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...
Category : Cyber / Information
Professional commentary in the public domain: advice from an occasional Naval dissident
I am a digital immigrant, despite having been taught basic computer programming at University in the 1970s and operating and managing combat data systems and...
Death of a Trade
My trade as a Military Linguist, at least as currently constituted, is going to die. It gives me no pleasure to offer this terminal diagnosis, but...
Information, Disinformation and Misinformation:
A New Character of Conflict in the Twenty-First Century? “The character of politics and warfare is evolving rapidly, driven by the pervasiveness of information and...
RAF Leadership and Social Media
For those of you who have not read the series of interviews that have recently appeared on the Army Leader website should head over there...
The Royal Navy’s design flaws: Sea Control and Information Warfare
This article is based on a presentation made during my Intermediate Command and Staff Course (Maritime) to answer the question “Does the Royal Navy need...
A Fourth Service for the Fourth Generation of Warfare
For at least three decades, academics and military minds have heralded the arrival of the ‘Fourth Generation’ of warfare. Even before the advent of the...
Exploiting Civilian Talent to Address Challenges of Future Operating Environment
Ministry of Defence, 2015, Future Operating Environment 2035, Future Trends Programme Photograph courtesy of Airborne Assault Archives, Duxford. The Royal Signals Institution (RSI) sponsors the annual Deane-Drummond...
Attack of the Drones – Information Terror, Hot Takes & Hybrid Warfare
As of Boxing Day 2018, motivation and responsibility for the Gatwick Drone attacks are still both unknown. However, one thing is clear. On 19 December...
Space and Cyber: New Domains, Old Problems
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the RAF and there have been numerous events to ‘commemorate, celebrate and inspire’. Lets not forget, the...