Maritime Lessons from the Yemen Conflict
The Yemen conflict has involved sophisticated and effective attacks at sea in one of the world’s busiest maritime straits, through which passes a significant amount
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Learning From Haldane: Defence Reform.
This strawman examines the factors which can be exploited in Land force development by considering Task, Technology, Tactics, Training and Templates; first articulated by Lord
The Case for a Non-Warfare Officer First Sea Lord.
The Chief Executive and Chairman of British Airways is Spanish businessman called Álex Cruz de Llano. Although he has a degree in Industrial Engineering he
The Changing Face of a 21st Century Divisional Officer
Modern day Service Personnel have modern day needs; how does the Divisional Officer help? This article is designed to provoke thought and self-reflection; thought on
Plan to Fail
“Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm” Attributed to Winston Churchill In any field of complex endeavour undertaken in environments of uncertainty,
Reimagining Work
Tesla’s worst decision to date, in my opinion, has been not revoking Elon Musk’s Twitter access. Before he made headlines for the infamous ‘Funding Secured’
Gifted amateurs in a cut-throat world: The RN and DE&S?
“IT’S ALL ABBEY WOOD’S FAULT. WHY CAN’T THEY GET {INSERT GRIPE-OF-THE-MONTH HERE} RIGHT?” It’s an easy and oft deployed throw-away remark common across the Fleet.
Harnessing the Intellectual Edge: From Critical Thought to Fighting Power
‘An Armed Service that is out-thought will almost always be out-fought,’ Despite this unequivocal statement, from the Maritime Doctrine Primer, there has always been a
British Army conceptual thinking: wise fox or dumb ass?
British Army conceptual thinking Ed’s recent 3-part article on British Military Concepts provoked me to consider whether my role in the relatively modestly sized Army
How to Make a Decision-Forcing Case: The Military Memoir Method
There are many ways to make a decision-forcing case. One of the simplest, quickest, and most satisfying method begins with the discovery of the right