Professor Trevor Taylor
Position: Professorial Research Fellow in Defence Management
Professor Trevor Taylor is the Professorial Research Fellow in Defence Management, augmenting the Institute's work on United Kingdom Defence Policy as well as giving particular high level expertise in defence management issues. In particular, he analyses contemporary issues of defence equipment procurement, drawing upon existing work in RUSI's Military Sciences Department.
Professor Taylor comes to RUSI from Cranfield University where he was head of the Department of Defence Management and Security Analysis and subsequently head of the Centre for Defence Management and Leadership. Professor Taylor previously served as Chairman of the British International Studies Association and head of the International Security Programme at Chatham House.
RUSI Publications
The Essential Choice: Options for Future British Defence
30 Apr 2010
The forthcoming Strategic Defence Review may pave the way for a more co-operative and economical approach to defence policy
Many questions remain about the direction of UK defence reform
13 Aug 2010
Following the Secretary of State for Defence’s speech on the future of UK defence, how many more questions have been raised than answered?
Defence and the Growing Financial Challenge
3 Mar 2010
The Ministry of Defence is in increasing financial difficulty as the financial needs of the MoD's Equipment Procurement Plan exceeds the potential financial resources. What are the likely solutions in the forthcoming Defence Review?
Is the Ministry of Defence living beyond its means?
26 Jul 2010
The recent National Audit Office (NAO) report has once again raised the issue of the affordability of defence and argues for finance to have a louder voice in the Ministry of Defence (MoD). But should fiscal responsibility achieve such prominence when military lives are at risk?
The Gray Report
24 Nov 2009
The Gray Report offers one of the most revealing takes on the workings of the MoD available to the public, and expands in detail upon acknowledged problems
Implications of the US Nuclear Posture Review
8 Apr 2010
The US Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) released at the beginning of April has some significant implications for America’s friends and allies as well as potential adversaries.
Two major reports on UK defence acquisition, two contrasting visions of reform
5 Nov 2009
While both the Gray report on defence acquisition and the Haddon-Cave report on the Nimrod disaster cover a similar subject, they offer very different visions for future reform in the Ministry of Defence.
