FDR: Options for Britain's Defence and Security

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In advance of a future review of defence, RUSI identified the important areas of defence policy that must be addressed in light of the changing character of twenty-first century warfare, military utility, and reduced government spending in the future.

Historically government defence reviews are undertaken to decide defence policy and the resources and means necessary to achieve these objectives. Such reviews are both contentious and sensitive, for defence policy is intimately related to the protection and projection of national interest abroad as well as defending national security at home.  More >

Future Defence Review Working Papers

This series provided independent analysis and opinion on issues that featured in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.

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

Number 8
Entente or Oblivion: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Franco-British Co-operation on Defence
By Etienne de Durand

Number 9
Unbalancing the Force? Prospects for UK Defence after the SDSR
By Malcolm Chalmers

 



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