An HSC Senior Fellow, Dr Rowan Allport, has had a comment piece published by UK Defence Journal. In it, he gives his analysis of the UK Government's recently published Modernising Defence Programme report - a document intended to point the way ahead for UK defence policy.
Read More »HSC Senior Fellow comments on NATO’s Maritime Strategy
An HSC Senior Fellow, Dr Rowan Allport, has had a comment piece published by DefenseOne. In it, he provides an overview of the HSC's recently published report 'Fire and Ice: A New Maritime Strategy for NATO's Northern Flank'.
Read More »HSC launches report on NATO’s Northern Flank Maritime Strategy
The Human Security Centre (HSC) has today published ‘Fire and Ice - A New Maritime Strategy for NATO's Northern Flank’. The paper discusses the current challenge posed by Russia, and the options NATO has for countering it in the Atlantic and northern realms.
Read More »The Fear of Radicalisation: Moroccan Security Strategy post-2011
Key economic indicators could suggest that there is nothing to worry about for King Mohammed VI. and decision-makers across the country. But these neglect the ongoing direct and indirect security threats the kingdom has to deal with.
Read More »Building a Space Force – a sci-fi plot or contemporary policy?
Whilst not an easy task, the potential establishment of a US national space forces serves as a cautionary reminder that space is no longer the unknown, but a tangible domain for human exploration and exploitation.
Read More »Post-Brexit Security: the devil in the detail
Nobody disputes that security co-operation should continue between the UK and EU after Brexit. Instead, the questions revolve around just what form security co-operation takes – specifically, how it will deviate from current arrangements.
Read More »Human Security Centre responds to Defence Sub-committee report on UK defence in the Arctic
The House of Commons Defence Sub-committee has published ‘On Thin Ice: UK Defence in the Arctic’, which outlines the conclusions of its inquiry into defence in the Arctic.
Read More »NATO: Still one for all and all for one?
President Trump's outspoken antipathy towards NATO over the last few weeks does not constitute a shift in his attitude towards the organisation. Consequently, his statements may be better interpreted as an attempt to distract from other issues, rather than as a warning signal.
Read More »Naturally Extremist Disasters: The Threat of Poor Response to Natural Disasters
The rate of natural disasters has risen dramatically in the past two years, causing increasing risk of destruction every year. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, since 1990, natural disasters have affected roughly 217 million annually. The economic ...
Read More »Human Security Centre publishes briefing on UK Modernising Defence Programme
The Human Security Centre (HSC) has today published its briefing on the UK Government’s Modernising Defence Programme (MDP). The MDP is designed to set out the future direction of Britain’s approach to defence strategy.
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