The Age of Disorder
Chaos and complexity are the future. When it comes, it comes in shocks, not trends. War doesn’t follow a predictable script. To win in the...
Category : Concepts and Doctrine
A post-digital British military – the new influencing arm of the state
Introduction War has changed, but the British Military hasn’t. War has transformed from a fight over physical territory to a multi-dimensional struggle to influence global...
#WavellReviews “How to fight a War” by Mike Martin
For those new to this subject, it is a great introduction, but I also suspect that its clarity and depth may prove refreshing to the...
Command and Control: The Quest for Certainty
Until the 1980s, it was just command. Neither Clausewitz, Jomini, Sun Tzu, nor Basil Liddel Hart talked about Command and Control. Indeed, until the 1980s,...
The Strategic Utility of Raiding
What role does amphibious raiding play in British defence strategy? What historical precedents can we draw upon for today’s Commando forces? The strategic utility of...
Urban is Not Exceptional: A Response
In a recent article, Wilf Owen dismissed much of the recent writing about urban warfare, as misconceived, badly evidenced, and misguided. He fears that the...
Urbicide and the Russian-Ukrainian war
The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine graphically reminds us that wars often destroy cities. This essay responds to the numerous articles that are applying the...
Forgetting Afghanistan? An Enquiry into an Inquiry
A report published by the House of Commons Defence Committee in February 2023 titled, ‘Withdrawal from Afghanistan’ reminds us of the significant, costly, and lengthy...
Are we all process monkeys now?
Do you spend your day answering emails, ticking off training objectives and signing forms, or are you pursuing organisational priorities and building valuable things? Much...
Defence’s Role in Education
The task of building schools and providing education to populations across the world has long been shouldered by civilian aid agencies and foreign diplomacy offices....