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Whitehall Reports
Policy-focused assessments of various issues and challenges faced by security professionals in conflict and post-conflict environments, the defence industry and policy-making bodies
Partners for Global Security: New Directions for the UK-Japan Defence and Security Relationship
Whitehall Reports, 11 August 2015Edited by Jonathan Eyal, Michito Tsuruoka, Edward Schwarck
There are opportunities for policy-makers in both London and Tokyo to strengthen the Japan–UK relationship
Tags: International Security Studies, Defence Policy
A Democratic Licence to Operate: Report of the Independent Surveillance Review
Whitehall Reports, 13 July 2015Panel of the Independent Surveillance Review
As national security and public safety compete with the realities of digital society, the Independent Surveillance Review suggests a new licence to operate for the security and law-enforcement services
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, Intelligence, Law and Ethics
Maximising European Combat Air Power: Unlocking the Eurofighter's Full Potential
Whitehall Reports, 27 April 2015Justin Bronk
The Eurofighter Typhoon is likely to remain the backbone of European combat air capability for many years. With the right upgrades, it could remain combat effective throughout this lifetime
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, Equipment and Acquisitions
On Tap: Organised Crime and the Illicit Trade in Tobacco, Alcohol and Pharmaceuticals in the UK
Whitehall Reports, 11 February 2015Charlie Edwards and Calum Jeffray
Through its links with organised crime, illicit trade poses a substantial threat to national security and public safety
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, Domestic Security, Organised Crime
The Role of Finance in Defeating Al-Shabaab
Whitehall Reports, 30 December 2014Tom Keatinge
Security actors seeking to disrupt and defeat Al-Shabaab must tackle the financial dimension of its activities
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, International Responses, Terrorism
The UK Offset Model: From Participation to Engagement
Whitehall Reports, 29 July 2014Ron Matthews
The UK’s Industrial Participation policy was deliberately crafted as an open and liberal regime, and was thus strikingly different to most other countries’ more prescriptive offset frameworks. But is it fit for purpose?
Tags: Equipment and Acquisitions
An Uncertain Future: Assessing Regional Responses to Iran's Nuclear Programme
Whitehall Reports, 13 January 2014Shashank Joshi and Michael Stephens
While the recent Geneva deal has reduced tensions with Iran, the spectre of a nuclear Islamic Republic remains on the agenda of regional policy-makers
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Great Expectations: The P5 Process and the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Whitehall Reports, 30 August 2013Malcolm Chalmers and Andrea Berger
If it can be properly harnessed, and the risks managed, the P5 Process could help build confidence between nuclear and non-nuclear weapon states
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Hitting the Target? How New Capabilities are Shaping International Intervention
Whitehall Reports, 25 March 2013By Michael Aaronson and Adrian Johnson
Unmanned technologies have stirred up a great debate about intervention and the conduct of war. It is vital to separate judgement of technology, however, from that of policy
Tags: Aerospace, The Pakistan Nexus, The War on Terror, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Terrorism
Climate Change, Migration and Security: Best-Practice Policy and Operational Options for Mexico
Whitehall Reports, 31 January 2013Elizabeth Deheza and Jorge Mora
Climate change is heavily analysed, but its potentially significant effects on the movements of people are less so. This report presents a quantitative model of Mexican climate-induced migration to address this critical gap
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, Climate Security
Salvaging the Iran Nuclear Deal: Round One in Vienna, and What Comes Next
Unintended Consequences: Humanitarianism and CTF Compliance
The Imperfect Equilibrium of Russian Civil–Military Relations