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What if Europe had to fight tonight – without the Americans? Europe faces a crisis, but it can and must rebuild the dominant military systems required to deter or defeat Russian aggression.

"The real question is whether Europe will invest today, while it still has the choice of how it wants to fight before circumstances dictate the way it has to." Writes @julianwerner.bsky.social for @thewavellroom.bsky.social

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Today's @thewavellroom.bsky.social FragO has articles from @pinstripedline.bsky.social, @warinthefuture.bsky.social and @darthputinkgb.bsky.social to read and watch over a Sunday morning cuppa.

Our apologies Matt. We will come back to you this week. As you know, volunteers in spare time at this end and sometimes it can be a bit more challenging to keep to our own schedule. Thanks for working with us and your patience.

Allies in Death: The Rise of Necropolitics

“Who decides who lives and who dies? Explore the dark politics of power and mortality in ‘Allies in Death: The Rise of Necropolitics’. A reflective essay from Jason Thomas.

Read now: https://wavellroom.com/2025/01/22/allies-in-death-the-rise-of-necropolitics/”

Memo to Team Trump

A memo to Team @realDonaldTrump on #Ukraine by our resident expert Sergio Miller
https://wavellroom.com/2025/01/15/memo-to-team-trump-russia-threat/

A Leadership Conversation With: Sal Naseem

A fascinating exploration of leadership in interview with @salnaseem.bsky.social a former Director at the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Values, followership and moral courage, do you have what it takes? https://wavellroom.com/2025/01/10/a-leadership-conversation-with-sal-naseem/

🚨New open access article on "The Rise of Open-Source Intelligence" doi.org/10.1017/eis.... (1/2)

The Six Ps of the Military Recruiting Mix

“improving the Army starts with recruiting enough people in the first place: if you can’t force-generate, you can’t operate” - read about the 6 P’s of recruiting here https://wavellroom.com/2025/01/08/the-six-ps-of-the-military-recruiting-mix/

The Strategic Reserve: What it is, and why it could be you.

What is the UK’s Defence Strategic Reserve and are you part of it? Find out more with this article from Richard https://wavellroom.com/2024/11/27/the-strategic-reserve-what-it-is-and-why-it-could-be-you/

Threat Level Rising: Climate Change, National Security and UK Political Action Climate change is a clear, present, and escalating danger to global security. The UK must act to adapt now in order to be prepared.

Tim Clack from @ox.ac.uk and Barry Gardiner MP discuss “Climate Change, National Security and UK Political Action; Threat Level Rising” - Climate change is driving national security, read more about it now⚡
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Confirmation Australia to fit British sonar to new frigates The UK Government has confirmed that Australia will equip its Hunter-class frigates with the Thales 2087 sonar system, a move set to contribute around £45 million to the UK economy.

The UK Government has confirmed that Australia will equip its Hunter-class frigates with the Thales 2087 sonar system, a move set to contribute around £45 million to the UK economy.
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The Battle for Vovchansk (May – August 2024) The Russians attacked Vovchansk in May 2024. It was supposed to be a quick assault. But it wasn't. What happened?

The Battle for Vovchansk (May – August 2024) a significant action worthy of Sergio’s analysis and your attention. Check it out here: wavellroom.com/2024/12/06/t... ⚔️📰 #Vovchansk #MilitaryHistory #ConflictAnalysis

Wavell Room’s Christmas Recommendations 2024 🎄✨
Check out our top picks for the holiday season! Get inspired for your gift-giving and festive celebrations.
Read more here: https://wavellroom.com/2024/12/20/wavell-rooms-christmas-recommendations-2024/
#WavellRoom #Christmas2024 #GiftIdeas

It really has - simply because of lack of spare time.

I don’t think there are any Auchinleck Rooms, so we should be good!

Do you believe that defence innovation is often just a lot of talk and misses the mark? If so, read on! Together, we can transform our approach for real, meaningful impact. Check it out: The Defence Innovation Theatre https://wavellroom.com/2024/12/04/the-defence-innovation-theatre/

We are finally here.