LET’S TALK ABOUT HUMAN SECURITY
Whichever way you look at it, understanding and addressing human security is a challenging problem. It isn’t just complicated, it’s highly complex. In principle, human...
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Where to Mission Command?
Executive Summary Based on John Lauren’s review of Andrew Milburn’s book When the Tempest Gathers, the article focusses on Milburn’s lamenting of the disconnect between...
Why We Need A Modern Theory of Special Warfare to Thrive in the Human Domain
“We have been inclined to believe that our armed forces are excessively professional and regular. This war [WW2] has shown, as others have done before...
A New Conception of War. John Boyd, the U.S. Marines and Manoeuvre Warfare. By Ian T. Brown.
“I believe the world’s greatest military theorist are Carl von Clausewitz , Sun Tzu, and John Boyd” – Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Paul K Van Riper USMC. ...
Strike Brigades – More than Just a Medium Weight Capability
Have you noticed how easy it is to deploy a Royal Navy frigate or submarine? During the recent stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz British...
Technology and the Future of Land Warfare
This podcast is produced in partnership with CHACR. Chris Tuck discusses how technology will impose pressures on the future of land warfare....
Chinese Power Projection; A Role for Arsenal Ships?
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...
Does Professional Military Education Matter?
‘Education should implant a will and facility for learning. It should produce not learned but learning people. In times of change, learners inherit the earth...
A Bridge Too Far – The Decline Of Conventional Parachuting Part 2
The first part of this paper analysed the impact of risk on politicians and subsequently the military operational commander. It assessed that in either a discretionary...
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...