# Richard Barron
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richard barron (Lama Chökyi Nyima) is a Canadian-born translator who specializes in the writings of Longchenpa. He has served as an interpreter for many lamas from all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including his first teacher, Kalu Rinpoche. He completed a traditional three year retreat at Kagyu Ling in France, and later became a close disciple of the late Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.
Three Experts SPEAK OUT - Britain Cannot be Defended - Dangerous Complacency!
Silicon Bites Ep318 | 2026-04-16 | The people who wrote Britain’s latest strategic defence plan just turned on the government that commissioned it. The dam of consensus broke at the Guildhall in Salisbury. A former NATO Secretary General — a man Sir Keir Starmer personally appointed to write Brit...
King Charles in Washington: Did the royal visit save the 'special relationship'?
King Charles III's state visit to the US won acclaim as the monarch charmed President Donald Trump. But can it really rescue US-UK relations from their current dire state? The 'special relationship' – a term first voiced by Chatham House before becoming widely popularized by Winston Churchill – n...
‘It’s beyond embarrassing, it’s dangerous’: why Britain must fund defence | Sir Richard Barrons
Britain’s defence review is now a year old – but the government is still arguing over how to pay for it. John Healey, the (now former) defence secretary, has resigned over the failure to set out an adequate plan to meet the need to modernise our armed forces.
General Sir Richard Barrons, one of t...
Defence spending: too little, too late?
After a year of waiting, the defence investment plan was finally released yesterday. The plan will take defence spending to £80 billion a year by 2029, but some have criticised it for still leaving Britain's military under-funded. So will this plan do enough to make the country more secure? And w...
Can the Defence Investment Plan deliver war-ready forces?
The lead military author of the Strategic Defence Review, General Sir Richard Barrons, gives his verdict on the DIP. “Doing the right thing, but not enough not quickly enough”
He tells Kate Gerbeau why one of his biggest concerns is a lack of attention to Defence Medical Services and how that rea...
NATO in Ankara: Is Europe ready for a Russian attack?
This year's NATO summit brought together the leaders of all 32 member states in Ankara. President Donald Trump's return to the summit brought renewed controversy, with remarks on Greenland and Iran underscoring the geopolitical tensions that continue to test the unity and purpose of the transatla...
How did 9/11 shape the world we live in?
Twenty five years ago the deadliest terrorist attacks in human history, on 11 September 2001, saw 2,977 people killed in New York, Washington, and aboard the planes hijacked by 19 members of Al-Qaeda.
An immediate response followed with the US-led 'war on terror', which saw Western forces occupy...
What you need to know about the RAF Fairford incident
When police arrested five men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and explosive offences at RAF Fairford early Sunday morning, questions swirled: who was behind the foiled plot? Should Britain be concerned about its security vulnerabilities? But then the men were released on bail, and sudde...
We’re Living on the Edge of Extinction - It’s Time to Think Differently | General Sir Richard Barrons
⚠️ Content warning: This episode explores themes that some listeners may find distressing. Listener discretion is advised.
💬 Humanity’s challenges are piling up - from the climate crisis to threat of global war and AI-driven extinction. There’s a lot at stake. But there is hope - if action is tak...
