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Analysis: Attacking Iran: Up in the air 27 Feb 2012 by Professor Malcolm Chalmers
RUSI's Malcolm Chalmers talks to The Economist newspaper on the risks involved in a pre-emptive strike against Iran's nuclear programme Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues Iran Middle East and North Africa

RUSI Journal: Diplomatic Alternatives to Cyber-Warfare: A Near-Term Agenda 21 Feb 2012
International consensus defining a framework of legitimate behaviour in cyberspace is urgently needed Cyber Technology International Institutions Global Security Issues

RUSI Journal: Cyber-Weapons 21 Feb 2012
While ready-made cyber 'weapons' may cause visible embarrassment and incovenience, truly destructive attacks will require bespoke and highly complex packages (Free access) Cyber Technology Global Security Issues Domestic Security

Analysis: The Dawn Of A Civil Nuclear Age In The Gulf 11 Jan 2012
Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear energy programme has created deep tensions and fear across the Middle East and the West. Despite this, and the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, countries in the Gulf are now embarking on radical nuclear energy programmes with greater cooperation from the West. Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues The Gulf Region Middle East and North Africa

Analysis: Iran and the West: Playing a Zero-Sum Game 11 Jan 2012 by Shashank Joshi
The killing of a nuclear scientist in Tehran may well be the latest in a line of skirmishes between Iran and its American-led adversaries. Both sides are playing a zero-game, and neither coercive actions nor more negotiations are likely to bring a durable settlement. Global Security Issues Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Iran Middle East and North Africa

Analysis: The Dear Leader is dead, will the regime follow? 20 Dec 2011 by Alexander Neill
As North Korea’s leadership transitions, Kim Jong-un will have to contend with a region that is undergoing significant geopolitical change whilst also dealing with possible challenges to his own fledgling regime. Global Security Issues Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy North Korea Pacific

Analysis: VIDEO: Perspectives for 2012 16 Dec 2011 by Professor Michael Clarke
RUSI Director General Professor Michael Clarke offers his defence and international security perspectives for the year ahead. International Institutions Global Security Issues Middle East and North Africa Pacific Europe Americas Afghanistan Central and South Asia

RUSI Journal: Maritime Piracy: Return of the World's Second-oldest Security Problem 9 Dec 2011
The problem of piracy has long exercised the minds of statesmen and military strategists alike. A survey of this history offers a treasure trove of tried and tested solutions History Global Security Issues Horn of Africa Africa

RUSI Journal: Money Talks: The Surging Revolution in Counter-proliferation Strategy 9 Dec 2011
Financial operational nodes are crucial to WMD acquisition networks; synchronised international efforts could cut off this crucial financial supply Global Security Issues Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy

RUSI Journal: Debunking the Piracy Myth: How Illegal Fishing Really Interacts with Piracy in East Africa 9 Dec 2011
Did Somali piracy develop in an attempt to counter illegal fishing or is it simply a quest for profit? Maritime Forces International Institutions Global Security Issues

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