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New Satellite Blues and the war in Ukraine – is the UK ready to capitalize on commercial satellite imagery?

Phil ClareMay 20, 2022May 27, 2022

by Phil ClareMay 20, 2022May 27, 202203311

The war in Ukraine has brought the use of commercial satellite imagery to the fore with near real-time images being viewed by millions of people...

#WavellReviews “On Operations: Operational art and Military Disciplines” by B. A. Friedman

Phil ClareJanuary 20, 2022January 16, 2022

by Phil ClareJanuary 20, 2022January 16, 20220918

On Operations is a valuable work for those wanting to learn more about the discipline and those that want to challenge the status quo. Highly...

Multi Domain Operations and India Part 2

Arushi SinghNovember 12, 2021November 7, 2021

by Arushi SinghNovember 12, 2021November 7, 202101078

In Part 1, Arushi Sing covered the origins, potential and the challenges of Multi Domain Operations (MDO). In Part 2, she discusses India’s geo-political context...

Concepts and Doctrine

The Centre of Gravity: A bridge between maritime and air environments

Andre MohammedJuly 9, 2021July 6, 2021

by Andre MohammedJuly 9, 2021July 6, 202101139

Can strategy be universally applied in multiple theaters of war? Can we apply similar strategies in both maritime and air environments? Consider the use of...

International Relations Long Read

Forgotten Power: France’s Overseas Territories

Lorris BeverelliJune 4, 2021July 13, 2021

by Lorris BeverelliJune 4, 2021July 13, 202105070

France is a global power, with territories in Western Europe, North and South Americas, the Caribbean, and the Indian, Pacific, and Antarctic Oceans. The presence...

Sharpening The UK Defence’s Edge in the 2020s: General Sir Patrick Sanders’s speech to the UK Strategic Command Conference at RUSI.

General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC GenMay 26, 2021May 26, 2021

by General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC GenMay 26, 2021May 26, 202102783

This is a transcript of the speech given by General Sir Patrick Sanders to the UK Strategic Command Conference at RUSI on 26 May 2021....

Clausewitz and the Strategic Deficit

Matthew JamisonMay 21, 2021May 14, 2021

by Matthew JamisonMay 21, 2021May 14, 202103316

Carl von Clausewitz’ seminal work On War remains as relevant today as it has been since the day it was written. Some may see its...

Innovation and the Integrated Review

Keith DearMay 14, 2021May 14, 2021

by Keith DearMay 14, 2021May 14, 202101463

Jack Welch, CEO of General Electric, once wrote, ‘We’ve long believed that when the rate of change inside an institution becomes slower than the rate...

Sea Short Read

Changing Course? Reconsidering the Education for Seapower Strategy

Dr Steven PagetMay 4, 2021April 6, 2021

by Dr Steven PagetMay 4, 2021April 6, 202102452

A New Beginning for PME? Just six months after the release of the heralded Education for Seapower Strategy, the United States Navy (USN) was labelled...

Short Read

America’s Approach Towards Iran

Ehud EilamFebruary 25, 2021February 22, 2021

by Ehud EilamFebruary 25, 2021February 22, 202101576

The Biden administration has a lot on its plate from handling the Covid19 pandemic and climate change, Russia, China and other highly important issues. President...