Rethinking Women in Ground Close Combat
This article argues that the decision to open all branches of the military to women has failed to address several important issues regarding how the...
Category : Opinion
Resist the Temptation – Defence Must Do Less on Post COVID-19 Civil Resilience
The MoD has been doing a great deal of resilience work during COVID. But this author thinks it ought to do less in the future,...
NATO’s China Problem
For the past 70 years, NATO has been able to focus on the defence of Western Europe. How should the Alliance approach the resurgence of...
Our Greatest Security Risk may be a Communications Failure
This article presents primary research conducted by Cast From Clay into the impact of story telling on defence communications,....
Time to face the music? The importance of self-awareness, empathy and classical music in retaining our cognitive edge.
Ed F explores how Defence might retain it's cognitive edge through self-awareness, empathy, and, rather surprisingly, classical music....
#WavellReviews ‘Forewarned: Tales of a Woman at War …with the Military System. Cockups, Conspiracies & Misogyny in the British Army’ by Diane Allen
On reflection, this is actually a book that should be read by those serving; I found it both fascinating and frustrating but also strangely compelling...
Diversity in the MOD: Poisoned Chalice or Golden Opportunity?
The Ministry of Defence has come a long way on diversity in a very short time. When I joined it as a young civil servant...
PME, Defence and the need for Reform
Professional Military Education makes more of a strategic contribution to UK Defence than is commonly realised. Due to an historic lack of direction at the...
Russian Navy Activity in the North Sea
This article argues that the Royal Navy and NATO navies should adopt a counter information campaign that makes the full vulnerability of Russia’s deployments public....
What is PME Anyway?
A rose by any other name: Professional Military Education (PME) has become increasingly salient in UK Defence thinking in recent years. It is also big...