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Editor’s Note: RUSI Journal, August/September 2017
RUSI Journal, October 2017Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the August/September 2017 edition of the RUSI Journal.

The Origins of Today’s Chemical Weapons Controversy in China–Japan Relations
RUSI Journal, October 2017Jeanne Guillemin
Japan's activities in China form an important, but often underappreciated, part of the history of chemical weapons.
Global Security Issues, History
China’s Battle with Abandoned Chemical Weapons
RUSI Journal, October 2017Wanglai Gao
Beijing and Tokyo have developed a robust relationship to address the ongoing damage caused by Japan's abandoned chemical weapons.
Global Security Issues, History
The Russian Military’s New ‘Main Emphasis’: Asymmetric Warfare
RUSI Journal, October 2017Rod Thornton
Russia’s armed forces are at the centre of the country’s efforts to win wars without using violence.
Defence Policy, Information
Reinvigorating Civil–Military Relationships in Building National Resilience
RUSI Journal, September 2017Vlasta Zekulić, Christopher Godwin and Jennifer Cole
Building resilience calls for new types of civil–military partnerships.
Civil–Military Relations, NATO, International Institutions, Resilience
The Three Pathways (3P) Model of Violent Extremism: A Framework to Guide Policymakers to the Right Questions about their Preventive Countermeasures
RUSI Journal, September 2017James Khalil
Policymakers should be aware of the many paths to violent extremism.
Tackling Extremism, National Security
The Rise of the Fighter-Bomber in the Western Desert
RUSI Journal, September 2017Justin Bronk
The fighter-bomber became an important part of the RAF's campaign in North Africa during the Second World War.
Aerospace, History
The Challenges of Fifth-Generation Transformation
RUSI Journal, August 2017André Adamson and Matthew Snyder
Fifth-generation aircraft will greatly limit the missions that legacy aircraft can undertake.
Aerospace, Defence Policy
Book Review: The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World
RUSI Journal, August 2017Benjamin Zala
Benjamin Zala reviews The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World, by Anne-Marie Slaughter.
Global Security Issues, Information
Book Review: 2020: World of War
RUSI Journal, September 2017Mungo Melvin
Mungo Melvin reviews 2020: World of War, by Paul Cornish and Kingsley Donaldson.
Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, National Security, Terrorism, UK Defence
Book Review: Britain's Europe: A Thousand Years of Conflict and Cooperation
RUSI Journal, September 2017Beatrice Heuser
Beatrice Heuser reviews Britain's Europe: A Thousand Years of Conflict and Cooperation, by Brendan Simms.
History
Book Review: American Foreign Policy and its Thinkers
RUSI Journal, September 2017Arthur I Cyr
Arthur I Cyr reviews American Foreign Policy and its Thinkers, by Perry Anderson.
US Defence Policy
Book Review: The Great War and the Middle East
RUSI Journal, September 2017Sneha Reddy
Sneha Reddy reviews The Great War and the Middle East, by Rob Johnson.
The Great War, History
Book Review: Sevastopol’s Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin
RUSI Journal, October 2017Neil Kent
Neil Kent reviews Sevastopol’s Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin, by Mungo Melvin.
History
Diversity in the UK's Intelligence Agencies
Financing Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism
New UK Government Initiative to Support High-Risk, High-Reward Military Science Needs Refinement