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Professional commentary in the public domain: advice from an occasional Naval dissident

Rear Admiral (Retd) James GoldrickJuly 3, 2019February 23, 2025

by Rear Admiral (Retd) James GoldrickJuly 3, 2019February 23, 202505017

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

International Relations Long Read Short Read

Climate Refugees: Our Problem From Hell

Matthew AderJuly 2, 2019February 23, 2025

by Matthew AderJuly 2, 2019February 23, 202505398

In 2002 Samantha Power argued that genocide was ‘a problem from hell’ due to its complexity and tragedy. For Generation Z, climate refugees will pose

Opinion People and Leadership Short Read

Proposal: Armed Forces Officer Internships

ChrisJune 29, 2019February 23, 2025

by ChrisJune 29, 2019February 23, 202504993

The Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst said recently ‘there are a number of people with very good degrees out there, but what you

Capabilities and Spending Cyber / Information Long Read Opinion

Death of a Trade

JWJune 27, 2019February 23, 2025

by JWJune 27, 2019February 23, 202509007

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

Automation and Technology Opinion People and Leadership Short Read

Recruiting the Network Generation – A Viral Approach

WO1 Chris BrownJune 25, 2019June 17, 2019

by WO1 Chris BrownJune 25, 2019June 17, 201905390

Executive Summary The British Military are trying to recruit millennials, but they are already in the military, we need to look to recruiting the Network

Book Reviews People and Leadership Short Read

Wartime Sexual Violence: From Silence to Condemnation of a Weapon of War

Whitney GrespinJune 22, 2019February 23, 2025

by Whitney GrespinJune 22, 2019February 23, 202506193

The evolution of conflict-related sexual violence For as long as warfare has been waged, armed forces have weaponized sexual violence as punishment, incentive, and a

Capabilities and Spending Long Read Opinion People and Leadership

Closing the Personnel Gap; Robin Hood and Sacred Cows

Faceless PersonJune 20, 2019June 17, 2019

by Faceless PersonJune 20, 2019June 17, 201906450

The British Armed Forces should scrap their current pension scheme and pay junior ranks 20% more. This article presents a cost neutral proposal.

Concepts and Doctrine Sea Short Read

Chinese Power Projection; A Role for Arsenal Ships?

Dr James BosbotinisJune 18, 2019February 23, 2025

by Dr James BosbotinisJune 18, 2019February 23, 2025016330

First considered by the US in the 1990s, China is reported to be evaluating potential arsenal ship concepts. An arsenal ship is a large-capacity missile-armed

Automation and Technology Land Short Read

Scaring the Bear – Russia and Future Armour

Will F OwenJune 13, 2019June 13, 2019

by Will F OwenJune 13, 2019June 13, 2019010530

To state that the greatest threat to a tank is another tank is a faith-based assertion that lacks technical veracity. Nothing about the new Russian

Opinion Short Read

RUSI LWC 2019: The view from the Wavell Room

The Wavell Room TeamJune 12, 2019June 12, 2019

by The Wavell Room TeamJune 12, 2019June 12, 201905416

The theme for the 2019 Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Land Warfare Conference (LWC) was ‘Securing Competitive Advantage’ and we weren’t disappointed. From predictions of