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Revelation of Afghan war logs
 How significant are the recent revelations of Afghan war documents? Though the war logs give tremendous insight into operations in Afghanistan, do they reveal anything new?
WATCH RUSI Director Prof. Michael Clarke's Analysis
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Old bad news and a bad new time
With allies like this: what the Wikileaks war logs say about Pakistan
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Development and Security in Africa
 11/7: The July 2010 Kampala Bombings: Combating extremist groups in Somalia
By Dr Knox Chitiyo
Africa, the Commonwealth and Development
Read RUSI speech by Commonwealth Secretary General, H E Kamalesh Sharma
Economic and democratic developments in Zimbabwe
Watch a RUSI presentation by Zimbabwe Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe
More: www.rusi.org/africa
Latest RUSI publications
 RUSI NEWSBRIEF
The July Newsbrief examines Turkey’s increasing confidence, asking whether it can continue to straddle the West and Middle East. The issue also discusses the persistent anti-Americanism in Pakistan, the possible nuclear arrangement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and prospects for the newest ‘special relationship’ with India.
RUSI’s bimonthly international affairs briefing, available exclusively to RUSI members. More >
BRIEFING NOTE
Reducing the Role of NATO’s Nuclear Weapons
By Simon Lunn, RUSI Associate Fellow
Authored by Simon Lunn, former Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the paper contrasts the new momentum of working towards a world free of nuclear weapons clashes with many states' more cautious interpretations of NATO alliance solidarity and nuclear burden-sharing.
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Analysis from RUSI.org
Defence
Future Maritime Operations and the Strategic Defence and Security Review
The head of the UK Navy, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Michael Stanhope outlines the future of Britain’s Maritime capabilities. And Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey assesses how the forthcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review may affect the Royal Navy.
The Military Uses of Space
Watch Brigadier General John Hyten discuss the current and future use of space by the US military, from improving aerospace capabilities to the potential offered by space-based surveillance systems.
The Joint Helicopter Command: 2020 Vision and 2020 Reality
Presentation by Rear Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt, Commander, Joint Helicopter Command
Is the Ministry of Defence living beyond its means?
RUSI’s Trevor Taylor assesses the latest National Audit Office report
Profile on General Sir David Richards
Watch and read previous RUSI presentations by the newly appointed UK Chief of the Defence Staff
International Security
What is the British national interest?
Watch Sir Christopher Meyer, former British Ambassador to the United States, reflect on the future prospects for the British national interest.
Is it time to talk to Hamas?
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Counter-terrorism
Keeping the ‘Mud-Slinging’ out of a counter-terrorism legislation review
While the threat of terrorism still remains, is a reduction in police powers really a move in the right direction?
Emergency service interoperability in jeopardy due to lack of standardised operational procedures
Coordinated emergency responses within and between the fire, ambulance and police service is hampered by the lack of standardised operational procedures, rather than technology according to a new report from RUSI.
7 July bombings five years on: Is there still a role for communities in tackling terrorism?
'Community-based counter-terrorism' might be at the so-called 'soft' end of the security spectrum, but it is the hardest to get right.
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