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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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Analysis: VIDEO: Perspectives for 2012
16 Dec 2011 by Professor Michael ClarkeRUSI Director General Professor Michael Clarke offers his defence and international security perspectives for the year ahead.
International Institutions Global Security Issues Middle East and North Africa Pacific Europe Americas Afghanistan Central and South Asia
Analysis: China 2012: the Year of the Dragon
16 Dec 2011 by Alexander NeillIn 2012, the Asia-Pacific region will not be immune to transition, and China's dominant role will be emphasised in its relationship with Taiwan and the wider region.
Pacific China
Analysis: Aftershocks and Transitions: an Unashamedly Speculative Look at 2012
15 Dec 2011 by Shashank JoshiIf this year brought us an earthquake, then 2012 will be a year of aftershocks and transitions. Speculate as we might, we must still prepare for the predictable but watch for the surprises.
India Central and South Asia Afghanistan Pakistan Egypt Middle East and North Africa The Gulf Region Libya Iran Iraq Middle East Peace Europe Pacific Americas
Analysis: Where do we go From Here? Transitioning from Dictatorship to Democracy in 2012
15 Dec 2011 The democratic gains made from the Arab Spring are by no means assured. 2012 will see would-be democracies challenged to respond to and enable an historical transformation from dictatorship to democracy.
Americas Europe Middle East and North Africa
Analysis: Afghans must take ownership of security in 2012
14 Dec 2011 With President Obama’s decision to reduce troop numbers throughout 2012 in Afghanistan, there will be an urgent emphasis to support Afghan forces fully take charge of their national security.
Counter-insurgency Afghanistan Central and South Asia
Analysis: A Typhoon over Japan?
14 Dec 2011 by Alexander Neill, Chiaki AkimotoOn 16 December Japan will decide the winning aircraft bid for the 'F-X' programme. Along with the usual technical considerations, the bidding process has sparked larger strategic questions for the direction of Japan's national security and could pave the way for greater European involvement in Asia.
Aerospace Japan Pacific
RUSI Journal: Fighting and Talking: Politics and War in South and Southeast Asia, 1936-56
9 Dec 2011 Lord Louis Mountbatten is known today for his controversial role in overseeing Indian partition and independence but his efforts had a much more positive, long-lasting impact than is widely recognised
History Pakistan Central and South Asia India
RUSI Journal: Maritime Piracy: Return of the World's Second-oldest Security Problem
9 Dec 2011 The problem of piracy has long exercised the minds of statesmen and military strategists alike. A survey of this history offers a treasure trove of tried and tested solutions
History Global Security Issues Horn of Africa Africa
RUSI Journal: The British Way in Warfare: Liddell Hart's Idea and its Legacy
9 Dec 2011 While Liddell Hart's idea of a 'British Way in Warfare' is persuasive in an era of stretched budgets, it is ultimatly a deficient one. But his great contribution remains the debate that he framed
Defence Policy UK Europe
RUSI Journal: NATO After Libya: Alliance Adrift?
9 Dec 2011 Undue focus on recent operations, and the 'success' of the Alliance's Libya campaign, deflects attention from the more important drivers of NATO’s future course
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