Whitehall Papers – serie
Visar alla böcker i serien Whitehall Papers. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
40 produkter
Decision Points
Rationalising the Armed Forces of European Medium Powers
Av Jack Watling
Häftad, 2021
646 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Using hard power in the context of an expanding set of threats is complex, expensive and risky. European medium powers, especially, must make tough choices on the future capabilities, roles and equipment of their armed forces, as well as their ability to act independently of alliance partners. …
War by Others’ Means
Delivering Effective Partner Force Capacity Building
Av Jack Watling, Nick Reynolds
Häftad, 2021
573 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A new era of great power competition places a strategic premium on the efficiency with which states can pursue their aims. There is therefore likely to be an expanded scope for partnered operations. Partner force capacity building has a long history, with very mixed results, yet there is little …
Security in Northern Europe
Deterrence, Defence and Dialogue
Häftad, 2018
648 kr
Lägg i varukorg
NATO’s Northern members are increasingly concerned about Russia’s military activities. This Whitehall Paper contains perspectives from prominent authors across the region, showing how member states are responding, individually and collectively, to Moscow’s resurgence. Overall, it identifies the …
Future of NATO Airpower
How are Future Capability Plans Within the Alliance Diverging and How can Interoperability be Maintained?
Av Justin Bronk
Häftad, 2020
646 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Airpower remains the cornerstone of NATO’s military advantage, so maintaining the ability to win air superiority over peer opponents in a conflict is key to long-term deterrence stability in both Europe and the Pacific. This Whitehall Paper examines the various modernisation and future capability …
Future NATO
Adapting to New Realities
Häftad, 2020
646 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Future NATO looks at the challenges facing NATO in the 21st century and examines how the Alliance can adapt to ensure its continued successFor more than 70 years, the North Atlantic Alliance has helped to preserve peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area. It has been able to adjust to varying …
Global Partnership Against WMD
Success and Shortcomings of G8 Threat Reduction since 9/11
Av Alan Heyes, Wyn Q. Bowen m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
217 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The 9/11 terrorist attacks prompted a new urgency in efforts to deal with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear proliferati on. The potential acquisition and use by terrorist groups of such weaponry was suddenly a much increased threat. The G8 Global Partnership against the Spread of …
Afghan Papers
Committing Britain to War in Helmand, 2005–06
Häftad, 2012
667 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In 2006, British forces entered the Helmand Province of Afghanistan in what would become one of the defining military campaigns of the decade. At great cost in blood and treasure, the UK waged a protracted counter-insurgency against a resurgent Taliban. But how was the decision taken to commit …
Destination NATO
Defence Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–13
Av Rohan Maxwell, John Andreas Olsen
Häftad, 2013
747 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Defence reform has been a major component of Bosnia’s stabilisation and nation-building. Though true for many cases of post-conflict transition, it is especially so for Bosnia, which arguably has the most complex state structure in Europe. Ten years on from the start of Bosnia’s defence-reform …
Less is Better
Nuclear Restraint at Low Numbers
Häftad, 2013
370 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Despite the rise of ‘new’ security threats like terrorism, cyber-war and piracy, the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons still hangs over the world. Discussion on further strategic nuclear arms reduction has tended to be dominated by the analysis of possible trade-offs between the US and …
Permanent Crisis
Iran’s Nuclear Trajectory
Häftad, 2012
718 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The quickening pace of Iran’s nuclear activities has produced an international sense of urgency. Sanctions have intensified, while fears of an Israeli strike abound. Talks have briefly eased the tension, before failing due to fundamental differences between Iran and the West. There seem to be dim …
Environmental Security in the Arctic Ocean
Promoting Co-operation and Preventing Conflict
Av Paul Berkman
Häftad, 2012
849 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book proposes environmental security as providing a framework to mitigate the risks of the Arctic's shift from an ice cap to a seasonally ice-free and, so far, ungoverned space.
PRC Overseas Political Activities
Risk, Reaction and the Case of Australia
Av Andrew Chubb
Häftad, 2021
575 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Political elites in liberal democracies are showing heightened concern about threats to national security from the overseas political activities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and its supporters. This Whitehall Paper argues that an effective liberal democratic policy response requires …
Necessary Heresies
Challenging the Narratives Distorting Contemporary UK Defence
Häftad, 2021
573 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Dominant narratives about the changing character of warfare and the revolutionary effect of technological advancement lack nuance and can ultimately be detrimental to the development of a defence capability fit for future purpose.
Balance of Power Between Russia and NATO in the Arctic and High North
Av Sidharth Kausha, James Byrne m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
530 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The resurgence of Russian power in the Arctic and High North will be a key consideration for NATO planners. The Alliance’s northern flank represents both a potential vulnerability due to its relative isolation and an area in which NATO enjoys options for horizontal escalation in a conflict. …
Sifting the Ashes
Retaining the Hard-Won Lessons of Britain’s Afghan War
Av Jack Watling
Häftad, 2025
646 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The British military spent 20 years fighting in Afghanistan. Considering the UK’s achievements against its objectives, defeat seems the most accurate description of the campaign’s outcome. How institutions respond to and learn from failure is a good measure of their effectiveness. But Britain's war …
Role of Dissimilar Rearmament in Allied Deterrence
Av Sidharth Kaushal, Paul O’Neill
Häftad, 2025
646 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Force structures around which western militaries were built after the Cold War, with their emphasis on comparatively small numbers of exquisite systems, will not withstand sustained combat with a peer competitor. As a consequence, there has been a growing emphasis on the employment of second tier …
Large Liberal Interventions Should End
Clues from Failure in Somalia
Häftad, 2026
515 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Western views of southern Somalia are dominated by perceived gaps in the overall liberal order. Classical Western liberalism emphasizes individualism, civil and political liberties, the rule of law, and state structures.Counter-insurgency warfare in former European colonial possessions since the …
To Subvert the State
the Ecosystem of Russian Active Measures
Av Oleksandr V. Danylyuk, Jack Watling
Häftad, 2026
486 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Russia's extensive campaigns of political subversion represent a strategic front in its efforts to reorder European security. While there has been much analysis of the forms these subversive acts take - bribing officials, hack-and-leak operations, and spreading disinformation - there is less …
Defence Industrial Triptych
Government as a Customer, Sponsor and Regulator of Defence Industry
Av Henrik Heidenkamp, John Louth m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
781 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The relationship between government and the businesses that contribute towards the defence and security of the state is a critical one; it often underscores a modern state’s foreign policy and sense of place in the world. Yet, despite its clear importance, this subject is underexplored and rarely …
NATO and the North Atlantic
Revitalising Collective Defence
Häftad, 2017
755 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The book analyses the renewed importance of the North Atlantic for NATO in the face of new security challengesThis Whitehall Paper explores the renewed importance of the North Atlantic Ocean to NATO’s security through the lenses of the United States, United Kingdom and Norway in particular. These …
China’s Eurasian Pivot
The Silk Road Economic Belt
Av Raffaello Pantucci, Sarah Lain
Häftad, 2017
594 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This Whitehall Paper is an examination of China’s relations over its western borders, looking at the interplay between China’s relations with South and Central Asia, and its relations with other great adjacent powers.Based on a two-year research project that included travel and workshops in South …
Turkey's New Foreign Policy
Davutoglu, the AKP and the Pursuit of Regional Order
Av Aaron Stein
Inbunden, 2016
2504 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), after coming to power in 2002, sought to play a larger diplomatic role in the Middle East. The AKP adopted a proactive foreign policy to create ‘strategic depth’ by expanding Turkey’s zone of influence in the region, drawing on the opportunities of …
Defence Industrial Triptych
Government as a Customer, Sponsor and Regulator of Defence Industry
Av Henrik Heidenkamp, John Louth m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
2303 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The relationship between government and the businesses that contribute towards the defence and security of the state is a critical one; it often underscores a modern state’s foreign policy and sense of place in the world. Yet, despite its clear importance, this subject is underexplored and rarely …
Less is Better
Nuclear Restraint at Low Numbers
Inbunden, 2017
762 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Despite the rise of ‘new’ security threats like terrorism, cyber-war and piracy, the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons still hangs over the world. Discussion on further strategic nuclear arms reduction has tended to be dominated by the analysis of possible trade-offs between the US and …
Afghan Papers
Committing Britain to War in Helmand, 2005–06
Inbunden, 2017
2578 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In 2006, British forces entered the Helmand Province of Afghanistan in what would become one of the defining military campaigns of the decade. At great cost in blood and treasure, the UK waged a protracted counter-insurgency against a resurgent Taliban. But how was the decision taken to commit …
Securing Sierra Leone, 1997-2013
Defence, Diplomacy and Development in Action
Av Peter Albrecht, Paul Jackson
Inbunden, 2017
2578 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Between 1991 and 2002, Sierra Leone was wracked by a devastating civil war and the complete collapse of state institutions. Since then, however, the UK’s contribution to post-war reconstruction has been widely held up as an example of successful stabilisation and state-building – particularly of …
China’s Eurasian Pivot
The Silk Road Economic Belt
Av Raffaello Pantucci, Sarah Lain
Inbunden, 2017
3145 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This Whitehall Paper is an examination of China's relations over its western borders, looking at the interplay between China's relations with South and Central Asia, and its relations with other great adjacent powers. Based on a two-year research project that included travel and workshops in South …
NATO and the North Atlantic
Revitalising Collective Defence
Inbunden, 2018
3147 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The book analyses the renewed importance of the North Atlantic for NATO in the face of new security challengesThis Whitehall Paper explores the renewed importance of the North Atlantic Ocean to NATO‘s security through the lenses of the United States, United Kingdom and Norway in particular. These …
Indian Power Projection
Ambition, Arms and Influence
Inbunden, 2017
3055 kr
Lägg i varukorg
India is growing into one of Asia�s most important military powers. Its defence budget has more than doubled in the past decade, and it imports more arms than anyone else in the world. But India is still seen as a land power focused on long, disputed and militarised borders with Pakistan and China …
Target Markets
North Korea’s Military Customers
Inbunden, 2017
3055 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A UN arms embargo has been in place against North Korea for nearly a decade, as part of a broader sanctions regime designed to deny it the goods and funds needed to fuel its nuclear weapons and ballistic-missile programmes. Yet despite these sanctions, a host of state and non-state actors continue …
