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Libya uprising Analysis: The Challenges of Keeping Libya Together 23 Mar 2012
The province of Cyrenaica is the latest region to have announced its intention to have greater autonomy in Libya. Being the birthplace of the Libyan revolution, this has drawn the ire of the fragile National Transitional Council in Tripoli. Asserting its control will involve firmer security control and a rapid transition to democracy. Libya Middle East and North Africa
WHR 1-12 cover News: Libya: Not a model for future intervention 19 Mar 2012
The 2011 Libyan operation cannot be a widely applicable model for future intervention, regardless of the military success of the campaign that helped rebels depose Qadhafi at little civilian cost. This is important to bear in mind as the unfolding crisis in Syria rumbles on, or new ones develop, claims a new report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). UK Europe Middle East and North Africa Libya France Americas
Analysis: The Falklands: The Security Equation in 2012 16 Mar 2012 by Professor Michael Clarke
Megaphone diplomacy precedes the forthcoming thirtieth anniversary of the Falklands War. But the stakes are too high for Argentina to turn the rhetoric into another armed conflict. Defence Policy UK Europe Americas
Bosnian armed forces Analysis: What Ends a War? The Limits of Bosnia-Syria Parallels 14 Mar 2012 by Adrian Johnson
The military option is still on the table as the atrocities in Syria continue. But what is the best template for intervention? For all its successes, the example of Bosnia in the mid-1990s is not one of them. Middle East and North Africa Syria Europe
British Soldier and ANA thumb Analysis: Not Over Yet – The Bloody Battle for Helmand Continues 9 Mar 2012
The death of six British servicemen, pushing British deaths in Afghanistan over 400, is a sober reminder that the Helmand campaign is still far from over. Leaders, both military and civilian, still have to overcome serious challenges if there is to be a peaceful transition in 2014. Counter-insurgency Afghanistan Central and South Asia
UK Norway Arctic Analysis: Looking North: Britain's revitalised interest in the northern areas of Europe 9 Mar 2012 by Duncan Depledge
A recent defence Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Norway underscores renewed British strategic interest in the north. Such alliances are crucial in the face of the Arctic region gaining further geopolitical relevance. UK Europe
UK Norway Arctic Analysis: Looking North: Britain's revitalised interest in the northern areas of Europe 9 Mar 2012 by Duncan Depledge
A recent defence Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Norway underscores renewed British strategic interest in the north. Such alliances are crucial in the face of the Arctic region gaining further geopolitical relevance. UK Europe
Vladimir Putin Analysis: Putin's Return: Much of the Same, Only Older 5 Mar 2012 by Dr Jonathan Eyal
The less-than-convincing victory of Vladimir Putin in the Russian presidential election suggests a presidency that may be a little more liberal and a little less authoritarian. But Putin is unlikely to change his tune as he delivers on his election promise: that Russia must be feared. Russia Europe
Vladimir Putin Analysis: Putin's Return: Much of the Same, Only Older 5 Mar 2012 by Dr Jonathan Eyal
The less-than-convincing victory of Vladimir Putin in the Russian presidential election suggests a presidency that may be a little more liberal and a little less authoritarian. But Putin is unlikely to change his tune as he delivers on his election promise: that Russia must be feared. Russia Europe
rlmh news News: RLMH News: On track for preserving our historic collection 29 Feb 2012 by Laura Dimmock-Jones
Since September 2011 we have been hard at work making changes to the RUSI Library of Military History (RLMH) under the three main areas of work, preservation, access and engagement. Here is a review of the last six month and an assessment of the Library's strategic plan, halfway in. History
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