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

• Pubblicazione: London : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (362 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.033041
• Soggetto topico: Military policy
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Politics and government
• Persona (resp. second.): CodnerMichael; ClarkeMichael <1950->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A question of security
• ISBN: 0-85773-164-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826677803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II