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UK Military Space Primer

UK Military Space Primer

The DCDC Global Strategic Trends Programme

Global Strategic Trends is produced by the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC). This is the fourth publication produced by DCDC, as part of the Global Strategic Trends Programme and this edition describes how the period out to 2040 will be a time of continuing transition, characterised by uncertainty, challenge and opportunity. The document gives a detailed consideration of how climate change, global inequality, population growth, resource scarcity and the shifting balance of glob

Joint Doctrine Publication (JDP) 3-40: Security and Stabilisation: The Military Contribution

JDP 3-40 provides joint, operational level doctrine for the military contribution to stabilisation. This will usually take place during or immediately following conflict and in the context of weak or failed states that face a range of challenges to governmental authority that range from criminality to insurgency. JDP 3-40 identifies the general priorities for stabilising failed or failing states, and determines the nature, level, principles and priorities that govern the UK military co

Future Character of Conflict

The Future Character of Conflict is a study initiated by the Vice Chief of Defence Staff on the Character of Conflict out to 2029 and the broad implications that flow from it. The Future Character of Conflict found that the global trends indicate increasing instability and growing opportunity for confrontation and conflict. State failure, extremists, increased competition for resources and the changing global balance of power will dictate why, where and how we engage in conflict. The study

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