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Facing Coming Storms: Talking International DefenceStorm Proofing: Will AI Change the Way Soldiers Think?Artificial intelligence is reshaping warfare, and in this episode, we explore its profound implications with Michael Nyberg, a professor at the US Army War College, and Tom Crosby, an associate professor at the Royal Danish Defence College. Tom’s sociological view questions if AI could lead to a “post-human” war, eroding human limits and strengths, while Michael, a historian, sees AI distilling vast archives into actionable insights for leaders. Their insights, shaped by teaching future commanders, spark reflection on AI’s dual nature—amplifying or destabilising conflict.What You’ll LearnAI’s Risks: How non-human actors could r...2025-06-1636 minFacing Coming Storms: Talking International DefenceStorm Proofing: Preparing Armies for a Future WarHow do armies adapt as tech surges and geopolitics destabilise? Leo Blanken from the US Naval Postgraduate School and JP Clark from the US Army War College, contributors to Storm Proofing: Preparing Armies for a Future War from CHACR, out this week, share insights. With the world less safe, this book unites fifteen UK, US, and European experts to prepare for an unpredictable storm. Storm Proofing probes how armies approach war, how soldiers think, and how these human elements mesh with AI and tech.Drawing from Storm Proofing, we explore the 2020s, where AI, drones, and edge...2025-05-081h 05Facing Coming Storms: Talking International DefenceHow Wars EndAs we approach the 80th anniversary of VE Day, with conflicts like Ukraine still raging, we’re diving into the complex question of how wars truly end. Joined by Major General Andrew Sharpe, director of CHACR, the British Army’s think tank; Matthias Strohn, leading CHACR's historical analysis; and Andrew Stewart, CHACR’s conflict analysis expert, we unpack the messy paths to peace.From Germany’s stark post-World War II reset, where deterrence became key, to the blurred outcomes of Iraq and Afghanistan, we explore why victory often feels like a mirage. Ukraine’s war, rooted in centuries...2025-04-281h 04
Controversy & Clarity#8--James Sladden and Ben ConnableIn this episode, we discuss:
*The timeline of major events of the Battle for the Irpin
*Three occasions where the Russians nearly won the battle
*The role of Ukrainian volunteers and civilians
*The role of small unit leaders
*The artillery fight
*The challenges of researching and writing operational military history
*James and Ben’s research approach
*The lack of government support in the US and UK fo...2024-10-111h 38
The International Risk PodcastEp 144: The International Risks of the Climate Crisis with Thammy EvansToday we are thrilled to be joined by Thammy Evans, a non-resident Senior Fellowat the GeoTech Center of the Atlantic Council and a member of its Global China Hub. She is also a Senior Research Associate of the Climate Change (In)Security Project – a collaboration between Rueben College of Oxford University and the British Army’s Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR). Thammy has spent much of her career working in the dual areas of security sector reform and ecological security, and her diverse career spans systems sustainability, security sector reform, gender and secur...2024-01-0834 min
The Centre for Army Leadership PodcastThe Human Advantage Ep. 3 - In at the Deep End - Major Luke TurrellIn this episode, our host Captain Ash Bhardwaj speaks to Major Luke Turrell, who shares his experience of finishing training and deploying straight to operations in Iraq in a different role to what he had been trained for, without spending any time at his regiment before deploying. Now the Executive Officer at the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR), the independent think tank for the British Army, he is trying to make sure we understand the conceptual component of fighting power. He's also the first to admit that his leadership style has evolved dramatically over time.
2023-08-0333 min
The Human AdvantageEpisode 3 - In at the Deep End - Major Luke TurrellIn this episode, our host Captain Ash Bhardwaj speaks to Major Luke Turrell, who shares his experience of finishing training and deploying straight to operations in Iraq in a different role to what he had been trained for, without spending any time at his regiment before deploying. Now the Executive Officer at the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR), the independent think tank for the British Army, he is trying to make sure we understand the conceptual component of fighting power. He's also the first to admit that his leadership style has evolved dramatically over time.
2023-08-0333 min
The Voices of War85. Dr Elizabeth Boulton - Tackling the Climate Change Hyperthreat: Plan E, Entangled Security and harnessing a Hyper-responseMy guest today is Dr Elizabeth Boulton, who is an eco-military theorist with Destination Safe Earth, and a research affiliate with the ‘Climate Change & (In)Security Project’ which is a collaboration between the University of Oxford, the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR) and the British Army.
She joins me today to discuss her thinking behind the concepts of ‘Hyperthreat’, ‘Hyper-response’, and Plan E as a response to tackling climate change. Some of the topics we discussed are:
• Elizabeth’s background and journey towards a PhD
• Timothy Morton and the Hyperobject
• Conceptualising clim...2023-03-131h 11
CHACRPodcast: CHACR Take Away Interview Episode 13 – The Assad Regime with Sam DagherThis is the 13th episode of CHACR Take Away Interviews turned into a podcast. In this episode, Dr Ziya Meral interviews Sam Dagher (author of “Assad or We Burn the […]2020-07-1342 min
CHACRPodcast: CHACR Take Away Interviews Episode 12 – Iran with Dina EsfandiaryThis is the 12th episode of CHACR Take Away Interviews turned into a podcast. In this episode, Dr Ziya Meral discusses Iran with Dina Esfandiary. The interview covers a broad […]2020-06-3026 min
CHACRPodcast: CHACR Take Away Interviews Episode 11 – India’s Foreign Policy with Dhruva JaishankarThis is the 11th episode of CHACR Take Away Interviews turned into a podcast. In this episode Dr Ziya Meral and Dhruva Jaishankar discuss the current escalation between China and […]2020-06-2222 min
CHACRPodcast: CHACR Take Away Interviews Episode 10 – Russia & Putin in the Age of COVID-19 with Mark GaleottiThis is the tenth episode of CHACR Take Away Interviews turned into a podcast. In this episode, Dr Ziya Meral discusses Russia and Putin with Mark Galeotti, (author of ‘We […]2020-06-0925 min
CHACRPodcast: CHACR Take Away Interviews Episode 9 – Mali with Susanna WingThis is the ninth episode of CHACR Take Away Interviews turned into a podcast. In this episode, Ziya Meral interviews Dr Susanna Wing about Mali. Dr Wing is a leading […]2020-06-0524 min
CHACRPodcast: Russian Active Measures by John SipherThis is the audio from one of our previous lectures turned into a podcast. In this lecture, former senior CIA officer John Sipher, describes the active measures used by the […]2020-06-0548 min
CHACRPodcast: CHACR Take Away Interviews Episode 8 – Lebanon with Lina KhatibThis is the eighth episode of CHACR Take Away Interviews turned into a podcast. In this episode of CHACR Take Away in depth conversations, Dr Ziya Meral interviews Dr Lina […]2020-05-2126 min
CHACRPodcast: CHACR Lectures on the Go Episode 5 – The Legacy of World War II: The German Case by Matthias StrohnThis is the fifth episode of CHACR Lectures on the Go, turned into a podcast In this CHACR Lecture on the Go, Dr Matthias Strohn analyses the impact of the […]2020-05-1948 min
CHACRPodcast: CHACR Take Away Interviews Episode 7 – COVID-19 and Defence with Shashank JoshiThis is the seventh episode of CHACR Take Away Interviews turned into a podcast. In this episode, Dr Ziya Meral interviews Shashank Joshi (defence editor of the Economist), on COVID-19 […]2020-05-1520 min
CHACRPodcast: CHACR Lectures on the Go Episode 4 – What Does Winning Mean in a War by Matthias StrohnThis is the fourth episode of CHACR Lectures on the Go, turned into a podcast In this lecture, Dr Matthias Strohn looks at the underlying issues and problems with “winning” […]2020-05-1335 min
Wavell Room PodcastTechnology and the Future of Land WarfareThis podcast is produced in partnership with CHACR. Chris Tuck discusses how technology will impose pressures on the future of land warfare.2019-12-0653 min
Wavell Room PodcastWavell Talks – Train Harder, Drop Loyalty and Hyper-elitismRecorded at our second fringe event; this time at CHACR’s GAP conference in 2018.2019-05-0900 min