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Whitehall Papers

RUSI’s monograph series provides in-depth studies of specific developments, issues or themes in the field of national and international defence and security. Whitehall Papers reflect the highest standards of original research and analysis, and are invaluable background material for policy-makers and specialists alike.


WHP 79 Irans Nuclear TrajectoryThe Permanent Crisis: Iran's Nuclear Trajectory (WHP 79) The Iranian nuclear crisis risks becoming a permanent one. This paper examines possible ways out - and what a nuclear Iran might actually mean
Shashank Joshi

WHP 78 CoverLess is Better: Nuclear Restraint at Low Numbers (WHP 78) If the world is to move towards smaller holdings of nuclear warheads, correct sequencing in a web of complicated bilateral relationships is vital
Malcolm Chalmers

Whitehall Paper 77 cover smallThe Afghan Papers: Committing Britain to War in Helmand, 2005-06 (WHP 77) Ten years after British troops entered Afghanistan, a new book dissects the strategic decisions that took the UK to war in Helmand
Edited by Michael Clarke

201110 Whitehall Paper 76The Global Partnership against WMD: Success and Shortcomings of G8 Threat Reduction (WHP 76) In a world where proliferation by both state and non-state actors is a real threat, the G8 Global Partnership is more important than ever
Alan Heyes, Wyn Q Bowen and Hugh Chalmers

Whitehall Paper 75 mainEnvironmental Security in the Arctic Ocean: Promoting Co-operation and Preventing Conflict (WHP 75) The emergence of an ice-free Arctic Ocean will pose security, economic and environmental challenges. Foresight by today's leaders will be essential
Paul Arthur Berkman

Whitehall Paper 74Preparing for Peace: Britain's Contribution and Capabilities (WHP 74) Britain has intervened militarily six times on three continents since 1997, seeking to ensure stability and promote development in the world's failed states. But gaps remain in Whitehall's ability to manage conflict
Richard Teuten and Daniel Korski

Whitehall Paper 73European Energy Security: Facing a Future of Increasing Dependency? (WHP 73) European dependence on foreign sources of fossil fuel in the near future is unavoidable. The EU must take more steps to ensure security of supply and shore up its own energy infrastructure
Peter Truscott

Rebooting the West: The US, Europe and the Future of the Western Alliance (WHP 72) The West is in bad shape: no institution can persist without renewal and renovation. The Western powers must therefore reaffirm their common principles
Christopher Coker

WHP 71 EyalWho ‘Lost’ Russia? An Enquiry into the Failure of the Russian-Western Partnership (WHP 71) An enlarged NATO, forced to consider how to defend its new members from possible Russian aggression, is set for an ‘unavoidable clash’ of interests with Russia transfixed by Cold War logic that still harbours ‘imperial ambitions’.
Dr Jonathan Eyal

Global Inequality and Security Policy: A British Perspective (WHP 70) This Whitehall Paper explores the links between global inequality and insecurity, examining possible implications for government policy.
Malcolm Chalmers

Delivering Climate Security: International Security Responses to a Climate Changed World (WHP 69) This Whitehall Paper argues that the international response to climate security threats has been ‘slow and inadequate’ and nations need to integrate climate change into their security policy to prepare for worst case scenarios.
Nick Mabey

WHP68Preventing War in Macedonia: Pre-Emptive Diplomacy for the 21st Century (WHP 68) Examining an example of successful pre-emptive diplomacy that has enduring lessons of conflict resolution and peacebuilding in the 21st Century
Mark Laity

The Ascendancy of Political Risk Management and its Implications for Global Security and Business Whitehall Paper 67, 2006

Political risk has a fundamental role in the generation of commercial risk in the twenty-first century. This paper examines the defence and energy sectors. It examines a number of quantitative and qualitative risk models utilized by industry and government, and determines whether they are fit for purpose.
Peter Truscott

After The Bubble: British Private Security Companies After Iraq Whitehall Paper 66, 2006

The boom in protective security in Iraq and has helped to create a group of British Private Security Companies (PSCs) keen to establish a separate, British identity within a sector hitherto dominated by US companies.
Dominick Donald

Trade, Development and Security in Africa: Report of the 2005 Tswalu Dialogue Whitehall Paper 65, 2005
Terence McNamee, Greg Mills,Monde Muyangwa & Kurt Shillinger

Defeating Complex Insurgency: Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan Whitehall Paper 64, 2005

The international response to insurgency and terrorism is at present too unwieldy and disparately motivated to succeed in taking a manoeuvrist approach.
John Mackinlay

The Innovative Use of Private Finance in Defence Acquisition Whitehall Paper 63, 2004

An objective non-partisan review of the issues concerning the use of private finance in defence acquisition and an examination into some possibilities for its future evolution in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

Global Challenges and Africa: Bridging Divides, Dealing with Perceptions, Rebuilding Societies Whitehall Paper 62, 2004

This compendium focuses on conflict resolution, security challenges, obstacles to democratization and the impact of global developments on Africa. It is the result of a Dialogue between key policymakers in Africa and beyond.
Richard Cobbold and Greg Mills (editors)

War and Morality Whitehall Paper 61, 2004

Essays on the legal justifications for the resport to force, nations hosting international terrorists and criminals, humanitarian relief efforts, post conflict stabilization, and case studies on Iraq and Afghanistan.
Patrick Mileham (editor)

Missile Defence in a New Strategic Environment Whitehall Paper 60, 2003

This Whitehall Paper brings together wide-ranging perspectives on the post-ABM Treaty missile defence debate: the policies in the UK, US, EU, NATO, Japan and Taiwan, among others, and the scientific, technological and industrial issues that accompany the debate.
Jeremy Stocker and David Wiencek (editors)
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