![]() There, he set up a new division for the company that focussed on helping multinational clients understand and navigate the social, political and cultural environments in frontier and conflict-affected markets. Mike then worked in Somaliland and Myanmar for a risk management company as Research Director. He subsequently read for his PhD at King’s College London on the history of the conflict in Helmand province, Afghanistan, which later became a critically-acclaimed book, An Intimate War. During this period, he also worked as an advisor to four commanders of the UK’s Task Force Helmand, advising them on local population dynamics. This programme took Pushtu-speaking British officers and trained them to build relationships with Afghan notables in order to understand and influence the society in which the UK military was operating. ![]() Mike began his career as a (Pushtu-speaking) British Army officer where he pioneered, designed and implemented the British Military’s Cultural Advisor programme (profiled here in The Sunday Times). Mike often comments in the international media about conflict, geopolitics, and military strategy. ![]() He also works with governments, militaries and other organisations around the world, helping them to understand and navigate conflicts. Dr Mike Martin is a War Studies Senior Visiting Fellow at King’s College London, where he speaks and writes on conflict. ![]()
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