Further tests needed to cement recent advances http://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/past-issues/volume-15-2009/volume-15-issue-1/irans-missile-development/Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:18:04 GMTTue, 03 Feb 2009 15:26:54 GMTFri, 19 Jun 2009 12:18:01 GMT23695Doctrine and Reality in Afghanistan by Adam Robertshttp://www.iiss.org/publications/survival/survival-2009/year-2009-issue-1/doctrine-and-reality-in-afghanistan/Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:27:40 GMTWed, 04 Feb 2009 12:09:28 GMTThu, 12 Feb 2009 11:27:40 GMT23749Russia's failing North Caucasus strategy The small Russian republic of Ingushetia, neighbouring Chechnya in the North Caucasus, has been plagued by a massive upsurge in violence in the past year. Civic activists are unhappy with Kremlin-appointed local president Murat Zyazikov, who has been accused of corruption and ineptitude. There is also a small Islamic insurgency engaged in attacks and criminal activities. However, the heavy-handed response by Russian federal forces has only fuelled discontent.http://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/past-issues/volume-14-2008/volume-14-issue-6/insurgency-in-ingushetia/Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:07:34 GMTMon, 04 Aug 2008 11:38:36 GMTThu, 12 Feb 2009 12:07:33 GMT19006 Budget crisis looms   The United States Department of Defense (DoD) and military services are facing their most acute planning and budgetary crisis since the fall in defence spending that followed the end of the Cold War. While the military’s internal projections call for continued expansion on top of the large funding increases of the past seven years, the Pentagon is expected to come under pressure – particularly under a new administration – to provide a more detailed strategic...http://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/past-issues/volume-14-2008/volume-14-issue-4/americas-expensive-defence/Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:30:01 GMTWed, 07 May 2008 15:21:11 GMTWed, 25 Mar 2009 17:29:59 GMT16418Setback or opportunity for Washington? On 29 July 2005, the government of Uzbekistan served an eviction notice on the US embassy in Tashkent, terminating America’s military presence at its Karshi-Khanabad (K-2) airbase with around six months’ notice. US forces have been present at K-2 since shortly after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks; the base has been used to support operations in Afghanistan since then. In truth, the eviction was neither as unexpected a development nor...http://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/past-issues/volume-11-2005/volume-11-issue-6/uzbekistan-casts-out-america/Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:13:19 GMTFri, 21 Oct 2005 10:46:01 GMTThu, 12 Feb 2009 11:13:19 GMT4742