Dr Joe Devanny
Associate
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The Omagh Bombing Inquiry faces very difficult historical challenges
The Omagh Inquiry must make judgments about events of a quarter century ago.
Huawei leak inquiry is unlikely to be satisfactory
The decision to allow Huawei to help build the UK’s 5G network has sparked an official leak inquiry.
Women and Whitehall
This report looks at the experience of women officials in Whitehall since 1979.
Austerity, reform and leadership: the view from the Foreign Office
FCO Permanent Under-Secretary Sir Simon Fraser advises his successor.
The cyber security race
Governments must run faster just to keep pace.
Women and Whitehall
How did Whitehall change after 1979 – and what does that mean for its future?
National security inputs: more expertise = more effective decision making?
Government now needs to improve the national security expertise informing decision makers..
What Is the Value of History in Policymaking?
Understanding what history is, how it can help, is an important part of making good policy decisions.
The National Security Council - its history and its future
The National Security Council was one of the coalition government’s first creations in May 2010. The Institute for Government and Whitehall History pr
The National Security Council
This paper looks at the evolution of the National Security Council and how national security has been previously addressed by the centre.