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    Killing Osama bin Laden: has justice been done?

    Monday, 16 May, 2011

    The US government has asserted that by killing Osama bin Laden on 1 May 2011, justice has been done. Its view is that the killing was clearly lawful. But the nature, timing and location of the killing have raised various questions under international law. The killing also has possible implications for future policies towards al-Qaeda as well as Libya and other countries.

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    • Armed forces
    • Asia Pacific
    • International law
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    Interpretation of Security Council Resolution 1973 on Libya

    Wednesday, 06 April, 2011

    What the rules of engagement are in Libya, and how far coalition forces are allowed to go in protecting the civilian population are highly controversial. This note looks briefly at some of the current questions.

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    • Africa
    • Armed forces
    • International law
    • International organisations
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    No-Fly Zone Over Libya: Suggested Reading

    Monday, 04 April, 2011

    UN Security Council Resolution 1973 adopted on 17 March 2011, established, among other things, a no-fly zone over Libya. This note provides a list of suggested reading material on the arguments for and against the establishment of a no fly zone over Libya and its likelihood of success.

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    • Africa
    • Armed forces
    • Defence policy
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    Security-related incidents, paramilitary-style attacks, and deaths due to the security situation in Northern Ireland

    Wednesday, 22 December, 2010

    Security-related incidents, paramilitary-style attacks, and deaths due to the security situation in Northern Ireland. By Ross Young. SN/SG/2229.

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    • Armed forces
    • Crime
    • Defence
    • Police
    • Security
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    Armed Forces Bill [Bill 122 of 2010-11]

    Friday, 17 December, 2010

    The purpose of the Armed Forces Bill is to provide the legal basis for the Armed Forces and the system of military law which exists in the UK. It also offers an opportunity to make necessary amendments, such as those required by changes to civilian law in the UK or as a result of cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights. The Bill has also been used, on occasion, to introduce new measures relating to the Armed Forces that fall outside the Bill’s traditional remit.

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    • Armed forces
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    Strategic Defence and Security Review: Defence Policy and the Armed Forces

    Wednesday, 03 November, 2010

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    • Armed forces
    • Defence policy
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    In Brief: Strategic Defence and Security Review – Headline Recommendations for the Armed Forces

    Wednesday, 20 October, 2010

    Five months after entering office the Coalition Government published its Strategic Defence and Security Review on 19 October 2010. The following note is a guide to the principal recommendations and conclusions of that review which relate to the Armed forces specifically. It will be followed by a more detailed paper on the wider recommendations of the SDSR, and their implications, in the near future.

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    • Armed forces
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    Georgia after the 2008 war

    Friday, 15 October, 2010

    President Saakashvili's second term expires in 2013. Whether the election is won by a more Moscow-friendly successor will be critical for the progress of Russia's efforts to establish its ""zone of privileged interest". Critics of the US administration may say that Obama's decision to "press the reset button" on relations with Russia has betrayed Georgia's ambitions to join western countries.

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    • Armed forces
    • Europe
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    Afghanistan: Towards a Handover of Security Responsibility?

    Thursday, 19 August, 2010

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    • Armed forces
    • Asia Pacific
    • Defence policy
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    Military Campaign in Afghanistan

    Wednesday, 14 July, 2010

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    • Armed forces
    • Asia Pacific
    • Defence policy
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    The ‘AfPak policy’ and the Pashtuns

    Tuesday, 22 June, 2010

    The first part of this paper focuses on the Pashtuns, beginning with a survey of the geographic, historical and cultural factors which have shaped Pashtun identities in Afghanistan and Pakistan before going on to describe the political and security arrangements under which they currently live. The paper then reviews the Pashtun armed militant groups currently operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The second part of the paper then looks at the US AfPak policy, setting out its origins and evolution before assessing the prospects for success over the coming year and beyond.

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    • Armed forces
    • Asia Pacific
    • Security
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    Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

    Wednesday, 26 May, 2010

    The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) replaced both the War Pensions Scheme and 'attributable' benefits payable under the old Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) for service personnel experiencing ill health, injury or death arising from service-related incidents on or after 6 April 2005. This note outlines the scheme and changes made to it since its introduction.

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    • Armed forces
    • Defence
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
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    Iraq: Multinational Forces after the Drawdown

    Wednesday, 12 May, 2010

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    • Armed forces
    • Middle East
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    The legal basis for the invasion of Afghanistan

    Friday, 26 February, 2010

    The military campaign in Afghanistan was not specifically mandated by the UN, but was widely (although not universally) perceived to be a legitimate form of self-defence under the UN Charter. This note outlines the self-defence justification for military action.

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    • Armed forces
    • Asia Pacific
    • International law
    • International organisations
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    Strategic Defence Review Green Paper: Preliminary Observations

    Thursday, 11 February, 2010

    The Government published its defence Green Paper on 3 February 2010. The observations and recommendations in that paper will now inform the work of a Strategic Defence Review which the Government has committed to undertaking shortly after the General Election. The Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats have also stated that they will hold a defence review should they take office. This note sets out some of the background to the Green Paper, its main conclusions and some initial reactions within Parliament, the media and the wider defence community. This briefing will eventually form part of a larger Library Research Paper on the forthcoming Strategic Defence Review.

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