Primers

The Wider North: Refocusing on NATO’s northern flank

Prof. Klaus Dodds and Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe explain the importance to the UK of a strong presence in the Wider North.

Assessing the contribution of defence industrial base collaborations for Britain’s deterrence posture

Dr Euan Graham and Patrick Triglavcanin assess the impact upon British deterrence of international defence industrial collaborations.

Deterrence: Integrating Britain’s conventional and nuclear forces

Matthew Palmer describes how the United Kingdom can generate greater synergies between its nuclear and conventional forces.

The future of Britain’s defence posture in the Indo-Pacific

Rory Copinger-Symes CBE explains how Britain can enhance its defence posture in the Indo-Pacific in the aftermath of Operation HIGHMAST.

Extended deterrence: From ‘tripwires’ to ‘cobwebs’

Robert Clark explains how Britain can enhance its extended deterrence posture from conventional ‘tripwires’ to nuclear ‘cobwebs’.

Road to nowhere: Britain’s infrastructure problem

Dr Mann Virdee explains the problems which Britain faces in building infrastructure and offers policy recommendations.

Science, not ‘Sir Humphrey’: Fixing Whitehall’s ‘tepid bath’

Dr Mann Virdee explains problems facing the Civil Service’s science and technology capabilities and highlights potential reforms.

The requirement for missile and air defence

William Freer examines what missile threats Britain faces and how the UK should bolster its missile and air defences.

Empowering Britain’s maritime-industrial base

Emma Salisbury identifies the centrality of the maritime industry to British interests and recommends how the UK can enhance the sector

The assimilationist turn in Tibet policy in the Xi Jinping era

Matthew Akester analyses how the PRC is dialing back the nominal autonomy guaranteed to its Tibetan areas in the 1982 constitution