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Enjoying military PME & technical CPD (esp. IR, CMR, cyber, space, x-domain deterrence) and having horizons expanded. Joint mil tech buzzword bingo advocate.
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What a difference ten years can make. Great advert for building in flexibility and not listening to those that profess to have a crystal ball or repeating the latest zeitgeist. 2030 anyone? @nicholadrummond @thinkdefence @kingsbury_ollie @wavellroom
A great example of why claims to foresight on the ‘future character of conflict’ should be made with humility. As I argued a decade ago (tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…), a balanced force gives you capacity to respond to what emerges, rather than leaning too heavily on the crystal ball..
What a difference ten years can make. Great advert for building in flexibility and not listening to those that profess to have a crystal ball or repeating the latest zeitgeist. 2030 anyone? @nicholadrummond @thinkdefence @kingsbury_ollie @wavellroom
“If I shot a civilian 7 times in Afghanistan after he tried to get into a car, I’d be court-martialed for murder.” slate.trib.al/QniNpkO
Good luck LCB. Sold out! (Occasional cancellation ticket becoming available, keep refreshing...) @UKACSC
'The British Army’s Contribution to Social Mobility: An Inquiry into Perceptions and Reality' join us for this Online Event by Laura Craig-Braddock @KCLSecurity Wed 27 May 2020 1-2pm. Chaired by @EllnerDr, @DefenceResearch. buff.ly/2WQNBDl
Why are Defence Reviews not (fully) implemented? My and @NPS_Monterey Nick Dew's take on this was just published as a written evidence by @CommonsDefence: committees.parliament.uk/download/file/… @DefenceResearch @UKACSC @AndrewDormanIA
An essential corrective to anyone who tells you there’s a “rules-based liberal order” or - the usual corollary - that we should be squandering blood/treasure on defending it.
Its out, its out, its out. The False Promise of Liberal Order: Nostalgia, Delusion and the Rise of Trump. amazon.co.uk/False-Promise-…
Watch a discussion between @Rory_Medcalf and @Eurasia21cntry on how #Australia and the #UK can work more closely together in the Indo-Pacific. youtu.be/OU1msbRWWu0
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1. Never stop learning. 2. See failure as a beginning. 3. Teach others what you know. 4. Assume nothing, question everything. 5. Analyze objectively. 6. Practice humility. 7. Respect constructive criticism. 8. Love what you do. 9. Give credit where it's due. 10. Take initiative.
Good read from H.R. McMaster @TheAtlantic. Two most interesting ideas: 1. the importance of strategic empathy as a tool in IR, which comes from studying history and culture. 2. How the suffocation of original thought in authoritarian states is a key weakness that will bite.
“Fears and ambitions are inseparable. They explain why the Chinese Communist Party is obsessed with control—both internally and externally.” A fine weekend read by H. R. McMaster on China’s strategic aspirations, at @TheAtlantic ow.ly/9ZUg30qyIL4
Good article. It is too easy to lose the thrust of a message or concept in acronym soup. Keep it clear, keep it simple and know your target audience.
From our faculty: Banish the acronyms and jargon and replace them with everyday language. By James Holmes in @NavalInstitute's Proceedings ht.ly/DSZD30qyBi7
Another great #lockdown opportunity, this one from @SpaceUpConf. #PME #space eventbrite.co.uk/e/spaceup-live…
“For several decades, the case for efficiency has been clear, while the case for resilience has been theoretical.” A new report from @CSBA_ that examines the COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for defence and national resilience. ow.ly/3y8u30qxRMa
Interesting thread on grand strategy including for not-so-grand actors (@c21st_sailor @A_MacPiarais)
Even the weakest actor needs something like a grand strategy to figure out how to use its diplomatic, informational, military, and economic resources to at least survive if not thrive. A grand strategy need not have grand ends. 9/
Interesting commentary on China's alternative vision for world order. And others' testimony to US Congress's @USCC_GOV comission online at uscc.gov/hearings/postp… (h/t @alessionaval)
In testimony before @USCC_GOV, NBR sr fellow @RollandNadege layouts #Beijing's objections to the current international system, #China's promotion of "anti"-ideology, and the #CCP's vision for a new world order READ 👉: m.nbr.org/2Xo2oGi
Join us for a #webinar on the launch of our newest report “Borrowing a Boat Out to Sea: The Chinese Military’s Use of Social Media for Influence Operations”. 🗓️ Monday, April 13 | 12:15 p.m. ET 🔗to Register ow.ly/HZBj50z9Yui
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