Professor Anthony King’s last monograph, The Combat Soldier, changed military sociology in much the same way the stack changed infantry urban combat techniques. Before it,...
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Pragmatically Countering China
The People’s Republic of China is an adversary of the United Kingdom. Its disregard for international maritime law in the South China Sea poses a...
Maximising Talent: Rhetoric or Reality?
Here we go again, the Army, this time under the guise of Programme CASTLE “is rethinking career structures, learning and development and talent management”. In...
The Whitehall Warrior
The time of year is approaching when a legion of newly trained Staff Officers await their appointments to a new type of war. As they...
Huawei & Information Activities
AssessRep 007 “Don’t tell him Pike!” Captain Mainwaring Welcome to the new, slightly slower AssessRep. We have decided to let events play out before commenting,...
Learning from the Civil Service
Military culture is open for discussion. Sites such as The Wavell Room and the Army Leader have led the debate and shown that there is...
Defence Facts of Life: The Aspiration/Reality Mismatch
Readers note: In this article the author proposes that Britain should have a single defence force rather than three top heavy independence services. Given this...
Defence Facts of Life: The Aspiration/Reality Mismatch (Short Read)
Readers note: In this article the author proposes that Britain should have a single defence force rather than three top heavy independence services. Given this...
All about the bomb? Cold War influences on ‘Modern Deterrence’
Every generation sees themselves living through the most complex of times. Such perceptions can lead to an oversimplification of the past and the influence it...
Dazzling Ships of the First World War
Art and culture played an important role in developing new military concepts. This article looks at the role of art in developing 'dazzle' camouflage during...