The unknown names that live for evermore

These acts of remembrance may in some slight measure salve grief, and enable those who have not had to endure such things to give thanks for those who do.

Lord Ashcroft: A Defence Secretary who believes that the UK should consider getting stuck in to other people’s wars

At a ConHome conference interview yesterday, Williamson suggested we should do so if it will save or improve lives without disproportionate cost.

Philip Dunne: Defence helps boost our prosperity. Here are my recommendations to grow its contribution.

The MoD should use the opportunity of Brexit to reflect on whether EU competition rules should continue to apply to procurement.

James Frayne: The best case for defence spending is the one least made

It is rare to hear the defence establishment talking plainly about the need to protect Britain against external threats.

Eric Pickles: Netanyahu is in Britain. And the Duke of Cambridge will visit Israel – a sign that the two countries are drawing even closer.

But it is important to acknowledge that there are growing concerns within Israel about the rise of antisemitism in Britain.

Profile: The Prince of Wales. Will he reign well?

It is an extremely tough task to prepare to be a constitutional monarch, or indeed to take on the actual role.

Mark Francois: States like Russia now pose the primary threat to the UK – we must strengthen our defences accordingly

The erroneous assumption that hostile states were no longer relevant has rightly been abandoned. Now our Armed Forces need the resources to meet the challenge.

Garvan Walshe: British defence planning should focus on supporting Ukraine against a rearmed Russia

Doing so would be an opportunity for us to learn – Ukrainian forces have valuable experience of state-to-state conflict, and of Russian weaponry we have never faced.

More money for the NHS? Don’t forget another big spending pressure point. More money for defence.

Brexit has transformed the context in which we plan our security. Commitments to our European neighbours and Global Britain require more money.

Marc Morrison: A strong relationship with Bahrain is vital to our Middle East policy

Not only are we helping the Kingdom achieve important domestic reforms, it gives us a platform to project our influence in this vital region.

Dom Morris: Further cuts to the navy’s amphibious capabilities would threaten the prospects of Global Britain

The Task Force dispatched in response to Hurricane Irma was a remarkable achievement. If the rumoured cuts go ahead, we will not be able to repeat it.

Mark Francois: More women. More ethnic minorities. Medical testing reform. What must be done to raise army numbers.

The Prime Minister asked me to conduct a review of recruiting into the Armed Forces. My report is published this week.

Ministers should make a show of ensuring driverless vehicles are safe

The risks might seem a bit science-fiction now, but they’re real and could create strong headwinds of public scepticism against this new technology.

James Gray: Before yet another defence review, we must first answer the big question – what is Britain for?

Unless we know our role in the world, we cannot have a strategy. And without a strategy, we cannot suitably design our armed forces.

Penny Mordaunt: Why we were right to fight and get our new carriers built

We have always been a maritime nation, and this major investment in the Royal Navy demonstrates our commitment to defending British interests.