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Word Around the Campfire
Following yesterdays Green Paper release the media and blogs have been covering it in detail.
Here is a quick link round up…
Kings of War
http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2010/02/contested-and-constrained-cyber-ops-and-the-green-paper/
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/04/uk-defence-green-paper-cuts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/feb/04/defence-policy-budget-military-ainsworth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/03/uk-defence-review-key-findings
The ...
UKNDA Report
The UK National Defence Association (UKNDA) launches a new report on defence funding in response to the Goverment’s Green Paper and to provide recommendations for the Strategic Defence Review 2010
Click below to download
http://www.uknda.org/uk_defence_needs/n-536.html
UPDATE: Link corrected, ...
Adaptability and Partnership – Defence Green Paper
Hot off the press, Bob Ainsworth MP is still speaking in the House of Commons but the MoD has now published the much anticipated Green Paper.
Remember the Green Paper (Adaptability and Partnership: Issues for a Strategic Defence Review) is designed to frame and inform the debate.
Click HERE to download
No ...
Wait for it lovely boy…
Wait for it, wait for it
Paving the way for a full Strategic Defence Review the government will today publish a Green Paper, release is expected at 12.30
It is widely expected to state the obvious, we can’t afford to carry on as we are but then will confirm that we will be carrying on as we are, ...
Who is the bigger security threat?
As we get ever close the the Green Paper and Future Security and Defence Review one of the key questions we have to ask ourselves is, who, where and when are the threats to the UK.
So in the rush to avoid buying those much maligned exquisite systems are we losing sight of a few painful lessons earned ...
How Britain Can Best Address the Threats of the 21st Century
This is a transcript from today’s speech by David Cameron at Chatham House during which he outlined the Conservative Party strategy for the future security of the UK.
We will have a look in more depth in a later post but for now, and in the interest of accuracy and fairness it is presented below ...
Afghanistan – Searching for a Point
“It was the English,” Kaspar cried,
“Who put the French to rout;
But what they fought each other for
I could not well make out.”
‘The Battle of Blenheim’ – Robert Southey (1774 -1843)
A searching question was posted on this website 18th July, asking what ...
IPPR and the Future Security of the UK – Our Response #3
12. A full review of the UK’s defence requirements is needed urgently, but this review should form an integral part of a wider Strategic Review of Security. It should not be a Strategic Defence Review conducted in isolation from the rest of government thinking on national security risks and responses. ...
IPPR and the Future Security of the UK – Our Response #2
Without a doubt, Afghanistan and Pakistan are linked, we must recognise that many of issues are linked to our actions. A single blog post from us will not provide any great insight but there are some resources on the internet that are well worth a read, especially at www.registan.net
1. The Government ...
IPPR and the Future Security of the UK – Our Response #1
It’s taken us a little longer than we thought it might but after reading the entire IPPR report our comments are as follows;
Context
There is no doubt that a defence review is well overdue and the recent announcement by the MoD that one will take place is welcome news. Whether it reports before the ...
