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Haiti Relief Analysis: Haitian Earthquake: Civil-Military Cooperation Two Years On 3 May 2012
As the transition continues from Humanitarian Relief to Development, is Haiti an example of successful Civil-Military cooperation for the United Nations Stabilisation Mission (MINUSTAH) in Haiti? United Nations International Institutions Brazil Americas
British forces in Iraq Analysis: The Need for Defence Diplomacy 3 May 2012
The success of military operations in Afghanistan and beyond requires better communications with publics at home and on the frontline. To do this, we need to further erode the barriers between the diplomatic, military and civilian worlds. Global Security Issues Defence Policy UK Europe
NYT Bin Laden Headline Analysis: Bin Laden's Death, One Year On: Has the Threat Receded? 2 May 2012 by Valentina Soria
Osama Bin Laden's death has only marginally diminished the threat from Al-Qa'ida: underscoring the symbolic relevance, rather than the strategic significance of his demise. The challenge emanates from dispersed, unconnected networks and a pernicious ideology which - though marginalised in the Arab Spring - still has potency in certain dispossessed quarters. Terrorism The decade after 9/11 Al-Qa'ida
F-A-18 Super Hornet Analysis: 'Cats and Traps': Launching the Carrier Debate in the Right Direction? 27 Apr 2012 by Dr Lee Willett
Media debate on the UK's carrier programme is focusing on the jets, rather than the ships they land on. Central to this discussion is 'cats and traps', the launch and recovery system, which drives the choice of aircraft. Critics who say that this will cost too much overlook the long-term strategic value it will add. Maritime Forces Aerospace Defence Policy UK Europe
F-35 and Carrier artist impression Analysis: Of Jets and Carriers... Again 27 Apr 2012
As the UK government grapples with whether or not to carry out a U-turn over which variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), chiefly because of issues surrounding carrier conversion costs, there are broader issues beyond technical and financial ones, and some echoes from the past. Aerospace Maritime Forces Defence Policy UK Europe
RUSI CREST News: RUSI partners with international think-tanks to explore the future of NATO non-strategic nuclear weapons in Europe 25 Apr 2012 by Professor Malcolm Chalmers
In advance of the NATO summit in Chicago RUSI has collaborated with the partner institutions in the United States to explore potential solutions to NATO's emerging nuclear dilemmas. Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues NATO International Institutions
Analysis Podcast thumb Analysis: RUSI Analysis Podcast: Cyber-Weapons 23 Apr 2012 by Elizabeth Pearson
Elizabeth Pearson speaks to Thomas Rid, a Reader in War Studies at King's College, London, and he and colleague Peter McBurney who recently wrote about cyberweapons for the RUSI Journal, setting out some pioneering new ideas about their use. Cyber Technology
Analysis Podcast thumb Analysis: RUSI Analysis Podcast: Cyber-Weapons 23 Apr 2012 by Elizabeth Pearson
Elizabeth Pearson speaks to Thomas Rid, a Reader in War Studies at King's College, London, and he and colleague Peter McBurney who recently wrote about cyberweapons for the RUSI Journal, setting out some pioneering new ideas about their use. Cyber Technology
Indian Flag 2 Analysis: New Delhi's New Missile: A Watershed for India's Nuclear Arsenal 20 Apr 2012 by Shashank Joshi
No Indian missile has been assigned as much political significance as the newly tested Agni-V. The ripening of India's second-strike capability will provide reassurance to India about the strategic balance, and indicate the direction of its nuclear forces. India Central and South Asia Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues
Reinhard Heydrich car RUSI Journal: Operation Anthropoid: The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich and the Fate of a Nation 16 Apr 2012
Despite the tragedy of the bloody Nazi reprisals, the bold assassination of Reinhard Heydrich may have saved the borders of Czechoslovakia History
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