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Analysis: What Ends a War? The Limits of Bosnia-Syria Parallels 14 Mar 2012 by Adrian Johnson
The military option is still on the table as the atrocities in Syria continue. But what is the best template for intervention? For all its successes, the example of Bosnia in the mid-1990s is not one of them. Middle East and North Africa Syria Europe

Analysis: Looking North: Britain's revitalised interest in the northern areas of Europe 9 Mar 2012 by Duncan Depledge
A recent defence Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Norway underscores renewed British strategic interest in the north. Such alliances are crucial in the face of the Arctic region gaining further geopolitical relevance. UK Europe

Analysis: Putin's Return: Much of the Same, Only Older 5 Mar 2012 by Dr Jonathan Eyal
The less-than-convincing victory of Vladimir Putin in the Russian presidential election suggests a presidency that may be a little more liberal and a little less authoritarian. But Putin is unlikely to change his tune as he delivers on his election promise: that Russia must be feared. Russia Europe

Analysis: A Fine Talking Shop: The London Conference on Somalia 23 Feb 2012 by Anna Rader
Initial reflections on the high-level international conference on Somalia to agree a shared agenda on piracy, terrorism and development. United Nations International Institutions Horn of Africa Africa UK Europe

RUSI Journal: In Pursuit of Unity: The West and the Breakup of Yugoslavia 21 Feb 2012
Western leaders plotted the wrong course in 1991 as Yugoslavia fell apart – but new evidence suggests they had enough prescient intelligence at the time to do otherwise Europe History

RUSI Journal: A Quiet Revolution: The Reform of the German Armed Forces 21 Feb 2012
The Bundeswehr is undergoing the most important change since the end of the Cold War Defence Policy Germany Europe International Institutions NATO

RUSI Journal: The Latest Test for NATO 21 Feb 2012
An inside view of NATO operations in Libya assesses the achievements and limitations of the campaign NATO International Institutions Libya Middle East and North Africa Europe

RUSI Journal: The EU's Alternative Futures 21 Feb 2012 by Dr Jonathan Eyal
Europe's political and financial turbulence is now reverberating into the security realm European Union International Institutions Europe Germany France UK

RUSI Journal: Influence, the Indirect Approach and Manoeuvre 21 Feb 2012
Influence, rather than being a radical new idea, has roots in a long tradition of manoeuvre warfare Land Forces History UK Europe

RUSI Journal: Policy-Making in Defence and Security: Lessons from the Strategic Defence and Security Review 21 Feb 2012 by Mark Phillips
An insider's account of the SDSR suggests ways forward to ensure better delivery of national security policy Defence Policy Defence Management UK Defence UK Europe

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