Our friends in the peace and anti-arms-trade movements tell us that there will be a prestigious conference (details below or see www.rusi.org/landwarfare) organised by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) but sponsored by arms manufacturers, tomorrow Tues 24 June at Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, nearest tube Westminster. Christian peace and justice groups are planning a silent vigil outside Deans Yard in protest, to say that the church shouldn’t host or profit from arms-sponsored events.
24-25 June 2014
The Land Warfare Conference, held annually on behalf of the Chief of the General Staff, brings together representatives from across the armed forces, government, academia and industry, as well as international allies and partners, with the aim of promoting professional debate on the issues that matter to the land forces community.
This year’s conference, on the anniversary of the First World War, will reflect on what history can teach us about the British way of war, considering what insights this offers us about the present and in shaping the future for land forces.
Change, continuity and relevance – military learning and transformation throughout history
Future landscapes and challenges – preparing for Future Operating Environments
Generating fighting power – working with partners at home and internationally, whether military or from across government and industry
Next generation capabilities – honouring the equipment programme beyondsustainment to development of future capabilities
Realising the British way of war – delivering a post-campaign British Army
Speakers include:
Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Defence
General Sir Peter Wall, Chief of the General Staff
Lieutenant General Bruno Kasdorf, Chief of Staff, German Army
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, Commanding General NATO LANDCOM
Lieutenant General Sir Nicholas Carter, Commander Land Forces
Lieutenant General Christopher Deverell, Chief of Materiél (Land)
Professor Sir Hew Strachan, Chichele Professor of the History of War, University of Oxford
Lieutenant General James O. Barclay III, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
Lieutenant General Michael Williamson, (ASA(ALT)), US Army
Major General Per Ludvigsen, Commander Army Operational Command, Royal Danish Army
Major General Riho Terras, Commander Estonian Defence Forces