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Britain’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent: Flawed Arguments by Disarmament Doves and Deterrence Hawks
Commentary, 9 May 2019Sam Dudin
There are flaws on both sides of the debate over the future of the UK's nuclear deterrent.
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Equipment and Acquisitions, Trident, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Defence, Europe
Reinvigorating the Forgotten Financial Fight Against Al-Shabaab
Commentary, 8 May 2019Tom Keatinge
The lessons learned from disrupting Daesh financing must be applied to the unchecked funding of Al-Shabaab, the jihadist fundamentalist group based in East Africa.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Horn of Africa, AML/CTF, Terrorism, Africa
The Huawei Debate’s Other Lesson
Commentary, 3 May 2019Trevor Taylor
A British defence secretary has been dismissed over allegations that he leaked a government discussion about the market access which China’s telecommunication giant Huawei may obtain in the UK. But...
Cyber, Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management, Technology, Europe
Libya and France: A Revival of ‘Napoleonism’?
Commentary, 1 May 2019Youssef Tobi
France appears to be relying on force to patch up problems in Africa, and particularly in Libya. None of this is compatible with President Macron’s lofty foreign policy declarations.
Sahel, France, Libya, Terrorism, Europe, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
EU Spending on Defence Research and Development is About to Accelerate
Commentary, 30 April 2019Trevor Taylor
The EU’s foray into support for defence industry innovation is moving forward, but the timely establishment of cost-effective collaborative projects will not be easy. British access to such efforts...
Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, European Union
The Financing of North Korea’s Nuclear Ambition Remains Alive and Well
Commentary, 29 April 2019Tom Keatinge
A lack of awareness-raising by governments and misinterpretation by the private sector mean efforts to restrict North Korea’s finances are failing.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
The West Should Weaponise Embarrassment in the New Information Wars
Commentary, 26 April 2019Joel Rogers de Waal
Western digital society can never be properly fortified against foreign interference. But it could do more in the realm of information warfare deterrence.
Cyber, Information, Technology
Britain’s Declining Tank Numbers Highlights a Wider Problem
Commentary, 24 April 2019Jack Watling
The current debate about Britain’s shrinking numbers of main battle tanks obscures the need for a much deeper discussion about the country’s strategic choices.
Armed Forces, Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Russia’s ‘Silent’ Occupation and Georgia’s Territorial Integrity
Commentary, 18 April 2019Natia Seskuria
Russia’s pressure on Georgia continues, both through the gradual seizure of more territory and through massive propaganda campaigns.
International Security Studies, Russia, Georgia, Global Security Issues, Information
Mitigating Cyber Risks: Is There Room for Two?
Commentary, 17 April 2019Maria Smekalova and Kevin Gourlay
There is still a role for global discussion on norms of conduct in cyberspace.
Cyber, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, United Nations, Russia, Information, International Institutions, TechnologyPages

David Cliff on Multilateral Approaches to Future W
Multimedia, 23 August 2012David Cliff, a Researcher at VERTIC, spoke at RUSI's UK PONI 2012 Conference on 'Multilateral Approaches to Future Warhead Dismantlement Verification'
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Matthew Cottee on the Nuclear Security Regime and
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Matthew Cottee, Research Associate, Centre for Science and Security Studies, spoke at RUSI's UK PONI Conference 2012 on 'The Nuclear Security Regime and Its Role in Nuclear Stability'
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Tristan Derry on China's stance on Nuclear Non-Pro
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Tristan Derry of the International Centre for Security Analysis spoke at RUSI's UK PONI Conference 2012 on the subject of 'China's New Security Concept and its Changing Position on Non-Proliferation'
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Andrew Futter on Nuanced US Deterrence
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Dr Andrew Futter, Lecturer in International Politics at University of Leicester, speaks at the RUSI UK PONI Conference 2012 on 'Nuanced US Deterrence: Treating the Symptoms or Drivers of Nuclear...
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Matthew Gill on the UK's Plutonium Stockpile
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Matthew Gill, PhD Candidate at University of Manchester spoke at RUSI's UK PONI Conference 2012 on 'Proliferation Resistance of Fast Reactor Fuel Cycles Using the UK's Plutonium Stockpile'
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Eben Harrell on Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Eben Harrell, of the Managing the Atom Project at Harvard Kennedy School, spoke at RUSI's UK PONI Conference 2012 on 'Consolidating Fissile Material: Next Steps to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism'
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Otso Iho on the Nuclear Future of the Korean Penin
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Otso Iho, MA Student, King's College London spoke at RUSI's UK PONI Conference 2012 on 'The Nuclear Future of the Korean Peninsula'
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Fiona Parker on UK Nuclear Energy in the last 50 y
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Fiona Parker, Sensors and Nucleonics Controls Engineer at Rolls Royce Submarines, spoke at RUSI's UK PONI Conference on 'The Last 50 Years of UK Nuclear Energy: Implications for Future Stability'
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Salma Shaheen on Tactical Nuclear Weapons in South
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Salma Shaheen, PhD Candidate at King's College London, spoke at RUSI's UK PONI Conference 2012 on 'Tactical Nuclear Weapons in South Asia: A Factor of Stability or Instability?'
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Jake Thompson on the Growth of an Indian Nuclear N
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Jake Thompson, Core Thermal Performance at Rolls-Royce Submarines spoke at RUSI's UK PONI Conference 2012 on 'The Growth of an Indian Nuclear Navy'
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A Post Mortem of a Disintegrated Review
Revolutions Of War
Strengthening the UK’s National Resilience: The Tasks Ahead