Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, December 2017

Dr Emma De Angelis

Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the December 2017 edition of the RUSI Journal.

Letters

John 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?

Björn Alexander Düben

The nature of North Korea's political system suggests that it might not behave like other nuclear powers.

Why Have Three Gulf States Introduced the Draft? Bucking the Trend on Conscription in Arabia

Zoltan Barany

Politics, economics and security help to explain why some Gulf countries have adopted conscription.

Can the Central African Republic Carry on Without France?

Cynthia Glock

France has historically played a key role in the politics and security of the Central African Republic.

The Ethiopian Famine: War, Weapons and Aid

Martin 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

Susan Schulman

Part 1 of this two-part series shows how Homs is being rebuilt after years of violence.

Science Fiction and the Military Reader: A Review of The Forever War Graphic Novel

August Cole

August Cole reviews the graphic novel, The Forever War.

Women at RUSI: 75 years, 1942–2017

The Journal profiles the first seven female members of the Institute.

Book Review: Framing the EU Global Strategy: A Stronger Europe in a Fragile World

Christoph Meyer

Christoph Meyer reviews Framing the EU Global Strategy: A Stronger Europe in a Fragile World, by Nathalie Tocci

Book Review: How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon

Trevor Taylor

Trevor Taylor reviews How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon, by Rosa Brooks.

Book Review: North Korea and Nuclear Weapons: Entering the New Era of Deterrence

Diana 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.

Book Review: Decisive and Indecisive Operations, Volumes 1 and 2

John Kiszely

John Kiszely reviews Decisive and Indecisive Operations, Volumes 1 and 2, by C J Dick.