Professor Malcolm Chalmers is Deputy Director-General of RUSI and directs its growing portfolio of research into contemporary... read more
Peter Roberts
Critics stress the limitations of amphibious forces in modern warfare, but their adaptability and capacity for innovation may prove invaluable in this climate of financial austerity
Tags: Armed Forces, Military Sciences, RUSI Journal, UK, Maritime Forces, UK Defence, Europe
Heather Campbell
The difficulties of informed and effective decision-making with regard to Afghanistan were keenly felt during the Third Anglo-Afghan War.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Afghanistan, UK, History, Europe, Central and South Asia
Henrik Heidenkamp
The German Ministry of Defence’s decision to move its ICT provision back to an in-house entity provides a window for evaluating of the pros and cons of public sector solutions in defence
Tags: RUSI Defence Systems, Defence Management
Whilst allowing intercept evidence into open court can possibly address existing civil liberty concerns, it could conversely result in a fundamental revision of counter-terror strategy.
Tags: Law and Ethics, Terrorism, Europe
The controversy surrounding the UK’s nuclear deterrent continues with the publication in June 2006 of the House of Commons Defence Committee’s report The Future of the UK’s Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the Strategic Context. The report is published amidst fresh debate ignited by Chancellor Gordon Brown’s recent statement that the UK will stay strong in its commitment to...
Tags: Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, Europe
Reinforcing the need to introduce identity cards, the use of the Internet in propagating extremism and the need to counter financial support for terrorism were some of the key points of a speech delivered by Chancellor Gordon Brown at the Royal United Services Institute today. In a talk, entitled ‘Securing our future’, the Chancellor outlined his vision of where and how Britain...
Tags: Domestic Security, Intelligence, Terrorism, Europe
An assessment of the terrorist threat from 'the other end of the telescope'.
Tags: Maritime Forces, Terrorism
Now that the decision has been made and extensively analyzed for its policy implications, it is time to consider what was omitted from the public debate and what lies ahead.
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces
March saw the unprecedented vote in Parliament on the Government’s proposal that Britain should remain a nuclear power by renewing its independent strategic deterrent.
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces
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