Explorations on War - Episode 3, with Lt Gen Doug Chalmers

About this episode

The episode explores different concepts of war and how various actors initiate and prosecute conflict.

Professor William Hurst and Lieutenant General Doug Chalmers, former British Army officer who served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy & Operations) from 2018 to 2021, and current Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge explore different concepts of war and how different types of actors initiate and prosecute conflict.  

People in this episode

Host: Professor William Hurst

Guest: Lieutenant General Doug Chalmers

Topics covered

• war
• military strategy
• conflict
• geopolitics
• actors in war

Keywords

• war
• military strategy
• conflict
• geopolitics
• Lt Gen Doug Chalmers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emmanuel College, Cambridge, British Army

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