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Defence Information Superiority (formerly the RUSI C4ISTAR Conference)
29-30 June 2010
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RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference 2010
7-8 July 2010
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Working Paper Series
Number 1
Preparing for the Lean Years
How will British defence spending fare in an age of austerity?
By Malcolm Chalmers
Number 2
A Force for Honour
Military Strategic Options for the United Kingdom
By Michael Codner
Number 3
Multilateral Approaches to Security
Choices for defence
By Andrew Rathmell
Number 4
Jointery and the Emerging Defence Review
By Trevor Taylor
Number 5
Capability Cost Trends: Implications for the Defence Review
By Malcolm Chalmers
Number 6
The Defence Review: Capability Questions for the New Government
By Michael Codner
Number 7
A Question of Balance? The Deficit and Defence Priorities
By Malcolm Chalmers
Central and South Asia
RUSI Journal: The Afghanistan Choice: Peace or Punishment in the Pashtun Belt
22 Aug 2010 Success in Afghanistan requires complementary counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency on both sides of the Durand Line
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Analysis: The 2010 Monsoon Flooding in South Asia: A Major Test of Resilience
11 Aug 2010 As the floods in Pakistan continue their devastating effects on the country, who is taking the full weight of the relief effort, and should the Pakistani government be doing more?
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Analysis: Growing Tension in East Asia
6 Aug 2010 by John HemmingsThe US and South Korean show-of-arms against North Korea have generated accusations from China of escalating tension in the region. Is this is a legitimate security response, or a sign of China's new-found assertiveness?
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Analysis: With allies like this: what the Wikileaks war logs say about Pakistan
28 Jul 2010 While Wikileaks’ widely-publicised military leak has turned the media spotlight onto Pakistan, the country’s involvement in Afghanistan will come as little surprise to coalition troops. The unfavourable timing of the leak, however, together with its substantial effect on public support for the war, means that Washington must act now to bring Pakistan back onto side.
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Analysis: Leaked Afghanistan War: Old bad news revealed at a new bad time
27 Jul 2010 The leaking of 90,000 combat reports from Afghanistan reveals a familiar but depressing picture of operations in Afghanistan. Yet their revelation comes at a critical juncture for policymakers.
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Analysis: The leaking of the Afghan War documents
26 Jul 2010 by Professor Michael ClarkeHow significant is the release of the Afghan war documents on WikiLeaks? RUSI Director Michael Clarke gives his assessment
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News: The British withdrawal from Sangin
7 Jul 2010 The handover of operations in Sangin to US forces is not in any sense a withdrawal or a defeat for British troops - but it is a political hot potato that raises the 'Basra spectre' over British operations in Afghanistan. says Michael Clarke
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Analysis: The Afghan endgame: retrospect and prospect
2 Jul 2010 The sacking of General Stanley McChrystal has highlighted the widening fault-lines of the Afghanistan war. Rising casualties, weakening public resolve, faltering counterinsurgency and political stagnation have all compounded a series of errors made in the years after the initial invasion of Afghanistan. The war is being lost, and the contours of the endgame are emerging.
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Analysis: A Bad Week for Afghan Strategists
24 Jun 2010 by Professor Michael ClarkeWhile the sombre landmark of the three hundredth British death was passed this week, and the Commander has been summarily replaced, politicians and military leaders reveal divisions at the top that make everyone wonder whether the campaign is winnable.
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News: The 'McChrystal effect' helping to turn the tide in Helmand
23 Jun 2010 British operations in Helmand Province are showing signs of significant progress, thanks partly to the success of the counter insurgency strategy and the leadership of General Stanley McChrystal, argues a new report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
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