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: Feb 2008, Vol. 153, No. 1

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Risk, Threat and Security: The Case of the United Kingdom The security of the United Kingdom is at risk and under threat and has prompted five former Chiefs of the Defence Staff to speak out. Here, they elaborate their concerns.
Gwyn Prins & Robert Salisbury

Armed Forces, Media and the Public: The Current ‘Crisis’ in Historical and Political Perspective Peter Riddell looks at the changes in the way in which war is reported in the media, and argues that any gulf between the armed forces is not a result of media portrayal, but of a tendency towards 'victim psychology' within the armed forces.
Peter Riddell

The Media at War: Ideology, Insurgency and Journalists in the Firing Line Kenneth Payne examines the dangers faced by media workers as they become increasingly involved in the 'battle for ideas'.
Kenneth Payne

Kosovo’s Independence: Re-Wiring the Balkans, the Wrong Way Around With Kosovo having declared independence, there is now yet another state in the fractured Balkan region. Jonathan Eyal looks at the implications of Kosovar statehood.
Jonathan Eyal

Russia’s Role in the Kosovo Conflict of 1999 In this article, Anna Maria Brudenell looks at Russia's involvement in Kosovo in 1999. She examines Russian interests in the region, its influence over Milosevic and the seizure of Slatina airport.
Anna Maria Brudenell

Double-I, Double-N: A Framework for Counter-Insurgency An assessment of the methodology of modern insurgents, with recommendations on how best to counter their asymmetrical tactics.
Julian Lewis

Counter-What? Germany and Counter-Insurgency in Afghanistan An examination the failure of Germany to adapt its strategic thinking to the demands of counter-insurgency in Afghanistan and the implications for the NATO allies.
Timo Noetzel & Benjamin Schreer

Propaganda of the Deed and the Irish Republican Brotherhood: From the Politics of ‘Shock and Awe’ to the ‘Imagined Political Community' An examination of the similarities between the Irish Republican Brotherhood and Al-Qa'ida in uniting 'imagined communities' through 'Propaganda of the Deed'.
Neville Bolt

Understanding Insurgency and State Response: Does Historical Context Matter? A Look Back at France and Algeria The humiliation of military defeat in the Second World War and Indochina, coupled with the colonial experience, had a significant impact on French withdrawal from Algeria, argues Joey Wang.
Joey Wang

Lessons Learned From Liberia: Security Sector Reform in a Failed State This piece establishes the lessons that can be taken from the complex task of security sector reform in Liberia, in order to apply them to future efforts at reform elsewhere.
Sean McFate

Allying with an Evil Axis? The Ambivalent Role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Central Asia An investigation into the potentially malign influence of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and its role in Central Asian politics.
Albrecht Rothacher

Grenada 1983 2008 is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the US invasion of Grenada. Richard Connaughton recalls the course of the short war and the lessons that the US military learnt from it.
Richard Connaughton

Misfire! Reassessing the Legacy of General Robert Laycock Major-General Robery Laycock has been heavily criticised for his conduct in Crete in the Second World War, but there are question marks over this criticism.
Donat Gallagher

Dragoons and Commandos: The Development of Mounted Infantry in Southern Africa 1654-1899 The wars and campaigns in South Africa of both the Boer and the British forces helped lead to the evolution of cavalry into mounted infantry.
Damian P O’Connor

Book Reviews