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The UK, France and the US: Still Special Relationships
Commentary, 19 July 2019Tom Plant
A yearly gathering of experts and think tanks from the world’s powers reiterates the values, interests and approaches which still bind them together in the nuclear sphere, notwithstanding current...
United States, Americas, France, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
Ethiopia’s Security Dilemmas
Commentary, 18 July 2019Ann M Fitz-Gerald
The recent murders of regional officials and top federal army officers raise serious questions about Ethiopia’s ability to manage and contain various regional militias and militant formations which...
Domestic Security, National Security, Africa
New Technology and ‘Old’ Think Tanks
Commentary, 12 July 2019Tom Ascott
Technology poses some familiar and new problems for think tanks.
Information, Technology
UAVs in the Middle East: Coming of Age
Commentary, 10 July 2019Alexander Balas
UAVs are fast becoming a major feature of security in the Middle East.
Global Security Issues, Technology, Middle East and North Africa
Kicking the Can Down the Road: The Law Commission’s Report on UK Anti-Money Laundering Law
Commentary, 9 July 2019Helena Wood
The Law Commission’s report provides useful analysis of the problem but lacks a bold blueprint for reform of the UK’s suspicious activity reporting regime.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
Georgia and the Limits of Russia’s Soft Power
Commentary, 4 July 2019Natia Seskuria
Spontaneous anti-Russia demonstrations in Georgia are evidence of the country’s Western orientation and Russia’s declining soft power in the region.
Leadership Centre, RUSI International, Russia, Georgia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics
Taking Stock and Looking Ahead: The European Union’s Approach to Conflict Management in the Eastern Partnership
Commentary, 1 July 2019Stefan Wolff
The EU recently marked the 10th anniversary of its Eastern Partnership, a cooperation framework directed at Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, countries critical to European...
European Union, International Institutions, Europe
The Financial Action Task Force Should Embrace the Opportunity to Reform
Commentary, 25 June 2019Tom Keatinge
The fight against financial crime is ponderous and politicised, lacking imagination and ambition.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, National Security, Organised Crime
There's More to Cyber Than Huawei
Commentary, 24 June 2019Conrad Prince
Debate continues as to how governments should manage the presence of Chinese technology in 5G telecommunications networks. But the argument risks obscuring the critical question of how states such as...
China, Cyber, United States, Cyber Security, UK, Domestic Security, Intelligence, Law and Ethics, Technology
Shangri-La Dialogue: Europe Navigating Asia Amidst a US–China Standoff
Commentary, 20 June 2019Veerle Nouwens
This year’s Annual Shangri-La Dialogue set the stage for confrontation between China and the US. The now former US Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan launched Washington’s Indo-Pacific...
China, European Union, International Security Studies, France, UK, Asia, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Maritime Forces, Europe, Pacific
Turkey, the US and the S-400: A Counter-Narrative
India Tightens Control Over Jammu and Kashmir
How can Coordinating Public, Private and People Help Reduce the Impact of a Grey-Zone Incident?