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Issue: Apr 2003, Vol. 148, No. 2

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BOOK REVIEWS April 2003 Book Reviews

Artists and War The war on Iraq has seen a coming-of-age for the press, electronic and broadcast media. In this flood tide of imagery and opinion is there still a place for the artist?
John Mackinlay

Budgets as Arms Control – The Bosnian Experience For once in the Balkans, quiet diplomacy, money and the concept of affordability have succeeded.
John Drewienkiewicz

COMMENT: War in Iraq Reflecting on the achievements and problems of the War in Iraq so far.
Richard Cobbold

Greeks and Romans: Anglo-American Relations After 9/11 A compelling article based on a presentation given by Alex Danchev to RUSI, on 28 February 2003, discussing Anglo-American relations after 9/11.
Alex Danchev

Interview with Sir John Ramsden Early this April, a historic event took place at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London: after decades of existence under various names, the Central and North West Europe Department merged with the European Union Department. On the eve of this event, the head of the old Department talked to the RUSI about his experience, and aspirations for the future of his region.

Missile Defence and the United kingdom: Option for Government and opportunity for Industry? In December last year (2002) the Ministry of Defence published a Public Discussion Paper on Missile Defence. This article responds to the Discussion Document and drawing views and insights from the conference considers implications for British and European industry.
Michal Codner and Elin Thomas

Russia - A Question of Trust President Putin was determined to rebuild bridges with Europe and America. His calculation was simple: if Russia was to overcome its past by fashioning an economy that would generate stability, prosperity and restore its international prestige, then better relations with Western leaders and deeper reforms to attract foreign investors had to be a top priority.
Bridget Kendall

Smart Acquisition: The Next Steps Sir Robert Walmsley, Chief of Defence Procurement, assesses the current state of Smart Acquisition. Remarks are drawn from the Keynote Address to RUSI's Smart Acquistion conference in January 2003
Robert Walmsley

SOE’s Achievements: Operation Gunnerside Reconsidered An assessment of SOE's achievements in light of a reconsideration of Operation Gunnerside.
Nigel West

The Continuing Transformation of Britain’s Maritime Forces: Part I: The Historical Context Commodore Tim Laurence and Stephen Prince reinvigorate the debate on the future contribution of Britains maritime forces to joint operations.
Tim Laurence and Stephen Prince

The Impact of War in Iraq: Democratization or Destabilization of the Middle East? Daniel Neep assesses the likely impact of the war upon the Middle East, paying particular attention to the prospect of democracy in the region.
Daniel Neep

The Winter War in Global Perspective Ohto Manninen reassesses some of the lingering uncertainties surrounding the Winter War.
Ohto Manninen

War for Talent The profession of arms is ultimately about war-fighting, and this presents some unique challenges to those who must try and reconcile the desires and expectations of those within the Forces.
Anthony Palmer

What Should we be Looking For? A Commanders Perspective on Recruits and Recruiting As a commander,Lieutenant General John Kiszley is concerned not so much with how to persuade to join the Armed Forces, as with what he is looking for from those individuals who come under his command.
John Kiszley