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Whitehall Reports
Policy-focused assessments of various issues and challenges faced by security professionals in conflict and post-conflict environments, the defence industry and policy-making bodies
Mind the Gap: Comparing Foreign Policy Attitudes of Security Elites and the General Public
Whitehall Reports, 26 February 2018Catarina P Thomson
This report offers insights into the differences and commonalities that exist between security elites and the general public, identifying what issues each group considers to be critical threats to the UK.
Tags: Global Strategy and Commitments, Security Policy, National Security, UK Defence
Decision Time: The National Security Capability Review 2017–2018 and Defence
Whitehall Reports, 6 February 2018Malcolm Chalmers
This report looks at the implications of the UK government's decision to take the defence elements out of the National Security Capability Review, which has been underway since July 2017. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has made clear that his 'hope' is that the 'Modernising Defence Programme’ (MDP) will be published before the House of Commons rises for the summer recess in July 2018.
Tags: Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions
Preparing for War in Korea
Whitehall Reports, 27 September 2017Malcolm Chalmers
This report looks at how a war in the Korean Peninsula could start and what might happen should it break out.
Tags: US Defence Policy, Defence Policy
A House Without Foundations: The North Korea Sanctions Regime and its Implementation
Whitehall Reports, 9 June 2017Andrea Berger
This report identifies the challenges of implementing sanctions on North Korea.
Tags: United Nations, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, International Institutions
On Tap Europe: Organised Crime and Illicit Trade in Tobacco, Alcohol and Pharmaceuticals
Whitehall Reports, 23 March 2017Clare Ellis
This is the final report in a series of papers on the role of organised crime groups in the illicit trade of tobacco, alcohol and pharmaceuticals across Europe.
Tags: National Security and Resilience Studies, European Union, Organised Crime
Disrupting Human Trafficking: The Role of Financial Institutions
Whitehall Reports, 14 March 2017Tom Keatinge and Anne-Marie Barry
This report looks at the growing menace that human trafficking poses worldwide and the crucial role that global financial institutions have in tackling it.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Organised Crime
If War Comes Tomorrow: How Russia Prepares for Possible Armed Aggression
Whitehall Reports, 5 August 2016Julian Cooper
This report analyses the economic dimension of Russia's system of mobilisation, detailing the extensive preparations that Moscow has made for war
Tags: Defence Spending, Defence Management, Defence Policy
Out of Sight, Out of Mind? A Review of Efforts to Counter Proliferation Finance
Whitehall Reports, 20 June 2016Emil Dall, Andrea Berger and Tom Keatinge
Greater collaboration between the public and private sectors is needed to tackle the problem of proliferation finance. Enhanced information sharing and the development of specific expertise will greatly improve the effectiveness of programmes aimed at tackling this key global issue.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Countering Violent Extremism and Risk Reduction: A Guide to Programme Design and Evaluation
Whitehall Reports, 8 June 2016James Khalil and Martine Zeuthen
This report provides guidance to policy-makers and implementers of countering violent extremism and risk reduction programmes.
Tags: Tackling Extremism, National Security and Resilience Studies
Maximum Value from the F-35: Harnessing Transformational Fifth-Generation Capabilities for the UK Military
Whitehall Reports, 23 February 2016Justin Bronk
Investment in cross-platform capabilities would allow the British military to enjoy the full gamut of the radical new capabilities offered by the F-35
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, Maritime Forces
The US–Russia Relationship is Doomed, for Years to Come
After the Strikes: Returning to the Table
Could Russian S-400s Protect Syria Against Cruise Missiles?