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In The News, 26 February 2020Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence, Art, Culture and Literature
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Elisabeth Braw is a Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where she focuses on deterrence against emerging forms... read more
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RUSI Newsbrief, 21 February 2020Peter Roberts
The upcoming Integrated Review gives the UK an opportunity to reconsider the role of its armed forces and its international strategy.
Tags: Armed Forces, Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, Defence Spending, RUSI Newsbrief, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK, UK Defence
Britain’s Integrated Defence and Security Review: Which Shibboleths?
Commentary, 13 February 2020Peter Roberts
Challenging entrenched thinking and slaughtering ‘sacred cows’ in defence and security reviews is easier said than done.
Tags: Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, Defence Policy, National Security, UK Defence
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly as an Antidote to Public Disengagement from Defence
Commentary, 7 February 2020Madeleine Moon
NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly is an asset which deserves greater attention
Tags: Modern Deterrence, United States, Civil–Military Relations, NATO, North America, Resilience, EuropePages
A Busy Week for Maritime Powers: There must be something in the water
Commentary, 6 May 2015Peter Roberts
Last week saw governments making statements about their values, intent and national interest through the medium of the sea. Distracted by emergency response in Nepal and elections at home, the United Kingdom was largely absent from this global maritime conversation.
Tags: Military Sciences, UK, Emergency Response, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
Rising European Defence Budgets?
Commentary, 1 May 2015Elizabeth Quintana
A curious thing is happening in continental Europe: defence spending is rising. The United Kingdom may soon be among only a handful of nations with fewer resources for defence at a time of increasing commitments.
Tags: Military Sciences, UK Defence Policy, UK, Defence Policy, UK Defence, Europe
77 Brigade and Orde Wingate’s Real Heirs
Commentary, 30 March 2015Simon Anglim
The establishment of 77 Brigade has drawn paralells with their famous historical counterparts. But how similar are these two unconventional forces?
Tags: Armed Forces, Military Sciences, UK, History, UK Defence, Europe, PacificPages
Survivability for Combat Aircraft: What Comes After Stealth?
RUSI Defence Systems, 10 October 2016Justin Bronk
Just like extreme manoeuvrability in a turning fight and the quest for ever greater speed, hiding an aircraft from radar returns will eventually be superseded by other approaches to survivability. Potential alternative approaches are already under development
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems
Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace 1914–1918: An Interview with Michael St Maur Sheil
RUSI Journal, 29 September 2016Alex Mayhew
An interview with photographer Michael St Maur Sheil explores the landscapes of the First World War’s battlefields.
Tags: RUSI Journal, The Great War, Art, Culture and Literature, History
Book Review: JFK’s Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War
RUSI Journal, 29 September 2016Peter Roberts
Peter Roberts reviews JFK’s Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War, by Bruce Riedel.
Tags: China, Military Sciences, RUSI Journal, US Defence Policy, India, History
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