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Working Paper Series
Number 1
Preparing for the Lean Years
How will British defence spending fare in an age of austerity?
By Malcolm Chalmers
Number 2
A Force for Honour
Military Strategic Options for the United Kingdom
By Michael Codner
Number 3
Multilateral Approaches to Security
Choices for defence
By Andrew Rathmell
Number 4
Jointery and the Emerging Defence Review
By Trevor Taylor
Number 5
Capability Cost Trends: Implications for the Defence Review
By Malcolm Chalmers
Number 6
The Defence Review: Capability Questions for the New Government
By Michael Codner
Number 7
A Question of Balance? The Deficit and Defence Priorities
By Malcolm Chalmers
Number 8
Entente or Oblivion: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Franco-British Co-operation on Defence
By Etienne de Durand
Number 9
Unbalancing the Force? Prospects for UK Defence after the SDSR
By Malcolm Chalmers
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UK Defence Policy
The study of UK defence policy has always been central to RUSI's work. It remains the single largest element in the Institute's research programme and has set the parameters of debate on pressing defence issues.
Current Projects
- Future Defence review and UK defence strategy
- Acquisition reform
- Current military operations in Afghanistan
- The economics of defence
Experts
Leading RUSI experts in this area include Professor Michael Clarke (a former member of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Panel on Disarmament), Professor Malcolm Chalmers (formerly a member of the Defence Secretary's Defence Advisory Forum, 2009-2010) Professor Trevor Taylor (formerly at the Royal Military College of Science) and Director of Military Sciences, Michael Codner.
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RUSI SURVEY: 68% believe need for carriers has become more apparent since the 2010 SDSR
News: 2 Nov 2011
The need for a carrier strike capability has become more apparent since last year's Strategic Defence and Security Review, according to 68% of the defence and security community surveyed by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
The need for a carrier strike capability has become more apparent since last year's Strategic Defence and Security Review, according to 68% of the defence and security community surveyed by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
UK Defence Budget: Looking into the Black Hole
News: 27 Sep 2011
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) appears to have balanced the £74 billion* ten-year 'funding gap', but key equipment programmes, such as Trident renewal and Joint Strike Fighter, are still a major source of potential instability to defence budget, highlights a new paper from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) appears to have balanced the £74 billion* ten-year 'funding gap', but key equipment programmes, such as Trident renewal and Joint Strike Fighter, are still a major source of potential instability to defence budget, highlights a new paper from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
Ministry of Defence Needs Revolutionary Reform to Manage Cuts
News: 24 Jun 2011
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will need clear ministerial, and Defence Board, guidance to introduce revolutionary new ways of working to ensure the department still operates coherently following the proposed major cuts to civil service numbers, according to a joint study by Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Cranfield University staff.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will need clear ministerial, and Defence Board, guidance to introduce revolutionary new ways of working to ensure the department still operates coherently following the proposed major cuts to civil service numbers, according to a joint study by Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Cranfield University staff.
Franco-British Defence Cooperation
News: 10 Mar 2010
On 9 March 2010, the Royal United Services Institute and the Franco-British Council organised a roundtable on future Franco-British defence co-operation.
On 9 March 2010, the Royal United Services Institute and the Franco-British Council organised a roundtable on future Franco-British defence co-operation.
A Question of Balance? The Deficit and Defence Priorities
News: 3 Jun 2010
The deeper the immediate budget cuts that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has to make, the greater the risk of reduced capability without commensurate financial gains, argues the latest Future Defence Review Working Paper from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
The deeper the immediate budget cuts that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has to make, the greater the risk of reduced capability without commensurate financial gains, argues the latest Future Defence Review Working Paper from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
RUSI SURVEY: SDSR was a ‘lost opportunity’ according to two-thirds of defence and security community
News: 28 Oct 2010
The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) was a lost opportunity for a radical reassessment of the UK’s position in the world, according to 68% of the defence and security community surveyed by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) was a lost opportunity for a radical reassessment of the UK’s position in the world, according to 68% of the defence and security community surveyed by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
British defence may face a multilateral future
News: 14 Oct 2009
The future mission of Britain’s armed forces may lie in assisting and reforming multilateral institutions such as the United Nations and NATO, according to a new report published by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
The future mission of Britain’s armed forces may lie in assisting and reforming multilateral institutions such as the United Nations and NATO, according to a new report published by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
Why Things Don't Happen: Silent Principles of National Security
Articles: 22 Aug 2010 by Jeremy Blackham and Gwyn Prins
The strategic defence and security review must attend to the silent principles of national security that are primarily safeguarded by the maritime capability
The strategic defence and security review must attend to the silent principles of national security that are primarily safeguarded by the maritime capability
Why Britain Doesn't Do Grand Strategy
Articles: 22 Aug 2010 by Patrick Porter
The persistent failure to conceive and study strategy in Britain will undermine its efforts to draft a lasting framework for defence and security from the current SDSR process
The persistent failure to conceive and study strategy in Britain will undermine its efforts to draft a lasting framework for defence and security from the current SDSR process
Risk Management in Defence Procurement
Articles: 23 Jun 2010 by Chris Maughan
Chris Maughan looks at the latest evidence on how risk is being managed in defence procurement and states what still needs to be done.
Chris Maughan looks at the latest evidence on how risk is being managed in defence procurement and states what still needs to be done.
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