Educational Wargaming Part One (Tactical): D-Day and Omaha Beach
As D-Day 80 approaches, commemoration will be the central theme. For the military professional there is also an opportunity to learn about high intensity warfighting,...
Category : Concepts and Doctrine
Ukraine’s strikes against Russian oil refineries
On 7 February 1984, Saddam Hussein ordered air and missile attacks against 11 Iranian cities, having previously invaded southern Iran and faced unexpected resistance. It...
Ensuring Democratic Progress and Human Security: KFOR and election security northern Kosovo
NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) must prepare to protect the integrity of elections in Kosovo. This activity should be framed as a human security task. Introduction:...
Swift and Decisive – An Anachronistic Ideal?
As the famous quote from Sun Tzu’s Art of War goes, “rapidity is the essence of war” (兵之情主速), and while the original context behind...
AI-generated Images and the Future Operating Environment
Introduction The future is uncertain. Yet, we still attempt to plan for an uncertain future. Since 2001, the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Global Strategic Trends...
A call to arms
For the first time in decades, the media is abuzz with talk of National Service. This follows comments by the Defence Secretary, who has described...
Trust in AI for Operations
The transformative capacity of artificial intelligence (AI) for defence and security is incontrovertible if it can be exploited. The 2023 Command Paper highlighted that AI...
Lessons from the Jungle for War in Europe.
It may seem a long way from the cities and forests of Eastern Europe, but the jungle holds lessons for everyone. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
Fake reporting to please the (Russian) boss
Russian Reporting. The modern battlefield is full of reporting from one formation to another. This is no different in the war in Ukraine. Intreps and...
Command Post – Time for change
The Command Post needs to change. The British Army needs to revise the way in which command, control, and communications are exercised, particularly with its...