The Line Between Doctrine and Ethics
There is a tension between doctrine, rules of engagement, and the principles of humanitarian law. The aim of this article is to highlight these issues...
Category : Domains
Amateur to Professional: A Rugby Analogy.
I was at a meeting with a General recently who pondered “when did we go from being an organisation whose default was to say ‘yes’...
Big Toys: British, Ground-Launched, Long-Range Precision Strike
As technology rapidly evolves, large-scale armoured warfare between peer enemies appears increasingly anachronistic and improbable . In particular, developments in conventional Long-Range Precision Strike systems have undoubtedly...
What Happened to Retention?
I recently attended the Infantry Manning Forum at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was struck by the lack of time given to retention, in favour...
Intelligence NEEDS to go Digital
Bottom Line Up Front: Intelligence processes from the Second World War won’t cut it on tomorrow’s battlefield....
Stealth Bombers and the Indo-Pacific: Addressing Challenges, Expanding Capabilities
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In order to better address the challenges that a hypothetical large-scale armed confrontation with the People’s Republic of China would pose, the United...
Magic and Information Manoeuvre (Part 2): Command and Proxy
This article argues that the UK should establish a permanent Information Operations Command. It examines how the deepen the information effect by recruiting and utilising...
Magic and Information (Part 1): Dual Role Manoeuvre
The article proposes that the UK adopts an information manoeuvre strategy called ‘dual-role manoeuvre’ based on the principles of magic. This article explains how this...
Thursday Warriors: Is it time to re-think Royal Navy training?
In a slight departure from the normal format of Wavell Room articles, here we present four separate short thought pieces that all have a common...
