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Foreword: RUSI Journal, February/March 2017
RUSI Journal, April 2017Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the February/March 2017 edition of the RUSI Journal.

Letters
RUSI Journal, April 2017Mike Penning
Mike Penning responds to the article 'Is it Counterproductive to Enlist Minors into the Army?', published in the RUSI Journal in December 2016.

The Changing Character of War: Making Strategy in the Early Twenty-First Century
RUSI Journal, April 2017Rob Johnson
The West will need to develop strategic solutions to address today’s challenges.
Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Technology
Designing Conceptual Failure in Warfare: The Misguided Path of the West
RUSI Journal, April 2017Peter Roberts
As its competitors develop new concepts, the West’s approach to warfare is reminiscent of Napoleonic times.
Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Technology
Back to the Gap: The Re-emerging Maritime Contest in the North Atlantic
RUSI Journal, April 2017Magnus Nordenman
NATO will need a long-term plan to respond to increasing Russian activity in the region.
US Defence Policy, Defence Policy, Maritime Forces, UK Defence
Hybrid Maritime Warfare: Building Baltic Resilience
RUSI Journal, April 2017Gary Schaub, Jr, Martin Murphy and Frank G Hoffman
A new set of measures is proposed to augment NATO’s Readiness Action Plan.
NATO, Defence Policy, Maritime Forces
Hybrid Warfare or Gibridnaya Voyna? Similar, But Different
RUSI Journal, April 2017Ofer Fridman
The contemporary idea of hybrid warfare differs from the views that Russian thinkers have been developing for nearly a century.
History, Information, Land Forces
Defining Contemporary Russian Warfare: Beyond the Hybrid Headline
RUSI Journal, April 2017Robert Seely
For Moscow, warfare extends well beyond the battlefield.
Information, Land Forces
Managing Defence Acquisition Cost Growth
RUSI Journal, April 2017David Bangert, Neil Davies and Ryan Watson
The Royal Navy will need to make difficult choices if it is to contain the rising costs of acquiring new platforms.
Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, UK Defence
The Future of Crime Reporting: Can Anonymity be Delivered in the Digital Age?
RUSI Journal, April 2017Jennifer Cole and Alexandra Stickings
The practices used by Crimestoppers UK highlight how the identity of individuals might be protected.
Cyber, Technology
The Siege of Jadotville: A Review
RUSI Journal, April 2017Ewan Lawson
Ewan Lawson reviews The Siege of Jadotville.
United Nations, Art, Culture and Literature
Book Review: The Trump Phenomenon and the Future of US Foreign Policy, and Crouching Tiger: What China's Militarism Means for the World
RUSI Journal, April 2017John Hemmings
John Hemmings reviews The Trump Phenomenon and the Future of US Foreign Policy, by Daniel Quinn Mills and Steven Rosefielde, and Crouching Tiger: What China’s Militarism Means for the World, by Peter Navarro.
US Defence Policy
Book Review: The New Politics of Russia: Interpreting Change
RUSI Journal, April 2017Alicky Denton
Alicky Denton reviews The New Politics of Russia: Interpreting Change, by Andrew Monaghan.

Book Review: Strategic Narratives, Public Opinion, and War: Winning Domestic Support for the Afghan War
RUSI Journal, April 2017Beatrice Heuser
Beatrice Heuser reviews Strategic Narratives, Public Opinion, and War: Winning Domestic Support for the Afghan War, edited by Beatrice de Graaf et al.
The War on Terror, Counterinsurgency
Book Review: Living on the Edge: Iran and the Practice of Nuclear Hedging
RUSI Journal, April 2017Cristina Varriale
Cristina Varriale reviews Living on the Edge: Iran and the Practice of Nuclear Hedging, by Wyn Bowen et al.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Book Review: From Liddell Hart to Joan Littlewood: Studies in British Military History
RUSI Journal, April 2017Brian Holden Reid
Brian Holden Reid reviews From Liddell Hart to Joan Littlewood: Studies in British Military History, by Brian Bond.
History
Book Review: Lawrence of Arabia’s War: The Arabs, the British and the Remaking of the Middle East in WW1
RUSI Journal, April 2017Sneha Reddy
Sneha Reddy reviews Lawrence of Arabia’s War: The Arabs, the British and the Remaking of the Middle East in WW1, by Neil Faulkner.
The Great War, History
Dependent Deterrent? US Support for the UK’s New Nuclear Warhead
New Zealand's Indo-Pacific Recalibration
The Budding Alliance Between Lockdown Critics and the Far-Right in Germany