WORLD DEFENCE SYSTEMS ISSUE Fourteen The International Review of Defence Acquisition Issues Centre for Defence Studies, King's College London Edited by Professor Michael Clarke

• Foreword
  Dr Andrew Dorman, Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies, King’s College, London

Strategic Landscape

• Transforming Russia’s Armed Forces: Achievements and Limitations
  Professor Stephen Blank
• Current Naval Trends
  Dr Eric Grove
• It’s Time for the Military to Make a New Compact with America’s Youth
  Randy Shepard, J. Walter Thompson

Operational Concepts and Doctrine

• US Transition Planning: The Current Issues
  Lt Col Brian Hanley
• The U.S. National Response Plan
  Chris Doane and Joe DiRenzo III
• New Weapons and International Law
  A P V Rogers

Technology and Communications

• Connie: The Answer to the Data Dilemma
  Pat Tyrrell
• Using Your “MATES” To Get the Job Done!
  Lt Cdr Rafael E. Matos
• The Terrorist Information Cycle and Virtual Constituencies
  Bruce Jones

Technology and Communications - Night Vision

• Night Vision

Defence Acquisition

• Evaluating the Value of Agility: An Options Based Methodology
  Cdr Greg Glaros and Dr. Kimberly Holloman
• A New Soldier for a New Operational Environment
  Andrew Simpson

Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism

• Only The Targets Are Different . . .
  Daniel Jacobs
• Implications for the United Kingdom’s Homeland Security of the July Attacks on London
  Professor Michael Clarke
• Terrorism in Britain: Towards a Comprehensive Approach
  Peter R. Neumann

Special Section - US Defence Transformation: The Maritime Dimension

• A Critique of Current Maritime Strategy: Voices of the Past
  Commander John J. Klein, U.S. Navy
• Transformation to What and Against Whom? The United States Navy and the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review
  James A. Russell
• Harbor Shield
  Donald H. Steinbrecher

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