#WavellReviews “How to fight a War” by Mike Martin
For those new to this subject, it is a great introduction, but I also suspect that its clarity and depth may prove refreshing to the...
Tag : Strategy
Rethinking British Military Policy
The debate prompted by the “refresh” of the 2022 United Kingdom Integrated Review is striking for the strong sense of déjà-vu it engenders. None of...
Tilting at windmills? UK Defence and the Indo-Pacific
Far from presenting a binary choice between European and Indo-Pacific theatres, UK Defence’s Integrated Review refresh should seek to harmonise these seemingly divergent approaches. Understanding...
‘High Time for Hypersonic Missiles’ – the challenges of fielding hypersonic weapons for UK Defence
Introduction In 2019 English Indie artist Sam Fender’s song ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ was voted Hottest Record of the Year by Radio 1 listeners. Sadly, it seems,...
New Satellite Blues and the war in Ukraine – is the UK ready to capitalize on commercial satellite imagery?
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
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
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...
The Centre of Gravity: A bridge between maritime and air environments
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...
Forgotten Power: France’s Overseas Territories
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.
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....