Could Autonomous Systems Hold Rank?
If we look back 25 years, hardly anyone had a mobile phone and email was still a novelty. I am quite ready to believe that...
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‘Melancholic and Fascinated’: Artificial Intelligence, Authentic Humanity, and the Future of War
Algorithms already create search patterns,power facial systems, and remain at their posts indefinitely. But how will they impact war?...
Black Lives Matter: The View of One Black Officer
Black Lives Matter; This opinion piece offers the view of a Black British Officer on racism and inappropirate behaviour in the British Armed Forces....
Leading From Home
Working from home is a fact of life for all of us because of COVID-19. Let's change to make the most of it, argues WR...
Corona Virus: What Next?
COVID-19 presents an opportunity for the UK Government to reassess its relationship with the private sector to increase collaboration for defence....
Climate Strikes: Armed Forces and the Climate Emergency
Executive Summary Whilst much has been written on how climate change will affect global security, including how this will affect the military, there has been...
Influencing the mind of an adversary
Executive summary This article considers how UK Defence might influence the mind of an adversary, learning from and using techniques employed in the past. Examples...
The Need to Challenge Our Industry Partners
At a recent conference I attended, with many defence industry key players, we spent a lot of time learning how we are transforming the way...
Warfare, Dinner Jackets, Hammers and Nails
COVID-19 and the military’s contribution to the nation’s requirement for increased human security has been instructive. Transport aircraft, logisticians, and counter-disinformation warriors are performing admirably,...
So you want to be ‘Feminist AF’?
It’s a rhetorical question, of course. If you want to be the best Armed Forces, then the only way to go is Feminist. If you...