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Committing Britain to War in Helmand, 2005-06Ten years after British troops entered Afghanistan, a new book dissects the strategic decisions that took the UK to war in Helmand.
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April 2012 RUSI Journal
The Helmand DecisionRUSI continues the project begun by The Afghan Papers - dissecting the UK's decision to deploy to Helmand, Afghanistan, in 2006 - with set of retrospective analysis in the April Journal. Charles Style, Josh Arnold-Forster and Matt Cavanagh each provide a personal reflection on the way in which decisions were made to deploy to Helmand Province, and highlight the obstacles they faced at the time. Finally, Mungo Melvin draws a set of enduring lessons from the fateful decision, which should serve policy-makers well into the future.
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End of an Auld Sang
The defence questions that an independent Scotland would need to answer may be difficult onesDownload the free PDF here
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NATO and Tactical Nuclear Weapons
Poland provides an intriguing case study for Alliance dynamics on non-strategic nuclear weaponsDownload the paper here
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Contractor Support to Operations
Contractors are an essential part of the UK's defence effort. But what does the market hold in store for government and the private sector?Read the latest Whitehall Report
Defence Systems
Spring 2012
RUSI's strategic briefing for international defence professionals.Read the latest issue here
The Libya Campaign
Short War, Long Shadow
RUSI's definitive verdict on the political and military legacies of the 2011 operations over LibyaRead the Whitehall Report here
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