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Professor Trevor Taylor

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Professor Trevor Taylor

Position: Professorial Research Fellow, Head, Defence, Industries and Society

Trevor Taylor is Professorial Research Fellow in Defence Management at the Royal United Services Institute in Whitehall, London, where he heads up a research programme in Defence, Industries and Society, and he is a member of the Acquisition Focus group which publishes regularly in RUSI Defence Systems. In addition, he is the Professor Emeritus at Cranfield University, where he still teaches, and where he was head of the Department of Defence Management and Security Analysis from 1997 to 2009. He also works regularly for the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, where he is an Adjunct Faculty member.

His career has linked the academic sphere with that of governmental and industrial professionals in defence, and he speaks and writes regularly at conferences on defence acquisition and management. A joint author of a book on UK defence industry, he was for six years an elected Council Member of the former Defence Manufacturers' Association. He was previously Professor of International Relations at Staffordshire University and between 1990 and 1993 was head of the International Security Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London.  

 

Articles published elsewhere

'Pooling & Sharing: What projects offer the best chances of success?', European Defence Matters (Issue 3, April 2013), pp. 39-41.

(With John Louth) 'Defence Acquisition Reform and Orthodoxy's Ten Scared Truths', Written Evidence to the House of Commons Defence Committee, February 2012.

(With Henrik Heidenkamp, 'A Submarine Construction Capability for Scotland', Written Evidence to the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee, January 2013.

'Private security companies in Iraq and beyond', in International Affairs (Vol. 87, No. 2, March 2011), pp. 445-456.

'The limited capacity of management to rescue UK defence policy' appeared in International Affairs, March 2012, Vol.88, No.2, pp.223-242.

 

RUSI articles and analysis by this author

Jnl 158 2 Heidenhamp Thumb Strategic Options: Defence Business at a Pivotal Moment 29 Apr 2013
Shrinking national defence budgets are forcing defence companies to consider their options if they are to remain viable businesses in a difficult environment
201303 NB Taylor thumbnail ‘Que Sera, Sera’: The UK and the F-35 8 Mar 2013
While the F-35 may be very capable, the UK's inability to withdraw from the programme places the country in a position of dependence on the US. (Free access)
OP 201210 Industry Contribution to Smart Defence Reflections on Industry's Contributions to Smart Defence 8 Oct 2012
A set of essays exploring the role of industry in NATO's Smart Defence concept
Eurofighters In Formation Signs of the Times - Consolidation in the European Defence Market 14 Sep 2012
The rumoured merger between EADS and BAE Systems is a reflection of longer term trends within the defence industry. But short term impediments will have to be overcome to ensure this deal goes through.

BP 201207 GOCO cover Briefing Paper: The Defence Materiel Strategy and the GOCO Proposal for Abbey Wood 25 Jul 2012
The government has proposed a bold new plan for Defence Equipment and Support to go government owned, contractor operated. But will it work?
Typhoon take-off VIDEO: Air Power at the Farnborough International Airshow 2012 19 Jul 2012
Professor Trevor Taylor, head of RUSI's Defence, Industries and Societies Programme gives an analysts' perspective of the Farnborough International Airshow and the technology show cased there.
Air Power 2008 image VIDEO: The Defence Industry at the Farnborough International Airshow 19 Jul 2012
Professor Trevor Taylor, head of RUSI's Defence, Industries and Society Programme, assesses the importance of the Farnborough International Airshow to the defence and aerospace industries.
Defence Pound cover thumb Over a third of UK sourced defence contracts may be recovered by the Treasury in tax revenue 20 Jan 2012
The UK government recovers over 35 per cent of the value of domestically sourced defence contracts in the form of taxation, revenue that would otherwise be lost to another government by buying foreign 'off-the-shelf' defence equipment according to a new briefing from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
Defence Pound cover thumb Briefing Paper: The Destination of the Defence Pound 20 Jan 2012
A new study reveals how much the Exchequer might claw back in taxation from domestic defence projects at a time when the Ministry of Defence is expected to contribute to budget deficit reduction
MoD Plaque UK Defence Acquisition: an encouraging year for major projects 17 Nov 2011
The UK's National Audit Office has published its latest report assessing the Major Projects of the Ministry of Defence. The informative document reports only very limited cost overruns, and few of them can be seen as industry's responsibility. It also provokes thoughts about the government's accounting system and the protected position of the Joint Combat Aircraft in the British defence programme.
Taylor_Defence Transformation From Defence Reform to Defence Transformation: Carrying Forward the Levene Report 17 Oct 2011
As implementation of the Levene Report begins, are a new set of problems being created at the Ministry of Defence?
DRU Report June 2011 Ministry of Defence Needs Revolutionary Reform to Manage Cuts 24 Jun 2011
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will need clear ministerial, and Defence Board, guidance to introduce revolutionary new ways of working to ensure the department still operates coherently following the proposed major cuts to civil service numbers, according to a joint study by Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Cranfield University staff.

Eurofighters 2 House of Commons Report reignites concerns over Typhoon Project 15 Apr 2011
The recent Public Accounts Committee report has raised further concerns over the performance of the Typhoon Project citing spares shortages and the lack of a national supply chain. In reality defence funding shortages and poor international contracting arrangements have also contributed. The Committee's proposal to enhance the power of the Senior Responsible Owner for Typhoon would have significant implications for the entire organisation of the Ministry of Defence.

Boeing EADS The Politics behind the Pentagon's Boeing-EADS Decision 2 Mar 2011
The Pentagon's decision to award a $35 billion tanker contract to Boeing instead of Europe's EADS caused a stir among investors and politicans on both sides of the Atlantic. Professor Trevor Taylor, RUSI Professorial Fellow in Defence Management, analyses the context and assesses the possible implications of the move.
Ministry of Defence plaque Green for Go? Mixed signals from the December 2010 MoD Green Paper 4 Jan 2011
The muted reaction to December’s Green Paper reflects the complex nature of the challenges it highlighted

Defence civil servant What's New? UK Defence Policy Before and After the SDSR 7 Dec 2010
The affordability of the SDSR may have come at a price
Liam Fox MP Many questions remain about the direction of UK defence reform 13 Aug 2010
Following the Secretary of State for Defence’s speech on the future of UK defence, how many more questions have been raised than answered?
MoD Plaque Is the Ministry of Defence living beyond its means? 26 Jul 2010
The recent National Audit Office (NAO) report has once again raised the issue of the affordability of defence and argues for finance to have a louder voice in the Ministry of Defence (MoD). But should fiscal responsibility achieve such prominence when military lives are at risk?
Soldier in minefield The Essential Choice: Options for Future British Defence 30 Apr 2010
The forthcoming Strategic Defence Review may pave the way for a more co-operative and economical approach to defence policy
Barack Obama 2 Implications of the US Nuclear Posture Review 8 Apr 2010
The US Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) released at the beginning of April has some significant implications for America’s friends and allies as well as potential adversaries.
RUSI 100 Defence and the Growing Financial Challenge 3 Mar 2010
The Ministry of Defence is in increasing financial difficulty as the financial needs of the MoD's Equipment Procurement Plan exceeds the potential financial resources. What are the likely solutions in the forthcoming Defence Review?
Nov 09 NB - Taylor The Gray Report 24 Nov 2009
The Gray Report offers one of the most revealing takes on the workings of the MoD available to the public, and expands in detail upon acknowledged problems
RAF Nimrod 100x100 Two major reports on UK defence acquisition, two contrasting visions of reform 5 Nov 2009
While both the Gray report on defence acquisition and the Haddon-Cave report on the Nimrod disaster cover a similar subject, they offer very different visions for future reform in the Ministry of Defence.

 

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