RUSI Journal, Jun 2013, Vol. 158, No. 3 By Marc Waring
Military Aid to the Civil Power was employed sparingly, except Northern Ireland and a few niche commitments, for far of the decade, yet the requirement for it remains. Western democracies corresponding to the united kingdom maintain the power to deploy their troops on home soil as a final resort, when civilian authorities are overwhelmed or exhausted. The riots of August 2011, as an example, prompted requires the deployment of the military. Marc Waring examines whether the military continues to be the main appropriate force to help the police in extremis public-order situations or if it is time to determine a ‘third force’, sitting between the police and the military.

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