'Ireland’s position of neutrality, instead of earning admiration from European allies, has drawn the burgeoning realisation that the state’s defence has been underwritten by others.'

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'Far more than just an ‘I told you so’ from RUSI's Andrew Monaghan, the newly-updated edition of The New Politics of #Russia (@ManchesterUP) represents a refreshed and valuable resource that will enlighten both casual observers and experts alike.'

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Can lessons from the embrace of #psychology by elite sports sharpen the competitive edge of the British Army 🇬🇧? Can tech giants like Meta transform the way in which troops train? Sam Vine – of University of Exeter and Cineon – shares his views.

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'The meat grinder is alive & well – and very unattractive. Especially if your orthodoxy speaks of a small, agile, dispersed, modern mongoose of a military model.'

Is the British Army 🇬🇧 being 'dense' when it comes to the likely character of future combat?

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Bite-sized intel on #Israel , #Iran , #IslamicState and #artificalintelligence ... the latest Digest from the British Army 🇬🇧's think tank is out now.

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CHACR Peter Apps Lawrence Freedman Great panels today! It was an honor to attend, and a pleasure to learn from an incredibly impressive group of strategic thinkers.

For those attending CHACR's #NATO Conference tomorrow (which will feature expert insight from – among others – General Sir Rupert Smith, Peter Apps, Lawrence Freedman and Ingrid Southworth), here's something to whet the appetite.

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Coming soon.... Sam Vine, Professor of Psychology (@UniofExeter) and Chief Scientific Officer at Cineon, talks to the British Army 🇬🇧's think tank about the performance power-up tech can afford those in the Armed Forces, 'marginal losses' and the economics of XR.

'There are templates to hand and no shortage of historical warnings about the growing threat to European security and what happens when disruptors
and dictators go unchecked.' – The British Army 🇬🇧's think tank on the need for discussions on 'Total Defence'.
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With thanks to both The Chief of the General Staff and Chef d'état-major de l'armée de Terre for providing forewords for our co-authored, #EntenteCordiale120 themed edition of the British Army 🇬🇧 Review: chacr.org.uk/2024/04/08/the…

'This co-authored edition of The British Army 🇬🇧 Review marks 120 years since the signing of the #EntenteCordiale . It captures the spirit of our continued cooperation in military thought, charting how we fight together, tonight and tomorrow.' – The Chief of the General Staff

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Whose next after #Netanyahu ? Will #Russia continue to make territorial gains in #Ukraine ? And what are China’s financial interests in Africa? – A selection of the issues addressed in the latest Digest from the official think tank of the British Army 🇬🇧.

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“A Reuters UK correspondent and British Army 🇬🇧 Reservist, Peter Apps combines the research and insight of an historian with the vivid prose of a journalist, the access of a diplomat and the practicality of a soldier.” – CHACR on Deterring Armageddon.

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'With concerns of a wider war with #Russia , the best militaries in NATO stand to bear the burden; another ally in #Serbia would certainly not hurt.' – CHACR, the British Army 🇬🇧's think tank, investigates the complicated case of #Nato and Serbia.

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'Adamsky points out that for #Russia #deterrence is an act rather than a rhetorical threat and is practiced prior to and during all phases of war.' – CHACR casts a critical eye over The Russian Way of Deterrence (Stanford Press).

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From Hezbollah's aerial arsenal and the #Israeli Defense Forces use of #ArtificialIntelligence to water wars and Poland's sustained procurement drive... the latest Digest from the British Army 🇬🇧's think tank is out now.

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'We did not cook food. We did not spend time and energy on it. We only fought. We lay in positions for days. It was snowing, raining. The locals came up in the dark and covered us with blankets and gave us sandwiches.' – #Ukrainian soldier.

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'My wife and daughter became hysterical. I already understood that I was going to defend the homeland.' – An interviewee recalls his decision to join the many thousands of #Ukrainian civilians who volunteered to fight in the #UkraineRussianWar .

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'Andriy [a Kyiv-based businessman] understood that the best way to slow the invaders was to flood the Irpin by breaching the dam where it joins the Dnipro River... he worked his contacts to secure a meeting with Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.' – James Sladden/Liam Collins

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