December 2017, Vol. 162, No. 6
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Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, December 2017
RUSI Journal, February 2018Dr Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the December 2017 edition of the RUSI Journal.
Letters
RUSI Journal, February 2018John Crackett
Major General John Crackett responds to the article 'The British Army in Transition: From Army 2020 to the Strike Brigades and the Logistics of Future Operations' published in the RUSI Journal in June/July 2017.
Atomic Outcast: Will North Korea Behave Like A ‘Normal’ Nuclear Power?
RUSI Journal, January 2018Björn Alexander Düben
The nature of North Korea's political system suggests that it might not behave like other nuclear powers.
Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Why Have Three Gulf States Introduced the Draft? Bucking the Trend on Conscription in Arabia
RUSI Journal, January 2018Zoltan Barany
Politics, economics and security help to explain why some Gulf countries have adopted conscription.
Military Personnel
Can the Central African Republic Carry on Without France?
RUSI Journal, January 2018Cynthia Glock
France has historically played a key role in the politics and security of the Central African Republic.
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
The Ethiopian Famine: War, Weapons and Aid
RUSI Journal, January 2018Martin Plaut
Did recipients of aid money divert funds for other purposes?
From Homs to Aleppo: A Journey Through the Destruction of the Syrian War: Part 1: Homs
RUSI Journal, February 2018Susan Schulman
Part 1 of this two-part series shows how Homs is being rebuilt after years of violence.
Resilience
Science Fiction and the Military Reader: A Review of The Forever War Graphic Novel
RUSI Journal, January 2018August Cole
August Cole reviews the graphic novel, The Forever War.
Art, Culture and Literature
Women at RUSI: 75 years, 1942–2017
RUSI Journal, February 2018The Journal profiles the first seven female members of the Institute.
History, Military Personnel
Book Review: Framing the EU Global Strategy: A Stronger Europe in a Fragile World
RUSI Journal, January 2018Christoph Meyer
Christoph Meyer reviews Framing the EU Global Strategy: A Stronger Europe in a Fragile World, by Nathalie Tocci
European Union, International Institutions
Book Review: How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon
RUSI Journal, January 2018Trevor Taylor
Trevor Taylor reviews How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon, by Rosa Brooks.
Civil–Military Relations, US Defence Policy, Defence Policy
Book Review: North Korea and Nuclear Weapons: Entering the New Era of Deterrence
RUSI Journal, December 2017Diana Clark Gill
Diana Clark Gill reviews North Korea and Nuclear Weapons: Entering the New Era of Deterrence, edited by Sung Chull Kim and Michael D Cohen.
Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Book Review: Decisive and Indecisive Operations, Volumes 1 and 2
RUSI Journal, January 2018John Kiszely
John Kiszely reviews Decisive and Indecisive Operations, Volumes 1 and 2, by C J Dick.
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NATO and the ‘Disruptive’ French President
We Should Exempt Africa from the UK-Russia Geopolitical Confrontation
Planning for the Next Strategic Defence and Security Review – A Much-Needed Peg in the Ground