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RUSI experts and associates provide analysis on the latest developments in defence, security and international affairs.
US and China: Trade, Technology Theft and Arrests
Commentary, 18 January 2019Charlie Parton
A clear differentiation is required between trade and technology wars, Huawei and politicised arrests of foreign nationals. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is deliberately confusing them, and...
China, Cyber, Law and Ethics, Technology, Pacific
The Role of Verification in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dispute
Commentary, 15 January 2019Darya Dolzikova
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is about to pass into oblivion. But its verification provisions merit further attention, both as a reflection on lesson learned from the past, but also as...
United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
Unexplained Strategy: Putting Unexplained Wealth Orders to Work
Commentary, 11 January 2019Tom Keatinge
The government should use unexplained wealth orders to reduce harm, not reap headlines.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, UK, Organised Crime, Europe
Modern Deterrence and Societal Resilience
Commentary, 10 January 2019Toby Harris
Security and resilience have to be designed into society’s fabric.
Modern Deterrence, Defence Policy, UK, Resilience, UK Defence, Europe
The Significant Parts of the Modernising Defence Programme
Commentary, 7 January 2019Trevor Taylor
Britain’s newly released policy document on modernising its defence programmes repeats some information already in the public domain, hints at new requirements and vulnerabilities, but ultimately...
Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Russia’s ‘Political Solitude’ and the US
Commentary, 4 January 2019Emily Ferris
Russia’s responses to the US’s actions are often misinterpreted, but examining more closely how Russia approaches the US could help to explain the bilateral relationship’s future trajectory.
United States, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Russia, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Crypto at the Crossroads: Exploring the Impact of the US Treasury’s Bitcoin Sanctions
Commentary, 2 January 2019Kayla Izenman
The US government’s move against two alleged cyber-criminals serves as a warning sign to the cryptocurrency community. The community may choose to respond by cloaking itself in an even heavier mantle...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, United States, US Defence Policy, AML/CTF, Cyber Security, Sanctions, Illicit Trade, Law and Ethics, Financial Crime 2.0, Organised Crime, Technology
Making Progress on Ethiopia’s Reforms
Commentary, 20 December 2018Ann Fitz-Gerald
The government of Abiye Ahmed has taken admirable steps to reform Ethiopia’s political life. It needs to do more in the months ahead, and in a more coherent manner.
African Union, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, National Security, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience, Africa
Ukraine’s Impractical Martial Law
Commentary, 19 December 2018Sébastien Gobert
Ukraine’s decision to impose martial law in parts of its territory in the wake of the latest Russian military provocation is not helpful and does not answer Ukraine’s strategic weaknesses.
Civil–Military Relations, Ukraine, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Martial Power Programme, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, National Security
France, Germany and Europe’s Strategic Footprint
Commentary, 18 December 2018Frédéric Charillon
An off-the-cuff and not very productive German proposal has revived an older debate about France’s role and status in the world, as well as the measures which should be taken to enhance Europe’s...
Leadership Centre, RUSI International, United Nations, Germany, European Union, Global Strategy and Commitments, France, Global Security Issues, International Institutions
Ministers Meet to Discuss Middle East in Warsaw Conference Beset by Divisions in the West
A New Generation of Intelligence: National Security and Surveillance in the Age of AI
Episode 8 – Janice Charette