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The infamous British surrender at Kut-al-Amara in 1916 led to a thorough investigation, which particularly highlighted the lack of appropriate transport and equipment for troops on the frontline. The ability of the Commission to apportion blame during active operations also proved highly controversial. As the UK begins an inquiry into the recent Iraq war, how much has been learnt since the last time strategy in Mesopotamia was put under the magnifying glass
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090519
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As part of the section on military fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan, Olivier Grouille analyses the data from Bird and Fairweather's study, exploring the implication for both institutional and public perceptions of the IED threat. He emphasizes that IEDs are the insurgent's weapon of choice but argues that while a focus on force protection may be necessary, it will not be sufficient of success
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In 1845 British naval captain Sir John Franklin sailed into the Canadian Arctic with two ships and 128 men, and disappeared. His ill-fated expedition was swiftly mythologised and co-opted into a Victorian narrative of self-sacrifice, heroism and duty. In puncturing these myths, Professor Andrew Lambert, author of an acclaimed new history of Franklin's polar navigation, explains why history is not a fixed record, but a constantly evolving interaction between different ages, and different opinions.
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090531
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As the Arctic ice melts, the polar region is becoming increasingly exposed to the political tussles of resource exploitation. Accompanying the territorial disputes is the imminent militarisation of the international space by circumpolar states. The UK has a difficult decision to make: either include the Arctic in its future defence strategy or advocate a zone of peace in this valuable part of the world. it cannot do both.
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090521
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During the cold war deterrence worked better in practice than in theory. IT became an article of faith that great power war was virtually unthinkable because of the consequences, yet this conclusion was reached without ever working through the scenarios. Today, in a world of shrinking great power arsenals and proliferation small arsenals, we may now be moving away from the models which serves us will during the cold war. Lawrence Freedman interrogates the assumptions which underpinned strategic deterrence and casts an eye on a more ambiguous nuclear future
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090511
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2009.
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Contemporary security challenges are blurring the boundaries between military and policy forces. In Africa, however, the distinction remains, with policy unable or unwilling to take on a more politicized role. Regardless of rhetoric, regime and resources, senior officers rarely build power bases comparable to those of the military. Police perpetuate rather than create political order, and hence, except in a few examples, do not defy the status quo.
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090516
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2009.
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Contesting the view that British forces have successfully adapted to the unique challenges posed by the Taliban in Afghanistan, David Betz and Anthony Coumack respond to Theo Farrell and Stuart Gordon's article published in the last issue of the journal. Their pessimistic analysis highlights continuing problems with British strategy and key structural impediments to improvement
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090530
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2009.
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Once a Cold War prize, Iceland's geopolitical position has been marginalised since the break-up of the Soviet Union, as underscored by the US military withdrawal. Currently grapppling with an economic disaster, Iceland has focused on societal security instead of territorial defence. Yet the scramble for the Arctic has revived the Northern dimension - Icelandic Arctic discourses now play on the prospects of a renewed strategic relevance in a future Great Game, wrought by the impact of climate change in the region.
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090517
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Addressing deficiencies in the statistical analysis of British casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, Sheila Bird and Clive Fairweather present new analysis on the role of improvised explosive devices in the insurgent's strategy. Assessing data on casualties by cause of death and nationality. This article suggests that the Taliban are placing increasing faith in methods of indirect attack.
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090525
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2009.
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Mutual trust is in short supply between South Asia's two major rivals, India and Pakistan. The nuclear powers are bitterly divided on host of issues, none more intractable than the future of Kashmir. Yet, as Rahul Roy-Chaudhury explains, their nuclear arsenals have probably helped steer both countries away form all-out conventional war and even led to a haw in bilateral relations. The key to better relations in the future will be how effectively India and Pakistan can co-operate to deter non-state actors form carrying out major terrorist attacks.
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090514
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2009.
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Increasingly, a unitary view of war is becoming the 'gold standard' for which armed forces should prepare. Institutional flexibility is essential in identifying the character of each conflict, and the potential changes within it, thereby influencing doctrine, training and defence spending. The current U K defence structures concerned with the development, assimilation an d application of ideas about war are stove-piped, however, and do not relate to this unitary view of war
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090523
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2009.
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The prevent strand of the UK government's counter-terrorist strategy, CONTEST, is politically sensitive and important. Yahya Virt concentrates on the domestic funding and policing aspects of prevent, as well the political debate around what constitutes effective and desirable engagement. He argues that prevent has become too unfocused, and is in danger of compromising both policing and local service provision by sowing greater mistrust between communities.
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090509
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2009.
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After almost two ignominious decades as the world's foremost failed state, Somalia's prospects had seemed brighter at the start of 2009. Only a few months later, the country is once more in the grip of despair as an emboldened insurgency and feeble government together frustrate national reconciliation
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090528
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