SPECIALITIES

Training is vital; making sure people are properly and effectively equipped to do the job.

These are some thoughts on retaining specialities in the military . . .

POLITICIAN'S PAY

How much should we pay those who govern us?

Less than bloggers, perhaps?

This column considers the issue . . .

SWANSONG

One way of looking at the governments current problems is to focus on the overarching "narrative" pushed out by the leadership.

Currently, this is absent. Because of that everyone focus' on the economic story, which, as this column suggests, is going to pieces . . .

PAKISTAN MUST BE INVOLVED FOR THE SOLUTION TO WORK

This is simply recognising reality. There can be no purely military solution to the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan.

Regardless of what actually happens on the ground in that landlocked country, the need is to involve Pakistan in working towards fixing the situation.

Otherwise, as their column seeks to point out, failure is guaranteed . . .