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Dr John Louth
Position: Senior Research Fellow / Deputy Head, Defence, Industries and Society
Dr Louth is Deputy Head of the Defence Industries and Society Programme. He was born in Plymouth to a Naval family, but disappointed all by serving for 16 years as an officer in the Royal Air Force working in the UK, Germany, the Middle East and Sierra Leone. His first degree was in Politics and Law from Aberystwyth University whilst his Master's, with Distinction, was awarded by Bristol Business School, where he also won the Solomon Hare prize for best student. His PhD studies were undertaken at the Cardiff School of Management where he undertook research into the managerialist agenda of the UK Smart Acquisition initiative.
John has worked as a consultant and programme director extensively throughout the Defence Sector, employed by both the BMT Group and QinetiQ. His work has included the audit and management assurance of aspects of the UK strategic deterrent, MoD and industry partnering initiatives within the air domain, and the development of Chemical Biological & Radiological protection and responses. He has spent part of his career in the Middle East running separate national programmes to develop the indigenous industrial base in a number of Gulf states. John has also worked as an advisor to the European Defence Agency on the development of pan-European procurement policies and practices. His research interests are the interdependencies between Defence policies and wider industry, and the impact Defence industry has on society and the individual.
RUSI articles and analysis by this author
Recovering Stolen Assets
8 May 2012This week, the RUSI Analysis Podcast examines corruption, and how money lost to it can be reclaimed. The issue's the subject of a paper called Plundering the Treasure Chest, published recently by RUSI. It highlights the relevance of corruption to global security, and the success of Western interventions.
Plundering the Treasure Chest: The Theft of Sovereign Wealth and Asset Recovery
23 Apr 2012The recovery of looted wealth is increasingly a matter of international security. A coherent policy framework to deal with it is needed
Bandits and Thieves - Sovereign Wealth Recovery as a Critical Defence Capability
29 Mar 2012
RUSI’s Dr John Louth makes the case that returning stolen assets to sovereign nations is a vital element of stability building and should receive greater government support
RUSI’s Dr John Louth makes the case that returning stolen assets to sovereign nations is a vital element of stability building and should receive greater government support
Responses to the Defence White Paper: National Security through Technology
27 Mar 2012The positives and negatives of the recent White Paper 'National Security through Technology: Technology, Equipment and Support for UK Defence and Security'
The UK Government’s New Plan for Defence and Industry: A Fresh Approach to Procurement?
2 Feb 2012On 1 February 2012, the UK government published its long awaited on defence procurement. It sets a vision intending to reform Britain's fraught acquisition and procurement process, but the challenge will be at the implementation stage.
Over a third of UK sourced defence contracts may be recovered by the Treasury in tax revenue
20 Jan 2012The UK government recovers over 35 per cent of the value of domestically sourced defence contracts in the form of taxation, revenue that would otherwise be lost to another government by buying foreign 'off-the-shelf' defence equipment according to a new briefing from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
Briefing Paper: The Destination of the Defence Pound
20 Jan 2012A new study reveals how much the Exchequer might claw back in taxation from domestic defence projects at a time when the Ministry of Defence is expected to contribute to budget deficit reduction
Leadership, Industrial Licence and Logistics: The Search for Some New Thinking
28 Nov 2011
A continued failure in European military logistic capabilities could lead to the break-up of the Atlantic Alliance
A continued failure in European military logistic capabilities could lead to the break-up of the Atlantic Alliance
Defence Equipment, Support and Technology: White Paper, Invisible Ink!
23 Nov 2011The long-awaited White Paper on Defence Equipment, Support and Technology is increasingly unlikely to serve as the reflective and considered statement of government intention and policies so desperately desired by the defence sector.
Cold-cuts, Rehash and Fresh Ingredients: Labour's 'Ideas for Future UK Defence Procurement'
27 Sep 2011The Labour Party’s emerging policies for future defence procurement represent a mix of new ideas for the future along with old concepts from the past. It is now the job of Labour to convert procurement 'ideas' into a detailed implementation plan.
The Defence Industrial Ecosystem: Delivering Security in an Uncertain World
23 Jun 2011Exploring the interdependencies, risks, opportunities and uncertainties within the defence industrial ecosystem
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