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Professor Trevor Taylor

Position: Professorial Research Fellow, Head, Defence, Industries and Society

Professor Trevor Taylor is the Professorial Research Fellow in Defence Management, augmenting the Institute's work on United Kingdom Defence Policy as well as giving particular high level expertise in defence management issues. In particular, he analyses contemporary issues of defence equipment procurement, drawing upon existing work in RUSI's Military Sciences Department.

Professor Taylor comes to RUSI from Cranfield University where he was head of the Department of Defence Management and Security Analysis and subsequently head of the Centre for Defence Management and Leadership. Professor Taylor previously served as Chairman of the British International Studies Association and head of the International Security Programme at Chatham House. 

RUSI articles and analysis by this author

Briefing Paper: The Destination of the Defence Pound 20 Jan 2012
A 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

UK Defence Acquisition: an encouraging year for major projects 17 Nov 2011
The UK's National Audit Office has published its latest report assessing the Major Projects of the Ministry of Defence. The informative document reports only very limited cost overruns, and few of them can be seen as industry's responsibility. It also provokes thoughts about the government's accounting system and the protected position of the Joint Combat Aircraft in the British defence programme.

From Defence Reform to Defence Transformation: Carrying Forward the Levene Report 17 Oct 2011
As implementation of the Levene Report begins, are a new set of problems being created at the Ministry of Defence?

Ministry of Defence Needs Revolutionary Reform to Manage Cuts 24 Jun 2011
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will need clear ministerial, and Defence Board, guidance to introduce revolutionary new ways of working to ensure the department still operates coherently following the proposed major cuts to civil service numbers, according to a joint study by Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Cranfield University staff.

House of Commons Report reignites concerns over Typhoon Project 15 Apr 2011
The recent Public Accounts Committee report has raised further concerns over the performance of the Typhoon Project citing spares shortages and the lack of a national supply chain. In reality defence funding shortages and poor international contracting arrangements have also contributed. The Committee's proposal to enhance the power of the Senior Responsible Owner for Typhoon would have significant implications for the entire organisation of the Ministry of Defence.

The Politics behind the Pentagon's Boeing-EADS Decision 2 Mar 2011
The Pentagon's decision to award a $35 billion tanker contract to Boeing instead of Europe's EADS caused a stir among investors and politicans on both sides of the Atlantic. Professor Trevor Taylor, RUSI Professorial Fellow in Defence Management, analyses the context and assesses the possible implications of the move.

Green for Go? Mixed signals from the December 2010 MoD Green Paper 4 Jan 2011
The muted reaction to December’s Green Paper reflects the complex nature of the challenges it highlighted

What's New? UK Defence Policy Before and After the SDSR 7 Dec 2010
The affordability of the SDSR may have come at a price

Many questions remain about the direction of UK defence reform 13 Aug 2010
Following the Secretary of State for Defence’s speech on the future of UK defence, how many more questions have been raised than answered?

Is the Ministry of Defence living beyond its means? 26 Jul 2010
The recent National Audit Office (NAO) report has once again raised the issue of the affordability of defence and argues for finance to have a louder voice in the Ministry of Defence (MoD). But should fiscal responsibility achieve such prominence when military lives are at risk?

The Essential Choice: Options for Future British Defence 30 Apr 2010
The forthcoming Strategic Defence Review may pave the way for a more co-operative and economical approach to defence policy

Implications of the US Nuclear Posture Review 8 Apr 2010
The 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.

Defence and the Growing Financial Challenge 3 Mar 2010
The Ministry of Defence is in increasing financial difficulty as the financial needs of the MoD's Equipment Procurement Plan exceeds the potential financial resources. What are the likely solutions in the forthcoming Defence Review?

The Gray Report 24 Nov 2009
The Gray Report offers one of the most revealing takes on the workings of the MoD available to the public, and expands in detail upon acknowledged problems

Two major reports on UK defence acquisition, two contrasting visions of reform 5 Nov 2009
While both the Gray report on defence acquisition and the Haddon-Cave report on the Nimrod disaster cover a similar subject, they offer very different visions for future reform in the Ministry of Defence.

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