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Reforming Defence: Lessons from the UK Defence Restructuring History

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By Major Laurence Thomson
| The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Major Laurence Thomson 9 Minute Read Post-Cold War defence reviews have all promised institutional transformation; most underdelivered. Understanding why requires an honest appraisal of past lessons. The British Government once again finds itself at the crossroads of defence reform. The recommendations of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review (SDR 25) were intended to fire the starting gun for ‘the deepest defence reforms for 50 years’, yet ambition is not implementation.
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The UK Whole of Society Defence and the Reality of Modern War

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By Ed Arnold , Major Laurence Thomson
| The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
The 2025 Strategic Defence Review concluded that ‘Defence can no longer be seen as contracted out only to our Armed Forces’ and that ‘a whole-of-society approach is essential’.
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Digital Targeting Web: Bridging the Gap between Aspiration and Battlefield Reality

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By Robert Tollast, Major Laurence Thomson, Noah Sylvia
| The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Robert Tollast, Major Laurence Thomson and Noah Sylvia 7 Minute Read WRITTEN BY Research Fellow, Land Warfare Military Sciences View profile Chief of the General Staff's Visiting Fellow Military Sciences View profile Research Analyst for C4ISR and Emerging Tech Military Sciences View profile Media Enquiries Jim McLeanMedia Relations Manager+44 (0)7917 373 069 Media Enquiries Jim McLeanMedia Relations Manager+44 (0)7917 373 069
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