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RUSI JOURNAL VOL: 157 NO 2 (12) answer(s).
 
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Afghan decisions / Style, Charles; Arnold-Forster, Josh; Cavanagh, Matt; Melvin, Mungo   Journal Article
Melvin, Mungo Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract The United Kingdom has been involved in Afghanistan operations since 2001, fighting what has been explicitly described as a 'war' in that country since 2006. By any definition, this represents a major military commitment and may come to be seen as a turning point in the UK's post-Cold War defence policy. There is great political controversy over the origins of the UK's involvement in this war and the way it has been fought.
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Britain's Afghanistan deployment in 2006 / Style, Charles   Journal Article
Style, Charles Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract This article derives from the author's experience in a senior Ministry of Defence posting from the beginning of 2006 to mid-2007, and it is therefore an insider's account based on personal observations and perceptions of the decision- and policy-making process in Whitehall at the time. Even today, after reform of these very processes, there are still pertinent lessons from the Helmand decision about structures and mindsets in Britain's strategic planning.
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Confronting the European defence crisis: the common European army in Germany's political debate / Heidenkamp, Henrik; Akaltin, Ferdi   Journal Article
Heidenkamp, Henrik Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract In this analysis of the recent debate on defence policy in Germany, Henrik Heidenkamp and Ferdi Akaltin highlight a growing re-evaluation of the German and European strategic environment, and a seeming willingness on the part of German policy-makers to identify a common European solution to the current defence-capabilities gap. After analysing why German politicians no longer seem to dismiss the idea of a common European army as the unrealisable dream of idealists, the authors present the difficult questions that German policy-makers, and their European allies, will need to confront should they wish to turn their ideas into concrete policy, and suggest ways in which such a project could be realised in the long term.
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Cross-government planning and the Helmand decision, 2005–06 / Arnold-Forster, Josh   Journal Article
Arnold-Forster, Josh Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract In this account of the British decision to deploy to Helmand in 2006, Josh Arnold-Forster, at the time special adviser to the defence secretary, gives a personal assessment of the inner workings of the inter-departmental machine within which the government elaborated its Afghan policy.
Key Words Britain  Afghan Policy  British Decision 
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Learning the strategic lessons from Afghanistan / Melvin, Mungo   Journal Article
Melvin, Mungo Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract Decisions surrounding Britain's involvement in Afghanistan continue to be the subject of heated debate among policy-making and military circles. Far from apportioning blame, argues Mungo Melvin, a constructive assessment of the decisions made on Afghanistan will provide useful lessons for the future of Britain's strategy-making.
Key Words Afghanistan  Britain  Strategic Lessons 
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Ministerial decision-making in the run-up to the Helmand deploy / Cavanagh, Matt   Journal Article
Cavanagh, Matt Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract The decision-making process leading to the Helmand deployment in 2006 was seriously flawed. Matt Cavanagh, special adviser to the government at the time, revisits the dynamics behind the ministers' failure to devise and maintain a successful strategy.
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Operation Anthropoid: the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich and the fate of a nation / Wey, Adam Leong Kok   Journal Article
Wey, Adam Leong Kok Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract In 1941, the very concept of a Czechoslovakian state was a parlous one: the provisions of the 1938 Munich Agreement, which had dismembered the pre-war state, had not yet been annulled. The position of the Czechoslovakian government-in-exile among the Allies was weak. The exiled president, Eduard Benes, therefore proposed a bold plan to assassinate a key Nazi leader and challenge a perception of Czech passivity under occupation. While the plan did succeed, it came at a terrible human cost. But, for Benes, it secured the pre-1938 borders of Czechoslovakia.
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Promoting the concept of ‘UK plc’: a public-private sector Olympic challenge / Soria, Valentina   Journal Article
Soria, Valentina Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract The London 2012 Olympics are the catalyst for a renewed effort to create an effective Public-Private Partnership in the provision of national security and resilience. Valentina Soria explores the public sector's concerted effort to engage businesses in the planning and delivery of security, and the positive long-lasting effects this may have on the UK's security culture.
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Securing borders for the Olympic games / Gilmore, Margaret   Journal Article
Gilmore, Margaret Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract The UK Border Agency, recently beleaguered with problems and criticisms over failures of immigration control, was split in two at the beginning of March, only months before the London 2012 Olympics. Margaret Gilmore explores how the Games present the newly separated UK Border Force with the most sophisticated and complex challenge to date.
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Sum of its parts?: partnering, the MoD and industry / Louth, John   Journal Article
Louth, John Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract 'Partnership' and 'partnering' are concepts commonly applied to new initiatives between government and industry. But, as the state looks to improve delivery and value for money in procurement programmes, a simple label will not suffice. Partnership and partnering must truly reflect a collaborative set of working practices bridging the private and public sectors.
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Sustainability in defence acquisition: maintaining the momentum / Murgatroyd, Clive   Journal Article
Murgatroyd, Clive Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract Sustainability is a key principle for the long-term future of defence procurement. Despite recent advancement and a recognition of its importance in the Strategic Defence and Security Review and the National Security Strategy, decisions on future military capabilities are likely to be dominated by short-term financial concerns. Clive Murgatroyd explores the risks of sidelining sustainability for the long-term relevance, affordability and resilience of the UK's military capabilities.
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Worm as a weapon of mass destruction: how to respond legally to cyber-warfare? / Meulenbelt, Stephanie   Journal Article
Meulenbelt, Stephanie Journal Article
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Publication 2012.
Summary/Abstract Do cyber-attacks constitute force? How should international law regulate cyber-activity? How does it affect the principle of non-intervention? In the absence of specific legal principles, can due diligence act as an appropriate framework? In this prize-winning essay, Stephanie Meulenbelt explores the international legal conundrum posed by the rise of cyber-warfare.
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