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Western Way of War

by The Royal United Services Institute
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About the show

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 whether a single Western Way of Warfare (how Western militaries fight) has been successful, whether it remains fit for task today, and how it might need to adapt in the future? It is complemented by the 'Adversarial Studies' project that looks at how adversaries fight. The views or statements expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by RUSI employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of RUSI.

Latest episodes

  • So What Did We Learn, if Anything?

    December 23, 2021 · 56 min

    WWoW groupie Emilie Cleret from France's École de Guerre challenges podcast host Peter Roberts over his methodology, principles and the basic idea that a Western Way of War really exists. There is a final (really final – the very last)…

  • Ben Wallace: Not Tinkering Around the Edges

    December 16, 2021 · 30 min

    UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace talks to Peter Roberts about spending trends, allies, terrorism, campaigning, budgets and reforming the military (and the strategic headquarters of defence). Do we know him any better after…

  • Dr Matthew Harries: Matters of nuclear weapons

    December 9, 2021 · 29 min

    There is a lot going on with nuclear weapons at the moment - from UK and German announcements, changes in the way China is thinking about nuclear doctrine, and US recapitalisation (including some spoilers about what to expect from the US…

  • Joann Robertson: Rethinking Logistics

    December 2, 2021 · 32 min

    From Sun Tzu to Admiral Hyman Rickover, great military leaders really understood logistics and supply. Yet by outsourcing so much to industrial partners, have Western militaries introduced disproportionate risk to their operations? By…

  • Sam Cranny Evans: Chinese Ground Forces

    November 25, 2021 · 31 min

    Peter talks to the latest RUSI recruit and People's Liberation Army researcher Sam Cranny Evans about the professionalisation and modernisation of the Chinese ground forces since 1980, their doctrine of strategic attrition and…

  • Natia Seskuria: Russian Borderisation Tactics

    November 18, 2021 · 32 min

    When Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, Moscow annexed 20% of Georgia's sovereign land space using traditional military force. Over the subsequent 13 years, however, Georgia has been subject to constant political, economic and societal…

  • Alessio Patalano: The Evolution of Warfare at Sea

    November 11, 2021 · 32 min

    Peter Roberts talks to Professor Alessio Patalano, doyen of the development of naval warfare and strategy at King's College London. They discuss combat experience at sea, the value of corporate memory, the formation of alliances, naval…

  • Kafia Omar: A Deadly Decade for Children

    November 4, 2021 · 32 min

    The experience of children in war is getting worse, from mental abuse to physical torture, kidnap, rape and being forcibly inducted into militaries. Peter Roberts talks to Kafia Omar from the charity War Child about what can be done so…