Private Commentary by Christopher Samuel a Founding Member of DefenceSynergia (edited for publication)
The Pandemic ‘Discovery’ – MOD
A decade ago, the Government established in its ‘risk register’ that a Pandemic although unlikely to occur was a high threat to the country. In 2016 there was an exercise held to test the Health Service readiness of the ‘government’. The results showed several shortcomings.
In 2019 the Covid 19 pandemic emerged and the UK, like the rest of the world, was found wanting in its response. (more…)
DefenceSynergia Open Letter to The Right Honourable Ben Wallace MP, Secretary of State for Defence
National and Defence Strategies Research Group
Dear Secretary of State,
DefenceSynergia has long argued, alongside few others, that the UK lacks an articulated Grand Strategy that can inform a subordinate Naval, Military and Air Joint Strategy. The events in Afghanistan, which can only be described as a Strategic and Tactical series of shocks to the USA, UK and NATO allies, has very clearly demonstrated what happens when foreign policy is conducted “on the hoof”. (more…)
Afghanistan and the Strategic Lesson for Her Majesty’s Government
Afghanistan and the Strategic Lesson for Her Majesty’s Government
A DefenceSynergia Commentary
It is interesting that Ben Wallace is quoted in various news outlets as saying ‘…the option of a unilateral UK presence in Afghanistan was considered. We could have put a force there but we would have had to take ourselves out of a lot of other places around the world. The possibility… was not viable.’ (more…)
US Congress Report into JADC2 – Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
DefenceSynergia (DS) is pleased to publish this 1 July 2021 US Congress report into Joint All-Domain Command and Control. We wonder if HMG/MOD has its own 21st-century All-Domain C2 structure in mind. If they do perhaps like the US Congress they might like to share their thoughts with the rest of us!
