You are here
Continue Reading
Become A Member
To access the full text of this article and many other benefits, become a RUSI member.
Author
Senior Associate Fellow
Mungo Melvin became a Senior Associate Fellow of RUSI in January 2012, having been a member for over thirty years.
Mungo retired... read more
Support Rusi Research
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Related
How Should the State Manage the Contemporary Expectation of Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations?
RUSI Journal, 30 November 2016David Bond
Faced with escalating costs, governments should rethink their approach to non-combatant evacuation.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues
Innovation Before Scale: A Better Business Model for Transnational Armaments Cooperation
RUSI Journal, 30 November 2016Steven Grundman and James Hasik
Governments can achieve better outcomes for major defence projects by providing incentives for innovation and competition.
Tags: Aerospace, RUSI Journal, United States, US Defence Policy, Defence Spending, Americas, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Policy, Technology, UK Defence, Europe
Why Investment in Defence, Aerospace and Security is Good for the Whole of the UK
Commentary, 25 November 2016Elizabeth Quintana
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s autumn budget statement has laid out the government’s determination to shield the national economy from the effects of Britain’s anticipated departure from the EU.
Tags: Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, UK, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK Defence, EuropePages
The turn of the wheel: 2010 and the return of old security problems
Commentary, 3 January 2010As the effects of the global recession begins to be felt, this year will emphasise some new political realities in the international order. They will form the backdrop to the return of some traditional security issues.
Tags: Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Terrorism, Europe, Pacific, Central and South Asia
Assessing Value for Money at the Ministry of Defence
Commentary, 18 December 2009The most arresting point made by the latest report from the National Audit Office concerns the slippage of major projects. It reveals that the majority of the increase in project costs is due 'to deliberate decisions to slip projects, taken corporately by the Department as part of a wider package designed to address a gap between estimated funding and the cost of the Defence budget over the next...
Tags: Defence Management, Defence Policy, Europe
The cost of Afghanistan to UK Defence
Commentary, 16 December 2009Bring on new Chinooks. But the defence budget can't cover the needs of a long-term occupation
Tags: Aerospace, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Land Forces, UK Defence, EuropePages
Setting the Tone: The 2013 French White Paper and the Future of European Defence
RUSI Journal, 13 August 2013Luis Simón
The French defence White Paper offers a blueprint for European defence co-operation ahead of the December 2013 European Council
Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Policy, International Institutions
The End of the Rainbow? Terrorism and the Future of Public Warning
RUSI Journal, 13 August 2013Philip Kirby
Colour-coded warning levels were once emblematic of US national security. Although superficially similar, the UK has taken a different approach
Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Policy, Domestic Security, Terrorism, UK Defence
France and the Arab Upheavals: Beyond Sarkozy
RUSI Journal, 29 April 2013Rachel Utley
France’s foreign-policy record on the Arab upheavals has been mixed, yet Francois Hollande’s presidency shows a stepchange in the French approach to unrest in the region
Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Policy
A Post Mortem of a Disintegrated Review
Revolutions Of War
Strengthening the UK’s National Resilience: The Tasks Ahead