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NATO's National Resilience Obligations
Commentary, 15 March 2019Madeleine Moon
NATO’s mutual defence guarantees are well-known. But less known is the duty which the Alliance’s member-states have to improve their national resilience.
Modern Deterrence, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Despite Territorial Defeat, Islamist Terrorism Will Continue to be a Threat
Commentary, 14 March 2019Mark Rowley and Raffaello Pantucci
Daesh, Al-Qa’ida and other terrorist organisations may appear to be in current retreat. But rather than being eradicated, they have scattered. The violent extremism they have spawned has not entirely...
International Security Studies, National Security, Terrorism
Fusion Doctrine: One Year On
Commentary, 8 March 2019William McKeran
The Fusion Doctrine is steadily reshaping the UK's approach to strategy.
Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Securing Securities: Money Laundering in Capital Markets
Commentary, 4 March 2019Crisa Cox
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority has promised action to address the UK capital markets' vulnerability to high-end money laundering. It has its work cut out for it.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK
The UK and India in the Indo-Pacific
Commentary, 1 March 2019Aaditya Dave
Looking beyond the historical links between the UK and India, there are opportunities and reasons for the two to work together in the Indo-Pacific region.
Civil–Military Relations, India, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, UK, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, Pacific
Sizing Up Sanctions in the Second Trump–Kim Jong-un Summit
Commentary, 26 February 2019Emil Dall
Can the US offer enough financial incentives to North Korea in exchange for denuclearisation, without discrediting the current sanctions regime? A way around the dilemma may exist. As President...
North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
Ministers Meet to Discuss Middle East in Warsaw Conference Beset by Divisions in the West
Commentary, 21 February 2019Wojciech Pawlus
Poland has improved its bilateral strategic links with the US by hosting an American-inspired conference on the future of the Middle East. But the conference did nothing to improve Western coherence.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, US Defence Policy, Iran, Israel, Global Security Issues, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
A New Generation of Intelligence: National Security and Surveillance in the Age of AI
Commentary, 19 February 2019Alexander Babuta
Engaging in open debate will be crucial for the UK Intelligence Community to gain public trust regarding the use of artificial intelligence for national security purposes.
Cyber, Equipment and Acquisitions, National Security Studies, Cyber Security, UK, Information, Securing Britain, Intelligence, National Security, Technology, UK Defence
Upholding Stability in the Middle East: An Opportunity for Russia–Europe Cooperation?
Commentary, 14 February 2019Andrei Kortunov and Malcolm Chalmers
No single power can ‘fix’ the current turmoil in the Middle East. Still, there may be scope for Russia–Europe cooperation in managing the region’s ills.
Civil–Military Relations, RUSI International, Russia, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, National Security, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
Germany Calling: The Bundeswehr, Acquisition and a Broken Narrative
Commentary, 13 February 2019John Louth
Germany’s armed forces are beset by problems, and procurement difficulties are proving to be intractable.
Defence, Industries and Society, Germany, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Military Personnel, Europe
Russia’s ‘Silent’ Occupation and Georgia’s Territorial Integrity
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Mitigating Cyber Risks: Is There Room for Two?