Whitehall Papers
About the Book Series
The Whitehall Paper series provides in-depth studies of specific developments, issues or themes in the field of national and international defence and security. Published twice a year, Whitehall Papers reflect the highest standards of original research and analysis, and are invaluable background material for policy-makers and specialists alike.
Russia’s New Ground Forces: Capabilities, Limitations and Implications for International Security
1st Edition
By Igor Sutyagin, Justin Bronk
August 15, 2017
This Whitehall Paper provides an in-depth analysis of Russia’s Ground Forces, including airborne and naval troops. It examines their role in Russian foreign policy, reforms to units’ equipment and operational roles, performance during combat operations against Ukraine, and current unit deployment ...
Poaching, Wildlife Trafficking and Security in Africa: Myths and Realities
1st Edition
Edited
By Cathy Haenlein, M L R Smith
June 13, 2017
A worldwide surge in poaching and wildlife trafficking is threatening to decimate endangered species. This crisis also threatens the security of human beings in ways ignored until recently by decision-makers slow to begin to treat what is typically viewed as a ‘conservation issue’ as serious crime....
Indian Power Projection: Ambition, Arms and Influence
1st Edition
By Shashank Joshi
March 31, 2016
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
1st Edition
By Andrea Berger
January 21, 2016
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 ...
Turkey's New Foreign Policy: Davutoglu, the AKP and the Pursuit of Regional Order
1st Edition
By Aaron Stein
July 19, 2015
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 ...
Securing Sierra Leone, 1997-2013: Defence, Diplomacy and Development in Action
1st Edition
By Peter Albrecht, Paul Jackson
June 11, 2015
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 ...
The Defence Industrial Triptych: Government as a Customer, Sponsor and Regulator of Defence Industry
1st Edition
By Henrik Heidenkamp, John Louth, Trevor Taylor
May 28, 2014
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 ...
Destination NATO: Defence Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–13
1st Edition
By Rohan Maxwell, John Andreas Olsen
March 24, 2014
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 ...
The Permanent Crisis: Iran’s Nuclear Trajectory
1st Edition
By Shashank Joshi
April 04, 2013
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 ...
Less is Better: Nuclear Restraint at Low Numbers
1st Edition
By Malcolm Chalmers
February 01, 2013
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 ...
The Global Partnership Against WMD: Success and Shortcomings of G8 Threat Reduction since 9/11
1st Edition
By Alan Heyes, Wyn Q. Bowen, Hugh Chalmers
September 27, 2012
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 ...
The Afghan Papers: Committing Britain to War in Helmand, 2005–06
1st Edition
By Michael Clarke
June 22, 2012
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 ...