October/November 2017, Vol. 162, No. 5

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RUSI Journal

November 2017 , No: 5

Editor’s Note: RUSI Journal, October/November 2017

RUSI Journal, December 2017

Dr Emma De Angelis

Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the October/November 2017 edition of the RUSI Journal.

Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30M2 fighter jets

Does Russia Have the Fiscal Capacity to Achieve its Military Modernisation Goals?

RUSI Journal, December 2017

Edward Hunter Christie

This article adds to existing research by using quantitative scenarios and counterfactual analyses of Russia’s fiscal conditions under different assumed levels of ambition for defence procurement spending.

Afghan presidential election workers count and organise election ballots at a local school in the Nawa district. Courtesy of US Marine Corps/William Greeson

Key Issues for Post-Conflict Elections: Timing, Sequencing and Systems

RUSI Journal, November 2017

Benjamin Reilly

Decisions on the conduct of elections in post-conflict countries can have a real impact on long-term peacebuilding efforts.

Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

The UN Security Council voted on a resolution on foreign terrorist fighters at the 69th General Assembly in New York in September 2014. Courtesy of Anthony Behar/DPA/PA Images

What’s in a Name? Proposing New Typologies for ‘Foreign Fighters’

RUSI Journal, December 2017

Mark Sexton

Politicians, the media and the public remain intensely focused on terrorism and the potential threat posed by ‘foreign fighters’ returning from Syria and Iraq.

Alataw Pass Station in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 2017. The Alataw Pass is one of the busiest land ports on the modern Silk Road. Courtesy of PA Images

Mending Vulnerabilities to Isolation: How Chinese Power Grows out of the Development of the Belt and Road Initiative

RUSI Journal, December 2017

Christer Ljungwall and Viking Bohman

The Belt and Road Initiative is gradually moving China and its economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions and reducing the economic impact that a US naval blockade could have.

Barrow Shipbuilding Works, Barrow-in-Furness, circa 1890. Courtesy of the Naval Construction and Armaments Company

Introduction

RUSI Journal, November 2017

John Louth

John Louth introduces Lauren Twort and Gabriela Thompson's article exploring the relationship between defence industries and community in Barrow-in-Furness.

Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Policy, UK Defence