On the latest episode of Facing Coming Storms, Hayat Alvi, an Associate Professor at @NavalWarCollege, joins @pete_apps to explore the constantly changing dynamics of the Middle East and its impact on global defence.

The latest episode of Facing Coming Storms – the defence podcast from the CHACR & @ps21_central –features an in-depth chat on war, strategy and leadership with General Sir Nick Carter, one of the most influential @BritishArmy commanders of recent times.

What does China’s growing military power mean for global stability? In the latest episode of Facing Coming Storms, @pete_apps, @MikeStudeman & @NigelInkster discuss China’s rapid militarisation, its focus on Taiwan & preparations for potential conflict.

Who Will Defend Europe? ( by @KeirGiles) is a product of rigorous academic research resulting in strongly justified argument, analysis and evaluation.

RT @pete_apps: Defending Europe in a new and deadly era – join me, former UK Brigadier Robbie Boyd and the always excellent @RachelRizzo fo….

The Axis of Upheaval (#Russia, #China, #NorthKorea and #Iran) and So what for Britain? The recording of the CHACR Conference – featuring @TheEdwardHowell, @tcgerman, @aa51_ansari and Henry Boyd (@IISS_org) – is now available.

"The world finds itself in the worst geopolitical environment since the end of the Cold War and continues to hurtle towards ever-increasing instability and uncertainty.” – A Happy New Year? The latest Digest of bite-size international insights is out now.

How are shifting global tensions and new technological threats changing the way the world views war? Facing Coming Storms' host @pete_apps seeks answers from Maj Gen Dr Andrew Sharpe, @Tor_Mackarness and Rocco P. Santurri III. Listen, and follow, here:

“Were the followers of Hitler and the Nazi regime all psychopaths and criminals or was there more to it that turned ordinary men and women into followers of this ideology? This is the question that Hitler's People sets out to answer (@AllenLaneBooks).".

“The fight has changed and Russia has changed with it. The current state of play indicates that reliance has shifted from massed fires and large detection systems to smaller, more agile and ubiquitous ISR combined with precision strike assets.”@Sam_Cranny.

“Migration is being weaponised by hostile actors seeking to polarise and subvert the political landscape in the UK and across Europe. As a result, migration, or more accurately the mitigation of its effects, is increasingly a defence and security issue.".

Santa is coming. but sadly so are a number of geopolitical storms. We look forward to introducing you to this new addition to CHACR's library of media outputs early in the New Year. Until then, a very Merry Christmas to all our followers.

“2024 continues to cause analysts and citizens of the world to look on aghast at events. In December, in the shadow of a NATO foreign ministers meeting, South Korea’s President failed to impose martial law and Bashar Al-Assad was forced to flee Damascus.”.

"India [is] a nation whose strategic position, economic potential and military capabilities make it an indispensable partner for the West. Yet… forging a meaningful and enduring partnership with New Delhi demands a nuanced and strategic approach.”.

“While N Korea has shown no signs of taking action, the warning should be clear; internal dysfunction can give the perception, or reveal the reality, of weakened military readiness, which might be too tempting for an opportunistic adversary to pass up.”.

“This latest stone. has brought about the welcome removal of a wicked regime. But that regime, at least, delivered a degree of predictability in a very unpredictable Middle Eastern equation.” – CHACR on the ripples set in motion by events in #Syria.

Amongst other events, November 2024 saw a Russia-North Korea defence treaty that, according to one commentator, marks the beginning of “a global war, the goal of which is to destroy the existing international system”.

“With its insightful yet serious tone, [A New Short History] is honest in its, at times, disheartening account of how the @BritishArmy has evolved into its current form.”.

The CHACR considers what @realDonaldTrump 2.0 might mean for the fate of #Ukraine and American membership in @NATO.

"When speaking to officers it is not rare that they still equate CIMIC with ‘digging wells’ while forgetting that in a strictly doctrinal understanding, @NATO CIMIC has always clearly aimed to contribute to achieving the military’s desired end-state.".