The British Way of War – Balancing Fire and Manoeuvre for Warfighting
To paraphrase a famous philosopher, “opinions about tactics are like arseholes… everyone has one.” The range of recent writing bears this out and there is
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Keeping the Knowledge Workers – Reporting on Experience and Talent
Retaining Captains and Majors by changing the reporting balance in experience and talent A British Army Officer recently posed the question of ‘how to find the balance between
A Metaphor for Contemporary Warfare
As a military practitioner considering the future of warfare, the threat, technology and our military response within a political context, it is useful to consider
Who’s GBAD is it anyway?
This article is a sequel to Hugo’s first article: “The Alliance vs The Bear – Some Fundamentals of Why Russia Won’t Win” Last time we
How David Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy Helps COA Generation
Contributor: “Holding Three and calling Spoof” has over 12 years of leadership, management and planning experience with the British military Predictable. Blunt. Formulaic. The lack
Looking to the Future: Modernising Defence
The Ministry of Defence is almost into month nine of self-reflection attempting to balance the trinity of political perspective, modernisation and affordability. Unlike the National
The Birth of the Cyber Tank
‘Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower’ – Steve Jobs Ever since the Mark 1 rolled across the trenches of Flers-Courcelette in 1916, the
Has Cyber Driven us MAD?
“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds” JR Oppenheimer, 1945 Those famous words resonate with us all, as does the dramatic mushroom cloud
The Spirit of Strike – Morale and Vision
In part one I explored the importance of team cohesion and unit identity in Strike Brigades. In this post I will outline why the British
The Socio-Cultural World of 2020-2050: What might it mean for militaries?
Defence Futurists focus upon technological trajectories, like artificial intelligence or cyber-warfare, while analysis of the human dimension considers population growth; urbanisation; mega-cities and economic inequality.