http://rusi.org/ web@rusi.org en-us Copyright 2012 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4ED616EAAFE1E/ Women from the highest ranks of defence forces from ten countries have been meeting at a conference to celebrate their achievement and discuss the issues they face. Lizz Pearson talks to the organisers of the conference and finds out that the issues are less about gender and more about sharing expertise. 2011-11-30 11:45:57 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4ECD101815C8D/ The Future Reserves 2020 report articulated a series of conclusions and recommendations for enhancing the capability, utility and resilience of the British armed forces dependent on greater use of the Reserves. 2011-11-23 15:24:43 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4E83135F53765/ Private military and security company operatives are more in demand than ever before, but what is the best way to regulate the burgeoning market? 2011-09-28 13:30:25 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N4E8182FD73716/ The Ministry of Defence (MoD) appears to have balanced the £74 billion* ten-year 'funding gap', but key equipment programmes, such as Trident renewal and Joint Strike Fighter, are still a major source of potential instability to defence budget, highlights a new paper from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). 2011-09-27 09:04:04 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4E27DE2427D25/ The Ministry of Defence has indicated the need for reservists to become integral to all defence tasks, resulting in the significant rebalancing of the structure of the armed forces by 2020. Undoubtedly there will be risks involved, but these are manageable provided there is political and institutional willingness to develop a more sophisticated approach to force generation. 2011-07-21 09:12:10 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4DAEA535E411E/ Art can help convey otherwise inexpressible ideas and emotions. On paper, canvas, and the stage, we are repeatedly confronted with images of ourselves and the world we live in - and we cannot help but respond to them. 2011-04-20 10:37:29 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D9EF480058CB/ The Director-General of the Territorial Army reviews institutional challenges in 1928 2011-04-08 12:41:58 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D9EF3E99D308/ An article from 1950 argues that teamwork, leadership and self-confidence are the keys to morale 2011-04-08 12:39:34 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D9EE957100B2/ Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan has not led to increased mental health problems amongst UK armed forces personnel, but alcohol misuse is an ongoing concern 2011-04-08 11:54:16 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D9EE8BC801CE/ Today's servicemen and women need the intellectual firepower to match their technical training 2011-04-08 11:52:22 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D8767117F1B2/ RUSI Director Professor Michael Clarke assesses British and French capabilities regarding the enforcement of the Libya no-fly zone. 2011-03-21 14:57:54 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D5BAC7E6D62F/ A new documentary vividly displays the lives of soldiers in conflict 2011-02-16 10:52:49 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P4D5E78590C17F/ In this exclusive photo essay, Susan Schulman captures the challenges - mental and physical - faced by Corunna Company both as they prepare for deployment and after they arrive in south-western Iraq in Autumn 2004. 2011-01-18 13:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4CFE263FB48E6/ This special photo essay offers an extraordinary insight into the Wootton Bassett phenomenon and the armed forces in society 2010-12-07 12:19:48 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4CED652035D31/ After the Supreme Court's verdict, soldiers still need an acceptable deal on human rights 2010-11-24 19:20:14 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N4CCECA5B75AD2/ Citations of RUSI experts, analysis and events in the global media from October 2010 2010-11-01 14:11:09 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CA1C0A456DA8/ The policy of institutionalised discrimination against gay and lesbian US service personnel is unjust and detrimental to military effectiveness. It is time for US policymakers to end this policy of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' and join the norms of other Western militaries. 2010-09-28 11:26:24 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CC94EBAE679E/ Captain Patrick Hennessey, formerly of the Grenadier Guards and author of The Junior Officers' Reading Club on the challenges to entering and staying in the UK Armed forces 2010-09-28 11:00:00 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N4C71A814B1C65/ The Royal Navy is dangerously weak, risking the silent principles of the UK's national security unless the future fleet is restored and adequately sized, claims a new article in the latest Journal of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). 2010-08-23 00:00:00 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4C3469BA71A88/ Nick Harvey MP, Minister of State for the Armed Forces delivered his Keynote Address to The RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference. 2010-07-07 13:04:51 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4C231770B43C9/ While the sombre landmark of the three hundredth British death was passed this week, and the Commander has been summarily replaced, politicians and military leaders reveal divisions at the top that make everyone wonder whether the campaign is winnable. 2010-06-24 09:31:32 http://rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A4C220B91B4353/ Dr Jim Storr responds to the debates sparked by his October paper, saying that those who do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them. 2010-06-23 14:28:09 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4C21D2CCCCBA7/ Engaging in a constantly evolving battlespace, the British Army needs to ensure that its intellectual capacity keeps pace with frontline demand 2010-06-23 10:24:38 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4C21D1B4B7711/ In the annual Kermit Roosevelt Lecture, the Commanding General of TRADOC calls for intellectual and institutional clarity about the changing character of conflict 2010-06-23 10:21:31 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4C18A1424C1AA/ The longest and most expensive public inquiry in UK legal history has finally produced its report - to extraordinary scenes in Londonderry. Just as Bloody Sunday was a catalyst leading to an upsurge in violence then, so this report into events could now prove a critical turning point in consolidating the peace process today. 2010-06-16 11:06:28 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B715FF659286/ This lecture outlined the progress made across the UK Government in its ability to adopt a comprehensive approach focusing on the increasing contributions made by the Stabilisation Unit, particularly in Afghanistan. It reviewed the debate about the respective roles of civilians and the military in stabilisation, and the ways in which civilian skills can best be generated and managed for hostile environments. Richard Teuten provided an update on the enhanced responsibilities being taken on by the Unit and refer to other complementary changes underway. 2010-02-09 13:16:01 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B6C4E6458A39/ The Green Paper to the Strategic Defence Review highlights strategic premises which should be presented to the public in the run up to the General Election. 2010-02-05 17:02:11 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B6C2E49D19B4/ The Defence Green Paper hints at more cooperation with Europeans as the way forward, but a need for short-term cuts may damage the coherence of defence outputs before the defence review is completed. 2010-02-05 14:44:03 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B5D811C5B7C2/ Our services must get smarter to cope with today’s threats. Their ability to adapt and maintain their high professionalism and dedication in a range of roles and with a variety of technologies is key to playing to British strengths. 2010-01-25 11:37:20 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B28AC1602813/ Bob Ainsworth, the Defence Secretary, has announced deep cuts in military personnel and equipment to fund a £900 million boost for the Afghanistan campaign. However the figures may not stack up. Something is going to give and in a big way. Defence is living through a slow motion road accident while it waits for the political wheel to turn and give it some strategic direction. 2009-12-16 09:48:04 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4AEB15C637534/ The relationship between war and medicine is a complex one. Here, the Surgeon General of the Defence Medical services offers his view 2009-10-30 16:36:45 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4A956B97A1CFD/ Hew Strachan commemorates the death of Harry Patch, the last remaining British First World War veteran, and considers its impact on our recollection of the Great War. 2009-08-26 18:06:33 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4A952992C52DF/ As General Sir David Richard’s accedes to the post of British Army Chief of the General Staff, RUSI takes this opportunity to highlight his views on the future of warfighting and British Army organisation as revealed in his speech to the June 2009 RUSI Land Warfare Conference. 2009-08-26 13:36:34 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4A44A941B2BB0/ When young men and women join the Armed Forces they do so with the full realisation that they may be required to lay down their life for their country. In return for this sacrifice, they should be afforded the same human rights protection as every other British citizen. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has worked to ensure that the human rights of military personnel are protected. It is with great pleasure that we join with them in celebrating Armed Forces Day 2009. 2009-06-26 11:56:27 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4A42142744AA5/ The UK’s first Armed Forces Day provides the opportunity to celebrate the contribution of members of all three services. Donations to service charities and popular lobbies for armed forces issues underline the high public regard for British troops. However, in our celebration, we must not lose sight of the broader challenges to defence policy, or an unwillingness to match public expenditure to levels of admiration. 2009-06-24 13:16:06 http://rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4A12DBAD5CF7F/ The Judgement handed down on 18 May by the Court of Appeal does not radically alter the existing parameters of combat service for military personnel. Rather it confirms the previously held view that soldiers should be accorded all reasonable protection within the context of operational conditions. Future litigation will clarify the decision made by the Court of Appeal and will also further serve to allay the fears of operational officers. 2009-05-19 17:19:56 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N47616079DFD16/ The cost to the British Army of illegal drug-use is nearly the equivalent of losing one battalion a year, a cost higher than fatalities and serious casualties in both Iraq and Afghanistan. 2007-12-14 00:00:00 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N45E2AD89A250E/ Redeploying troops from Iraq to Afghanistan makes perfect military and political sense 2007-02-26 09:54:59 http://rusi.org/news/ref:N45488E0CD5065/ Amyas Godfrey, a former British army officer at the Royal United Services Institute, said officials have responded to public pressure to set a timetable for a withdrawal from Iraq by saying that it will come "when the job is done." So it is significant, he said, that the army chief has said: "We should be leaving." 2006-10-14 12:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P41739A3041D29/ The British Army has at various times stated that it intends to preserve that which is best in the regimental system as part of any organizational and structural changes that might occur in the future 2004-10-18 11:25:52 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7d2f19bb/ As a commander,Lieutenant General John Kiszley is concerned not so much with how to persuade to join the Armed Forces, as with what he is looking for from those individuals who come under his command. 2004-06-18 12:23:45 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7c899b7b/ Alex Tucker examines whether there is a need for a new vision for Britian’s Reserve Forces, by comparing and contrasting Haldane's Defence Review with the SDR in order to identify the fundamental principles that a new Vision Statement. might encompass. 2004-06-18 12:23:45 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7c90259c/ Peter Viggers MP discusses the impact of the 1998 Strategic Defence Review and the increasing inability of the nation’s Volunteer Reserves, especially the Territorial Army, to meet the requirements that the nation has a right to expect of them. 2004-06-18 12:23:45 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7538b11c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40C8719241D3C/ The greater the degree of uncertainty that our people may face, the greater is their requirement for education 2004-06-10 15:34:58 http://rusi.org/publications/monitor/ref:A473D7EB04588A/ This article advocates a sharp increase in support to the UK-led counter-narcotics campaign in Afghanistan as a means to mitigate the security threat that Afghan opium production poses to the UK and the international community. 2004-03-01 11:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A47595E07810E8/ Considerable fiscal constraints continue to shape existing and future defence capabilities. 2002-04-01 14:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4480483AA7211/ 1998-06-02 15:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4473349A1AAEA/ 1998-04-10 17:00:00 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J4D08E53E1E8BC/ Article from the RUSI Journal, 1875 1875-02-01 00:00:05 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J4D08E53E03EF0/ Article from the RUSI Journal, 1874 1874-08-01 00:00:05 http://rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J4D08E53CAD9BD/ Article from the RUSI Journal, 1869 1869-05-01 00:00:05