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Winston Churchill Analysis: Dodging the Bullet and Ducking the Question: British Defence Policy and its Post-Imperial World Role 19 Aug 2010
Britain's imperialist mentality is outdated and overambitious: viewing the country as a global power is damaging, rather than benefiting, current defence policy. History UK Europe Defence Policy Agenda for the New Government Defence Review Global Strategy and Commitments
Liam Fox MP Analysis: Many questions remain about the direction of UK defence reform 13 Aug 2010 by Professor Trevor Taylor
Following the Secretary of State for Defence’s speech on the future of UK defence, how many more questions have been raised than answered? Defence Policy Agenda for the New Government UK Europe Defence Review Global Strategy and Commitments
Analysis: UK Defence reform: Watch assessment from Michael Codner 13 Aug 2010 by Michael Codner
RUSI's Michael Codner gives his assessment to the UK Defence Secretary's resolve to reform defence. Agenda for the New Government Defence Policy UK Europe Defence Review Defence Spending
Vanguard Class SSBN Analysis: Can we afford to renew Trident? 30 Jul 2010 by Professor Malcolm Chalmers
The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced that funding for the renewal of Britain's nuclear deterrent must come from the Ministry of Defence's core budget. RUSI's Malcolm Chalmers assesses the ramifications of this announcement. Defence Policy Maritime Forces Agenda for the New Government Defence Management UK Europe Trident Defence Review Trident
Trident News: Like for like renewal of Trident will come at expense of conventional forces 28 Jul 2010 by Professor Malcolm Chalmers
The UK's current commitment to maintain a nuclear-armed missile submarine on deterrent patrol at all times (Continuous At-Sea Deterrence, or 'CASD'), is driven as much by institutional and political momentum as by strategic necessity, and plans to order a new generation of submarines after 2015 now threatens to be at the expense of further reduction in conventional forces according to a new report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues Agenda for the New Government Maritime Forces UK Europe Trident Defence Review
Trident - missile Analysis: Debating the Deterrent: Why the Cruise Missile Option Does Not Add Up 27 Jul 2010 by Dr Lee Willett
With defence spending under scrutiny, the spotlight has long since shone on Britain’s nuclear deterrent. But while the costs of replacing Trident are high, the difficulties of creating a new system may be a price we simply cannot afford to pay. Maritime Forces Agenda for the New Government UK Europe Trident Defence Policy Defence Review Trident
MoD Plaque Analysis: Is the Ministry of Defence living beyond its means? 26 Jul 2010 by Professor Trevor Taylor
The recent National Audit Office (NAO) report has once again raised the issue of the affordability of defence and argues for finance to have a louder voice in the Ministry of Defence (MoD). But should fiscal responsibility achieve such prominence when military lives are at risk? Defence Management Defence Policy Defence Review Defence Spending
British flag Analysis: What is the British national interest? 21 Jul 2010
Sir Christopher Meyer, former British Ambassador to the United States, reflects on the future prospects for the British national interest. UK Europe United States Americas Agenda for the New Government Defence Review Global Strategy and Commitments
Osborne Analysis: Prognosis for defence spending after Budget 2010 24 Jun 2010 by Professor Malcolm Chalmers
The first budget of the Coalition government could lead to the core defence budget being cut in real terms by up to 15%, with numbers of military personnel being reduced by around 30,000. Defence Management Defence Policy UK Europe Agenda for the New Government Defence Review Defence Spending
Analysis: The new Franco-British Entente: a practical defence relationship in an age of austerity 23 Jun 2010 by Alastair Cameron
In June, France and Britain commemorated the seventieth anniversary of the British Dunkirk evacuation and French General De Gaulle's 18 June call to arms across BBC airwaves in 1940. The leaders of both countries have indicated that this relationship could move beyond historical bonds of friendship to a more strategic and practical defence partnership. European Union International Institutions UK Europe France Defence Review Defence Spending
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