The failure to recognise that large-scale reconnaissance, such as that conducted by Putin’s subsea assets, always has aggressive intentions, has resulted in a total failure to effectively counter…
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Geopolitical Forecasts
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Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 15/05/2023 - 12:30
Last Update: Mon, 15/05/2023 - 13:55
History is replete with nations whose armed forces sought to challenge larger hegemonic powers, and to do so they built an asymmetrical advantage into their calculations. Putin followed just such…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 12/05/2023 - 08:00
Last Update: Fri, 14/03/2025 - 14:51
1.0 Lessons From WW2 and General Model
One of WW2 and Germany's greatest generals, with a reputation for constantly skilled command in both attack and defence, has now faded into the…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 11/05/2023 - 08:00
Last Update: Mon, 15/05/2023 - 20:37
Red Lightning was written in 2020 and published in early 2021. Hence there are a number of geopolitical changes that we would make today, if we were writing the book again three years later. But…
Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 09/05/2023 - 08:00
Last Update: Fri, 15/08/2025 - 19:17
Introduction
In November 1917, after spending the whole war in an offensive mode, Sir Douglas Haig knew that in response to the revolution in Russia, Germany would release up to 55 divisions to…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 03/05/2023 - 08:00
Last Update: Mon, 05/08/2024 - 08:08
"Tora" means "tiger" in Japanese, and was the codename for the strike by the Japanese Imperial Navy during their attack on Pearl Harbour. Hence the rally cry of the Japanese bombers making their…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 27/04/2023 - 08:00
Last Update: Wed, 26/02/2025 - 17:31
4.0 Total Surprise is the Only Way the PLAN can Execute Regional Military Dominance
Incremental expansion is always more appealing to a hegemonic challenger than a sudden all-out war, with…
Posted by David Murrin on Tue, 25/04/2023 - 08:00
Last Update: Mon, 03/07/2023 - 09:57
In a country that is rarely exposed to natural disasters (unlike Japan with its typhoons and earthquakes), the sole purpose of an emergency alert system in Britain is to warn of an impending…
Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 24/04/2023 - 08:00
Last Update: Mon, 24/04/2023 - 14:31
3.0 Comparisons of Naval Capability
3.1 The Pacific balance of power currently favours the American/Democratic forces by a significant amount, in both numbers and technology.…
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