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Hard Choices, Sharpened Resolve: Renewed Mutual Purpose
A lecture by His Excellency Mr Louis B. Susman, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the ...
Take Me Back to Constantinople - How Byzantium, not Rome, can help preserve Pax Americana
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News: The 'McChrystal effect' helping to turn the tide in Helmand
23 Jun 2010 British operations in Helmand Province are showing signs of significant progress, thanks partly to the success of the counter insurgency strategy and the leadership of General Stanley McChrystal, argues a new report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
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RUSI Defence Systems: Alternative Energy Solutions for the US Army
23 Jun 2010 Tony Bui explains how the US army are using alternative energy sources
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RUSI Journal: The Nuclear Pivot: Change and Continuity in American Nuclear Policy
23 Jun 2010 Obama inherited a weak commitment to arms control from his predecessor. Now, however, his administration has proved its commitment to nuclear disarmament
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News: General David Petraeus remarks at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference
9 Jun 2010 General David H. Petraeus, the current Commander of US Central Command spoke at RUSI's Land Warfare Conference on 9 June 2010. General Petraeus spoke of the enduring relationship between British and US Armed forces.
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Analysis: Do the US and UK share the same level of commitment to NATO?
19 May 2010 Professor Christopher Coker explores the state of the Anglo-American Special Relationship in relation to NATO
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News: 74% of British public believe relations with the US have stayed the same or deteriorated since Obama took office
18 May 2010 President Obama's re-orientation of US foreign policy towards multilateralism has not strengthened ties between Britain and the United States, according to a new YouGov public opinion survey commissioned by the Legatum Institute and Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
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Analysis: An International Regulator: A US View on Future UK Defence Plans
28 Apr 2010 From an American perspective, the United Kingdom is uniquely placed to complement US strategy and has a key role in upholding international security. The international community and Americans expect the UK and US to act in concert. Defence reviews on both sides of the Atlantic must be mindful of this consideration.
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Analysis: The UK-US Alliance Under the Microscope
27 Apr 2010 by John HemmingsThe on-going concern about the 'special relationship' is not about the Americans at all, but about Britain. However, the true debate is not about the merits of the alliance but Britain's position in the world.
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Analysis: Walking, not running: New START and the Nuclear Posture Review
16 Apr 2010 by Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Andrew SomervilleThe achievements of the NPR and the signing of New START are the first steps towards President Obama’s stated goal of a nuclear free world. However limited their successes may be, their announcements signify real progress in nuclear disarmament.
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Analysis: Implications of the US Nuclear Posture Review
8 Apr 2010 by Professor Trevor TaylorThe US Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) released at the beginning of April has some significant implications for America’s friends and allies as well as potential adversaries.
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