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A Spy at Woomera? How an Airman Nearly Panicked Harold Macmillan and Robert Menzies
RUSI Journal, June 2004But before too long this trivial inquiry was to generate anxious telegrams to Harold Macmillan from his Australian counterpart, Sir Robert Menzies, fearful of the collapse of American confidence in the Dominion’s ability to maintain military security.
History
Both Sides of the Hill Intelligence in the Crete and Arnhem Campaigns
RUSI Journal, June 2004The Cretan campaign shows how one side’s superior intelligence cannot compensate for inferior air power, infirmity of purpose and rigidity of mind; Arnhem illustrates the folly not so much of making inadequate use of available intelligence but of wilfully
History, Intelligence
The New Direction for Security in a Post-Hutton World
RUSI Journal, June 2004The new direction for security in a post-Hutton world is likely to focus on matters which are not connected with Hutton, such as the changing role of our armed forces, the need to counter the spread of weapons of mass destruction and the need to tackle th
Domestic Security, Intelligence, Terrorism
European Security
RUSI Journal, June 2004We can overcome threats only through international co-operation. In today’s globalizing world, security and prosperity are inseparable

The Bomb, a Life
RUSI Journal, June 2004Nothing that man has created is bigger than The Bomb. It’s not just a weapon, but a tool for re-shaping the earth – in a physical, political and philosophical sense.
Global Security Issues, Technology
From Warfare to Welfare and Back? The SA National Defence Force Ten Years On
RUSI Journal, June 2004Part II – Readiness and the Challenges Ahead. Can the SANDF play its part in democratic South Africa’s ambitious foreign policy schemes for African stability, growth and recovery – what has been coined by Thabo Mbeki as an African renaissance’

New Future for the Netherlands Armed Forces
RUSI Journal, June 2004The Netherlands will also pursue international solutions from the outset – more so than in the past... international co-operation is the only way to increase the low returns on the sum of European defence expenditure.
International Institutions
Defence and the Universities in the Twenty-first Century
RUSI Journal, June 2004The greater the degree of uncertainty that our people may face, the greater is their requirement for education
Military Personnel
Strategic Guidance and the Context for Air Power
RUSI Journal, June 2004The Cold War era was like playing in a symphony orchestra. Today's conflicts and their dynamics are different. It is more akin to Jazz – there is no template, no score and differing styles abound.

NATO and the UN: the dynamics of an evolving relationship
RUSI Journal, June 2004Post 9/11 NATO initiated a transformation process that would have profound consequences for its role as a collective defence organization, including its relations with the United Nations’ system of collective security.
International Institutions
NATO’s Unbearable Lightness of Being
RUSI Journal, June 2004Alliances are less weighty, less solid than in the past. There is little point in bemoaning the fact: NATO is a product of our liquid times.
International Institutions
History, Power and Maritime Politics
RUSI Journal, June 2004Is maritime power ready for our uncertain strategic future?
Maritime Forces, Technology
Maritime Power in a Global Context
RUSI Journal, June 2004A logical and coherent strategic vision of the Royal Navy’s role, set within the context of the shrinking global village.
Global Security Issues, History, Maritime Forces
Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq
RUSI Journal, June 2004Iraq serves as a potent illustration of how deeply embedded today’s private sector is in the business of security and war, and why questions over legislation require urgent attention.
Law and Ethics, Military Personnel
Fighting for the soul of Western militaries
New UK Government Initiative to Support High-Risk, High-Reward Military Science Needs Refinement
New Zealand's Indo-Pacific Recalibration