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Welcome to RUSI's first newsletter

RUSI Focus is the Institute's newsletter to members and the wider defence and security community. Published monthly, RUSI Focus is an overview of the Institute's wide ranging activities. This newsletter will contain updates on RUSI's research initiatives, publications and events together with highlights of commentary and analysis from RUSI.org.

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Future Defence Review: Options for British Security

The UK Government has announced plans for a new Future Defence Review to be carried out at the next Parliament. The review will cover issues of procurement, expenditure and troop welfare in the British Armed Forces. In light of this, RUSI presents a series of Working Papers which open up the debate about defence policy and procedure.

rusi.org/FDR >>
Download first Working Paper >>
RUSI welcomes Defence Green Paper >>

The Future Defence Review: Preparedness, Posture and Risk Management in Meeting Future Challenges Conference >>

Security reform critical for Zimbabwe, RUSI's first Africa paper warns

Zimbabwe's unity government must make reform of the army and police an urgent priority, a RUSI research paper has warned - the first to be published by the Institute on security in Africa.

Authored by Dr Knox Chitiyo, Head of RUSI's Africa programme, The case for security sector reform in Zimbabwe (PDF) presents a detailed strategy for converting Zimbabwe's armed forces into 'enablers' rather than 'spoilers' of the rule of law.  

Read more about the report here >>

Launch of the Climate Security Research Project

Dr Tobias Feakin and Shiloh Fetzek’s visit to Central America marks the launch of a project to investigate the impact of climate change on security and stability in the region. As the effects of the changing climate become increasingly apparent, Mesoamerican governments join RUSI in discussions on the arising security implications.

www.rusi.org/climate >>
Report on Mexico and Central America >>

RUSI Library of Military History

On 1 July, the Royal United Services Institute relaunched its Library of Military History.

Find out more >>
www.rusi.org/library >>

General Sir Richard Dannatt Appointed RUSI Chairman

The Council of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has elected General Sir Richard Dannatt as the Institute's new Chairman. General Dannatt will take over on 1 September 2009 when he retires, after 40 years in the Army, as Chief of the General Staff.

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Listen to Dannatt’s speech at RUSI Land Warfare Conference here >>

RUSI Monitor to be relaunched

With concise, policy-relevant contributions from academics, practioners and decision-makers, Monitor will provide a practical guide to the challenges faced today by government and civil society.

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More News

Commentary from RUSI.org
Cautious confidence: terror threat levels lowered
Margaret Gilmore

Violence returns to China’s New Frontier
Alexander Neill

RUSI.org analysis on swine flu
www.rusi.org/swineflu

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