This talk will explores the various aspects of Russian strategic thinking and planning, the conducting of the orchestra and what appears to be a move towards mobilisation measures.
This talk will discuss how rebels, paramilitaries and criminals cooperate in borderland areas, and what this means for security.
Lucas Milevski gives a talk for the Changing Character of War programme seminar series. This talk will cover the full evolution of the meaning of the term "Grand Strategy" from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Having established the conceptual evolution of the concept, change in the practice of grand strategy will be examined through two or three case studies which are defined by differing interpretations from the conceptual evolution.
This talk attempts to set out what IS aims are, whether there are negotiating possibilities and what the West's response to this new phenomenon should be.
DPhil research using a historical analogy to mercantile companies, privateers, and pirates to shed light onto the blurred boundaries between state and private interests.
Rosie Kay gives a talk for the Changing Character of War seminar series on dance and war
Dr Deividas Slekys (University of Vilnius), gives a talk for the Changing Character of War programme seminar series.
Dr C. Christine Fair (Georgetown) gives a talk for the Changing Character of War programme seminar series.
Defining and delivering military education: Col (rtd) Dr Randall Wakelam draws on his historical research to look at what constitutes good military education and how it can be most effectively delivered.
Brigadier Jones evaluates the current state of progress in Afghanistan, focussing in particular on summer 2013. He also discusses the extent to which achievements are reflected in the media narrative.
Tim Fawdry-Jeffries considers observer perceptions of the outcome of war, taking as examples the Second Lebanon and Gaza Wars. Tim Fawdry-Jeffries is a serving Officer in the Royal Air Force having recently undertaken a Chief of the Air Staff’s Fellowship on the Changing Character of War programme. During his fellowship he conducted research on how groups of observers cognitively decide on the outcome of war. His research culminated with the submission of a paper for publication in the Air Power...
Matt Waldman considers what went wrong in policy-making on Afghanistan
Drawing his own experience of working as a journalist in Syria, Stephen Starr reports on the war in Syria and how the current regime presents the war to the people of Syria.
Patricia Sellers draws on her professional experience to discuss how children can be legally protected in armed conflict
Julianne Weis draws on historical data to consider the prosecution of rape in wartime.
Marking the anniversary of the first world war, Professor Cecile Fabre considers why we remember war,
Drawing on his 2013 report, James de Waal discusses civil-military relations in Britain following the conflicts in recent years and considers what lessons could be learnt.
Lt Col Alexandre Vautravers, Associate Professor at Webster University looks at the future of armed conflict and the role of conventional forces, post-COIN.
CCW Visiting Fellow, Deividas Slekys analyses civil-military relations, using Lithuania as a case study.
Brigadier Matthew Overton draws on his own professional experience to discuss the role of diplomacy in active conflict.
Professor Monica Toft explores religious motivations in insurgency.
The Director of CCW outlines the future of armed conflict and how we should be preparing for it.
Thomas Flichy reflects on the current politics of Iran and its role in the wider region. Thomas Flichy de la Neuville is Professor of Intelligence Studies at the Saint-Cyr military academy, and a senior officer specialist in Iran. He has studied Persian in the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Cultures and holds a Ph. D. in History. His latest works on Iran are : Persian Negotiation Culture (2011), Russia, Iran, China: a New Mongol Empire ? (Lavauzelle, 2013), and Iran Beyond Islamism...
The Challenge of Private Military and Security Companies. The private military industry has been growing rapidly since the end of the Cold War. Given its extent, the increased reliance on private military and security companies (PMSCs) is often claimed to be one the most significant changes in the military profession over the past three decades. Although the potential benefits and disadvantages of using PMSCs are often discussed, the ethical considerations are rarely fully elaborated. James Patt...
Professor Christopher Coker looks at the presentation of war in fiction, focussing in particular on the different character types commonly portrayed.
New wars and the Horn of Africa.
A discussion of military ethics and war crimes. A philosophical approach to the question of war crimes and military ethics.
Drawing on her recent book, Janne Matlary addresses the question of burden-sharing in NATO and the role of the US's European allies. Addressing the question of burden-sharing in Europe, Janne Matlary discusses whether Europe, in a current situation of economic austerity and postmodern political values, can play a key role in regional and global security and defence.
Professor Beatrice Heuser looks at the systemic challenges of intervening in insurgency. A survey of the causes of insurgencies and how to resolve them.
A discussion of the sociology of contemporary urban combat and professionalism in the military. Professor Anthony King looks at the nature of urban combat and the development of close quarter battle tactics, and how these have been disseminated out from special forces to the conventional forces.
