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![Servicemen of the Pakistan Armed Forces take part in anti-terrorist training as part of the Druzhba-2017 [Friendship] Russian-Pakistani joint military drills in the village of Nizhny Arkhyz. Courtesy of Denis Abramov/PA Images](https://rusi.org/sites/default/files/styles/tab_images/public/pakistan_army_in_russia.jpg?itok=0yqg52TM "Servicemen of the Pakistan Armed Forces take part in anti-terrorist training as part of the Druzhba-2017 [Friendship] Russian-Pakistani joint military drills in the village of Nizhny Arkhyz. Courtesy of Denis Abramov/PA Images")
Kamal Alam
In 1947, Pakistan’s army inherited the default position and strategy of British India in opposing Russian influence and inroads into Afghanistan and Central Asia. Now, for the first time in 200 years, they have reversed the old British policy of confronting the Russians for control over Central Asia. Pakistan’s army now sees the Russians as their strategic partners.
Tags: Armed Forces, Military Sciences, Pakistan, RUSI Newsbrief, Global Strategy and Commitments, Russia, International Responses, Military Personnel
Stephen Reimer
Tags: RUSI Journal, The Great War, UK, History, Europe
John Andreas Olsen
Airpower professionals need a comprehensive understanding of airpower – from the technology to its relationship with the contemporary political, social and economic context.
Tags: Aerospace, RUSI Journal, Defence Policy
The Green Paper to the Strategic Defence Review highlights strategic premises which should be presented to the public in the run up to the General Election.
Tags: Aerospace, Defence Policy, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Europe
The Defence Green Paper hints at more cooperation with Europeans as the way forward, but a need for short-term cuts may damage the coherence of defence outputs before the defence review is completed.
Tags: Aerospace, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Land Forces, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, Technology, UK Defence, Europe
Our services must get smarter to cope with today’s threats. Their ability to adapt and maintain their high professionalism and dedication in a range of roles and with a variety of technologies is key to playing to British strengths.
Tags: Aerospace, Defence Policy, Land Forces, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, UK Defence, Europe
Avnish Patel highlights the end of the long-running saga to supply the US Air Force with a replacement for its fleet of venerable air-to-air refuelling aircraft.
Tags: Aerospace, RUSI Defence Systems, Defence Management, Technology
Ian Frain assesses the state of the shipborne helicopter market and highlights the rationale that lies behind some of the most high-profile programmes
Tags: Aerospace, RUSI Defence Systems, Maritime Forces, Technology
Elizabeth Quintana assesses whether the British contribution to operations in Libya has been helped or hindered by the UK Government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review
Tags: Aerospace, RUSI Defence Systems, Maritime Forces, UK Defence
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