John Stupart is a co-founder of the African Defence Review and head of newsletters at Daily Maverick. He has a Master’s in War Studies from King’s College, London and another in International Relations from the University of the Witwatersrand. Stupart writes and comments regularly on defence policy and general strategic studies both domestically and internationally. He has presented at the SA Army War College and for large multinational organisations, and consults widely on African military affairs.