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RUSI Defence Systems: Beginning of the Cyclical Downturn in Global Defence Expenditure 4 Nov 2009
Analysis of planned defence expenditure in both the UK and the US shows that defence spending has peaked - and is likely to decline sharply Defence Management UK Europe

RUSI Defence Systems: Securing Britain's Future 4 Nov 2009
Why Britain's defence industry has decided to take a higher profile in the public debate Defence Management UK Europe Defence Policy

RUSI Defence Systems: Acquisition Issues for the Next Government 4 Nov 2009
Evidence is emerging from many quarters of a deepening crisis in the MoD. Defence Management UK Europe Defence Policy Equipment and Acquisitions Defence Review

RUSI Journal: Performance under Pressure: Acquisition in the World’s Most Complex Environment 30 Oct 2009
The UK Ministry of Defence's acquisition organisation has an unfair reputation. It delivers first-class equipment to the right place at the right time argues its chief operating officer Defence Management UK Europe Land Forces Maritime Forces Aerospace

RUSI Journal: Framing Strategic Deterrence: Old Certainties, New Ambiguities 26 Aug 2009
Strategic nuclear deterrence may have worked well during the Cold War, but the proliferation of small power arsenals means a re-think is required about the future role of nuclear weapons. Defence Management Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues Trident Defence Review

RUSI Journal: Defence and the Arctic - Go with the Floe? 26 Aug 2009
What should the UK’s role be in the growing political tussles over the Arctic? Important strategic choices need to be made in the rapidly changing polar region. Agenda for the New Government Defence Management UK Europe Climate Security Global Security Issues

RUSI Newsbrief: The Defence Review: Formally Announced but Already Begun 10 Jul 2009 by Professor Michael Clarke
The announcement of the next Future Defence Review to be carried out by a new Parliament marks the official beginning of a long process of discussions about the state of the Armed Forces, but the review of strategy has been going on for a long time before. Agenda for the New Government Defence Management UK Europe Defence Review Defence Spending

RUSI Journal: No Choice But Change for Britain’s Armed Forces 29 Apr 2009
To counter the threats of strategic overstretch, financial squeeze and battle fatigue, the UK must take the lead in developing and promoting European defence capability. International Institutions European Union Defence Management UK Europe

RUSI Journal: The Overdue Defence Review: Old Questions, New Answers 18 Dec 2008
The forthcoming defence review will have to respond to pressures on resources, acknowledge the need to build public understanding of defence, and consider the best means to conceive of effects-based operations. UK Europe Defence Policy Defence Management

Analysis: RUSI Discussion Paper: The Hard Choices 26 Nov 2008
In preparation for its 'Defence in the Round: The United Kingdom’s Needs, Priorities and Resources' conference, RUSI releases a discussion paper posing twenty key questions about the UK's national military strategy. Agenda for the New Government UK Europe Defence Policy Defence Management

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