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‘Beyond the Whole Force, The Concept of the Defence Extended: Enterprise and its Implications for the Ministry of Defence’ John Louth and Trevor TaylorN

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Occasional Paper

Occasional Paper

Royal United Services Institutefor Defence and Security Studies

Beyond the Whole ForceThe Concept of the Defence Extended Enterprise and its Implications for the Ministry of Defence

John Louth and Trevor Taylor

Beyond the Whole Force: The Concept of the Defence Extended Enterprise and its Implications for the Ministry of Defence

Over 180 years of independent defence and security thinking

The Royal United Services Institute is the UK’s leading independent think-tank on international defence and security. Its mission is to be an analytical, research-led global forum for informing, influencing and enhancing public debate on a safer and more stable world.

Since its foundation in 1831, RUSI has relied on its members to support its activities, sustaining its political independence for over 180 years.

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RUSI embodies nearly two centuries of forward-thinking and free discussion. Since its founding by the Duke of Wellington it has shaped British

foreign and defence policy and provided a forum for independent analysis of the major questions of the day.

RUSI was at the centre of the debate about defence and security from the zenith of the British Empire, remaining a strong centre of debate and innovation through the uncertainty and transformation of the First and Second World Wars and the Cold War, and it continues to do so in the contemporary world.

In 1857 the Institute launched its flagship publication, the RUSI Journal, which continues to this day – it is now into its 161st volume. In 1860, Queen Victoria granted Royal Patronage to the Institute as a mark of its growing influence and importance, after which it became known as the Royal United Services Institute.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: the Duke of Wellington, who founded RUSI in 1831; eager crowds pack

into the RUSI museum, Banqueting House, to celebrate the coronation of the Queen, 2 June 1953; the Commander-in-Chief of the Warsaw Pact, Petr Lushev (left), shakes hands with the NATO SACEUR, John Galvin, at RUSI in May 1989 – the first time the two counterparts had ever met; former Prime Minister Tony Blair speaking in front of a RUSI audience in 2007.

185 Years of Influence

Its original focus was military and defence policy and research into Britain’s place in the international arena. In 1963, in a letter to The Times, a group of officers argued that there was a compelling need for an independent research think tank for national defence. With the support of the then Chief of the Defence Staff, Lord Mountbatten, RUSI assumed this new role as an independent centre for thinking on defence and security.

In the 1990s there was a marked expansion of RUSI’s activities. It established itself as an institute that could work ‘close to’ the government, yet remain financially and intellectually independent.

Today, the Institute’s well-respected convening power and access derive from a carefully guarded combination of impartiality, independence and policy relevance. Across its many areas of work, RUSI’s researchers enjoy high levels of access to decision-makers and practitioners in the public and private sectors.

RUSI moved into its current headquarters in Whitehall, London, in 1895. Among the building’s magnificent rooms are the celebrated Library of Military History and the Duke of Wellington Hall. Having occupied the building continuously since it was constructed, RUSI was able finally to purchase its historic headquarters in March 2015.

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