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Keir Giles is a senior consulting fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme. Previously, he worked with the BBC Monitoring Service and the UK Defence Academy, where he wrote and advised on Russian military, defence and security issues including human factors influencing Russian security policy, Russian strategy and doctrine, the Russian view of cyber and information security, and Russia's relations with its neighbours in Northern Europe. ------- LINKS What Deters Russia (Chatham House) https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/09/... Russian Nuclear Intimidation (Chatham House) https://www.chathamhouse.org/2023/03/... Who Will Defend Europe? https://amzn.to/4cFI1b6 Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West https://amzn.to/3LePv6K Oscar Jonsson's "The Russian Understanding of War" https://amzn.to/3cbMg3Y Russia's War on Everybody: And What it Means for You https://amzn.to/3aPtKxB ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL https://www.patreon.com/IntheBunkerwi... https://buymeacoffee.com/inthebunkerw...
Join Harry Moffitt as he talks with Dr's Deane-Peter Baker, Roger Herbert, and David Whetham about their new book The Ethics of Special Ops: Raids, Recoveries, Reconnaissance, and Rebels. At the end of the Afghan campaign a number of Special Operations units were subject to investigations of alleged war crimes. In response, these three distinguished scholars have written a compelling book, looking at how we might learn the lessons of this time. In this broad ranging discussion, Harry, Deane, Roger, and David cover many related topics, including the ethics of war fighting and why it matters, how to prepare soldiers for the moral challenges of the battlefield, and some of the techniques they use in training and development, including The King's College London Centre for Military Ethics Playing Cards, found at http://www.militaryethics.uk/en/playing-cards . The Ethics of Special Ops: Raids, Recoveries, Reconnaissance, and Rebels (Cambridge University Press 2023). Dr Deane-Peter Baker is an Associate Professor of Ethics in the School of Humanities and Social Science at UNSW Canberra, and Director of the Military Ethics Research Lab and Innovation Network (MERLIN). He is also a Senior Visiting Research Fellow in the Kings College London Centre for Military Ethics. Dr. Herbert is the Robert T. Herres Distinguished Military Professor of Ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy. Previously, he served for 26 years as a Naval Special Warfare officer, including commanding SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2, Naval Special Warfare Unit 3, and the Naval Special Warfare Center. Dr David Whetham is Professor of Ethics and the Military Profession at the Defence Studies Department of King's College London, based at the Joint Services Command and Staff College at the UK Defence Academy where he coordinates or delivers the military ethics component of courses for between two and three thousand British and international officers a year.
We wrap up our 80th anniversary commemoration month episodes with the return of Sand and Steel author Peter Caddick-Adams.Caddick–Adams was born in London in 1960 and educated at Shrewsbury School, Sandhurst and Wolverhampton University, where he gained First Class Honours in War Studies; he received his PhD from Cranfield University. He worked in the House of Commons, then taught at Oxford and Birmingham Universities before being appointed Lecturer in Military and Security Studies at the UK Defence Academy in 1998, and Lecturer in Air Power Studies at RAF Halton since 2012. Concurrently, he pursued a second career in the UK Regular and Reserve Forces, was commissioned in 1979 and joined the Reserves in 1985.He has extensive experience of various war zones, including the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan. During 1996–7 he was the official NATO Historian in Bosnia, based in Sarajevo, and was also the UK Historian during the Iraq War of 2003.
On the eve of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, our hosts are joined by renowned military historian Peter Caddick-Adams to discuss his 2019 book Sand and Steel.Caddick–Adams was born in London in 1960 and educated at Shrewsbury School, Sandhurst and Wolverhampton University, where he gained First Class Honours in War Studies; he received his PhD from Cranfield University. He worked in the House of Commons, then taught at Oxford and Birmingham Universities before being appointed Lecturer in Military and Security Studies at the UK Defence Academy in 1998, and Lecturer in Air Power Studies at RAF Halton since 2012. Concurrently, he pursued a second career in the UK Regular and Reserve Forces, was commissioned in 1979 and joined the Reserves in 1985.He has extensive experience of various war zones, including the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan. During 1996–7 he was the official NATO Historian in Bosnia, based in Sarajevo, and was also the UK Historian during the Iraq War of 2003.
From dodging bullets to becoming an executive senior leader of Defence, Phil Holdcroft knows a thing or two about leadership and teamwork. Phil is a decorated combat pilot with a 20-year military career that culminated in designing and delivering the senior leadership programme at the UK Defence Academy. Drawing on life-lessons and experience, he created the ultimate playbook for leadership, resilience and high performance. And that's what we discuss on the podcast today.Now officially a veteran (and he's younger than me!), Phil is continuing to pursue his life's purpose, having founded High Performance Journey, helping others to conquer their Big Hairy Audacious Goals.Join us to find out...what resilience is really about how to reverse being unprepared in leadership rolesthe power of purpose (and how to find it)how the 'grandad test' can measure shared visionhow adversity allows us to growhow increasing diversity reduces blind spotsPhil shares his very moving story that proved pivotal in how he engages with others. What has been your 'a-ha' experience that caused you to question your practice? Or are you still sitting comfortably? More about Phil:A twenty year first career in the Royal Air Force spanned from leading missions on the battlefield as a helicopter pilot, through to senior leadership roles, designing and delivering strategy for Defence.Phil's journey took an unexpected turn in 2014 when his youngest daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia. Helplessly sitting on the side-lines led to an epiphany. Phil realised his passion for endurance sports could be channeled towards raising critical funds for the miracle workers who saved her life. A near-impossible series of extreme challenges followed, culminating in a 3,000-mile unsupported row across the Atlantic Ocean.Now a military veteran, Phil has set up 'The High Performance Journey' to pursue his passion for equipping others with the knowledge, skills and mindset for high performance.Links to contact Phil:LinkedIn: Phil HoldcroftWebsite: www.thehpj.comResources & ReferencesWatch this episode on YouTubeLeadership & Manager Labs (itstimeforchange.co.uk)13 Skills to Build Resilience (itstimeforchange.co.uk)Future Ready by Experimentation – with Gemma Ellison - It's Time for Change (itstimeforchange.co.uk)Transcending Leadership - It's Time for Change (itstimeforchange.co.uk)'Peak Performance' by Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness (amazon.co.uk)'The Obstacle is the Way' by Ryan Holiday (amazon.co.uk)Contact details for Lisa LLoyd:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisapsychologyWebsite: www.itstimeforchange.co.ukSign up to be kept in the loop:
Calls to treat as legitimate the ‘security concerns' raised by Russia, and to account for these in a future settlement of the war in Ukraine, disregard the fact that Moscow's requirements are fundamentally incompatible with European security. Proponents of a settlement in the war on Ukraine often put forward the idea that Russian ‘security concerns' must be taken into account in any such settlement, but also in broader revisions to the European security system. These proposals echo the Russian information campaign over the past 30 years to persuade European publics that there can be ‘no security in Europe without Russia'. They provide false support to the argument that Western security policy after the collapse of the USSR unnecessarily encroached on core Russian interests by expanding NATO and forcing Moscow to militarize its foreign policy. In this telling, Russia was merely challenging what it viewed as an unjust European security order. ---------- SPEAKER: Keir Giles is a senior consulting fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. Keir has supported Chatham House in its Russia-focused research since 2013 and previously worked with the BBC Monitoring Service and the UK Defence Academy, where he wrote and advised on Russian military, defence, and security issues – including human factors influencing Russian security policy, Russian strategy and doctrine, the Russian view of cyber and information security, and Russia's relations with its neighbours in northern Europe. Keir is the author of multiple publications explaining the Russian approach to warfare. These include NATO's Handbook of Russian Information Warfare; and Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West. He examined consistent patterns of Western success and failure in deterring Russian aggression. His most recent book is Russia's War on Everybody: And What it Means for You, which describes the human impact of Russia's campaigns to acquire power and influence around the world. ---------- BOOKS: Russia's War on Everybody: And What it Means for You (2022) Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia to Confront the West (2019) The Turning Point for Russian Foreign Policy (2017) The State of the NATO-Russia Reset (2011) Potential Challenges to Public Order and Social Stability in the Russian Federation (2011) ---------- LINKS: https://twitter.com/KeirGiles https://www.chathamhouse.org/2023/06/how-end-russias-war-ukraine ----------
Robert Black is a Lecturer in Information Activities at Cranfield University on behalf of the UK Defence Academy. He is also the former Deputy Director of the UK's National Cyber Deception Laboratory. At the Defence Academy, he helps educate senior military leaders about Warfare in the Information Age. His interests are several interests one of them being the role of influence and deception in cyber. 00:00 Introduction 00:19 Our Guest: Robert Black 01:28 Rob's Journey into Cyber 06:20 The weakest link is designing systems that don't appreciate humans are integrated as a part of the system 09:17 Taking an insurance mindset 10:36 Does the Lock and Key model for Cyber work on bad actors? 16:12 Legality and Kinetic Response (Hack back, WannaCry attack, Liam Neeson, Crowdstrike report, U.S. Military) 22:30 Striking Fear into the Hackers 28:00 Does that help the SOC team? 29:45 Arguing with Attorneys and Hackers 33:19 Use of Deception in Tech 35:32 The psychology of the adversary 41:41 Who is responsible for Cybersecurity? 52:43 Connecting with Rob ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To learn more about Dark Rhino Security visit https://www.darkrhinosecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL MEDIA: Stay connected with us on our social media pages where we'll give you snippets, alerts for new podcasts, and even behind the scenes of our studio! Instagram: @securityconfidential and @OfficialDarkRhinoSecurity Facebook: @Dark-Rhino-Security-Inc Twitter: @darkrhinosec LinkedIn: @dark-rhino-security Youtube: @Dark Rhino Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- #darkrhinosecurity #securityconfidential #cybersecurity #cyberpodcast #ai #artificialintelligence #securitypodcast #cybernews #technews #techsoftware #informationtechnology #infosec #cybersecurityforbeginners #technewstoday
If I were to describe exactly what I would want this podcast to be, I think this show would sum it up nicely. With a blend of occupational psychology and sport performance, we end up with a discussion covering what creates a (winning) team identity and the underlying group/personal psychology involved.Jeremy Holt has spent the better part of his professional years understanding what it takes to develop great leaders and great teams. He has been able to take a formal education, his Master's in Occupational Psychology, and turn that into success on the turf, race track, and in the UK Defence Academy. Join us as we deep dive into Jeremy's work, dissecting the anatomy of social identity and success.Follow Jeremy:Home - Centre for Team Excellence (cfte.co.uk)Jeremy Holt (@jeremyjholt) / TwitterEmail him: jeremy@cfte.co.ukBuy our book:https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/shopusa/weightlifters-guide-to-the-snatch/Support me by using my code when you make a purchase through Weightlifting House:https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/ code PHILWLOnyx:https://www.onyxstraps.com/ with code PHILWL for 10% offhttps://www.instagram.com/onyx_straps/Virus:https://virusintl.com/Earth Fed Muscle:https://www.earthfedmuscle.com/Follow Max and get coaching!https://www.instagram.com/max_aita/Follow me and get coaching!https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/Check out the AI:https://weightlifting.ai/
Chris Roebuck's combination of personal leadership experience in the military, business, and public sector, gives him unique insight as a globally recognized expert speaker on delivering success. Through business case studies, psychology, neuroscience, and insights from his career Chris inspires leaders to unleash the power of their own experience and potential to deliver what their organisation needs immediately via a simple 3 step system. In over 200 keynotes he has shown over 21,000 leaders from over 650 organisations globally how they can be more successful to beat their objectives, beat their challenges and build the future, and, more recently, in a way that defuses their Covid Great Resignation “People Time Bomb” and optimises hybrid working to enhance performance, wellbeing & retention. In his role as Global Head of Leadership at UBS Chris worked on building a strategic leadership team of 500 for the newly created global bank which is now a Harvard Case study. He also led Management Development at HSBC Investment Bank and helped KPMG set up a leadership enterprise. Chris worked on the top team at London Underground, the London subway, leading the creation of a partnership culture during a part privatisation working with management, employees & Government. He subsequently helped the UK National Health Service, 1.4m staff, create the first nationwide talent and leadership identification systems and was commissioned to write a report for Government on developing leadership in NHS. Chris also helps even expert leaders get better by delivering a 1 Day Masterclass on “Leadership Integrity” to 300 senior military officers and civil servants at the UK Defence Academy and also to speak on leadership at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. During his military service, he developed the pipe fascine. He was co-author of his first book on strategic leadership development and has published a number of books on leadership one of which was translated into 11 languages, published over 100 articles, has been on the list of HR Most Influential Thinkers 10 times in past 11 years and taught senior executives as Hon Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership at Bayes Business School. Chris was on a Government Expert panel on boosting Employee Engagement across sectors via the Engage for Success report and initiative. Chris writes articles for Newsweek, has been quoted as a business leadership expert globally in the Harvard Business Review China, FT, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Business Week, Washington Post and many other titles. He has done over 350 TV interviews on leadership and business on BBC, CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC and other channels and regularly judges business awards. Social Media Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-roebuck-ccmi-fcipd-70b1283/ https://www.youtube.com/user/chrisroebuck56/featured https://twitter.com/chris__roebuck
If risk management underpins everything we do in the security industry, why is the delivery of high level training so underserved? And why are the requisite skills not valued more by all practitioners? We're joined by Dr David Rubens, founder and executive director of the ISRM (Institute of Strategic Risk Management), as well as MD and CEO of Deltar Training Solutions. On today's episode, we're going to explore what the the professionalization of risk management means to protective services and why it's relevant. We'll also be asking… Is there's a shortage of risk management skills within the industry and why? Why are there not more compelling arguments for acquiring recognised risk management qualifications earlier in a career? For operators wondering where to spend their CPD budget? Is risk management something that is going to have immediate returns or do the rewards come later into your career? Should RM Training be incorporated into the basic training modules of executive and close protection? What is the ISRM doing to address the skills shortage and plug the gaps? Today's episode is very much for anyone looking for longevity in the industry. If you value professionalisation and are prepared to invest in yourself, this one's for you. And as David reminds us... “Qualifications don't get you a job. But not having qualifications will stop you getting a job when you get to a certain level.” More about David: Dr. David Rubens DSyRM, CSyP, FSyI is a leading authority on the strategic management of complex operations in crisis environments. He gained his MSc in Security & Risk Management from Leicester University in 2006, and was subsequently a Visiting Lecturer and Dissertation Supervisor on their Terrorism, Security and Policing MSc programme (2006-12), and a Visiting Lecturer on the Strategic Leadership Programme at the UK Defence Academy (2010-11). David has worked with academic institutions including John Jay University (New York) and Stellenbosch University (South Africa), and has recently worked with the Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) on developing a multi-stage programme that can support regional implementation of the Sendai Framework. David has also consulted on major national capability development programmes in West and East Africa, Middle East and SE Asia. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-david-rubens-a752265/ (LinkedIn) https://theisrm.org/ (ISRM) More about the Circuit: The Circuit Magazine is written and produced by volunteers, most of who are operationally active, working full time in the security industry. The magazine is a product of their combined passion and desire to give something back to the industry. By subscribing to the magazine you are helping to keep it going into the future. https://circuit-magazine.com/read/ (Find out more >) If you liked this podcast, we have an accompanying weekly newsletter called 'On the Circuit' where we take a deeper dive into the wider industry. http://bit.ly/OntheCircuit (Opt in here >) The Circuit team is: Elijah Shaw Jon Moss Shaun West Phelim Rowe Connect with Us: https://circuit-magazine.com/ (Circuit Magazine) https://mailchi.mp/the-bba.org.uk/bba-connect (BBA Connect) https://www.theprotectorapp.com/ (NABA Protector) https://the-bba.org.uk/ (British Bodyguard Association)
Raghu is joined by renown activist Alastair McIntosh for a conversation about integrating spirituality, environmental conservation and social activism.Alastair McIntosh has been described by BBC TV as “one of the world’s leading environmental campaigners.” A pioneer of modern land reform in Scotland, he helped bring the Isle of Eigg into community ownership. Alastair guest lectures at military staff colleges, most notably the UK Defence Academy, on nonviolence.Learn more at AlastairMcIntosh.com
Recorded: 10/05/2018 Speaker: Benjamin W. D. Redding, University of Warwick Abstract: Between the 20th and 30th of August 1546, Claude d’Annebault, Admiral of France, visited London as an honorary ambassador following the signing of the Treaty of Ardres. After a major French naval invasion attempt in the previous year, it was appropriate that d’Annebault’s entrance via the Thames was planned to include a ceremonial presentation of England’s naval resources. Bio: Dr Redding defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Warwick in March 2017. The project assessed the relationship between navy and state in the early modern period and argued that naval advances should always be considered within their broader international context. His article ‘English Naval Expansion under the French Threat, 1556-64’ was published in November 2016 in the International Journal of Maritime History. Current research interests include the role of visual culture in early modern naval developments and a reassessment of the fall of Calais in January 1558. ____________________________________ This event is being hosted by the Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War. ____________________________________ Upcoming events: "An incomparable influence upon every shore: Conceptions of naval power and world order on the eve of the Great War" On the eve of WWI, what alliances formed between France, Britain, and the United States? Between 1890 and 1914, strategic thinkers and policy makers in Britain, France, and the US engaged in debates over the prospect of war, the role of maritime power, and the maintenance of peace. These arguments explored the importance of co-operation in the international system and produced rudimentary ideas about collective security. Join Louis Halewood, DPhil student at Merton College, for his lecture on the conception of naval power and world order between 1890 and 1914. His lecture will take place on 24 May at 5:15 pm on KCL's Strand Campus. "The New Era of Counterforce" Nuclear deterrence rests on the survivability of nuclear arsenals. For much of the nuclear age, “counterforce” disarming attacks—those aimed at eliminating an opponent’s nuclear forces—were nearly impossible because of the ability of potential victims to hide and protect their weapons. Technological developments, however, are eroding this foundation of nuclear deterrence. Join Keir Lieber, Director for the Center for Science and Security Studies at Georgetown University, for this discussion on the 31 of May at 12:30 pm on KCL's Strand Campus. "Wargaming Future Conflict between NATO and Russia" On the 31 of May at 3:30 pm on KCL's Strand Campus, The Centre for Science and Security Studies at King’s College London will present the results of two unclassified strategic gaming events held at the UK Defence Academy in May 2017 and February 2018. These games, originally intended to examine missile defense and nuclear risks, pose urgent analytical and policy questions about deterrence and defense in a new era of major power strategic competition. For a full listing of our upcoming events please visit www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/events or check out the War Studies Twitter page.
Since the end of the Cold War, American military superiority has been an undeniable fact. But this superpower dominance is not the norm in world affairs. With the rise of China as a ‘peer rival’ of the US, are we seeing a return to a more contested ‘business as usual’ ? And if we are, what are the implications? In this podcast, Pod Academy’s Craig Barfoot speaks to Dr Ian Speller, co author of Understanding Modern Warfare (Cambridge University Press 2008, £25.99) about various developments in naval capability, and in particular the naval aspects of China’s resurgence. China is expanding its navy, and although Washington sees this as a threat, the Chinese themselves say any developing country would want to build up its sea power (given that historically threats to China have come from the seas, it is perhaps understandable that they would feel this way). But for now, the US navy fleet has greater capability than all the rest of the world’s fleets put together. This fleet is deployed in international waters as ‘protector of the global commons’, and it is not uncommon for fleets from different nations to meet and acknowledge each other in international waters. But as global politics, and economic power, evolve and change – how long will this situation continue? Dr Ian Speller is a Lecturer in the Department of History at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He also lectures in defence studies at the Irish Defence Forces Military College and in maritime strategy at the UK Defence Academy and at the National Maritime College of Ireland. He is the author of The Role of Amphibious Warfare in British Defence Policy, 1945-56 (2001) and the editor of The Royal Navy and Maritime Power in the Twentieth Century (2005). Our podcast explores aspects of modern naval warfare, but Understanding Modern Warfare also looks at Strategy Land warfare Air and space warfare Irregular warfare Weapons of mass destruction Dr Speller is one of a number of co-authors, the others are: David Jordan, King's College London James D. Kiras, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, USA David J. Lonsdale, University of Reading Christopher Tuck, King's College London C. Dale Walton, Missouri State University If you have enjoyed this podcast you may also be interested in one or more of the following podcasts: Empire: the features of American global power The East India Company and its legacy Divided Nations: global challenges, global governance UN in DRC 2: The challenges of the UN’s new offensive approach
Please note this is only a partial recording, we apologise for the inconvenience. William F. Owen (Cranfield Defence and Security, UK Defence Academy) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series on.