http://rusi.org/ web@rusi.org en-us Copyright 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DDCE8ADA0/ Brazil's march towards great power status will demand tough choices between satisfying infrastructural development and environmental pressures January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DCD6D6A73/ Ethiopia’s regional interference in the Horn of Africa has not only unsettled its neighbours, but invigorated internal disorder at home January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DCB2A1873/ Better use of intelligence could have a significant impact on the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DC9194D90/ With valued contributions to recent conflicts and an increasingly assertive Conservative government, Canada has crafted a role for itself as a prominent member of NATO January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DC544D690/ A recent conference on industrial co-operation reveals a profound gap between shifting defence industrial market realities and the capacity of decision-makers January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DC2899B97/ Australia’s decision to allow for uranium exports to India may signal a shift in India’s status in multilateral export control arrangements January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DC10C9A34/ A large presence of Chinese construction workers in Pakistan risks transforming the sensitive territorial dispute into a trilateral concern January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DBCA7FC5B/ Investment in debt-stricken Greece not only strengthens China’s role in world trade but also provides it with a foothold in a key location January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DB891D51D/ Recent increase in Russian military activity over the Sea of Japan has worried the Japanese - but it may be directed against China January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DB660999D/ Alleged fraud in Russia’s recent parliamentary elections has unravelled Putin’s image as a strong, authoritative leader, exposing his weak basis of support to the Russian people January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DB47947B4/ The success of Australia’s decision to permit women to voluntarily engage in frontline service may determine whether similar reforms are made by other nations within their armed forces January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DB223CF05/ Whilst public empathy and support for service personnel and their families are at a generational high, the cause is not entirely clear and the full range of its effects even less so January 2012 http://rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/rss/ref:A4F22DAFD6B75C/ Iran’s continued domination of the international security agenda calls for a revision of British policy in the Gulf January 2012