Commentary

China flagCommentary: General Xiong Guangkai's Address On May 9 2008, General (retired) Xiong Guangkai, Chairman of the China Institute for International and Strategic Studies (CIISS) gave a speech highlighting three major adjustments to China’s security policy.
11 Jun 2008
Police counter terrorProtecting the Right to Security - The Case for Pre-charge Detention There are sufficient judicial safeguards in place to protect civil rights and fundamental principles of liberty. The pre-charge proposals are necessary and we must make the right decision.
11 Jun 2008
Police searchA Case against Extending Pre-Charge Detention Pre-charge detention has now become the unsophisticated but easily observed weather vane of Government intent on security. Government must consider the rhetorical significance of extending detention.
11 Jun 2008
Goodbye, Cluster Munitions: Will we Regret it? The recent international agreement achieved in Dublin to ban the use of cluster-munitions is a victory for those who wish to rid the world of weapons and minimise the effects of war. But will militaries miss the capability?
6 Jun 2008
The ‘Right’ of Humanitarian Intervention in Burma The refusal of the military junta in Rangoon to bow to international pressure and allow full access after the tragedy caused by cyclone Nargis illustrates the limits of the ‘right of intervention’ as theorised by the United Nations.
28 May 2008
European SecuritySeizing the opportunity for better NATO/EU relations Passage taken from the joint RUSI Transatlantic and European Security Programme study entitled 'NATO's Strategic and Operational Challenges'.
28 May 2008
Cluster BombThe unpredictability factor With money and new technology, cluster bombs could become more ethical than large single-explosive warheads
21 May 2008
Lebanese flagThe Cedar Dissolution: Lebanon’s Civil Strife The latest stand-off between Hezbollah and the Lebanese government underlines the primacy of the Shia movement. They have now fundamentally challenged the terms of the grand bargain between Lebanon’s many different sects and confessions.
15 May 2008
‘What’s Happening In Basra?’ US troops are joining British forces in Basra to help an Iraqi led crackdown on armed groups. The current situation provides those who wish to criticise the British an opportunity to do so, but any attempt at passing judgment at this stage is premature.
23 Apr 2008
Tianshan Lions BrigadeXinjiang: the hidden dimension to China's separatist problem Although the world’s attention is focused on the unfolding events in Tibet, the greater threat to Beijing’s power is from neighbouring Xinjiang. The restive province, home of the Muslim Uighur, has been the scene of dissent and anti-Chinese protest for decades.
10 Apr 2008
Olympic Relay Tibet ProtestWe Are all Protestors Now Those entrusted with the security of the Olympic Games must consider how they keep the peace in the face of global and well organised protest.
9 Apr 2008
Petraeus report to Congress – upbeat but still a long way to go Despite the upbeat, though sober report presented by General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, the fact remains that the US still has no workable exit strategy other than to hope for the best and be prepared to exploit whatever favourable opportunities might arise.
9 Apr 2008
Zim moneyBrenthurst Discussion Paper 1/2008. Zimbabwe After the Election: A Path to Recovery, Stabilisation and Economic Growth This discussion paper looks to suggest viable options for economic recovery in Zimbabwe, with any kind of stabilisation needing to be preceded by a normalisation of the current political situation.
8 Apr 2008
RUSI Africa Programme on Al-Jazeera Knox Chitiyo, the head of RUSI's Africa Programme, gives his analysis of the situation in Zimbabwe after the general elections.
7 Apr 2008
ZimbabweZimbabwe’s Election: Apocalypse or Rebirth? Robert Mugabe's options in Zimbabwe are narrowing by the day, and it is surely time for a negotiated settlement
3 Apr 2008
Small Israel flagAssessing Israel’s Gaza Strategies Halting Hamas rocket attacks on Israel will ultimately require an authority that holds both the power and the interest to do so. Under the current circumstances, only two such potential authorities exist – Israel and Hamas.
28 Mar 2008
General William Kip WardAFRICOM and US-Africa relations The RUSI conference on AFRICOM and US-Africa relations covered a broad range of topics on American relations with Africa, as well as other international actors. This report is a summary of the presentations and discussion.
20 Mar 2008
Zimbabwe: Crisis, Reconstruction and Security This report discusses the current crisis with a particular focus on the March 2008 elections and the prospects for reconstruction and improved security in their aftermath.
18 Mar 2008
Lord Robertson at RUSINATO’s Contribution to Conflict Prevention in Europe: Macedonia A speech by Rt Hon Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Secretary General, NATO, 1999-2003) at the launch of Whitehall Paper 68 ‘Preventing War in Macedonia: Pre-emptive diplomacy in the 21st Century’.
14 Mar 2008
Indonesia: A Long Road to Regional Power Status Observers of Indonesian politics may have imagined themselves in a time-warp during January 2008, when Suharto once again dominated news. But even after his death, his legacy pervades the Indonesian military.
14 Mar 2008
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