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UK PONI Annual Conference 2012 - Nuclear Stability: From the Cuban Crisis to the Energy Crisis
10 May 2012
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RUSI Newsbrief: The Cost of Defence Job Cuts
27 Mar 2012 Is the MoD sharing the pain of budget cuts evenly across the civil service and armed forces?
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Analysis: The implications of Royal Navy personnel cuts
30 Sep 2011 by Dr Lee WillettOn Friday 30 September 2011, the Royal Navy announced large personnel cuts as part of the UK's Strategic Defence and Security Review. Dr Lee Willett analyses the implications.
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RUSI Defence Systems: Reforming UK Defence Industrial Policy
12 Aug 2011
RUSI’s Acquisition Forum makes a robust plea for careful government defence acquisition policy reform and warns of the dangers of any ill-conceived changes.Defence Review Defence Spending Perspectives Armed Forces Land Forces Maritime Forces Technology Defence Policy Defence Management
RUSI’s Acquisition Forum makes a robust plea for careful government defence acquisition policy reform and warns of the dangers of any ill-conceived changes.
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RUSI Defence Systems: Reform Underway
12 Aug 2011 by Mark Phillips
Mark Phillips assesses the task that lies ahead for the Defence Reform Unit as it prepares to present its report to the government in July 2011.Defence Review Armed Forces UK Europe
Mark Phillips assesses the task that lies ahead for the Defence Reform Unit as it prepares to present its report to the government in July 2011.
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News: RUSI in the News - October 2010
1 Nov 2010 Citations of RUSI experts, analysis and events in the global media from October 2010
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Analysis: SDSR: What Next for Britain?
19 Oct 2010 by Michael Codner
The issues as to whether the Strategic Defence and Security Review was Treasury or policy led and whether it was conducted in too short a time for proper discussion, and consideration are now in the past. It is the implications and the unanswered questions that matter.Defence Review Armed Forces Equipment and Acquisitions Defence Spending UK Europe
The issues as to whether the Strategic Defence and Security Review was Treasury or policy led and whether it was conducted in too short a time for proper discussion, and consideration are now in the past. It is the implications and the unanswered questions that matter.
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RUSI Journal: Air, Space and Cyber Power: Strategic Choice and Operational Imperative
18 Oct 2010 The Royal Air Force will have a vital core role to play in future joint operations
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Analysis: Recruitment and Retention in the UK Armed Forces
23 Sep 2010 Captain Patrick Hennessey, formerly of the Grenadier Guards and author of The Junior Officers' Reading Club on the challenges to entering and staying in the UK Armed forces.
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News: SDSR an opportunity, not a death sentence, says RUSI analyst
15 Sep 2010 by Professor Malcolm ChalmersProfessor Malcolm Chalmers believes that, rather than destroying the capabilities of the armed forces, the SDSR could help to create more sustainable armed services.
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News: The UK's ability to promote stability and prevent conflict, in desperate need of reform
25 Aug 2010 The UK's capability to promote stability and prevent conflict in fragile states requires significant, cross-government reform according to a new report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
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