Editor’s Note: RUSI Journal, June/July 2017

Emma De Angelis

Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the June/July 2017 edition of the RUSI Journal.

Great War Stories: RUSI’s Fallen Members

A profile of six RUSI members who were awarded the Victoria Cross and died during the Great War.

On Military Advice

Lawrence 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.

The Missing Political Dimension of Military Exercises

Beatrice Heuser and Harold Simpson

The political context is an important part of effective military exercises.

The EU and Defence: The Legacy of Saint-Malo

Peter Ricketts

Drawing on his experience as a key participant in the negotiations, Peter Ricketts explains the enduring importance of the Saint-Malo Declaration.

Fifty Years since the Six-Day War: How the Middle East Has Changed

Asher Susser

Israel is now in a much stronger position than it was in 1967.

The British Army in Transition: From Army 2020 to the Strike Brigades and the Logistics of Future Operations

Peter Antill and Jeremy Smith

The UK’s new Strike Concept has implications for defence acquisition and logistic support.

Women, Gender and Daesh Radicalisation: A Milieu Approach

Elizabeth Pearson and Emily Winterbotham

Men and women experience radicalisation in different ways.

The Tactics and Strategy of the Australian Light Infantry in Counter-Revolutionary Operations in South Vietnam, 1966–71

Andrew T Ross

The tactics used by the 1st Australian Task Force yielded better results than those used by US forces.

A Modern Day Trolley Problem: A Review of Terror

Tom Keatinge

Tom Keatinge reviews the play Terror.

The New Space Age: Questions for Defence and Security

Elizabeth Quintana

New technologies and the rapid growth of the civilian space sector are creating new challenges.

Book Review: Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies: National Styles and Strategic Cultures

Huw Bennett

Huw Bennett reviews Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies: National Styles and Strategic Cultures, edited by Beatrice Heuser and Eitan Shamir.

Independent Ally: Australia in an Age of Power Transition

William Clapton

William Clapton reviews Independent Ally: Australia in an Age of Power Transition, by Shannon Tow.

Book Review: China Matters: Getting it Right for Australia

John Hemmings

John Hemmings review China Matters: Getting it Right for Australia by Bates Gill and Linda Jakobson.

Book Review: How NATO Adapts: Strategy and Organization in the Atlantic Alliance since 1950

Hilary Hurd

Hilary Hurd reviews How NATO Adapts: Strategy and Organization in the Atlantic Alliance since 1950, by Seth A Johnston.

Book Review: The Marvellous (But Authentic) Adventures of Captain Corcoran

Michael Codner

Michael Codner reviews The Marvellous (But Authentic) Adventures of Captain Corcoran, by Alfred Assollant (translated by Sam Miller).