Five Ideas to SOLVE the British Military Recruitment Dilemma
What is the military recruitment dilemma? Military recruitment is problematic. And a key issue is that people who get paid good money can’t solve...
Tag : War
Why the war will end: Ukraine
At the end of 2023, Ukrainian author Yan Valetov wrote. ‘This war cannot be ended, because the Russians will not have the strength to destroy...
Operational Art Reborn – Part Two
“I was raised on Russian military doctrine, and I still think that the science of war is all located in Russia.” General Valerri Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of...
The US And China Are Not Destined for War.
Rebutting Thucydides Trap and Cold War Analogies: During the long-awaited visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on 19th June, China’s President Xi Jinping...
Portrait of Ukrainian Advances.
3rd Separate Assault Brigade (3 OShBr) is one the most successful brigades in the Ukrainian Army. Since the beginning of May it has advanced about...
Orcs or Dorks? Its time to change the narrative.
Within a few days of the February 2022 invasion, most Ukrainians were calling Russian troops orcs. It evoked a simple, powerful image of an evil...
Drones and the Close Battle
This year the Ukrainian MOD intends to procure 200,000 drones. That statement should make defence ministries pause and reflect. It is not evident this is...
A post-digital British military – the new influencing arm of the state
Introduction War has changed, but the British Military hasn’t. War has transformed from a fight over physical territory to a multi-dimensional struggle to influence global...
The Russian Army rethinks defence doctrine
The April edition of the Russian Army’s house journal Voennaia mysl’ (‘Military Collection’) included an article entitled ‘Prospects for Improving the Efficiency of Army Defensive...
What happened at Makiivka? And what does it mean?
In the second week of November 2022, Ukrainian paratroopers from 80th Air Assault Brigade began a series of actions to secure a crossing point over...