Defence-in-Depth is the highly successful research blog of the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London, offering in-depth contemporary and historical analysis of the issues behind defence. Defence-in-Depth showcases the latest research conducted by members of the department and guests, offers unique comment and analysis on news and events that dominate defence, as well as commentary on issues within professional military education. It also offers articles that explore the historical background to many of these topics, as well as subjects relevant to the world around us today.

At the end of each calendar year a panel get together and decide on the top 10 blogs during the year.

For 2018 the winners are:

1st        Congratulations to Dr Geraint Hughes of the Defence Studies Department for ‘Predicting Future Trends in Warfare’.

2nd      Professors Matt Uttley and Andrew Dorman,Defence Studies Department for '2018 – will the year of the Royal Air Force be any better than 2017 was for the Royal Navy?'

3rd       Professor Jeremy Black, Exeter University and his post ‘What is War?'.

4th       Professors Matt Uttley, Andrew Dorman Defence Studies Department and Ms Armida Van Rij,Policy Institute for 'Amphibiosity, the Royal Marines and the Defence Debate in the UK'.

5th       Dr Ben Wheatley,University of East Anglia with 'An Open Secret: British Open Source Intelligence during the Second World War'.

6th       Dr Rod Thornton,Defence Studies Department for 'Current Russian and Chinese ways of warfare: the end (?) of military violence in peer-state conflict'

7th      Selcuk Aydin for 'The Changing Role and Position of Turkish Armed Forces in Turkish Foreign Policy'.

8th     Professors Matt Uttley, Andrew Dorman,Defence Studies Department and Dr Benedict Wilkinson,Policy Institute 'The Defence Review and the Military High Command: Do changes in personnel numbers suggest that the armed forces are capable of modernising themselves?'.

9th       Rory Cormac,University of Nottingham for 'A British “Way” in Covert Action'

10th     Dr Jonathan Boff, University of Birmingham - 'Give War (History) a chance'

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all those who submitted posts, the blog has consistently increased its reach and continues to do so.  

If you'd like to submit a post for 2019 please contact Dr Ben Kienzle or Dr David Morgan-Owen