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Jack Watling

Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

Dr Jack Watling is a Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Dr Watling works closely with the British military on the development of concepts of operation, assessments of the future operating environment, and operational analysis of contemporary conflicts. Having worked extensively on Ukraine, Iraq, Yemen, Mali, Rwanda, and further afield, Dr Watling currently is also a global fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. Originally a journalist, he has contributed to Reuters, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, the Guardian, Jane’s Intelligence Review, Haaretz, and others. Dr Watling was shortlisted for the European Press Prize Distinguished Writing Award in 2016 and won the Breakaway Award at the International Media Awards in 2017.
Updated: September 7, 2023