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6.1 The Need for a Revolution in the Ministry Of Defence
The relationship between the Ministry of…
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Posted by David Murrin on Sun, 04/10/2020 - 17:00
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 13:26
5.1 Historical Perspectives
Historically, democracies have not been good at anticipating rising aggressor nations and preparing a commensurately…
Posted by David Murrin on Fri, 02/10/2020 - 14:45
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 13:24
4.1 The Requirement For The UK's Key Strategic Defence Capabilities Commensurate With The Foreign Policy Strategy
There are four key areas relating to the defence commands. The following…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 30/09/2020 - 13:31
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 13:25
3.1 Post Brexit Britain Is The Only Western Nation In An Expansive Phase
Notably, based on the Five Phase Empire Cycle, Britain is the only nation of the old Western Christian Empire that…
Posted by David Murrin on Wed, 30/09/2020 - 13:30
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 13:25
2.1 A Critical Point In Britain's History
The 2015 Strategic Defence Review was disastrous from the moment it was published. I considered it so damaging that I published my own views in A…
Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 28/09/2020 - 15:00
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 13:24
1.1 Rising Threats
There are times in history where threats remain latent and multiple scenario planning is applicable. However, today, based on the thesis outlined in ‘Breaking the Code…
Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 28/09/2020 - 10:30
Last Update: Mon, 26/10/2020 - 13:26
Foreword
This is the second Global Forecaster Strategic Defence Review. It's origins date back to the disastrous government review of 2015 where it was clear to me that both our political…
Posted by David Murrin on Thu, 24/09/2020 - 17:00
Last Update: Mon, 19/10/2020 - 07:57
The mishandling of the pandemic response by Boris and his government can only be described as disastrous. The string of appalling late responses, misjudgments and random…
Posted by David Murrin on Mon, 21/09/2020 - 10:00
Last Update: Mon, 21/09/2020 - 16:30
In my Theory of Warfare, I postulate that expansive predatory nations behave much like predators in the animal kingdom and playground bullies. They prefer to attack the weakest prey to limit…
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