Robert Johnson 🇬🇧 @RJohnsonCCW1 Twitter profile

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

@SlawomirDebski I think it's time for colleagues in #Greece to remind colleagues in Germany, about the word responsibility, and then insist on some directions to manage the consequences. With dignity, Greece did what it was asked, despite the economic hardship. Time for Germany to do the same.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

A Russian dissident I know is convinced Putin’s lost touch with ground truth & his objectives remain unachievable, but this only serves to enhance the sense of desperation when his goals are not met. This could create an internal escalatory dynamic within the Kremlin, ...

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@RJohnsonCCW1

4 months

I'm delighted to report that I have been "sanctioned" by the criminal oufit that runs Russia. According to All Jazeera, "The academics sanctioned included historian ...[Dr] Rob Johnson ..." Clearly, I am undeterred. My considered & official response is: "Up Yours, Putin!"

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@RJohnsonCCW1

3 years

Delighted today that copies of our book have just arrived. My warm thanks to @HurstPublishers for a first class job, to my co editor Janne Haaland Matlary & all the authors. #milstrat21cent . @OxfordCCW

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@RJohnsonCCW1

3 years

Inundated by requests for comment on the Taliban, their confederates, & the Afghan security forces, may I suggest that, for those looking for comprehension, historical context is invaluable. The past is prologue.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

3 months

This ignorance offends deeply. Balfour was careful in his wording, specifying nothing shall be done to the detriment of rights of the peoples in Palestine in finding a home for the Jewish people. Students are supposed to study, read, consider, and reflect. This is just stupidity.

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

Strategy is practical: Delighted to see Military Strategy in the 21st Century in paperback. It was written before Russia's illegal & unnecessary invasion of Ukraine, but it's deductions have all held. My thanks as always to the authors of our chapters & to my dilgent co-editor.

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

SONAC has completed the collection of views, critiques, & suggestions for the @DefenceHQ Command Paper 23. Over 0.5 million words, dozens of workshops, hundreds consulted in just 5 weeks: my sincere thanks to EVERYONE who contributed: service personnel, profs, critics, & industry

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

The first duty of government is the defence of the nation. That means investing in it. Defence cannot be treated as an item in a popularity contest. It is time for government to take the public into their confidence about the threat & the requirements of national defence.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

4 months

Overuse of the word rapid. Split infinitives. Meaningless terms: "at pace" Mangled syntax: "crucially working in lockstep with industry". How does one "crucially work"? False claims: drones are a "game-changing technology". Oh, really? Do they change the whole game?

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

5 years

Had the great pleasure this afternoon of listening to Sir Hew Strachan evaluating the changing character of British writing on the First World War (without mentioning his own work once, which exemplifies his modesty), & the good news is: volumes 2 & 3 are coming! (!)

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

NATO seeks to avoid direct involvement against Russia, despite Moscow's illegal invasion of #Ukraine . Looking ahead, massive civilian losses, destruction, millions of refugees, & the use of WMD would leave NATO with little/no choice. Early preparation, for all outcomes, required.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 months

Here are the warnings and indicators of a nation getting ready for war. The evidence fits historical patterns. I am no longer in any doubt.

China Is Battening Down for the Gathering Storm over Taiwan - War on the Rocks

Chinese war drums beat on as pundits hotly debate if or when Beijing will try to seize Taiwan by force. There is no apparent countdown to D-day for

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

To meet the reconstruction challenge (the IMF says the current running cost bill is $5bn a month), Germany must surely lead on providing funds since it has been so reluctant to support Ukraine militarily or economically to date...

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

Today, in the West, long term planning is needed & there will need to be policy adjustments to prevent Putin being able to consolidate his gains, given his hope the world loses interest. There needs to be clarity about when the interventions & changes are needed, & their extent.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

The biggest strategic risk for Ukr at the moment is Germany (& France) breaking ranks to push a compromise peace in order to secure vital hydrocarbon supplies. We need to get ahead of this problem...

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

Reading now. Instructive. And very relevant.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

Verification details would be useful, but not at the expense of 🇺🇦 operational security. If this accurate, it's daylight audacity is remarkable, & redolent of TE Lawrence's raids on the Hejaz rail lines in the First World War.

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@RALee85

2 years

Video of Azov soldiers sabotaging a railroad bridge to hamper Russia’s resupply efforts.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

@JulianRoepcke Perhaps Sun Tzu: when your enemy advances, you retreat... when your enemy retreats, you pursue. Plenty of ways to disable an army of occupation: "You can swallow a rough bone, but if you do, it will cut up your guts."

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

In Eastern Ukr, the Rus army wants to inch its way forward, based on sound logistics and led by fires, but it is being pressured to take risks to advance to Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, neither of which, given the resistance of Kyiv & Mariupol, has a chance of being taken by May 9

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

@Den_2042 @Jack_Watling Ukraine: Lukashenko, i'm afraid we can't accept your surrender. We haven't the proper facilities, you see. Sorry.

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

This might be useful. Published last year, it explains the positions of the member states, critical themes, and the importance of hard power. There's even a chapter on conventional war strategy.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

One possibility I've not seen discussed much yet is: what if the current Russian military momentum versus 🇺🇦 is lost, and the vast logistics columns required by their ground forces start to be hit by small bands in areas overrun. How robust is the Russian logistic chain?

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

The Coronation of HM Charles III proves one very important principle of politics: Monarchists just have more fun! If you aren't one, just come and join in, you might enjoy yourself. 😉

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

Still time, just, to get us papers to inform the UK Defence Command Paper. Last call. My warm thanks to all those who have submitted so far. We are reading everything. Submit via: sonac-dcprcallforpaper @mod .gov.uk

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

3 years

"Lawrence of Arabia" was more than a literary or film legend: he was an important thinker on war, and an advocate for a critical contextualized approach to any crisis. Thank you to The American for the chance to tell this side of the story.

Lawrence of Arabia: Legend or Genius?

Dr Rob Johnson, author of Lawrence of Arabia on War, tells us about the real man behind the cinematic legend of Lawrence of Arabia

www.theamerican.co.uk

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

7 days

Medvedev's threat to wage war on NATO, with a nuclear armed attack, is irresponsible & lacks credibility. It exposes the weakness of Russia, not its strength. It reveals that Moscow has not yet come to terms with the scale of its strategic error in launching an unprovoked war.

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

So Russia's military strategic failure becomes more likely. The question is how to capitalise on this.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

3 years

The paperback edition has just arrived! My warm thanks to @OUP for their continued support, and making the publication available. This important theatre of war, and the iterative strategic decisions made about it, have such strong resonances.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

In 24 hours, I've collected c.20 solutions to improve UK Defence, but, strikingly, they are all about lack of trust in professionals leading to too much administration. But what about the warfighting? Knowledge of adversaries? Working with Allies? Training facilities? Solutions?

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

Kremlin expects to defeat Ukraine & has no intention to contain this conflict. Indeed, it is expected that the Russian Army will swing to the border of Ukr & Belarus, to demand, with nuclear threats, the demilitarisation of Eastern Europe. That is Putin's war aim.

Visegrád 24

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2 years

Moscow says countries sending military equipment to Ukraine will be responsible if they are used against Russian forces. 🇷🇺

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

4 years

Dave Kilcullen's outstanding new book is The Dragons and the Snakes: How the rest learned to fight the West. Astonishingly clear on ways to recover the ability to think strategically. Highest recommendation. @HurstPublishers @DaveKilcullen

Oxford CCW

@OxfordCCW

4 years

An excellent talk from David Kilcullen last night. Thank you to everyone who attended and engaged in the discussion.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

@OxfordCCW is looking to hire a Ukrainian academic of war studies/military history and Russian studies. If you know of someone now displaced, put them in touch with me. Lots of bureaucracy to get through to get to the UK, but we can try. I encourage fellow academics to help too.

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

Delighted to receive my copy of this excellent new book, edited by Richard Iron & Damien Kingsbury. It brings together recent scholarship, including Dave Kilcullen, William Zartman, William Maley, and many others. Recommended. @OxfordCCW @Politics_Oxford @oxsocsci

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

Happy St George's Day, my fellow English. Dedicate yourself this day to slaying the dragon of oppression, bullying, and authoritarianism. Have the courage to live a more virtuous life for the benefit of others, not oneself.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

Thank you. Stronger together.

Defense of Ukraine

@DefenceU

1 year

On the eve of the historic coronation, we'd like to thank our British friends for your friendship. We are grateful for your unwavering support and partnership, especially in the past year!

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@RJohnsonCCW1

3 months

The Princess of Wales' statement is one of the finest I have ever heard, demonstrating her courage, her concern for her family, and her instinctive encouragement for those who have suffered, are currently suffering, and who have lost. God speed the healing journey.

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

@wavellroom @tomcopsymes Quite so. Inevitable march of bureaucracy in modern societies or something else? Military and Civil Service personnel, serving or retired, send your solutions to SONAC at UK MOD please.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

"Why is China making this colossal military investment? And if we are left to draw our own conclusions, prudence dictates that we must assume the worst" Si vis pacem para bellum.

Our position on China: Foreign Secretary's 2023 Mansion House speech

Speaking at Mansion House in the City of London, the Foreign Secretary James Cleverly outlined the UK government's position on China.

www.gov.uk

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

Typically kind, @KeirGiles is always the first to consider others, and even addresses his adversaries with decency and a commitment to accuracy. Moreover, he doesn't manifest the worst aspects that we, as academics, are guilty of. You are a gentleman.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

@edwardstrngr If no Coalition emerges to intervene, & economic sanctions remain limited in their impact (as Rus uses its oil revenue to adjust), then alternatives are: long war in Rus favour; full scale Western backing of Ukrainian economy. Rus calculated that the West will pay, not intervene.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

It was a great pleasure to lecture at @NATO Defence College in #Rome this morning alongside the excellent Dr Frank Hoffman. We discussed the character of war, the value of history, & the current threats. We were 'direct' & challenging in our remarks.

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

4 years

@jasinskm @KeirGiles @PBondaryk I think you are forgetting that Britain went to war for Poland. I think you are also forgetting the hundreds of Polish personnel who fought alongside Britain, the sacrifice they made together.

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

Some 20 years ago, Russia's Kursk submarine malfunctioned. Putin refused to permit the rescue of the stricken crew. The Kremlin's callousness towards the Russian people continues.

The Russian Kursk Submarine: Exploded and Destroyed by Its Own Torpedoes

One of the torpedoes released propellant fluid (hydrogen peroxide) into the fuel system, causing the explosion

warriormaven.com

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

Delighted & honoured to be attending @NATO Defence College at such a critical juncture this coming week, to discuss the character of war, & NATO responses to the confrontation. Then it's back to @DefenceHQ & @OxfordCCW to map & critique the coming 12 months. Forward together.

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

I'd like to thank all my great colleagues & military partners who made our event today @DefenceHQ such a success. A rapid sprint to solve the dilemma of prioritisation of capability and strategic posture, with the finest minds we have. Honest, inspiring, dedication. Salutes

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 months

Defence spending 🇬🇧will reach 2.5% of GDP by 2030, the PM has announced. Intense debate to get here, given demands of Govt revenue. Is it enough, to deter, defend, contest; ensure resilience; & secure strategic advantage against the threats?

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

5 years

Just back from Paris. Best comment on my presentation from a participant: "I liked the way you spoke, although I disagreed with all of it. And your French is terrible." Tis good to be reminded of our faults and the need for humility. I apologize.

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

@wavellroom "Personally, more ranks = better promotion prospects?" There, that's *precisely* what's wrong: Seeking promotion is careerism. Leadership, by contrast, starts with service to others. Promotion should be on merit, not quotas, age, or patronage.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

My warmest thanks to Engelsberg Ideas for permitting me to write another piece for them. I recommend this forum for contemporary thought across numerous fields.

Engelsberg Ideas

@EngelsbergIdeas

1 year

Ukraine's approach to the offensive is likely to be intelligent and precise. Learning the Ukrainian Way of War | @RJohnsonCCW1

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

7 months

Having just toured, once again, a collection of US think tanks in DC, I'm struck by the high quality of the debates, thinking, and publications. The level of political engagement is deeply impressive @EliotACohen @MatthewKroenig @CSBAdc @bajraktariy @scsp_ai @KoriSchake @CSIS

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

4 years

As we approach Christmas, & all its celebrations, please spare a thought for those wives, husbands, sons & daughters who won't have their loved one at this time of year. They gave everything, & the loss is repeated every year. And special thanks Australia. Mates. Never forgotten

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

3 years

Looking forward to the tremendous new seminar series @OxfordCCW in just over a week's time. Themes include the ambiguity of cyber as war, space defence, China's strategic ambitions & more; a new series too on strategy & statecraft at All Souls; workshops on future deterrence, /1

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@RJohnsonCCW1

3 months

Excellent. How quickly can you convert this production line, using the same system, to armoured vehicles, attack drones, and uncrewed maritime systems for our national defence?

Jefferson

@Jefferson_MFG

3 months

🇬🇧BUILT IN BRITAIN: Production of the new, fifth generation MINI Cooper is underway at BMW's Oxford plant. Supported by a £600 million investment programme, the factory is also preparing to build two new all-electric MINI models from 2026. The new MINI Cooper is the latest

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 months

Collections of specialists, former defence chiefs, and defence ministers are all saying the same thing: investment in defence is needed to maintain a credible conventional deterrent.

Defence Investment Campaign - Council on Geostrategy

The Council on Geostrategy has initiated a public campaign urging all political parties to invest more in the defence of the United Kingdom

www.geostrategy.org.uk

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

Sweden to announce "new defence arrangements" in an hour's time: Swedish Defence Minister.

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

@EliotACohen 2 days ago: 10 killed, about 35 wounded as result of Russian missile strikes against Dnipro district. 3 missiles were launched from Rostov region of Russia. @potus please note: Long range strikes are from WITHIN Rus. #Ukraine

10 killed, about 35 wounded as result of Russian missile strikes against National Guard base in...

10 killed, about 35 wounded as result of Russian missile strikes against National Guard base in Dnipro district. 3 missiles were launched from Rostov region of Russia - head of territorial defense of...

liveuamap.com

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

UK Defence is looking forward, not back. Lots to sort out, yes, and so the transformation has begun.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

While you watch, this swaggering, inebriated performance, remember this man has authorised direct attacks on civilians, theft of territory, breaches of the Law of Armed Conflict, & threatens to use nuclear weapons. And still people tell me he's "sane".

WarTranslated (Dmitri)

@wartranslated

2 years

Drunk putin explains why strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure will continue because "they started first by attacking the Crimean bridge"

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

Russia’s Failures according to Sun Tzu, The Art of War, [7 thoughts] 1 “Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” Russia has done the opposite. While appearing strong, they have demonstrated their weakness.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

@paulmasonnews Just what we don't need: another journalistic opinion on slogans. These are a priori personal objections, which are all made with the benefit of hindsight & barely concealed contempt for particular individuals. Real strategy is not made with the criteria listed here.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 months

A very special St George's Day, witnessing the George Cross awarded to the resilient & courageous people of Malta. This is my grandfather served in the Second World War, &, as a Shakespearen actor, this was his favourite date.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

To wear the King's uniform is a very special honour, and, in my day, "mixed dress" was never permitted. I am not sure of the political value of appearing so improperly dressed, unless the signal is "half-hearted".

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

Outstanding ontogeny of the fatwa, by our world class scholar.

Ali Ansari

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2 years

A thread on ‘fatwas’: A fatwa is a legal ruling delivered by a religious jurist, these days denoted by the rank of Ayatollah or higher. Fatwas are an integral aspect of Shia jurisprudence which operates on the basis of the continuous interpretation of scripture /1

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Robert Johnson 🇬🇧

@RJohnsonCCW1

11 months

I'll pay tribute to SONAC & our Ministers & senior military leaders, who have listened carefully, & embraced, the critiques offered. We accept that not everyone will agree the findings, but no solution is perfect. The task now is to deliver: that will take sweat, pain, & effort.

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@JSHeappey

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And this thread from @shashj pulls together a lot of the responses from Defence commentators and academics. Most reflect positively on what we’ve written, some don’t. But DCPR process began with challenge through @RJohnsonCCW1 & SONAC and it’s good to get more of it now.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

@WarintheFuture @EngelsbergIdeas Thanks Mick! It's worth reflecting on the observation that, when UK and Australia describe 'warfighting', they are really describing 'battlefighting'. Could they endure a war, as well as their military leaders assume? Are more preparations required?

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@RJohnsonCCW1

4 years

One of the most disconcerting questions I have ever been asked was by a girl of 7: ''how does your work contribute towards improving the human race?'' Most of us dream about doing something, & just talk. Some have the chance to act, but don't. Some, however, ...

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@RJohnsonCCW1

5 years

@Vanda_Wilcox @cr_historial

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

@MattBrownInTown @WarintheFuture @Doctrine_Man @Rory_Medcalf @PJD_DefStudies @peterwsinger @USNIBooks @CharlesEdel @toni_erskine @Dan_Bourchier We don't know the precise reason, but specialists like Michael Kofman suggest Putin expected a rapid internal collapse and wanted a rapid seizure of Kyiv. Depth for insurgency? = all of us/rest of the world.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

An utter outrage. A triumph of crass process over principle. Russia & China talk of a multipolar order, but what they advocate is "might is right," the abuse of power, & self interest. God help us all if they succeed in their plans.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 months

Sir Michael Fallon: War is closer than ever: the UK must invest in defence

SIR MICHAEL FALLON: War is closer than ever -we must invest in defence

SIR MICHAEL FALLON: The world is becoming more dangerous; those who wish us harm are becoming more powerful and more aggressive. We are closer to war than at any time since 1945.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

Do you think the @mfa_russia have realised the British Empire, in fact, ended? Do you think they've read any history, and, if they have, perhaps missed out all the chapters of Russian colonialism and repression?

Mark Galeotti

@MarkGaleotti

2 years

Moscow’s continued belief that the UK is its most subtle and enduring enemy is something I find touching and heartening.

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1 year

@MaraHvistendahl @Alexey__Kovalev This is important. More details on the Russia-China agreement of 2021 will come to light eventually.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

Given the lamentable performance of the Russian armed forces in a week of fighting, the reputation they will have hereafter will be summed up in the words: 'brutal incompetence'. But of the two words, overwhelmingly it will be 'incompetence'.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

This made me laugh out loud. Something I haven't done for 18 days.

Jeffrey H. Michaels

@jmichael424

2 years

Russia has announced sanctions on President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, White House press secretary Jen Psaki, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo and national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

Does this downed Kh101 Russian cruise missile seem..., well, ... flaccid? A deflated effort does seem metaphorical for the criminals of the Kremlin. Fortunately, it has yielded plenty of lively intelligence for our Boffins.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

@annettedittert 101 on UK governance for German journalists: UKs Form of government that defeated Wilhelmine Germany? *Constitutional* monarchy. UKs Form of government that defeated Hitler's Germany? *Constitutional* monarchy & form of government for defeating Putin? *Constitutional* monarchy

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@RJohnsonCCW1

5 years

Thoroughly enjoyed hearing @JonathanBoff speak this evening at All Souls on the Entente's financial crisis of 1916, with plenty to think about in terms of economic implications of war, or money as a weapon in international affairs.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

@shashj Thank you Shashank. This is about generating new thinking & bringing the debate on how we defend the nation to everyone. It is a mark of courage by the Secretary of State & Minister of Armed Forces to hear out the critics, the specialists, our allies, & our public.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

3 years

Academic colleagues & specialist analysts, can I point out, politely, when you are invited to a conference, & you have accepted, that it is very bad form to announce you will not be attending just a day or two before the event starts. A lot of work goes into events, remember.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

1 year

WELCOME, Finland 🇫🇮 NATO : stronger together! Great piece @charlyjsp on UK's Radio 4.

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@RJohnsonCCW1

2 years

"Russia warns US to stop arming Ukraine" Or what, exactly? "Warns"? Are we supposed to take that seriously? If Russia mobilises, it will accelerate its decline. Arm Ukraine! c.f. "Give us the tools, & we will finish the job" (Winston Churchill)