Jack Watling

Jack Watling

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Senior Research Fellow, Land Warfare, RUSI; operations analysis and future force concepts.

Rethinking How to Measure Lethality in Military Design
SocialApr 2, 2026

Rethinking How to Measure Lethality in Military Design

The @BritishArmy has been directed to triple its lethality. But how should lethality be measured in force design? Nick Reynolds and I have written a paper on this for @RUSI_org: https://t.co/v4ryyfuoWu

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UAV Countermeasures Known; Implementation Remains the Challenge
SocialMar 25, 2026

UAV Countermeasures Known; Implementation Remains the Challenge

Lots of discussion of countering UAVs at the moment. @Justin_Br0nk and I published this in 2024: https://t.co/dsSGyI9mfx Lots of others with similar conclusions. The answers have been known for some time - the problem is implementation. @RUSI_org @roberttollast

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War's Heavy Toll on Iran: Strait of Hormuz Insights
SocialMar 19, 2026

War's Heavy Toll on Iran: Strait of Hormuz Insights

The heavy cost of the war on Iran, a pleasure to join @gideonrachman for the @FinancialTimes Rachman Review this morning to discuss the Strait of Hormuz and Statecraft: https://t.co/1jwObwwqwN

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Reducing Hormuz Shipping Threat Demands Resources, Political Resolve
SocialMar 17, 2026

Reducing Hormuz Shipping Threat Demands Resources, Political Resolve

I write for the @Telegraph on the military challenges in re-opening the Strait of Hormuz. BLUF: the threat to shipping can be reduced but eliminating it is very resource intensive and can only be made permanent through politics: https://t.co/N9pN5Z9XmD

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Iran's Hormuz Blockade Challenges Trump and Israel
SocialMar 16, 2026

Iran's Hormuz Blockade Challenges Trump and Israel

Iran’s Hormuz blockade is its most powerful card against Trump and Israel. It won’t back down easily, I write for @guardian on the divergence of US political and military objectives: https://t.co/NGYTJl2Wya

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Discussing Strait of Hormuz on Telegraph Podcast, Previewing Statecraft
SocialMar 16, 2026

Discussing Strait of Hormuz on Telegraph Podcast, Previewing Statecraft

Had the pleasure of joining the @Telegraph Battlelines Podcast today for a discussion on the Strait of Hormuz and my forthcoming book, Statecraft: https://t.co/L5zYIEHQpO

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Invest in Industry, Control Weapon Costs, Not Choice
SocialMar 9, 2026

Invest in Industry, Control Weapon Costs, Not Choice

Mass Versus Exquisite Weaponry is a Partially False Dichotomy, I write for @RUSI_org on how we have agency in determing the relative unit price of weaponry by investing in our industrial base: https://t.co/zSsbav6DjE None of it is cheap without the...

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Ukraine Urges UAE to Curb Russian Revenue, Shares Drone Tech
SocialMar 2, 2026

Ukraine Urges UAE to Curb Russian Revenue, Shares Drone Tech

Ukraine could well ask that the UAE show some reciprocal good will by reducing its systemic enablement of Russian revenue generation.

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Join RUSI Talk on Whitehall Statecraft, March 19
SocialFeb 24, 2026

Join RUSI Talk on Whitehall Statecraft, March 19

If you are a @RUSI_org member and in London on 19 March, I will be discussing my forthcoming book 'Statecraft' with David Hogan-Hern on Whitehall, 1730-1830: https://t.co/xgrWvqlY5x

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Russia’s Ukraine Aggression Will Persist Through 2026.
SocialFeb 23, 2026

Russia’s Ukraine Aggression Will Persist Through 2026.

Unfortunately I do not think the current peace talks will succeed. Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine Will Persist Through 2026, I write on the eve of the full-scale invasion's 5th year for @RUSI_org: https://t.co/07MiuESdu2

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2‑Year Postdoc in Uncrewed Systems at Swedish Defence University
SocialFeb 18, 2026

2‑Year Postdoc in Uncrewed Systems at Swedish Defence University

Great opportunity for a 2-year post doctoral position at the Swedish Defence University here for those working on uncrewed systems: https://t.co/CYy5Wnh91N

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New Power Rules for States Facing Reshaping Adversaries
SocialFeb 18, 2026

New Power Rules for States Facing Reshaping Adversaries

Statecraft: The New Rules of Power in a Divided World To be published 19 March 2026 My new book on how states can pursue strategies when adversaries are powerful enough to reshape the assumptions on which they are premised. https://t.co/vmWAPrLGun

By Jack Watling