Saarf-Londoner. Cat Dad. Assoc Prof at the Swedish Defence University. PhD from KCL. Associate, IWM Institute. Senior fellow at Global & National Security Institute, Uni of South Florida. ex-West Point fellow. FRHistS. Series editor @Hurst Publishers
Matthew Ford
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I worked in Domestic Emergency Planning & with Staffs CCU. You can't do right for anyone. There's either no budget for proper planning, or senior leadership are looking for ways to pass on the responsibility. If you finally implement something you're blasted in the media and by conspiracy theorists.
Brits: if you want to trace your way back to a baseline reality then you can’t do better than read @chrisgrey.bsky.social’s blog.
We are in a dark place. There is much to do.
Newspaper of record to newspaper of discord
And in relation to the JEF - the vehicle that reinforces Europe’s commitment European security - that one plank of UK defence diplomacy upon which so much has been invested by MOD & successive PMs post-Brexit.
Matthew Ford
My review article - "Institutional Efficacy in a Fragile World Order" - of Jack Watling's latest book, Statecraft, now out in Survival.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3T2QQ...
Had a swim. Now time for a beer.
Mighty fine in Stockholm.
Good luck to Dan Jarvis.
You’re gonna need it.
I gave a talk to Staffs Civil Contingencies Unit yesterday. Attacked from the left and the right, these are the people that must clean up from the failure of Britain’s mainstream politicians and the extremists that they subsequently and irresponsibly encourage.
