1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463458303321

Titolo

A question of security : the British defence review in an age of austerity / / edited by Michael Codner and Michael Clarke ; foreword by Lord Hutton of Furness

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2011

ISBN

0-85773-164-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Disciplina

355.033041

Soggetti

Military policy

Electronic books.

Great Britain Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Foreword; Introduction -- Michael Codner; The United Kingdom's Strategic Moment -- Michael Clarke; Multilateral Approaches to British Security -- Andrew Rathmell; The Lean Years: Defence Consequences of the Fiscal Crisis -- Malcolm Chalmers; Strategic Considerations for the Anglo-American Alliance -- Lisa Aronsson; Entente or Oblivion: Franco-British Defence Co-operation -- Etienne de Durand; The SDSR and China -- Alexander Neill; British Strategy After Afghanistan -- Geoffrey Till

A Force for Honour? UK Military Strategic Options -- Michael Codner Jointery and the Defence Review -- Trevor Taylor; The Special Relationship and the British Army -- Antulio J Echevarria II; Redefining the Military's Role in Domestic Security -- Mark Phillips; The Case for the Raf -- Eric Grove; Armed Inducement in Conflict Prevention -- Michael Codner; Defence Information Superiority: Still Underplayed -- Bill Robins; Failing Intelligence: reform of the Machinery -- Mark Phillips; The Armed Forces and the British People -- Hew Strachan; Procurement Reform -- David Gould

Defence Industrial Strategy Under the Coalition -- Keith HaywardConclusion -- Michael Codner; Notes and References; About the Authors



Sommario/riassunto

In an age of austerity and uncertainty, can Britain's security be assured - and its place in the world maintained? The British government's Strategic Defence and Security Review, released in October 2010, was long overdue. The former strategy did not account for the challenges faced by the armed forces in a post-9/11 world, and the financial crisis had rendered the defence programme unsustainable. Written by the foremost independent security and defence experts, including Hew Strachan and Malcolm Chambers, this vital new book analyses every important facet of the review: the impact of the spen

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456434203321

Autore

Plaut W. Gunther <1912-2012, >

Titolo

More unfinished business / / W. Gunther Plaut

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1997

©1997

ISBN

1-4426-8384-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Disciplina

296.8/341/092

Soggetti

Rabbis - Canada

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One: On Ageing and Obsolescence -- Chapter Two: The Boat Is Full: Refugees at the Gate -- Chapter Three: Canadian Mosaic -- Chapter Four: Human Rights: Sitting in Judgment -- Chapter Five: Israel: Love's Ambiguities -- Chapter Six: Israel: Rabin and After -- Chapter Seven: Communal Concerns -- Chapter Eight: Reform Judaism: A Personal Journey -- Chapter Nine: Reform Judaism in Search of Self -- Chapter Ten: Magnum Opus -- Chapter Eleven: Books, et cetera -- Chapter Twelve: Travels in Space and Time -- Chapter Thirteen: The Mutti Phenomenon -- Chapter Fourteen: Letting Go -- Chapter Fifteen: Faith, Family, and Future -- Appendix A: Two Letters That Saved My Life -- Appendix B: A



Missed Opportunity -- Notes -- Bibliography, 1982-1996 -- Photo Credits -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

More Unfinished Business is a companion to the first volume of Rabbi Plaut?s 1981 memoir, Unfinished Business, offering readers his reflections on the unfolding of his life and work, and of events that touched him, during the past two decades. In some of these events ? for instance, in the case of his report on refugee policy and his role in shaping the direction of the Reform movement in Judaism, his reach has touched the lives of many thousands of people. This is a book of doings and musings rather than a detailed analysis of events. Rabbi Plaut considers how the events and issues he was involved with forced him to confront and reassess his life?s work, his religious, institutional, and political commitments. To understand this process, the reader is invited to consider something of the private man behind the events. It is this effort to reveal himself as a person, rather than as an actor in history, that gives added meaning to his reminiscences and his discussion of his concerns, involvements, and disappointments ? wrestling with prayer, the future of Judaism, ageing and mortality, parting with material possessions, even his passion for tennis.Rabbi Plaut is an exceptional writer and story-teller. This is a remarkable book by a remarkable man.