Yes, I am a Star Wars nerd...
I am serious about my analysis of war and competition. But sci-fi and fiction are also useful frameworks to explore creative solutions for challenges faced by military organisations.
I often get asked about my zoom background when I give lectures and presentations. It is the Rebel Alliance command centre on Yavin 4 (for non-Star Wars fans). It is from here that the one of the most successful military operations in the history of the galaxy was planned and executed!
I was even presented with this awesome image of me as a Mandalorian from Peter Singer and August Cole because of my love of the genre.
So while most of my material here will be about the study of war and competition, including analysis of contemporary wars, every now and then I will dip into my love of science fiction to explore the various dimensions of human competition and conflict.