Stalin's policies pushed the world into the Cold War. Putin has the potential to be equally as dangerous.
From Bob Ainsworth
We have tended in politics in this country to concentrate on the domestic, on the here and now - the 'what's in it for me'.
If you stand at an election and put a manifesto in front of people saying you're going to improve health care, you have to stick by that.
I'll tell you what I do have: I have a good feel for ordinary people, for politics, and those are my strengths. I understand, I hope instinctively, where many of our Armed Forces come from.
It's true that people were told facial hair was not appreciated by the British public, but I just decided to keep the moustache.
If I had another life, that's what I'd be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. That's where the spirit of the armed forces is.
Defence must be more adaptable, able to respond quickly to the changes in the security environment and the character of conflict.
I was Minister for the Armed Forces in the Ministry of Defence for two years prior to being appointed Defence Secretary.
I have always had a keen interest in defence and military history and read more on this subject than anything else.
As the Chief of the Defence Staff says, you don't defend on the goal line. Defending the interests of the U.K. means tackling threats early and at source, and that means intervening overseas.
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