Fear and Loathing in National Security
It has been 18 years since Hunter S. Thompson passed. A mind that peered deep into the American Dream and saw the dysfunction that was...
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#WavellReviews “Peace, War and Whitehall: A Memoir” by Charles Guthrie
There is a strong theme of self satisfaction running through the text and a lack of real self reflection on failure. I finished the book...
Dangerous Generals
One of the most vexing tasks faced by leaders in democracies is the challenge of dealing with dangerous generals. Not all generals have the potential...
The Soft Power Army of the 2020s
MOD psychologists have discovered that pausing and taking time to think will increase our cognitive performance in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous (VUCA) operating environment....
Turkish Delight; Syria and the beginning of the end.
The outcry across military, political, and regional sectors over President Trump’s decision to accept the Turkish campaign in northern Syria and withdraw the bulk of...
Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech – by Jamie Susskind
“Susskind gives us an easy read… the fascinating section on force doesn’t merely cover the increasing digitisation, automation and privatisation of military activities, but also...