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RUSI Future Defence Review paper: UK’s Armed Forces face personnel cuts of 20% over the next six years
The growing costs of UK defence capabilities, combined with cuts in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) budget as a result of the nation's fiscal crisis, will make it impossible to preserve current numbers of service personnel and front-line capabilities.
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DIMDEX 2010 Middle East Naval Commanders Conference
The Middle East Naval Commanders Conference will bring together chiefs of navies and fleet commanders from across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) alongside their counterparts from around Europe, Asia, and North America at the biggest maritime security conference in the Middle East in 2010.
 RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference 2010
As the United Kingdom (UK) moves from the Green Paper, through a General Election and to a future defence and security review, RUSI’s major annual Future Maritime Operations conference will provide a significant opportunity very early in the post-Election period to examine the Royal Navy’s Contribution to Future British Defence and Security.
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Maritime Studies

This programme explores the range of issues relating to the national defence and security requirements on the use of the sea for military purposes, and examines how policy shapes military strategy in the maritime environment.

The long-standing Maritime Studies programme undertakes policy research on the use of the sea, maritime security, the maritime operational environment, and the roles and capabilities of military forces based at sea.

The programme enjoys close links with the Royal Navy, the Ministry of Defence, overseas navies, academia and the defence industry.

We also provide lecturing support for university courses: RUSI Maritime Studies staff are currently teaching a Master's course in Defence and Security at the Greenwich Maritime Institute in the University of Greenwich.

 

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Shaping the international maritime discourse: the Royal Navy’s role Commentary: 17 Feb 2010
The use of the sea remains fundamental to international security. At a time of increasing public spending constraints, what is the significance of naval force – and of the Royal Navy in particular – in supporting national and international defence and security.
National Crises and the Utility of Naval Power: The Haiti Case Study Commentary: 16 Feb 2010
With the recent publication of a Ministry of Defence (MoD) Green Paper and an upcoming Strategic Defence Review (SDR), the debate over future UK defence reform has been fierce. The international response to the Haitian disaster has proven to be a case study in how important high-end naval assets can be to a wide range of UK national interests.

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Nuclear Policy at Sea: A Part-Time Deterrent Will Not Do! Articles: 16 Dec 2009 by Tim Hare
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