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Workshop Report: Pharmaceutical Resilience
Proceedings of the Workshop on Pharmaceutical Resilience for Serious Infectious Disease, 5 February 201321 May 2013
Briefing Paper: A Return to East of Suez? UK Military Deployment to the Gulf
Britain may be on course to become more directly involved in Gulf security as the US reorients towards the Far East and Pacific Rim26 Apr 2013
Briefing Paper: Iran - Red Lines and Grey Areas
Iran may inadvertently cross unclear US and Israeli ‘red lines’ on its nuclear programme and trigger military action23 Apr 2013
Briefing Paper: Mid-Term Blues - Defence and the 2013 Spending Review
As the government's austerity measures continue, the Ministry of Defence will face more tough choices with less money25 Feb 2013
Briefing Paper: Taliban Perspectives on Reconciliation
Far from being an irreconcilable faction, there may in fact exist some potential for compromise within the Taliban7 Sep 2012
Briefing Paper: The Defence Materiel Strategy and the GOCO Proposal for Abbey Wood
The government has proposed a bold new plan for Defence Equipment and Support to go government owned, contractor operated. But will it work?25 Jul 2012
Roundtable Report: China’s Engagement in Non-Traditional Security
What are the challenges and opportunities for UK-China military co-operation? A report produced in association with the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies and China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham10 May 2012
Briefing Paper: Defence in an Independent Scotland
The debate about an independent Scotland is picking up steam. Defence will present its own set of challenges should the Yes vote prevail16 Apr 2012
Briefing Paper: The Destination of the Defence Pound
A new study reveals how much the Exchequer might claw back in taxation from domestic defence projects at a time when the Ministry of Defence is expected to contribute to budget deficit reduction20 Jan 2012
Workshop Report: Returning Sovereign Wealth
An examination of the opportunities for repatriating and reinvesting stolen assets, specifically considering the contribution of private investigators to the recovery of stolen assets3 Nov 2011
Briefing Paper: Is the UK Defence Budget Crisis Really Over?
The Ministry of Defence appears to have finally balanced the books, at least on paper. But the real work to make the savings real begins now5 Oct 2011
Briefing Paper: The Defence Reform Agenda
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will need clear ministerial and Defence Board guidance to introduce revolutionary new ways of working to ensure the department still operates coherently, following the major cuts to civil service numbers.22 Jun 2011
Conference Report: Reserves in Transformation
What does the Ministry of Defence need to consider as part of its Future Reserves 2020 Review?28 Jan 2011
Reducing the Role of NATO ’s Nuclear Weapons
Where do we Stand after Tallinn? The questions and conflicts affecting NATO's position on Nuclear Weapons. 16 Jul 2010
Future Defence Review Working Papers
Independent analysis and opinion on issues likely to feature in a Future Defence Review8 Jan 2010
Workshop Report: Chinese and British Perspectives on Nuclear Non-proliferation
A study exploring the non-proliferation policies of these two major nuclear powers at a critical time for arms control1 Mar 2012
Conference report: The Maritime Contribution to the Joint Campaign and National Security Strategy
This report presents the findings of a series of closed workshops hosted at RUSI in spring 20096 Nov 2009
Conference report: Prosecuting Presidents
This conference report summarises the presentations and discussion of the joint RUSI-CFPA conference on international indictments of heads of government6 Nov 2009
Conference report: Crisis in the Horn of Africa
Summary of the joint RUSI-CFPA conference on the Horn of Africa6 Nov 2009
Conference report: AFRICOM and US-Africa Relations
A summary of the presentations and discussion from the February 2008 conference6 Nov 2009
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