Defence Capacity Building
First Ramadi, then Konduz and now Sangin looks decidedly suspect. The West’s track record of building armies to fight its wars is looking suspect. So what then are we to…
Libyan Trainees Day Tripping
Amidst the shambolic aftermath and damning reports of the Libyan trainee issue comes an interesting Parliamentary Question. It was asked by Mrs Madeline Moon, a member of the Defence Committee.…
The Security Assistance Group
Part of the Army 2020 transformation is the formation of the Security Assistance Group that; pulls together the soft effect capabilities of the Military Stabilisation Support Group, 15 Psychological Operations Group…
The Contribution of Military Music to Soft Power
Colonel Barry Jenkins, Director, Corps of Army Music and Commandant, Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall. Colonel Jenkins discusses how military music is uniquely placed to contribute to the…
The Risks of Upstream Engagement
The growth of ISIS and the subsequent questions and navel gazing surrounding the efficacy of military intervention, or indeed the requirement for military intervention, go right to the very heart…
Conflict Prevention Resources
Much is made of conflict prevention so this Parliamentary answer from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides good information on some of the allocated resources; Together with my right hon.…
Defence Engagement: The British Army’s Role in Building Security and Stability Overseas
This one might have slipped under the radar but an illuminating look into how the British Army now sees its role in upstream engagement and conflict prevention. General Sir Peter…
Experimental Stabilisation Manoeuvre Brigades
Stabilisation and Humanitarian Response are likely to remain core functions for HMG and NATO in the near future. While developing a successful stabilisation strategy proved elusive in the counter-insurgency environments…