Challenge of Defending Britain

A concise explanation of all the elements that make up current British defence policy as it goes through a major transition to confront the technological and political challenges Britain faces in the coming decade.

List of contents

List of figures
Introduction: The Anatomy of Defence Policy
1 Money: The Defence Budget
2 Kit: The Military Equipment
3 Troops and Spooks: People, Intelligence and Special Forces
4 Wars: Military Operations
5 Strategies: Turning Geopolitical Wheels
6 Futures: Not What They Were
Further reading
References
Index

About the author

Michael Clarke is Professor of Defence Studies and former Director General of the Royal United Services Institute

Summary

A concise explanation of all the elements that make up current British defence policy as it goes through a major transition to confront the technological and political challenges Britain faces in the coming decade. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Michael Clarke
• Assisted by: Bill Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781526128782
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-2878-2
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Pocket Politics; Pocket Politics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration