Major Giles Moon is a DPhil student in Strategic Studies (IR) under the supervision of Dr Rob Johnson, and a British Army Chief of the General Staff's Fellow. His research focuses on the strategic impact of military forces in counterinsurgency, with a specific focus on Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Colombia.
Giles has been an army officer for the last 15 years, serving with the Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own). He has performed the usual range of command appointments up to Squadron level, including completing a number of operational tours, and has held various staff appointments in the Ministry of Defence. He holds an MA in International Relations from King's College London and a bachelors degree in Medical Sciences from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Giles is a visiting research fellow at King's College London, where he teaches on the Contemporary Conflicts MA module. He is also a fellow of the University Consortium.
Research interests:
- Strategy and strategic theory
- Counterinsurgency
- Contemporary warfare
- Special operations
- International politics
Publications
“Making Sound Strategy: Back to the Basics of Ends, Ways, and Means,” Military Strategy Magazine. Vol. 9, No .2 (Winter 2024). 35-40.
“A Poor Master: Selection and Maintenance of the Aim is Not a Principle of War,” British Army
Review 183 (Summer 2023). 55-58.
“In Defence of Mission Command,” British Army Review 169 (Aug 2017). 19-24.