Has the ‘Western’ way of war been as successful as the rhetoric would have us believe? Is it fit for future conflicts, against future adversaries, adaptable enough for the information and data age? How should it adapt? Over 75 episodes of the world-renowned podcast challenged leaders from the military, politics and industry – as well as world leading scholars – with the question: ‘What does the Western Way of War mean to you?’
The answers were as surprising as they were illuminating. If there was broad recognition that the West had been losing military engagements at a frightening rate, there was not a common cause identified by discussants. With his inimitable style of interview, Professor Peter Roberts draws out the key aspects of the Western Way of War from hugely diverse and expert witnesses, seeking answers to the key questions for failure and advice on necessary adaptation to reverse the record of Western military performance since the end of the Cold War. The podcast became required listening at staff colleges around the world; the book enables a new generation of military students in the profession of arms to test their own thinking against the challenges laid clear by host and guests alike.
Inhoudsopgave
Foreword, by General Sir Graeme Lamb KBE, CMG, DSO
Introduction
1 Reality Is a Terrible Adversary
with General James Mattis
2 Operation Tethered Goat
with William F. Owen
3 People as the Decisive Edge
with Professor William Scott-Jackson
4 Nuclear Weapons
with Dr Matthew Harries
5 Politics Is Everything
with Rory Stewart
6 Hybrid Warfare
with Ewan Lawson
7 The Media and War
with Lucy Fisher
8 Military Procurement
with Professor John Louth
9 Military Education
with Dr Heather Venable
10 First Order Questions
with Dr Eliot Cohen
The Western Way of War: Can We Draw Conclusions?
Bibliography
Over de auteur
Former Royal Navy Officer, Professor Peter Roberts is Founder and CEO of Aurelius Lab Ltd., Senior Associate Fellow and former Director at RUSI, Professor of War and Warfare at Ecole de Guerre, Paris. Peter is well known for his role as podcast host on the ‘Western Way of War’, ‘This Means War’, ‘How to Train a Military’ and recently ‘Command and Control’, required listening for staff colleges the world over.
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