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Britain in a Perilous World: The Strategic Defence and Security Review We Need (Haus Publishing - Haus Curiosities)
Jonathan Shaw
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Paperback. The next UK SDSR is scheduled for 2015. We should not set our expectations too high. Whitehall, says Shaw, is locked within frameworks of language and custom that are a hindrance to clear thinking about defence requirements and their implementation. 'Unfit for Purpose' exposes the workings of Whitehall to reveal a fragmented structure and culture. Series: Haus Curiosities. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQ; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 76.
The British government periodically publishes a Strategic Defence and Security Review, an appraisal of the armed forces that seeks to understand and prepare for the defense challenges that lie ahead. This report is often controversial-the 2010 review, for example, made headlines for all the wrong reasons, as major defense projects such as the NIMROD aircraft were discontinued at huge cost, while other projects were maintained only because they were too expensive to abandon.
In advance of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, Jonathan Shaw argues persuasively for the need to rethink how governments and Whitehall devise their ... Read more
The British government periodically publishes a Strategic Defence and Security Review, an appraisal of the armed forces that seeks to understand and prepare for the defense challenges that lie ahead. This report is often controversial-the 2010 review, for example, made headlines for all the wrong reasons, as major defense projects such as the NIMROD aircraft were discontinued at huge cost, while other projects were maintained only because they were too expensive to abandon.
In advance of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, Jonathan Shaw argues persuasively for the need to rethink how governments and Whitehall devise their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Haus Curiosities
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908323811
SKU
V9781908323811
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About Jonathan Shaw
Jonathan Shaw read Politics and Philosophy at Oxford before joining the Parachute Regiment in which he served for 32 years. He commanded operations at every rank up to Major General before retiring in 2012. From 2000-12 he worked directly in, or for, Whitehall.
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