Domestic Fallout for Coalition Members

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Domestic Fallout for Coalition Members
Commentary and analyses on the domestic fallout for coalition members

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British Defence Policy—Rebuilding National Consensus
To maintain a workable expeditionary defence strategy, there must be a renewed national consensus.
Urban Warfare In Crisis Response Operations
Gian Marco Chiarini, who commanded the Italian 132 Ariete Armoured Brigade in Nasiriyah in Iraq, discusses some hard-learned lessons from his brigade’s operations in Iraq.
Military Operations Today: Spears and Ploughshares in Iraq
The equipment implications of operations today and in the future.
Revising the British Army’s Counter-Insurgency Doctrine
Responding to events in Iraq and Afghanistan, the British Army has begun a review of its counter-insurgency doctrine.
MoD First Reflections on Iraq
The Ministry of Defence's First Reflections report is a useful look at operations in Iraq from the point of view of the UK armed forces.
If it's Broke, Fix it: The Reform of Two Intelligence Services
As with the reports which provided the impetus for US and UK intelligence service reforms, their styles are very different.
The Quadrennial Defence Review – Revolution Reloaded?
While debate over the form and soul of the RMA continues, transformation is no longer the Defense Secretary’s private war, but an institution with its own cadre of adherents.
Soliders and Courts and the Spectre of Exceptionalism
Should service personnel be entitled to some protection from the consequences of the ill-considered use of violence when they act in military operations?