Major Laurence Thomson
Former Chief of the General Staff's Visiting Fellow
Biography
Major Laurence Thomson was the Chief of the General Staff's Visiting Fellow at RUSI until April 2026. As part of the Military Sciences team, his research focused on Land Power lethality, contemporary conflict and British Army modernisation.
A regular British Army officer in The Parachute Regiment, Laurence has served at command and staff in 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team (16 ABCT), Headquarters of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC), 3rd United Kingdom Armed Division and within Field Army Headquarters. He has completed operational tours to Iraq, Afghanistan and wider Europe.
Laurence has a BA (Hons) in War Studies from the University of Kent, Canterbury and an MA in Military and Security Studies from King's College London.