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Read more about RUSIBecome a RUSI MemberEnjoy exclusive access to high profile events and authoritative publications throughout the yearJoin our network todaychevron-rightLatest news on the Ukraine crisisExplore our contentCommentaryStalking the Seabed: How Russia Targets Critical Undersea Infrastructure24 May 2023clockLong ReadSpecial ResourcesMeatgrinder: Russian Tactics in the Second Year of Its Invasion of Ukraine18 May 2023clockLong ReadCommentaryPutting Russia’s Army in the Shadow of the Storm15 May 2023clock4 Minute ReadCommentaryUkraine’s Territorial Defence Forces: The War So Far and Future Prospects11 May 2023clock8 Minute ReadCommentaryA China–Russia Alliance is Likelier Than We Think4 May 2023clock5 Minute ReadCommentaryThe National Republican Army: A Potential Force of Resistance in Russia?2 May 2023clock7 Minute ReadThe Crisis over Ukraine and European SecurityAccess our comment and analysis on the Ukraine crisis as the situation unfolds.Read morechevron-rightView all In the NewsIran improving ties with Russia quotequoteWe know that the current administration in Iran has been pushing for an improvement of ties with the Eastern countries, but in particular with Russia,” said Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, head of the Middle East and North Africa program at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a British think tank. She added that the balance of power has shifted since February last year, now that “Russia sees Iran as a natural provider of weapon capability for its war in Ukraine.”Dr Aniseh Bassiri TabriziSenior Research Fellow, Middle East Security Studies 26 May 2023long-arrowCyber attacks quotequoteJamie McColl, a research fellow with the Royal United Services Institute think-tank specialising in cyber security, said the Volt Typhoon campaign signalled “a shift in Chinese activity, which has historically not been concerned about being detected. It’s not that often you see these joint attributions across every Five Eyes member, particularly with China… so this is quite notable.”Jamie MacCollResearch Fellow25 May 2023long-arrowLibyan economy quotequoteThe bottom line is that Libya could not have asked for better circumstances than [those that existed] in 2022 or, so far, in 2023," says political scientist Jalel Harchaoui, an associate fellow with the UK-based think tank the Royal United Services Institute. Oil is pumping, and prices currently offer the country a good income. And the population that's sharing that money is comparatively small, at about 7 million.Jalel HarchaouiAssociate Fellow25 May 2023long-arrowbecome a memberJoin our networkA busy programme of members' only eventsAccess to a suite of RUSI publicationsAccess to experts, networks and research teamsJoin RUSI today191Years of defence and security thought leadership88New agenda-setting research projects and initiatives248Events, conferences and workshops ran in 2020-21150Partnerships and joint projects around the worldUpcoming eventsView all eventsMembers events30 MayallReappraising UK Defence Intelligence Priorities Tuesday, 30 May 202313:00-14:00(BST)Open-to-all events6 JuneallNear-Sighted on Far-Right FinancingTuesday, 6 June 202314:00-15:00(BST)Members events7 JuneallThe Future of UK Development Assistance with Andrew Mitchell MPWednesday, 7 June 202316:00-17:00(BST)Conferences19 JuneSecuring the Integrity and Resilience of Ukraine’s Financial SystemMonday, 19 June 202313:00-16:15(BST)Martial Power Conferences26 JuneRUSI Land Warfare Conference 2023Monday, 26 June 202309:00-17:00(BST)Latest publicationsView all publicationsLoad more publicationsSubscribe to our newsletterReceive updates on RUSI's publications and eventsSign upIn the NewsView all In the NewsIran improving ties with Russia quotequoteWe know that the current administration in Iran has been pushing for an improvement of ties with the Eastern countries, but in particular with Russia,” said Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, head of the Middle East and North Africa program at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a British think tank. She added that the balance of power has shifted since February last year, now that “Russia sees Iran as a natural provider of weapon capability for its war in Ukraine.”Dr Aniseh Bassiri TabriziSenior Research Fellow, Middle East Security Studies 26 May 2023long-arrowCyber attacks quotequoteJamie McColl, a research fellow with the Royal United Services Institute think-tank specialising in cyber security, said the Volt Typhoon campaign signalled “a shift in Chinese activity, which has historically not been concerned about being detected. It’s not that often you see these joint attributions across every Five Eyes member, particularly with China… so this is quite notable.”Jamie MacCollResearch Fellow25 May 2023long-arrowLibyan economy quotequoteThe bottom line is that Libya could not have asked for better circumstances than [those that existed] in 2022 or, so far, in 2023," says political scientist Jalel Harchaoui, an associate fellow with the UK-based think tank the Royal United Services Institute. Oil is pumping, and prices currently offer the country a good income. And the population that's sharing that money is comparatively small, at about 7 million.Jalel HarchaouiAssociate Fellow25 May 2023long-arrowMore from RUSITopicschevron-rightRegionschevron-rightProjectschevron-rightMembershipchevron-rightRUSI Job Vacancieschevron-rightAbout RUSIchevron-right
