On 10 March 2020, RUSI held a conference to bring together practitioners, policymakers, analysts and allies to discuss how the British Army is seeking to manage and exploit information on the future battlefield. The proceedings were off the record. This report is composed of observations by RUSI staff.
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Nick Reynolds is the Research Analyst for Land Warfare at RUSI. His research interests include land... read more
Dr Jack Watling is a Research Fellow at RUSI, responsible for the study of Land Warfare. Jack has recently published detailed studies of... read more
Mungo Melvin
Mungo Melvin reviews 2020: World of War, by Paul Cornish and Kingsley Donaldson.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, National Security, Terrorism, UK Defence
Helena Wood
This paper makes the case for the wider use of financial investigation techniques in the fight against serious and organised crime.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers, UK, Information, Organised Crime
William F Owen
The British Army’s new Strike concept has attracted much negative comment. But it is considerably more robust and well-founded than its critics claim, and it has the potential to offer infantry brigades the ability to march and manoeuvre under armour at far greater distances than is currently possible.
Tags: Armed Forces, RUSI Newsbrief, Equipment and Acquisitions, Military Sciences, Land Forces, UK Defence
Margaret Gilmore
The threat level to the UK from international terrorism has been reduced from ‘severe’ to ‘substantial’: the lowest it has been for more than four years. The move suggests there is cautious confidence within the security agencies.
Tags: UK, Domestic Security, Intelligence, Terrorism, Terrorism, Europe
The UK’s Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) programme has come under pressure in the media for cost increases and potential job cuts which may follow its completion. A recent think-tank report has questioned CVF’s future contribution and relevance to potential operations. These reports, however, neglect the demonstrated relevance of aircraft carriers in supporting a range of recent UK operations, and...
Tags: Defence Policy, Maritime Forces, UK Defence
Margaret Gilmore
The cross-party Intelligence and Security Committee Review is critical of MI5 record keeping after it reveals that the 7 July bombing ringleader had featured in surveillance more often than was previously thought, though he was never identified as a priority. Though the committee attributes this shortcoming to an overstretched Security Service, it will not do much to subdue calls for a wide-...
Tags: UK, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, July 7 Bombings, Intelligence, Terrorism, Terrorism, Europe
Christopher Parry
The UK government's decision to revert to the F-35B Lightning II variant for its new aircraft carriers may have the positive (if unintended) outcome of enforcing a re-think in strategy.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Policy, UK Defence
Pauline Neville-Jones and Mark Phillips
A national-security cloud on the horizon? The UK government should take the lead in setting cyber-security standards both within and beyond the UK's borders.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Technology, UK Defence
James Bosbotinis
The UK's decision to choose the F-35B variant of the Lightning II may have saddled the military with a more expensive, less effective platform.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Policy, UK Defence
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