Geraint Hughes

Geraint Hughes is a Reader in Diplomatic and Military History at the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London, teaching at the Joint Services Command and Staff College. He is also a former Territorial Army soldier who served in Iraq on Operation Telic in 2004. The analysis, opinions and conclusions expressed or implied within this article are his, and do not necessarily represent the views of the JSCSC, the Defence Academy, the Ministry of Defence or any other UK government agency.