RUSI Newsbrief

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

Issue: Mar 2008, Vol. 28, No. 3

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Revolutionising the Concept of Victory: the Lesson not Learned by the Enquiry into Israel’s Lebanon War In the light of the 2006 foray into Lebenon, the Israeli military has, despite the initiation of an enquiry, failed to appreciate the inherent problems in its concept of victory.
Dr Orit Gal

Russia’s Presidential Election: A Smooth Transfer of Power, or the Calm before the Storm? Although Dimitry Medvedev's victory was assured, it is as yet unclear how power will be managed between him and Vladimir Putin.
Carolina Vendil Pallin

Gulf States in a Muddle over Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions The publication of the US National Intelligence Estimate has caught the Gulf States off balance.
Henry Freeman

Re-thinking the NATO Budget: Short-Term Lessons, Long-Term Reform Equitable sharing of the military burden between NATO members is vital to the future sustainability of the alliance.
Laura Bridge

Whitehall Watch: The Met Office - Committed to Change Reliable predictions of climate and weather systems have grown ever more important in modern warfare.
Wayne Elliott and Derrick Ryall

Whitehall Watch: The FCO and Business: What Are the Obstacles to Co-operation? The Security Information Service for Business Overseas (SISBO), formed in 2003, exists to enable companies to tap into the government’s knowledge of foreign countries.
Mark Stollery