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CDISS attaches particular importance to the presentation and publication of its work and to the contribution which this can make to the wider defence debate.

Below you will find a list of the Centre’s publications from 1980 to the present. These are searchable by Author, Title and Year. Click on the title to view your selected publication.
Subject: Title: Author: Year:
Publication DateTitleAuthorRef
Dec 2005 Analysis of the Terrorist Threat to All-Cargo Aircraft report: A European Perspective
This report examines the threat to the aviation industry and particularly all-cargo aircraft in the wake of the September 11th 2001 attacks in Washington and New York. After those attacks the world focused its attention on the security of the aviation industry and there were a number of regulatory initiatives taken to tighten up aviation security worldwide. 		Tony Ellerbeck and Mike Mason
Dec 2005 Aviation Security and the potential terrorist threat to Air Cargo
This report assesses the threat posed by terrorism to the air cargo industry, particularly cargo carried on all-cargo aircraft, in the light of the tragic events of September 11th 2001. It builds upon two earlier reports written by Dr Bruce Hoffman in the late 1990s. However, in contrast to the Hoffman reports which were European in their scope, this report is global in coverage. 		Tony Ellerbeck and Mike Mason
Dec 2002 Future Conditional: War & Conflict-after-Next
Future Conditional: War and Conflict after Next is the producet of a conference held at Lancaster University, jointly organised by the University's Centre for Defence and International Securi5ty Studies and the Defence Studies (Army) based at the Joint Services' Command and Staff College. The object of the conference was to consider future warfare in the light of international political, technological and strategic developments and their potential implications for the British Armed Forces. 		Beach, Dando & Stanley-Mitchell BP/31
Oct 2002 Countering the Counterfeiters
'Countering the Counterfeiters - Counterfeiting, Counterterrorism and Homeland Security: Finding the perfect Defense' was the first CDISS Paper to address Homeland Security Issues. The Centre's Missile Threats and Responses programme asked: How can America, its allies and friends most effectively defend themselves against the threats posed by the proliferation of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as Weapons of Mass Destruction (nuclear, chemical and biological, and radiological weapons)? 		Robin Ranger and David Wiencek BM/42
April 2001 Landmarks in Defense Literature Martin Edmonds and Bob Gray BS/05
Dec 1999 Maritime Forces in Peace and War: Joint and Combined Operations
One of the strongest messages to have come out of the Government's 1998 Strategic Defence Review was the emphasis on 'jointery'. Over the past two years, this commitment has been manifest in a number of structural changes. This paper, therefore, is mainstream with current UK MOD thinking. Rather than focus on structural change it focuses on more operational issues and in particular the contribution that maritime forces can and do make to joint operations. This publication, itself the product of the proceedings of a conference on the subject held at Lancaster University in the Spring of 1999 under the combined sponsorship of the Royal Navy's Maritime Strategic Studies Institute and GEC Marconi Naval Systems, looms beyond UK interests in joint operations. Included are views and experience of jointery contributed by speakers from France, the Netherlands, India, South Africa and the United States, in addition to the United Kingdom. 		Martin Edmonds and Humphry Crum Ewing BPA/30
Oct 1999 ASW in Coastal Waters: A New Challenge
With the end of the Cold War, not only did Britain's defence policy change, but so also did the likely operational environment of her armed forces. This was no more evident than in the 1998 Strategic Defence Review which focused future defence and security policy on the maintenance of international security rather than a response to a military threat to the UK and her national interests. This Paper looks at the extent of the problem and the nature of the submarine threat in littoral waters. It analyses the different ASW technologies that offer some prospect of countering that threat, focusing in particular on the new Merlin ASW helicopter equipped with variable depth and low-frequency multi-static active sonar (LFMSA) for detection and modern ASW weapons. 		Martin Edmonds BM/41
July 1999 Air Power for the New Millenium David Gates and Stuart Peace (eds) BS/04
May 1999 Expeditionary Warfare and the Strategic Defence Review: A Naval Perspective Sir Patrick Duffy BDP/07
Jan 1999 Operation Deliberate Force Tim Ripley BS/03
Jan 1999 Defence Diplomacy: What is it? Humphry Crum Ewing BDP/06
Dec 1998 Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defence Jeremy Stocker BS/02
Nov 1998 Theatre Missile Defence and the Future of US-European Co-operation Robin Ranger BS/01
Oct 1998 Sea-Based Air Systems
On April 16th and 17th 1998, CDISS hosted a conference on Sea-Based Air Systems. This Paper is a record of theat conference and contains the contributions of the eight speakers. The Conference provided authoritative insights from both British and United States perspectives, into a diverse range of technological, operational and political issues. 		Stewart Fraser and David Gates BM/39
Sept 1998 The Fastest Things in the Sky: Hypersonic Missiles & Ariel Vehicles David Wiencek BM/38
Aug 1998 Britain's BMD/WMD Priorities
'Britain's BMD/WMD Priorities' considers the threats that ballistic (and other) missiles and weapons of mass destruction may post for Britain and the place possible countermeasures should have in national security planning. It summarises briefly what is being done in this respect around the world and the broader perceptions of such threats. It then goes on to discuss the manner in which NATO, as an alliance, and its member states are approaching the problem. This is followed by consideration of the practical challenges of the political constraints and the role of arms control in these processes. As is explicit in the title, 'Britain's BMD/WMD Priorities' then focuses on the issues in this area that require the most careful consideration by British defence planners, with particular reference to expeditionary capabilities generally, and, more specifically, to expeditions to littoral areas and to the implications of enlarging battle space inland. 		David Gates BM/37
July 1998 Strategic Defence Review: Now that we have the Review, what do we do next? Humphry Crum Ewing BDP/05
June 1998 Co-operation? Amalgamation? Which path to the Consolidation and Reconstruction of the European Aerospace & Defence Industries?
This study analyses the main developments in the European defence and aerospace industries over the past year and likely developments in the near future. The authors focus on the political, financial, industrial and military considerations that are driving European consolidation in the aerospace and defence industries as well as the related civil aviation and space industries. In particular, they argue that if European consolidation is to be fully effective, the French government will have to change its long-standing policy of protection for, and direction of, its aerospace industry. However, by mid-1998, the French government appeared unwilling to do so and consolidatio was proceeding with very limited French participation. 		Robin Ranger and Tim Ripley BM/36
June 1998 The Russian Dimension in Ukraine’s Foreign Policy
Ukraine is confronted with a foreign policy dilemma. It is being pulled in two directions, one more the consequence of outside forces, the other by its own volition. Ideally, as Dr Yakovenko persuasively demonstrated in her earlier study, Ukraine, NATO and European Security, would like to become closer integetrated with both NATO and the European Union. The drive behind its foreign policy is clearly in that direction, with the Treaty of 'Distinctive Partnership' symbolising the extend of its achievement in that direction, to date. 		Natalya Yakovenko BPA/29
April 1998 Aircraft Carriers: Their Current and Prospective role in Power Projection
'Aircraft Carriers' offers an outline history of the development both of aircraft carriers worldwide and their air assets and of their deployment in both peace-time and war. The authors explain the diffusion and decline of carriers after the end of the Second World War and of the recent revival of interest in today's less-than-certain world. The policies and carrier assets of those Navies currently operating them are offered in some detail. Appendices giving technical details and specifications are provided as an up-to-date reference. 		Humphry Crum Ewing and Eric Grove BM/35
Mar 1998 Ukraine,NATO and European Security
Dr Nayalya Yakovenko addresses in this paper what is, arguably, the most pressing issue in Ukrainian foreign policy today: what are the prospects for Ukraine becoming integrated into Europe and joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation? The former concerns the country's economic and political future, the latter its military security. The one is related to the other but both operate in different contexts and different time scales. The value of this paper lies in the approach that has been adopted and the emphasis that has been given. There is a significant difference between the way that the West perceives Ukraine and what contribution that country can offer, and the way that Ukraine perceives the situation. Perceptions matter in international relations, and whilst the claims that the author makes for the progress that Ukraine has made over the past six years may not necessarily strike an accord with Western analysts, it is important that it be recorded. This paper does just that and more: an Eastern European scholar's view of the significance of NATO enlargement and the future of European security offers a valuable insight as to what others perceive is happening. 		Natalya Yakovenko BPA/27
Mar 1998 Baltic Security and the Skrunday Radar Station Nicholas Redman BDP/04
Feb 1998 Middle East Air Power Survey 1998
Over the past fifty years air power has played a major role in all conflicts in the region. More importantly, the Middle Eastern countries continue to invest heavilty in air warfare hardware. Military power plays a significant role in Middle Eastern affairs principally, but not exclusively, because of the continuing political instability caused by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and growing influence of radical Islam, principally in Iran. The considerable oil reserves in the region mean the major Western powers - Britain, France and the United States - remain committed to military involvement in the hope of maintaining favourable economic access. 		Tim Ripley BM/33
Jan 1998 'Defence Diplomacy' & 'Preventive Diplomacy'
Both the British and United States Governments have given close attention to the future international security environment. The Americans have considered four possible scenarios ranging from the highly optimistic to the very pessimistic and have designed both the force structures and the doctrines to address them. Flexibility and hedging one's bets have been emphasised. Britain is still in the throes of a Strategic Defence Review but has recognised that the future is uncertain. Whatever the outcome, defence policy will be foreign-policy led, ethnical and supported by strong, though fewer in number, armed forces equipped with the best and most suitable equipment. The paper argues that there is a persuasive political as well as military case for the UK to develop future armed forces and operational concepts along similar lines as the US. This would mean the development of maritime manoeuvre and forward deployment. It would be achieved by the establishment of joint maritime task forces and 'adaptive' force packages based on carriers and amphibious vessels. These would provide the essential support for diplomatic initiatives and conflict prevention or avoidance. 		Martin Edmonds BM/34
Jan 1998 Power Projection: The Royal Navy Sir Patrick Duffy BDP/03
Dec 1997 Extended Air Defence Jeremy Stocker and David Wiencek BM/30
Dec 1997 Littoral Warfare & Joint Maritime Operations
In today's strategic environment, the prevailing balance of time and space - operational, political, and logistic - is more conducive to the exercise of maritime power, at least by the West, than it has been in many years. Maritime forces possess the greatest flexibility and range of options: their mobility, lift capacity, and ability to loiter in international waters without need of host nation support is invaluable. The integration of technology - precision firepower, comprehensive C3I, and intelligent use of logistics - is also increasingly permitting the application of manoeuvre warfare theories to maritime operations. The Royal Navy and Royal Marines amphibious foces already practised a limited form of manouvre warfare during the Cold War, albeit necessitated by restricted resources. This is now serving as a firm foundation for the adoption of a more sophisticated, and necessarily joint, approach to maritime warfare, made possible by new or projected improvements in precision firepower, lift capability and command and control capabilities. 		Stewart Fraser BM/32
Nov 1997 US Post-Cold War Nuclear Strategy Michael Boldrick BM/29
Oct 1997 Defence Manufacturing Trends within Europe: Sweden's Potential Martin Edmonds BM/31
Sept 1997 Maritime Manoeuvre: Expeditionary Warfare,Jointery & the Role of the Carrier
This paper identifies the military missions and tasks that are encompassed within 'expeditionary operations' and focuses on the military capabilities that give them credibility. It is hard to predict where or when United Kingdom military forces will likely be called on to intervene in conflicts around the world, such is the uncertain nature of international security. Where conflicts threaten world or regional stability, however, and it is in Britain's interests to intervene as a matter of choice, certain capabilities are necessary. Without them, the government's objectives, first, of deterring violence, then promoting peaceful solutions to conflict, stopping conflicts from escalating into violence and internecine war, and finally imposing a resolution to the conflict before it spreads further would not be achievable. 		Martin Edmonds BM/28
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