Episode 5: Host Nation Capacity Building

In this month's interview, Andy Young talks to Air Vice Marshal Chris Snaith, Director of the UK Ministry of Defence’s Saudi Arabia Armed Forces Programme about the 40-year journey from transactional to a transformative relationship.

Produced by the Military Sciences research group as part of its Profession of Arms programme, the project is intended to provide a resource for those wishing to understand current issues in greater detail, particularly those undergoing Professional Military Education (PME). Each episode provides an examination of a specific area of military force or capability, hearing directly from those engaged in developing policy and delivering on programmes.