Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley CB DSO PhD MA FRHistS
Generalship: Military Historian, Author, Visiting Lecturer & Defence Security Advice
Lt. Gen. Riley's views on the Ukraine Invasion »
Defence & Security Consultancy
During a long and distinguished army career, Lt-Gen Jonathon Riley, commanded British peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Iraq and served for two years from 2007 as the Deputy Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. He was also Deputy Commanding General, Coalition Military Advisory and Training Team Iraq, 2003–2004; Commanding General, Multi-national Division (South-East) and General Officer Commanding British Forces Iraq, 2004–2005 and worked for the Royal Jordanian Court
He is President of Harlech International Associates.
Expert Witness
Evidence in the Karadjic and Mladic trials at the ICTY
(The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia).
Also work on cases in Sudan.
Most recently for COMCARE Australian Government
Military History, Campaign Studies & Author
Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley (former Commanding Officer of 1st Royal Welch Fusiliers), is a military historian and visiting lecturer at Birmingham University and King's College London, Department of War Studies. Guest speaker, author and lecturer on Military and Defence Security around the globe. He is also Chairman of Trustees of the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum Trust.
He has written 25 books to date and co-authored many more.
Military Historian
Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley is chairman of trustees for the Royal Welch Fusiliers which has a regimental museum at Caernarfon Castle
Drawing upon his experience and knowledge gained, he is an authoritative on military history - from the military garrisons of Henry IV through to the history of the Royal Welch Fusiliers and much more...
Senior Level Mentoring
Lt-Gen Riley, former Senior mentor for the British Higher Command and Staff Course, NATO Baltic Defence College, and former Senior British Military Advisor to The United States Central Command.
With Campaign medals in every rank, Lt-Gen Riley was awarded the DSO for bravery and distinguished conduct in the Balkans in 1995.
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THE LONGEST STAG
The Queen's Regiment in Northern Ireland 1967 - 1992
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Ukraine:
Lt Gen Jonathon Riley
on satellite technology
and the fog of war...
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From Pole to Pole
By Jonathon RileyThe life of Quintin Riley
1905-1980
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THE COLONIAL IRONSIDES
By Jonathon RileyA comprehensive survey of the role played by Oliver Cromwell’s expeditionary forces
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Defence Secretary announces reoganisation of the Army... Robert Fox assesses the Future Soldier Programme...
Roughly £46 billion with be invested i the Army over 10 years -
Legal action against the MoD to obtain justice for service personnel & veterans falsely accused & investigated by the Iraq Historic Allegations Team
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Ending The Cycle of Vexatious Legal Claims Against Our Armed Forces
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel & Veterans) Bill 18th March 2020 - Read more...
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From the Foreign Policy Research Unit..
A Conversation with Lt. Gen. Jonathon Riley: Afghanistan, the US-UK Relationship, and Brexit
In this episode of FPRI Radio Michael Noonan, director of FPRI’s Program on National Security, sits down with retired British Army Lt. General Jonathon Riley to discuss the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq...
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Lt General Riley Explains How the EU is taking over the UK's Defence and Intelligence Capabilities...
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Everyman's Land:
The Second Christmas Truce, 1915 »Jonathon Riley
King's College London
Education & Training Support
Mentoring in current issues of defence security and military affairs. Jonathon Riley is a Member of Board of Trustees of RUSI and external examiner at Cranfield University.
Here, he discusses the rise and fall of Counterinsurgency and the Afghanistan War - part of the seminar series at the Department of War Studies:
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