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

Does Russia Have the Fiscal Capacity to Achieve its Military Modernisation Goals?
RUSI Journal, December 2017Edward 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.

Key Issues for Post-Conflict Elections: Timing, Sequencing and Systems
RUSI Journal, November 2017Benjamin Reilly
Decisions on the conduct of elections in post-conflict countries can have a real impact on long-term peacebuilding efforts.
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
What’s in a Name? Proposing New Typologies for ‘Foreign Fighters’
RUSI Journal, December 2017Mark 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.

Mending Vulnerabilities to Isolation: How Chinese Power Grows out of the Development of the Belt and Road Initiative
RUSI Journal, December 2017Christer 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.

Introduction
RUSI Journal, November 2017John 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
The Twenty-First Century Armoury: A Town Called Barrow
RUSI Journal, November 2017Lauren Twort and Gabriela Thompson
For the people in Barrow-in-Furness, the defence industry is linked to the community's identity.
Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK Defence
Book Review: The Despot’s Guide to Wealth Management: On the International Campaign Against Grand Corruption
RUSI Journal, December 2017Inês Sofia de Oliveira
Inês Sofia de Oliveira reviews The Despot’s Guide to Wealth Management: On the International Campaign Against Grand Corruption by J C Sharman
AML/CTF, Organised Crime
Book Review: The Economics of Arms
RUSI Journal, November 2017Aude-Emmanuelle Fleurant
Aude-Emmanuelle Fleurant reviews The Economics of Arms, by Keith Hartley.
Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, Defence Policy
Book Review: Jihadi Culture: The Art and Social Practices of Militant Islamists
RUSI Journal, November 2017Andrew Glazzard
Andrew Glazzard reviews Jihadi Culture: The Art and Social Practices of Militant Islamists edited by Thomas Hegghammer.
Art, Culture and Literature, Terrorism
Book Review: Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia
RUSI Journal, December 2017Sarah Lain
Sarah Lain reviews Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia, by Samuel Charap and Timothy J Colton.
NATO, European Union, International Institutions
Trailer: Global Security Briefing Podcast Series
The Americans May Leave Afghanistan, but the Forever War Will Grind On
Germany, Russia and the Gambit for Bosnia