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BAE Systems and EADS: Thwarted at the Alter

John Louth explores the reasons for the EADS-BAE corporate courtship and its eventual failure, and attempts to understand where the inability to merge leaves the businesses themselves and the concept of a European defence entity

Women in Combat Roles: The Changing of the Guard

With US women now being allowed to participate in combat roles, the US military can be applauded for its move towards gender equality. But its driving imperative must remain a commitment to military effectiveness, and to the lives of the men and women who serve.

Where Next for UK Cyber-Security?

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.