Field Notes
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Archive
About
A Tale of Two Concerts
While artists in the UK face backlash for pro-Palestinian views, a Croatian singer promoting fascist nostalgia draws tens of thousands and political…
Jul 7
•
Tom Barlow-Brown
4
Share this post
Field Notes
A Tale of Two Concerts
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
Paper Platoons: Why the SDR Has A Manpower Gap
The UK’s new defence strategy promises a modern force—but with troop numbers falling and no planned Army growth this Parliament, it’s a plan built on…
Jul 1
•
Tom Barlow-Brown
3
Share this post
Field Notes
Paper Platoons: Why the SDR Has A Manpower Gap
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
June 2025
How Iran Is Winning
Israeli strikes have hammered Iranian infrastructure, military sites, and nuclear facilities — but how much have they really achieved?
Jun 24
•
Tom Barlow-Brown
5
Share this post
Field Notes
How Iran Is Winning
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
3
How peacebuilding fails – Bosnia 30 years after Dayton
Three decades after the agreement that ended the conflict, Bosnia remains trapped in an unfinished peace and haunted by unpunished crimes.
Jun 19
•
Tom Barlow-Brown
3
Share this post
Field Notes
How peacebuilding fails – Bosnia 30 years after Dayton
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
2
Embedded with the enemy – Ron Haviv and Arkan’s Tigers
What happens when a war photographer points their camera at evil, and it smiles back?
Jun 17
•
Tom Barlow-Brown
3
Share this post
Field Notes
Embedded with the enemy – Ron Haviv and Arkan’s Tigers
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
“If they didn’t believe the words, they’d believe the photos” - On the trust we place in images
Photography has regularly been used as tool to document oppression and brutality, but how those images are used can change rapidly.
Jun 12
•
Tom Barlow-Brown
3
Share this post
Field Notes
“If they didn’t believe the words, they’d believe the photos” - On the trust we place in images
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Fooled by a Fake
A viral image claimed to show a Ukrainian drone strike’s impact on Russian bombers — but it didn’t hold up to scrutiny. What does this say about truth…
Jun 10
•
Tom Barlow-Brown
4
Share this post
Field Notes
Fooled by a Fake
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
What’s next for the UK's armed forces? Some key takeaways from the Strategic Defence Review
The UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) 2025, Making Britain Safer: Secure at Home, Strong Abroad, was finally released on June 2. What does it mean for…
Jun 3
•
Tom Barlow-Brown
4
Share this post
Field Notes
What’s next for the UK's armed forces? Some key takeaways from the Strategic Defence Review
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Welcome
Hello, welcome to this Substack.
Jun 3
•
Tom Barlow-Brown
2
Share this post
Field Notes
Welcome
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
June 2022
Coming soon
This is Field Notes, a newsletter featuring short essays and news stories covering radical politics, conflict and sport.
Jun 27, 2022
•
Tom Barlow-Brown
Share this post
Field Notes
Coming soon
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts