Mar 16, 2016

In this episode Mick sits down and has a coffee with August Cole, author of Ghost Fleet, a useful fiction thriller about the future of war. August discusses how fiction and narratives can drive innovation in national security and defence. Mick also asks August to discuss innovation and his project, The Art of Future...

Mar 13, 2016

In this episode Mick has a chat with Phil Walter about Force Structure vs Force Utility. They explore the concept of DIME (Diplomatic, Informational, Military, Economic) as a means of framing the levers of national power. Phil is able to summarise complex foreign policy issues as easily as he discusses the training...

Mar 1, 2016

In this episode Mick has a chat with Dr Meghan Fitzpatrick, a defence analyst & researcher. The topic is war related nervous disorders in World War One. They focus their discussion specifically on the British Army and medical system. It is a topic that is as relevant to today's veterans as it was to those of the war to...