As details of state security violence and abuses by British soldiers deployed on training continue to emanate from Kenya, recently declassified files shed light on the historical impact and legacy of the British Army’s presence in the nation. On July 7, 1990, protesters in Nairobi took to the streets...

Declassified files detail the British government’s secret meetings with loyalist paramilitary group The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in 1974, and the political support afforded the organisation during its ongoing campaign of violence. Meetings would occur both at the home of the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), Stormont Castle, and a secluded...