
Sandhurst Trends in International Conflict Series Symposium Programme
2017: War Amongst the People: A Critical Assessment
FRIDAY 30th JUNE 2017
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Programme
0830-0900: Arrival & tea/coffee
0900-0905: Introduction & Welcome
Brigadier Bill Wright
Deputy Commandant, RMAS
0905-1000: Opening Keynote Address:
Prof Beatrice Heuser
University of Reading
What is War?
Chair: Dr Norma Rossi, Defence & International Affairs, RMAS
1000-1100: Panel One: Conceptual Debates & Critiques
Lt Col Jyri Raitasalo
Finnish Ministry of Defence/Finnish National Defence University
'War amongst the people’: should we take it seriously?
Mr Alex Waterman
University of Leeds
Managing war amongst peoples
Maj Ian Wilson
Royal Regiment of Scotland
Factors influencing British public opinion in times of war
Chair: Maj Gen (ret) Andrew Sharpe/Col Martin Todd, Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research
1100-1130: Tea/coffee break
1130-1230: Panel Two: Practical Challenges
Ms Whitney Grespin
King’s College London/US Army War College
US sponsorship of contractor-delivered foreign internal defence and partner capacity-building efforts
Dr Vladimir Rauta
University of Portsmouth
The strategic value of interacting with proxies and auxiliaries in contemporary war
Dr Georgina Holmes
University of Reading
Enhancing operational effectiveness: pre-deployment training for tactical-level female military peacekeepers
Chair: Mr Sean McKnight, Director of Studies, RMAS
1230-1330: Lunch
1330-1430: Panel Three: Legal Aspects
Dr Andree-Anne Melancon
Defence and International Affairs, RMAS
'Redefining the 'Combatant': Just War Theory and Direct Participation
Lt Col Martin Gliniecki
Defence Equipment and Support
How can moral lessons from insurgency help to discern discrimination in modern asymmetric conflict?
Lt Col Grant Davies
Army Legal Service
Detention within non-international armed conflict
Chair: Dr Martin Smith, Defence and International Affairs, RMAS
1430-1530: Panel Four: Policy and Operational Practice
Lt Col James Chandler
77 Brigade
The British Army's Current Approach to Influence Operations
Maj John Bailey
Land Warfare Development Centre
The British Army's Human Security Doctrine and Tactics for Stability Operations
Discussant: Dr Ziya Meral
Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research, RMAS
Chair: Dr David Brown, Defence and International Affairs, RMAS
1530-1540: Closing Remarks
Ms Kirstin Howgate
Howgate Publishing
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