National Security Strategy

Emergency services responding to 2005 London bombi

RUSI explores how the Future Defence Review will integrate with the UK's wider National Security Strategy to ensure a comprehensive policy for the defence of the nation.

Background RUSI Analysis

Terrorism in the United Kingdom: Confirming its Modus Operandi
The conviction of around ninety people for terrorist offences in the UK since July 2005 grants an important insight into how domestic radicalisation occurs. What does this mean for the British police and security services? (June 2009)
By Michael Clarke and Valentina Soria

Britain's National Security: Compulsion and Discretion
Britain’s overall military strategy must be dominated by maritime considerations, and the national security policy that the strategy serves has to remain within reach of, though not always in lock-step with, that of the United States. (Dec 2008)
By Colin S Gray

RUSI Discussion Paper: The Hard Choices
In preparation for its 'Defence in the Round: The United Kingdom’s Needs, Priorities and Resources' conference, RUSI releases a discussion paper posing twenty key questions about the UK's national military strategy. (Nov 2008)

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