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Book Review: In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir
Matthew Partridge finds Dick Cheney’s memoir to be candid and honest, charting the former American Vice-President’s glory days of influence in the Bush administration to the now quieter times on the...
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New conflicts across the Middle East mean that defence strategy making is...
British defence and security policy has recently come under attack for lacking strategic vision. In a historical study of British strategy-making, Gwyn Prins pulls out key lessons for current defence...
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In its delivery of new aircraft carriers, the MoD has sacrificed short term...
Like most other government departments, the Ministry of Defence has not been spared George Osborne’s axe, and plans to procure two new large aircraft carriers have been significantly affected. In light...
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The Government must be held to its promise to “enshrine in law for the future...
We need to be clear about Parliament’s role in decisions to take us to war – and we aren’t there yet, says Graham Allen MP, Chair of the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee in the House of...
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A weak economy in 2012 threatens Britain’s ability to respond to the ‘knowns’...
At the close of 2011, British Politics and Policy at LSE asked our contributors for their thoughts and predictions for 2012. As part of this continuing series, Chris Brown looks at what 2012 may bring...
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Book Review: The Labour Party and the World: Labour’s Foreign Policy Since 1951
Rhiannon Vickers should be congratulated for delivering a concise, balanced, and accessible account of how left of centre thinking on foreign policy has evolved over the last sixty years, writes...
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The political cost to any British government of giving way on the Falklands...
George Philip argues that the war between the UK and Argentina changed the politics surrounding the Falkland Islands. Prior to 1982, the government was looking for a way to transfer authority. Now,...
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Austerity, Microclasses and Self-Employment: Top 5 blogs you might have...
Jonathan Portes argues that the poor performance of the UK economy at present is something which critics of austerity predicted some time ago. Ben Baumberg introduces ‘microclasses’ and explains how...
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The ‘jobs for generals’ scandal highlighted important issues about UK defence...
The ‘jobs for generals’ scandal which erupted last October brought public attention to the so-called ‘revolving door’ between the defence sector and the Ministry of Defence in the UK. In this audio...
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A European-level review process is needed for all non-EU defence foreign...
Recent military actions in North Africa and the Middle-East suggest that Europe is heading towards a more active role in defence policy. However the EU’s member states, facing rising costs and reduced...
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