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Western Way of War

A collection of discussions with those in the Profession of Arms that tries to understand the issues around how to fight, and succeed, against adversaries in the 2020s. We pose the questions as wheth... Read more

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So What Did We Learn, if Anything?

So What Did We Learn, if Anything?

WWoW groupie Emilie Cleret from France’s École de Guerre challenges podcast host Peter Roberts over his methodology, pri... Read more

23 Dec 2021

55mins

Ranked #2

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Ben Wallace: Not Tinkering Around the Edges

Ben Wallace: Not Tinkering Around the Edges

UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace talks to Peter Roberts about spending trends, allies, terrorism, campaigni... Read more

16 Dec 2021

29mins

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Dr Matthew Harries: Matters of nuclear weapons

Dr Matthew Harries: Matters of nuclear weapons

There is a lot going on with nuclear weapons at the moment - from UK and German announcements, changes in the way China ... Read more

9 Dec 2021

29mins

Ranked #4

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Joann Robertson: Rethinking Logistics

Joann Robertson: Rethinking Logistics

From Sun Tzu to Admiral Hyman Rickover, great military leaders really understood logistics and supply. Yet by outsourcin... Read more

2 Dec 2021

31mins

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Sam Cranny Evans: Chinese Ground Forces

Sam Cranny Evans: Chinese Ground Forces

Peter talks to the latest RUSI recruit and People’s Liberation Army researcher Sam Cranny Evans about the professionalis... Read more

25 Nov 2021

31mins

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Natia Seskuria: Russian Borderisation Tactics

Natia Seskuria: Russian Borderisation Tactics

When Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, Moscow annexed 20% of Georgia's sovereign land space using traditional military for... Read more

18 Nov 2021

31mins

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Alessio Patalano: The Evolution of Warfare at Sea

Alessio Patalano: The Evolution of Warfare at Sea

Peter Roberts talks to Professor Alessio Patalano, doyen of the development of naval warfare and strategy at King’s Coll... Read more

11 Nov 2021

31mins

Ranked #8

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Kafia Omar: A Deadly Decade for Children

Kafia Omar: A Deadly Decade for Children

The experience of children in war is getting worse, from mental abuse to physical torture, kidnap, rape and being forcib... Read more

4 Nov 2021

32mins

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Sarah Ashbridge: Are We Proud of the Contract Between the Military and Society?

Sarah Ashbridge: Are We Proud of the Contract Between the Military and Society?

Veterans, families, casualties, death and the repatriation of casualties’ remains feature as key themes in a discussion ... Read more

21 Oct 2021

32mins

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Justin Bronk: An Unhealthy Dependence on Air Power

Justin Bronk: An Unhealthy Dependence on Air Power

Peter Roberts talks to RUSI Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology Justin Bronk about the realities of aircraft ava... Read more

14 Oct 2021

26mins

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