Matthew Ford

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Matthew Ford

@warmatters

Saarf-Londoner. Assoc Prof @Forsvarshogsk. Associate @I_W_M. Senior fellow @USF_GNSI. Honary Constultant @Royal_Armouries. Series editor @HurstPublishers

Katılım Haziran 2011

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·29 Nis

I am very pleased to say, “La guerra en la era del smartphone: Un nuevo campo de batalla al alcance de nuestras manos” ya está disponible hoy. 29 April 2026 cc: @esferalibros @GreyhoundLitAg @HurstPublishers @MikeDwyerMike @DiegoAfonso_ amzn.eu/d/0iW3KWiW

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·7h

@thinkdefence Or both

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Think Defence@thinkdefence·7h

@warmatters Or moving a deterrence force closer to that which needs deterring

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

Trump divide and rule foreign policy at its best. And Europeans are so gullible they fall for it.

Defence24com@Defence24eng

Trump pulls 5,000 troops from 🇩🇪 Germany. Plan: permanent armored brigade in 🇵🇱 Poland. 80 Abrams tanks. 125 Bradleys. Equipment already stored in Powidz. Poland pays for infrastructure. 🇺🇸 U.S. Army wants out of rotations. Politics are aligning. defence24.com/geopolitics/us…

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·18h

@HistorianBlood Yeah, like writing on your subject is obvs relaxing!

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Dr Philip W Blood@HistorianBlood·19h

Took a break from downsizing and mum-moving to edit two chapters. Oddly relaxing.

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

The president needs to purge the press

Pete Hegseth@PeteHegseth

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

@DrTregoning I don’t know but SHOUTING MAKES IT BETTER😀

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Professor John Tregoning@DrTregoning·1d

@warmatters WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? (just adding😉, in case nuance has died)

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

Spending time on here and reading the commentariat, I start to wonder whether anyone has a sense of humour in Britain anymore. Or is it now just all about journalists shouting their shouting points in an effort to drive engagement rates and get us all to HATE each other.

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

Ukraine turns the tables on the US. When it comes to military innovation, now the Americans need Ukraine more than the other way around

Financial Times@FT

FT Exclusive: The draft statement of intent seen by the FT reflects the Trump administration's growing interest in Kyiv's rapidly developing battlefield technologies. ft.trib.al/XrAlNGZ

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

@HistorianBlood Hah! Be kind. Think of the blood pressure meds needed by the armchair generals!

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Dr Philip W Blood@HistorianBlood·1d

@warmatters Decade(s)?

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

Britain as a geopolitical power. No chance and not for at least a decade. People think of the UK as a P5 member. I just see hors de combat. And that won’t change while we have five way politics.

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

@thinkdefence I’m not exactly saying that. But at the same time we watched the last government do precisely that.

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Think Defence@thinkdefence·1d

@warmatters Other big boys did it and ran away it is then

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

Yep

Steveo110@Steveo11011

@warmatters Returning to the UK currently must feel like:

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

@thinkdefence They have been set up to fail. Partisan politics has gone from sinking the EM2 to sinking the country and then laughing at anyone trying to pick up the pieces. The UK isn’t fit for anything foreign policy related for a decade.

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Think Defence@thinkdefence·1d

@warmatters Great to have the grown ups in charge

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Steveo110@Steveo11011·1d

@warmatters Returning to the UK currently must feel like:

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Jeremy Corbyn@jeremycorbyn·2d

This country might be about to have its 6th Prime Minister in 7 years. Why? Because they’ve all failed to take on a rigged economic system that enriches the few at the expense of us all. People want a society where children don’t go hungry. That is really not too much to ask.

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

@warsmatter I’ll try. But it might help if I just switch off all media!

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Dr William Spencer@warsmatter·1d

@warmatters Enjoy!!!!!!!!

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

Back to Blighty for a few weeks💪💪

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

HATE 🙄

Allison Pearson@AllisonPearson

I hate Starmer as much as the next person but the idea that his eviction will usher in a government prepared to take tough choices on welfare cuts, immigration, net zero and borders is for the birds. Labour are incapable of governing for the benefit of the British people.

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

@DaveHartwell1 I am insulated by 800 miles of North Sea. And yet the tumult is embarrassing. People think of the UK is a P5 member. I just see hors de combat. And that isn’t going to change for a decade.

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David Hartwell@DaveHartwell1·1d

@warmatters It’s been hysterical all week. Utterly ridiculous

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

Commentators seem to have got ahead of themselves. This is a parliamentary democracy. Parliament is sovereign. Honestly the bullshit on here.

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Matthew Ford@warmatters·1d

@DaveHartwell1 So Spurs have to go down. It’s their duty as good London tax payers!

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David Hartwell@DaveHartwell1·1d

West Ham were literally given their stadium by Boris Johnson, no doubt aided by lobbying from Tory Lady Brady.

Central@WestHam_Central

"If West Ham are relegated, taxpayers could lose up to £2.5m a year." – Mayor of London Sadiq Khan

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