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 2007, Vol. 152, No. 5

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Strategy and Fortune: British Security Policy in Transition This is an extended version of Professor Michael Clarke's inagural lecture to the Institute delivered on 25 September 2007.
Michael Clarke

The Real Strategic Environment: A Call for Long-Term Thinking on UK Defence Investment The Government needs to be reasonably confident that its investment will be sound and yet it has no way of knowing at the point of decision whether it is or not. This dilemma has always been at the heart of British defence planning.
Steven Haines

Counter-Insurgency: Echoes from the Past An extended version of the Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture, delivered at RUSI on 10 September 2007.
Glenn Torpy

Photo Essay: The RAF in Afghanistan This photo project sees Susan Schulman with the RAF in Afghanistan in the late Spring of 2007.
Susan Schulman

Assessing the Surge On 18 September Ambassador Ryan Crocker visited RUSI after presenting his assessment of the 'surge' policy, with General David Petraeus, before the United States Congress.
RUSI

Bordering on the Impossible: Securing Lebanon's Borders with Syria This article analyzes the nature of Lebanese and international attempts to stem the flow of weapons into the country by increasing Lebanon's capacity to manage its own borders.
Alistair Harris

Walking the Tightrope: Dealing with Warlords in Afghanistan's Destabilizing North Warlords have become part and parcel of Afghanistan's political landscape since the collapse of the state in the early 1990s.
Dominique Orsini

Fathoming Pakistan's Cycles of Instability History evidences that bouts of instability in Pakistan are cyclical affairs. A framework for understanding the degree of hazard posed by recent developments must analyse their historical (dis)continuity.
Samir Puri

Brother in Arms: Transitioning from One Castro to Another in Cuba When Fidel Castro eventually dies, though much analysis will focus on personalities, the role of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces will be crucial to guaranteeing stability in the short term.
Mark Joyce

Up Periscope: The Expansion of Submarine Capabilities in the Asia-Pacific Region In an arc extending from Pakistan and India through South-east Asia and up to Japan, there is a striking modernization and expansion of military capabilities underway.
Andrew Davies

The Naval Contribution to Sustainable Development in West and Central Africa This article examines some roles, challenges and opportunities for West and Central African navies.
Chris Trelawny

Logistics of the American Civil War The American Civil War presented challenges for the supply and transport of troops. This article considers the influence of logistics on the operations of Union and Confederate forces, and how these features have been reflected in later wars.
David Kirkpatrick

Book Reviews Book reviews by Paul Lever, Christopher Coker, Gurmeet Kanwal, Jeremy Black and Andrew Brookes.

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