Security and Defence

27th April 2018 The Human Security Centre (HSC) is pleased to announce that the House of Commons Defence Committee has published the evidence submitted by Senior Fellow Dr Rowan Allport to the Modernising Defence Programme Inquiry. The investigation is designed ...

HSC Senior Fellow Dr Rowan Allport has had a comment piece on UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson's first six months in office published by Politics.co.uk.

With the 2020 Democratic primary field looking to be incredibly large, there are a whole host of potential stances that candidates could take. Furthermore, the unpredictability of Trump means that the Democrats could be forced to shift onto new ground.

In a pre-elections speech reminiscent of those delivered by Soviet leaders in the Cold War era, Vladimir Putin covered all grounds to distract attention internally and create a military fantasy externally.

Beijing’s pursuit of missile defense and anti-satellite systems call into question how justified its hostility to the defensive measures of its rivals are, while raising concerns over Chinese intentions.

A definitive judgment of the aftermath of Sri Lankan cannot yet be reached. At best, all that can be determined at present is that the post-civil war settlement in country has had mixed results, and has left it with an unclear future.

HSC Senior Fellow Dr Rowan Allport has had a comments piece on the need for NATO to revitalise its Maritime Strategy featured in UK Defence Journal.

Despite its tight budget, the U.K. continues to make a major contribution to Western security. But Brexit and financial miscalculation now present a potentially crippling threat to the British military.

House of Commons Defence Committee publishes evidence submitted by the HSC on the Royal Marines and the UK's amphibious capability

North Korea’s nuclear and missile weapons programs have drawn considerable attention, yet they mask critical military vulnerabilities. To meet the threat posed by North Korea, the US and its allies should expand and modernize their surveillance and precision strike systems.