RUSI Newsbrief

Monthly briefings on current issues in international defence and security and the military sciences.

Issue: Mar 2007, Vol. 27, No. 3

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After Admitting Failure on Iran, Will Europe Take the Gloves Off? A leaked EU report recognises that diplomatic efforts to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons programme have failed. Member states must decide whether they can accept a nuclear Iran, and what can be done to stop its programme.
Tim Williams

Security in Afghanistan: More Than a Job for NATO While the reconstruction of Afghanistan remains achievable, NATO and the international community must better coordinate their efforts, or risk strategic failure.
Michael Williams

Pressure Point Warfare: China Swings the Assassin's Mace In the wake of China’s successful anti-satellite test in January 2007, observers are scrambling to interpret the signals. The unveiling of such weapons suggests a policy of ‘pressure-point warfare’.
Alexander Neill

Divided Unions: The Allies' Split over Iraq Troop Withdrawals The White House’s objectives in Iraq are increasingly divergent from those of its allies, domestically and internationally. As a hostile Congress attacks in Washington, the ‘coalition of the willing’ begins to dwindle.
Kate Clouston

No Fly Zones – Easy to Say, Difficult to Implement No Fly Zones seem to offer a powerful and low-risk means of halting violence in Darfur. However, political leaders must not underestimate the true challenges involved.
Paul Smyth

Putin's New Set-up: Consolidating Power in Russia Recent personnel changes made in Russia suggest how President Putin is planning to handle the 2008 transition, when his term in office expires.
Irina Isakova