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

Great War Stories: RUSI’s Fallen Members
RUSI Journal, August 2017A profile of six RUSI members who were awarded the Victoria Cross and died during the Great War.
The Great War, History
On Military Advice
RUSI Journal, July 2017Lawrence Freedman
The events before the Falklands War in 1982 and the Iraq War in 2003 illustrate the importance of high-quality military advice to civilian leaders.
Civil–Military Relations, UK Defence
The Missing Political Dimension of Military Exercises
RUSI Journal, July 2017Beatrice Heuser and Harold Simpson
The political context is an important part of effective military exercises.
Armed Forces, Defence Policy, UK Defence
The EU and Defence: The Legacy of Saint-Malo
RUSI Journal, July 2017Peter Ricketts
Drawing on his experience as a key participant in the negotiations, Peter Ricketts explains the enduring importance of the Saint-Malo Declaration.
Brexit, Defence Policy, UK Defence
Fifty Years since the Six-Day War: How the Middle East Has Changed
RUSI Journal, August 2017Asher Susser
Israel is now in a much stronger position than it was in 1967.
History
The British Army in Transition: From Army 2020 to the Strike Brigades and the Logistics of Future Operations
RUSI Journal, August 2017Peter Antill and Jeremy Smith
The UK’s new Strike Concept has implications for defence acquisition and logistic support.
Armed Forces, Equipment and Acquisitions, Land Forces, UK Defence
Women, Gender and Daesh Radicalisation: A Milieu Approach
RUSI Journal, August 2017Elizabeth Pearson and Emily Winterbotham
Men and women experience radicalisation in different ways.
Tackling Extremism, Terrorism
The Tactics and Strategy of the Australian Light Infantry in Counter-Revolutionary Operations in South Vietnam, 1966–71
RUSI Journal, August 2017Andrew T Ross
The tactics used by the 1st Australian Task Force yielded better results than those used by US forces.
History
A Modern Day Trolley Problem: A Review of Terror
RUSI Journal, August 2017Tom Keatinge
Tom Keatinge reviews the play Terror.
Art, Culture and Literature, Law and Ethics
The New Space Age: Questions for Defence and Security
RUSI Journal, August 2017Elizabeth Quintana
New technologies and the rapid growth of the civilian space sector are creating new challenges.
Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Resilience
Book Review: Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies: National Styles and Strategic Cultures
RUSI Journal, August 2017Huw Bennett
Huw Bennett reviews Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies: National Styles and Strategic Cultures, edited by Beatrice Heuser and Eitan Shamir.
Counterinsurgency
Independent Ally: Australia in an Age of Power Transition
RUSI Journal, August 2017William Clapton
William Clapton reviews Independent Ally: Australia in an Age of Power Transition, by Shannon Tow.
Defence Policy
Book Review: China Matters: Getting it Right for Australia
RUSI Journal, August 2017John Hemmings
John Hemmings review China Matters: Getting it Right for Australia by Bates Gill and Linda Jakobson.
Defence Policy
Book Review: How NATO Adapts: Strategy and Organization in the Atlantic Alliance since 1950
RUSI Journal, August 2017Hilary Hurd
Hilary Hurd reviews How NATO Adapts: Strategy and Organization in the Atlantic Alliance since 1950, by Seth A Johnston.
NATO, Defence Policy, International Institutions
Book Review: The Marvellous (But Authentic) Adventures of Captain Corcoran
RUSI Journal, August 2017Michael Codner
Michael Codner reviews The Marvellous (But Authentic) Adventures of Captain Corcoran, by Alfred Assollant (translated by Sam Miller).
Art, Culture and Literature
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