RUSI Journal

The RUSI Journal is the leading publication of the Institute. First published in 1857, it is now an internationally-recognized authority on defence and security issues.

Issue: Oct 2008, Vol. 153, No. 5

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Index

Letters Owen Humphrys addresses Manoeuvre Warfare Fraud.
Owen Humphrys

Afghanistan: Some Recent Observations In this article Michael Rose discusses winning hearts and minds in Afghanistan and the problems that still need to be overcome.
Michael Rose

Pacifying Afghanistan: Enduring Lessons from CORDS in Vietnam Ian Westerman explores the lessons that can be drawn from Vietnam to inform NATO's efforts in Afghanistan.
Ian Westerman

Training and Planning for Shifting Allegiances In this article Patrick D Allen discusses building shifting allegiances into training scenarios and battle management tools used by armed forces.
Patrick D Allen

Defence in a Changed Climate Clive Murgatroyd examines the impact of climate change on future conflicts and defence planning.
Clive Murgatroyd

Assessing Hostile Reconnaissance and Terrorist Intelligence Activities: The Case for a Counter Strategy Kevin A O'Brien present an argument for effective counter strategies to combat terrorist intelligence-gathering
Kevin A O'Brien

Europe and Russia: A Return to the Past Jonathan Eyal examines the impact of the Georgian war on the future of the West's co-operation with Russia.
Jonathan Eyal

A Bear with Teeth? The Russian Military in 2008 This article traces the state of Russia's military since the Soviet era and discusses the impact of its decline in light of recent events in Georgia.
Rod Thornton

Turkey's Deep State: Ergenekon and the Threat to Democratisation in the Republic This article explores the issues surrounding the Ergenekon scandal, a case which sheds light on the 'deep state' in Turkey.
Bill Park

US Missile Defence: Interview with General Obering, Director of the MDA Michael Rance interviews General Obering on the successes of and challenges facing the MDA.
Michael Rance

India's Emerging Profile in Space Harsh Pant and Bharath Gopalaswamy write on the development of and challenges facing India's space programme
Harsh V Pant and Bharath Gopalaswamy

Air Power in Japan's National Strategy Tomoyuki Ishizu discusses Japan's air power and future role in 'international peace co-operation activities'.
Tomoyuki Ishizu

How Effective Were Tank-Busting Aircraft in the Second World War? In this article A D Harvey carries out a detailed examination of the efficacy of tank-busting aircraft in the Second World War.
A D Harvey

Reviews Book Reviews by Jeremy Black, Gary Sheffield, Gill Bennett and Michael Evans.