Monthly briefings on current issues in international defence and security and the military sciences. Issue: Jul 2008, Vol. 28, No. 7
British and French Navies Neck and Neck?
This paper studies the trends in the composition of the British and French navies since the end of the Cold War and analyses the implications of these trends on future capability and possible partnership.
Michael Codner
Is Space Weaponisation Inevitable?
Recently, reports of the destruction of ageing satellites by the missiles of large powers have been frequent. This article analyses whether these events are the prefigure the weaponisation of space.
Bharath Gopalaswamy
North Korea and Iran
This article explains the reasons for the differing treatment the Iranian and North Korean nuclear threats have recieved from the West, highlighting that the threat from Iran is greater than that of North Korea.
Jonathan Eyal