The RUSI Journal is a leading journal on defence and security. First published in 1857, it brings together scholars, decision-makers and practitioners in a unique forum that combines academic rigour with policy relevance.
The foundations of the international architecture of the post-Second World War world were laid in the final months of the conflict. Gill Bennett reflects on some of the structural weaknesses and cracks we can clearly see today that lay hidden in those foundations from the start.
In this issue's special section on the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, we decide to mark it with a few reflections on the legacy of the war and to ask what may endure and what may have had its time.
In spite of the recent Strategic Defence Review, the UK continues to struggle with strategic decision-making and prioritisation in light of the security–prosperity paradox.
