Whitehall Papers

RUSI’s monograph series provides in-depth studies of specific developments, issues or themes in the field of national and international defence and security. Whitehall Papers reflect the highest standards of original research and analysis, and are invaluable background material for policy makers and specialists alike.

European Energy Security: Facing a Future of Increasing Dependency? European dependence on foreign sources of fossil fuel in the near future is unavoidable. The EU must take more steps to ensure security of supply and shore up its own energy infrastructure
Peter Truscott

Rebooting the West: The US, Europe and the Future of the Western Alliance The West is in bad shape: no institution can persist without renewal and renovation. The Western powers must therefore reaffirm their common principles
Christopher Coker

Who ‘Lost’ Russia? An Enquiry into the Failure of the Russian-Western Partnership An enlarged NATO, forced to consider how to defend its new members from possible Russian aggression, is set for an ‘unavoidable clash’ of interests with Russia transfixed by Cold War logic that still harbours ‘imperial ambitions’.
Dr Jonathan Eyal

Global Inequality and Security Policy: A British Perspective This Whitehall Paper explores the links between global inequality and insecurity, examining possible implications for government policy.
Malcolm Chalmers

Delivering Climate Security: International Security Responses to a Climate Changed World This Whitehall Paper argues that the international response to climate security threats has been ‘slow and inadequate’ and nations need to integrate climate change into their security policy to prepare for worst case scenarios.
Nick Mabey

Preventing War in Macedonia: Pre-Emptive Diplomacy for the 21st Century Examining an example of successful pre-emptive diplomacy that has enduring lessons of conflict resolution and peacebuilding in the 21st Century.
Mark Laity

The Ascendancy of Political Risk Management and its Implications for Global Security and Business Whitehall Paper 67, 2006

Political risk has a fundamental role in the generation of commercial risk in the twenty-first century. This paper examines the defence and energy sectors. It examines a number of quantitative and qualitative risk models utilized by industry and government, and determines whether they are fit for purpose.
Peter Truscott

After The Bubble: British Private Security Companies After Iraq Whitehall Paper 66, 2006

The boom in protective security in Iraq and has helped to create a group of British Private Security Companies (PSCs) keen to establish a separate, British identity within a sector hitherto dominated by US companies.
Dominick Donald

Trade, Development and Security in Africa: Report of the 2005 Tswalu Dialogue Whitehall Paper 65, 2005
Terence McNamee, Greg Mills,Monde Muyangwa & Kurt Shillinger

Defeating Complex Insurgency: Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan Whitehall Paper 64, 2005

The international response to insurgency and terrorism is at present too unwieldy and disparately motivated to succeed in taking a manoeuvrist approach.
John Mackinlay

The Innovative Use of Private Finance in Defence Acquisition Whitehall Paper 63, 2004

An objective non-partisan review of the issues concerning the use of private finance in defence acquisition and an examination into some possibilities for its future evolution in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

Global Challenges and Africa: Bridging Divides, Dealing with Perceptions, Rebuilding Societies Whitehall Paper 62, 2004

This compendium focuses on conflict resolution, security challenges, obstacles to democratization and the impact of global developments on Africa. It is the result of a Dialogue between key policymakers in Africa and beyond.
Richard Cobbold and Greg Mills (editors)

War and Morality Whitehall Paper 61, 2004

Essays on the legal justifications for the resport to force, nations hosting international terrorists and criminals, humanitarian relief efforts, post conflict stabilization, and case studies on Iraq and Afghanistan.
Patrick Mileham (editor)

Missile Defence in a New Strategic Environment Whitehall Paper 60, 2003

This Whitehall Paper brings together wide-ranging perspectives on the post-ABM Treaty missile defence debate: the policies in the UK, US, EU, NATO, Japan and Taiwan, among others, and the scientific, technological and industrial issues that accompany the debate.
Jeremy Stocker and David Wiencek (editors)

War in Iraq: Combat & Consequence Whitehall Paper 59, 2003

Compiled shortly after the end of combat, this in-depth study draws preliminary from the War in Iraq (May 2003).
Jonathan Eyal (editor)

Empires in Conflict: The Growing Rift Between Europe and the United States Whitehall Paper 58, 2003
Christopher Coker

Defence Industry in a Global Gontext: Policy Implications for the United Kingdom Whitehall Paper 57, 2003
Neil Latham

Hanging Together: Military Interoperability in an Era of Technical Innovation Whitehall Paper 56, 2000
Michael Codner

International Missile Defence? Opportunities, Challenges and Implications for Europe Whitehall Paper 55, 2002
Robin Ranger, David Wieneck and Jeremy Stocker (Editors)

The Aegean Sea: Bridge or Barrier? Whitehall Paper 54, 2001
Mike Mason

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