Whitehall Reports

Produced at strategic intervals throughout the year, Whitehall Reports provide detailed assessments of various issues and challenges faced by security professionals in conflict and post-conflict environments, the defence industry and policy-making bodies.

Nuclear Narratives: Reflections on Declaratory Policy Declaratory policy is an essential part of nuclear deterrence. With disarmament once again on the global agenda, this report offers a detailed analysis of the options open to policy-makers
26 May 2010

International Peace-Building for the 21st Century: The Tswalu Protocol and Background Papers This report offers detailed recommendations for overcoming many problems that have beset recent interventions from Afghanistan to Rwanda. Its individual papers provided the foundation for the final ‘Tswalu Protocol’, a consensus derived from the experience of leading figures at the epicentre of peace-building operations.
4 Sep 2008

Propaganda of the Deed 2008: Understanding the Phenomenon Propaganda of the deed is a little understood phenomenon. But recent manifestations of it in the last decade have once again propelled it into the public consciousness.
2 Jul 2009

The United Kingdom’s Independent Strategic Nuclear Deterrent In this Whitehall Report, the authors explore what they consider to be the principal issues that should form the basis of this debate during the consultation period and the Parliamentary debate.
17 Jul 2007

Differentiating Africa By Paula Thornhill, Richard Cobbold, Bill Rollo, Asher Susser, Jeffrey Herbst and Michael Finley

The Tswalu Dialogue was established in 2002 as a premier African forum to discuss issues of concern to continental development and security. This year's event considered the means required to reinforce the success of those African states which have successfully pursued reforms and identifies the lessons from their recovery. It also considered strategies for successful reform.
12 Feb 2007

Communications Inter-Operability in a Crisis By Sandra Bell and Rebecca Cox

Inquiries into most large scale emergencies and disasters highlight communication difficulties between emergency services. However, there has been little written on the positive forces (or drivers) for communication between the services.
4 Jan 2007

African Security, Commodities and Development Experts examine the relationship between African security, commodities and development. They investigate the facts behind both academic and popular misconceptions about Africa’s commodities.
16 Aug 2006

Coalition Command in Contemporary Operations As coalition operations again become commonplace in military affairs, this Whitehall Report examines the challenges of coalition command in contemporary operations.
22 May 2008

The African Military in the 21st Century Report of the 2007 Tswalu Dialogue. The report focusses on the likely roles, shape and structure of the African military of the Twenty-first century.
31 Oct 2007

Beyond Artful: Government and Industry Roles in Britain’s Future Submarine Design, Build and Support HMS Astute’s launch, and the recent debate on the renewal of Britain’s strategic nuclear deterrent, has focused public and political attention on the future of the UK Submarine Industrial Base.
4 Jun 2007

Negotiating the Impossible? The Beslan Hostage Crisis Examining the Beslan Hostage crisis of 2004, this report will analyze the various myths and contradictory accounts of the attack, with particular reference to the failed negotiations.
6 Mar 2007

Avionics and Mission Systems: A Key Element in Delivering Through-Life Capability This Whitehall Report assesses the challenges facing the avionics and mission systems sectors following the Defence Industrial Strategy.
29 Aug 2006

Transformation of Military Operations on the Cusps >With a continued political strategy of projecting stability and promoting democracy overseas, US and allied armed forces, and other government and non-governmental agencies are likely to operate with increasing frequency ‘on the cusps’ of their traditional areas of activity, institutional capabilities and conceptual and doctrinal constructs.
16 May 2006

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Whitehall Reports

Produced at strategic intervals throughout the year, Whitehall Reports provide detailed assessments of various issues and challenges faced by security professionals in conflict and post-conflict environments, the defence industry and policy-making bodies.