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RUSI experts and associates provide analysis on the latest developments in defence, security and international affairs.
Open Skies Clouded by Sham and Ambiguity
2 July 2020
The United Nations Charter: 75 Years On
1 July 2020
Re-Examining the UK’s Priorities in the Asia-Pacific Region
Commentary, 17 March 2020Veerle Nouwens
The UK’s upcoming Integrated Review is a good opportunity to assess the country’s commitment to and posture in the Asia-Pacific, which is rapidly becoming the world’s most pivotal region.
International Security Studies, UK, Pacific
The Yukos Case: An Old Russian Wrong Keeps Haunting President Putin
Commentary, 13 March 2020Natia Seskuria
Owners of a company Russian President Vladimir Putin confiscated for political reasons have finally extracted justice from a court in the West. But Russia is unlikely to respect the ruling. Nor is it...
Russia, International Institutions
Infectious Lies
Commentary, 11 March 2020Tom Ascott
Coronavirus conspiracy theories are multiplying, but following common patterns.
Coronavirus
The UK’s Integrated Review: The Need for Clear Guidance
Commentary, 10 March 2020Jack Watling
The UK government must provide unambiguous political guidance as it undertakes the most significant appraisal of the country’s defence posture since the start of this century.
Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Military Sciences, UK, National Security, UK Defence
Coronavirus Preparedness: Lessons Yet to be Learnt
Commentary, 3 March 2020Elisabeth Braw
Liberal democracies remain vulnerable to mass epidemics, despite the prevalence of time-tested methods to improve national resilience capabilities.
Coronavirus, United States, Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence, Europe, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
What North Korea Is not Telling Us about Denuclearisation in 2020
Commentary, 2 March 2020Cristina Varriale
A new rallying cry to ‘achieve a breakthrough’ has been launched by the North Korean leader. But what this actually means is, probably deliberately, obfuscated.
North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
Crypto in the Hermit Kingdom: Understanding the Objectives of the Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference
Commentary, 28 February 2020Kayla Izenman and Katherine Norton-Williams
The coronavirus outbreak may have averted or postponed North Korea’s aim of hosting a curious gathering of blockchain and cryptocurrency experts. Potential participants should resist the temptation...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, North Korea, Technology
Serious Organised Crime and Britain’s Forthcoming Integrated Review
Commentary, 27 February 2020Keith Ditcham
The British government should raise the national security threat from serious and organised crime to Tier One status.
UK, Organised Crime
Germany’s Greens at 40: Between Pacifist Roots and Potential Government Responsibility
Commentary, 26 February 2020Lydia Wachs
While Germany’s mainstream parties – the so-called Volksparteien (mass-movement people’s party) – are faltering, the Greens are on course to be part of the next German government. However, their...
Germany, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
India and the US: Trump’s Trip at a Time of Tension
Commentary, 21 February 2020Walter C Ladwig III
A noisy, demonstrative visit to India by the US President won’t necessarily address emerging problems in the bilateral relationship.
United States, IndiaPages
Air Marshal Phil Osborn on Intelligence and Information Advantage in a Contested World
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Attacking the Assad Regime
Multimedia, 12 April 2018RUSI experts Dr Peter Roberts, Dr Jonathan Eyal, Ewan Lawson, Michael Stephens and Justin Bronk discuss possible action against Syria in a week when the Assad regime is accused of using chemical...
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Ethnic Hungarian Minorities in Central and Eastern Europe: Normalisation in Sight?
On the Cusp: Damian Collins
Belarus and Russian Oil: All Is Not as It Seems