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.
“A deeply thoughtful compilation of interviews and reflections from some of the best strategic minds of our day. The western way of war, dominant for centuries, is today contested by global adversaries who seek to change the character of war. These essays explore why this is happening – and what the West can do to retain its warfighting edge.” Dr. Peter Mansoor, Col.(Ret.), U.S. Army Senior Fellow, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University “Westminster will soon have a major influx of new MP’s who will be faced with critical decisions about the long-term defence and security of the UK. To grasp the range and complexity of the questions they must ask, and the problems they must grapple with, they must avoid lazy assumptions about warfare. This book will make an excellent primer for those new parliamentarians.” Madeleine Moon, former UK Member of Parliament and Chair of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly