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Will American Firms Put America First?
In The News, 21 February 2020Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence
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Elisabeth Braw is a Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where she focuses on deterrence against emerging forms... read more
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RUSI Defence Systems, 25 February 2021Justin Bronk
The announcement that a forthcoming US Air Force TacAir study will include an assessment of a new clean sheet design to replace the F-16 has led many to label the F-35 a failure. While it is certainly an important change in public messaging, the underlying dynamics do not support this interpretation.
Tags: Air Power and Technology, Martial Power Programme, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems
Failure to Lift Off: The UK’s Space Launch Ambitions
Commentary, 24 February 2021Alexandra Stickings
Creating an indigenous space launch capability is considered by many to be a key aspect of the UK’s space ambitions. Yet there are questions as to whether current plans recognise the challenges ahead.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK
The Peace Process in Yemen is Broken
Commentary, 8 February 2021Jack Watling
If the Biden Administration wishes to broker peace in Yemen it needs to reconcile its contradictory policies towards the country and recognise that offensive military action is a necessary component to meaningful negotiation.
Tags: Military Sciences, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Middle East and North AfricaPages
Failure to Lift Off: The UK’s Space Launch Ambitions
Commentary, 24 February 2021Alexandra Stickings
Creating an indigenous space launch capability is considered by many to be a key aspect of the UK’s space ambitions. Yet there are questions as to whether current plans recognise the challenges ahead.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK
The Peace Process in Yemen is Broken
Commentary, 8 February 2021Jack Watling
If the Biden Administration wishes to broker peace in Yemen it needs to reconcile its contradictory policies towards the country and recognise that offensive military action is a necessary component to meaningful negotiation.
Tags: Military Sciences, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Middle East and North Africa
The US Navy’s Large Surface Combatant Programme: A Project in Search of a Clear Rationale
Commentary, 28 January 2021Sidharth Kaushal
The US Navy needs to demonstrate that its mammoth investment in large surface combatants has a manifest purpose.
Tags: Military Sciences, United States, US Defence Policy, Maritime ForcesPages
Reports of the ‘Failure’ of the F-35 are Premature and Exaggerated
RUSI Defence Systems, 25 February 2021Justin Bronk
The announcement that a forthcoming US Air Force TacAir study will include an assessment of a new clean sheet design to replace the F-16 has led many to label the F-35 a failure. While it is certainly an important change in public messaging, the underlying dynamics do not support this interpretation.
Tags: Air Power and Technology, Martial Power Programme, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems
Why the RAF Should Continue to Prioritise the P-8 Poseidon and E-7 Wedgetail
RUSI Defence Systems, 19 January 2021Justin Bronk
The two ISTAR types are expensive but remain some of the most operationally relevant and flexible capabilities in the equipment plan, with a vital role to play in support of the RAF and the wider joint force in both high-intensity warfighting and ongoing low-intensity mission sets.
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems
Sustainment Is the Division’s Hardest Responsibility
RUSI Defence Systems, 13 January 2021Jack Watling
The proliferation of ISR and precision fires make resupply of combat brigades an increasingly complex and dangerous task for which legacy tactics are ill suited and in need of revision.
Tags: Martial Power Programme, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Land ForcesPages
Building Stronger Societies: Involving Teenagers in National Security
Events, 29 October 2020As part of RUSI’s Building Stronger Societies webinar series, Elisabeth Braw discusses how to involve teenagers in national security with Christina Malm, Director-General of the Swedish Defence...
Tags: Modern Deterrence
Predicting Environmental Disasters
Events, 5 October 2020At this event, natural hazards expert Matt Foote and regulatory lawyer Caroline Dawson discusses how to predict environmental disasters, a matter that is becoming increasingly vital to both...
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