s latest scheme

By Anne Cadwallader