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Issue: Apr 2007, Vol. 152, No. 2

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The Royal Navy at the Brink The Royal Navy risks losing irretrievably the capacity to be a decisive force across the globe.
Jeremy J. Blackham & Gwyn Prins

British Defence Policy—Rebuilding National Consensus To maintain a workable expeditionary defence strategy, there must be a renewed national consensus.
Michael Codner

RUSI Interview with General David Richards General Richards speaks frankly of the myriad challenges he encountered during his nine months as commander of ISAF.

Is UK Doctrine Relevant to Global Insurgency? As the tools of counterinsurgency are increasingly applied to the war against terror, what is missing from British doctrine?
John Mackinlay

Africa, Terrorism and AFRICOM Will Africa become a platform for international terrorist activities and how should the United States, in particular, respond to the potential threat?
Greg Mills and Jeffrey Herbst

American Diplomacy and Adversarial Relationships: US Practices in Historical Perspective Why, in so many situations, has the United States intentionally eschewed direct diplomatic contacts which cost little but could deliver valuable results?
Robert McGeehan

What Future, Privatized Military and Security Activities? The Need for Pragmatic Engagement There has been limited progress regarding the regulation of private military security companies. However, serious problems remain.
Kevin A. O'Brien

Climate Change and Security in Southern Asia: Understanding the National Security Implications Climate change in Southern Asia will have consequences for regional security.
Brahma Chellaney

Reflections on the War in Lebanon With the emergence of more information about the 2006 ‘Second Lebanon War’, it is possible to place the operation in context.
Jim Storr

Inside the War Cabinet Reflections by Britain's Defence Secretary during the Falklands War.
John Nott

Fortune and the Warrior Spirit: The British Victory in the Falklands A look back at an 'extraordinarily silly' war, its blunders and triumphs.
Max Hastings

‘Falklands 25’: The Falkland Islands and the 1982 South Atlantic Campaign The anniversary of the campaign should be used as an opportunity to reflect on the massive changes that the Islands have undergone since 1982.
Klaus Dodds

Remembering the Creation of Germany's Army of Unity The Bundeswehr’s role in the reunification merits consideration as one of the most successful endeavours in the country’s civil-military relations.
Charles Steele

The 1964 Tanganyika Rifles Mutiny and the British Armed Intervention that Ended It Study of the little-known Tanganyika mutiny has benefited from the release of archive material. What lessons does this episode hold for today?
Christopher MacRae and Tony Laurence

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