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Analysis: Recovering Stolen Assets 8 May 2012 by Dr John Louth, Elizabeth Pearson
This week, the RUSI Analysis Podcast examines corruption, and how money lost to it can be reclaimed. The issue's the subject of a paper called Plundering the Treasure Chest, published recently by RUSI. It highlights the relevance of corruption to global security, and the success of Western interventions. Global Security Issues Law and Ethics International Institutions UK Europe

Analysis: Defence and Foreign Policy Under President-elect François Hollande 6 May 2012
We know little about François Hollande's stance on wider foreign and defence policy issues. Though we are unlikely to see major changes from his predecessor, some clues from his successful campaign suggest that President-elect Hollande will adopt a more European and Gaullist approach. France Europe

Analysis: The Need for Defence Diplomacy 3 May 2012
The success of military operations in Afghanistan and beyond requires better communications with publics at home and on the frontline. To do this, we need to further erode the barriers between the diplomatic, military and civilian worlds. Global Security Issues Defence Policy UK Europe

Analysis: 'Cats and Traps': Launching the Carrier Debate in the Right Direction? 27 Apr 2012 by Dr Lee Willett
Media debate on the UK's carrier programme is focusing on the jets, rather than the ships they land on. Central to this discussion is 'cats and traps', the launch and recovery system, which drives the choice of aircraft. Critics who say that this will cost too much overlook the long-term strategic value it will add. Maritime Forces Aerospace Defence Policy UK Europe

Analysis: Of Jets and Carriers... Again 27 Apr 2012
As the UK government grapples with whether or not to carry out a U-turn over which variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), chiefly because of issues surrounding carrier conversion costs, there are broader issues beyond technical and financial ones, and some echoes from the past. Aerospace Maritime Forces Defence Policy UK Europe

RUSI Journal: Ministerial Decision-Making in the Run-Up to the Helmand Deployment 16 Apr 2012
The Helmand deployment in 2006 was characterised by a general strategic failure at ministerial level (Free access) UK Europe Afghanistan Central and South Asia Counter-insurgency

RUSI Journal: Promoting the Concept of 'UK plc': A Public-Private Sector Olympic Challenge 16 Apr 2012
One of the major legacies of the London Olympics may well be a better way of working between private and public sector actors when it comes to national resilience Domestic Security Securing Britain Terrorism UK Europe

RUSI Journal: Confronting the European Defence Crisis: The Common European Army in Germany's Political Debate 16 Apr 2012 by Dr Henrik Heidenkamp
The current German political debate revisits the idea of a common European army as a feasible solution to the European defence crisis Germany Europe

RUSI Journal: The Sum of its Parts? Partnering, the MoD and Industry 16 Apr 2012 by Dr John Louth
As the British government and defence industry seek more collaborative arrangements, they must remember that 'partnership' is more than just a word Equipment and Acquisitions UK Defence Defence Spending UK Europe Defence Management

Analysis: UKTA No.2: Global Jihad Sustained Through Africa 4 Apr 2012 by Valentina Soria
The latest UK Terrorism Analysis suggests that Africa represents a potential new front for counter-terrorism in Britain and the linkages already evident across the continent suggest the development of some disturbing new trends. Terrorism UK Europe

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