Shaping the FDR

Ministry of Defence plaque

In advance of a future Defence Review, RUSI contributes to the discourse by debating the nature and direction of the UK's armed forces and defence policy.

Background RUSI Analysis

The Overdue Defence Review: Old Questions, New Answers
The forthcoming defence review will have to respond to pressures on resources, acknowledge the need to build public understanding of defence, and consider the best means to conceive of effects-based operations. (Dec 2008)
By Michael Clarke

A Force for Influence?: Making British Defence Effective
Whatever adjustments to the military procurement programme are made in the defence review, the UK will still be a major military force with a future aggregate capability superior to that of any other US ally. (Dec 2008)
By Malcolm Chalmers

Campaign Plans, War Plans and British Defence Policy
The main driver in the defence review should not be a war plan for Afghanistan but a tightly defined and genuinely national view of security. (Dec 2008)
By Hew Strachan

Sleep-Walking Towards the Precipice: The Crisis in British Defence Policy
The defence review is likely to see new funding cuts imposed upon an already pathetically small base. A national debate on the subject is now urgently needed. (Dec 2008)
By Max Hastings

More >



More >> >>
RUSI Under 35's Forum
RUSI crest 2
Network for the next generation of policy-makers and thought leaders.
More >>
RUSI Library of Military History
Library Home Card
A unique collection of national historical and cultural importance.
More >>
New Benefits
Membership badge
A greater range of membership packages announced
More >>
Follow RUSI.org
Podcast badge
Follow RUSI through Twitter, Facebook and RSS feeds