Damning evidence of the gathering storm
"What flies off the page throughout the book is the author’s access to people that matter. The extensive footnotes are testament to this. First-hand...
Voluntary recruitment: Lessons from Ukraine
"Ukraine continues to implement qualitative reforms in its military and to involve motivated civilians in national defence. The country's experience has set a number...
Iran – so what?
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President Donald Trump has made it clear, in both his business life and...
To have or have not? The UK’s nuclear option
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Boxing clever? The gloves are off
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Divining lessons for the divisional fighter
"Exercise Warfighter continues to offer a useful and operationally relevant platform for analysis. It does not feel too much of a stretch to suggest...
Reimagining the utility of the UK’s light forces
"Light forces are experiencing a renaissance driven by changes to the strategic context and the evolving character of conflict. Nordic and Baltic allies demonstrate...
At war with Russia (but we don’t know it)
"The risk is that a lack of joined up thinking from the UK on Russia – and vice versa – will create a more...
‘Un-Finnished-ed’ Business
"Further aggression towards Finland is not inconceivable, reports earlier this year suggest that Russia is rebuilding and expanding military infrastructure along its borders. The focus...
Defending NATO’s front-line?
"What the immediate future holds for Estonia will likely be determined by one man. Vladimir Putin’s complex psychology is increasingly well documented; according to...