R2P and the Integrated Review
Executive Summary This article argues that the Integrated Review and merger of the FCO and DFID offers an opportunity for Defence to reinvigorate and deepen...
Category : Concepts and Doctrine
Sun Tzu and COVID-19 (Masters of War Part 3)
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a four part series which uses military theorists to draw lessons learned from and provide insight on...
Where to Mission Command?
Executive Summary Based on John Lauren’s review of Andrew Milburn’s book When the Tempest Gathers, the article focusses on Milburn’s lamenting of the disconnect between...
COVID-19 and Clausewitz (Masters of War Part 2)
Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a four part series which uses military theorists to draw lessons learned from and provide insight on...
It’s time to stop “rethinking” women in Ground Close Combat
This article is a rebuttal to an opinion piece the Wavell Room previously published on women in Ground Close Combat Since 2016 the United Kingdom...
COVID-19 and the Masters of War (Part 1)
Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a four-part series which takes claims that COVID-19 is war seriously, by analysing it through the lens...
Survive: The Case for Armour
The common arguments against the Britain Army retaining main battle tanks don't survive contact. Here's why....
What Can The Military Learn From A Decade Of Cyber Attacks?
Cyber warfare is becoming increasingly important in the modern world. But do you understand what is already happening and why it's important?...
#WavellReviews ‘Adopting Mission Command’ by Donald E. Vandergriff
#WavellReviews 'Adopting Mission Command' by Donald Vandergriff...
#WavellReviews ‘Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict’ edited by Max Brooks, John Amble, ML Cavanaugh and Jaym Gates
"The problem with classic military texts like Clausewitz and Sun Tzu is that they’re total snooze-fests"...