The Problem with Deterrence
Cyber and Cyber deterrence featured heavily in the Integrated Review published recently, with 114 individual mentions. The review emphasises the UK’s ambition to the deter,...
Category : Domains
The Political Economy of PIRA Terrorism
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) enjoyed a wide portfolio for sustaining their 30-year campaign of terror. This came from a diversified supply chain that...
Warfare in the post-digital era
Winning Decision Superiority and Cognitive Dominance of the next war. Post-digital has yet to be defined: Some suggest it is would be more accurate to...
#WavellReviews “Urban Warfare in the Twenty-First Century” by Anthony King
The central argument of the book is relatively simple: namely that the expansion of cities has not only made urban conflict more likely, but also...
How can the British Army anticipate a crisis as it develops to maximise speed of response?
Editor’s note: This is the transcript of a speech delivered at Defence and Security Equipment International by Brigadier Ollie Kingsbury, the British Army Head of Warfare...
A Question of Value: The British Army and the UK
On 17 May 21, the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces held a meeting to discuss the recently released report by the Oxford...
The Integrated Review and the Bet on Tech
Editor’s note: This is the transcript of a speech delivered at Defence and Security Equipment International by Lieutenant General Christopher Tickell, the British Army Deputy Chief...
Climate Change: Maintaining Freedom of Manoeuvre
Editor’s note: This is the transcript of a speech delivered at Defence and Security Equipment International by Lieutenant General Richard Nugee on 15 September 2021....
The Fortress of Broken Dreams: Strategic Lessons of Dien Bien Phu
The word “catastrophe” has an interesting history. When it was first introduced into the English language, it carried the meaning of sudden dramatic change; something...
#WavellReviews “How the Army made Britain a Global Power: 1688-1815” by Jeremy Black
'Military history should not be understood as a continuous logical development but rather, as unsatisfactory, temporary and incomplete attempts to address specific circumstances'...