Lawrence Freedman

@LawDavF

Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London. Latest book Strategy: A History (OUP).

Joined May 2013
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    8 hours ago

    SUNDAY: A Bermuda based UK paper owned by a tax avoiding non-Dom decides who gets death tax sympathy and who doesn't

    3:16 PM - 9 Apr 2016 · Details
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    8 hours ago

    Certain irony in RT'ing my Mum on the subject of inheritance tax...

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    18 hours ago

    This is wonderful and look at the journalist's reaction!

    A clear and concise explanation from James Quarmby offshore investments on
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    8 hours ago

    As is exemption of lifetime gifts from inheritance tax. So let's leave this nonsense now, ok?

    ISAs and duty free are *not* tax avoidance. Tax avoidance is going against the spirit of the law. ISAs and duty free are intended by law.
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    Apr 8

    Calvin and Hobbes on the historian’s craft. I’ll just let this speak for itself.

    7:14 AM - 8 Apr 2016 · Details
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  6. Apr 7

    The Economics of Ukraine’s Political Crisis

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    Apr 7

    Russia and the Middle East: The View From Washinton by Steven Simon

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    Apr 7

    Why I think Twitter's good for writers, #2.

    3/6 If it is possible to cut a word, always cut it out
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    Apr 7

    Why I think Twitter's good for writer, #1.

    Churchill on brevity in 1940. Nuff said
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  10. Apr 6

    Russian Outlook Dim Even If Sanctions End Early, World Bank Says via

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    Apr 6

    The Strategic Civilian: Challenges for Non-Combatants in 21st Century Warfare

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    Apr 6

    Dutch Ukraine–European Union referendum – what happens now?

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  13. Apr 6

    Imagine not realising been an accidental nuclear detonation but panicking when got coded message "broken arrow"

    UK-US 1980s code words for weapon accident, nuclear - "Bent Spear", "Broken Arrow", "Dull Sword"
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    Apr 5

    A Cartoonist’s View of the Vietnam War

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    Apr 5

    For a badly negotiated agreement, Minsk 2 is an amazingy useful tool for sustaining unified policy on Ukraine.

    President: police operation will ensure security guarantees and ceasefire in Donbas
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    Apr 5

    Gentiles must cease their relentless cultural appropriation of bagels. Well said by .

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    Apr 4

    Can the beliefs that feed terrorism be changed? talks to about counter-radicalisation.

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  18. Apr 4

    Big challenge in Syria to keep separate what is irredeemably conflicted from what is tentatively de-conflicted.

    A little playing to audience but gist is correct, I think: Jordanian and Israeli jets confronted Russians: Abdullah
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    Apr 3

    When one person doesn't understand economics, we call it ignorance. When millions don't, we call it a political movement.

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  20. Apr 4

    BBC News - Kim Philby, British double agent, reveals all in secret video

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