A river too far: Bridges in Kherson Oblast
‘The whole of the Dnipro is filled with corpses,’ a Russian artillery officer confessed to his wife in an intercepted telephone call, ‘All the bridges...
Category : Multi-Domain Operations
Britain – Between a rock and a hard place
NATO, Brexit and the United States – Hard times for Britain. Britain has enjoyed a revival on the global stage since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
#WavellReviews “The Scientific Way of Warfare – Order and Chaos on the Battlefields of Modernity” by Antoine Bousquet
Bousquet’s belief that militaries are invariably bounded by the limits set by their own institutional frameworks does not bode well...
Calling time on cyber war
The illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 left the world aghast at the realization that decades of security stability in Europe have ended....
Russia’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons
In 2015 a prominent Russian specialist advised me to never underestimate Russia’s intentions regarding Tactical Nuclear Weapon (TNW). Since 1991 Russian developments within TNW doctrine...
The Disintegrated Review? Britain and the Ukraine Crisis
The more pessimistic strategic planners and security wonks in the UK could, if they were so inclined, play a depressing game of bingo around the...
The Creation and Evolution of HQ Joint Forces New Zealand
Military organizational change is as old as warfare itself. Throughout history military forces have changed their structures to adapt to changing conditions. They often react...
Why Europe can fend for itself
Russian troops are rolling over the borders of Eastern Europe. Pursuing a policy of protective isolationism America has abandoned its allies. Can Europe defend itself? ...
Sowing Darkness for Military Advantage: Deception
Countering Competitors with Deception The rise of China and resurgence of Russia suggest that an era of great power competition has returned. Diminishing technological advantage...
Multi Dimensional and Domain Operations (MDDO)
Multi Dimensional and Domain Operations (MDDO): Re-visioning the ‘domains of war’ typology for the Hyper-War. BLUF: In the next war the traditional ‘domains of war’...