UK Security Needs – Food, Trade and Energy
I have looked at the issue of energy, food and water security a few times and as a companion to the previous piece on the
May 29, 2011
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A Maritime Nation
I know I often lament the ‘we are an island’ mentality when used as a justification for CVF but we really are an island with
February 15, 2011
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Energy Security and Defence
One of the many arguments for maintaining a strong maritime presence is energy security, particularly fossil fuels, oil and gas. But is this valid? The
November 15, 2010
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A More Sober Analysis
The reaction of the press to the Anglo-French defence cooperation programme is basically, calm down everyone, this is just hard-nosed pragmatism. The programme is to
November 3, 2010
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SDSR Analysis #04 (The National Security Tasks)
The substantive part of the SDSR, The National Security Tasks and Planning Guidelines, describes the framework on which the changes to force structures and capabilities
October 29, 2010
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SDSR – Analysis #04 (The National Security Tasks)
The substantive part of the SDSR, The National Security Tasks and Planning Guidelines, describes the framework on which the changes to force structures and capabilities
October 29, 2010
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SDSR – Analysis #03 (The Elephants in the Room)
Unfortunately, there was a whole pack of elephants; the crushing nature of the financial crisis, a blatantly obvious EU agenda, The Falkland Islands, criminal MoD
October 25, 2010
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SDSR – Analysis #02 (Where’s the Strategy)
I could simply leave this post as a title, there was very little strategy which given the next post (Elephants) could be forgiven. The Government
October 25, 2010
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