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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: Diplomatic Alternatives to Cyber-Warfare: A Near-Term Agenda 21 Feb 2012
International consensus defining a framework of legitimate behaviour in cyberspace is urgently needed Cyber Technology International Institutions Global Security Issues

Analysis: Not Welcome Here: The Resurgence Of Far-Right Wing Extremism In Europe 9 Jan 2012 by Valentina Soria
The recent spate of extremist murders across Europe may indicate a growing European malaise where xenophobia and anti-minority hatred is becoming acceptable. Yet events in Britain, where two men have been convicted for an era-defining racist murder, could herald a change in attitudes and be an example for the rest of Europe. European Union International Institutions Terrorism Tackling Extremism Europe

Analysis: VIDEO: Perspectives for 2012 16 Dec 2011 by Professor Michael Clarke
RUSI Director General Professor Michael Clarke offers his defence and international security perspectives for the year ahead. International Institutions Global Security Issues Middle East and North Africa Pacific Europe Americas Afghanistan Central and South Asia

RUSI Journal: NATO After Libya: Alliance Adrift? 9 Dec 2011
Undue focus on recent operations, and the 'success' of the Alliance's Libya campaign, deflects attention from the more important drivers of NATO’s future course NATO International Institutions

RUSI Journal: Debunking the Piracy Myth: How Illegal Fishing Really Interacts with Piracy in East Africa 9 Dec 2011
Did Somali piracy develop in an attempt to counter illegal fishing or is it simply a quest for profit? Maritime Forces International Institutions Global Security Issues

RUSI Journal: Pirates and Power Politics: Naval Presence and Grand Strategy in the Horn of Africa 9 Dec 2011 by Dr Lee Willett
Counter-piracy operations have proved to be a useful way for states to expand their influence in a strategically significant region Maritime Forces International Institutions United Nations NATO European Union Global Security Issues Africa Horn of Africa

RUSI Journal: Somali Piracy: Why Should We Care? 9 Dec 2011
How can the international community best deal with the single biggest maritime threat since the Second World War? (Free access) Maritime Forces European Union International Institutions NATO Global Security Issues Africa Horn of Africa UK Europe

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