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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
Europe’s Coronavirus Response: Selfish Member States and Active Institutions
Commentary, 18 March 2020Elisabeth Braw
EU member states displayed little solidarity in the current crisis, but EU institutions fared better.
Coronavirus, Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence, Europe
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, EuropePages
The Royal Air Force at 100
Multimedia, 29 March 2018Justin Bronk, RUSI's Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force, established on 1 April 1918.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences
The North Korean Nuclear Summit
Multimedia, 9 March 2018Tom Plant, Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy programme at RUSI on the proposed nuclear summit between North Korea and the US
Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
Brexit and European Security
Multimedia, 28 February 2018RUSI Deputy Director-General Malcolm Chalmers looks at the security implications for the UK and Europe post-Brexit.
Tags: UK, Europe
The UK's Fight Against a ‘McMafia’ World
Multimedia, 23 February 2018Tom Keatinge, Director of Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI, on financial crime in Latvia and UK efforts to counter money laundering.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
That's No Moon... That's A Tesla
Multimedia, 9 February 2018The successful and spectacular inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy this week not only captured public imaginations with its ground-breaking double booster recovery and quirky payload, but also...
Tags: Aerospace, United States, Air Power and Technology, Terrorism and Conflict
Terror in Kabul
Multimedia, 30 January 2018Aaditya Dave, Research Analyst at RUSI, talks terror in Afghanistan in the wake of the recent attacks.
Tags: Afghanistan, International Security Studies, Terrorism, Central and South Asia
Trump: Year One
Multimedia, 24 January 2018Director-General Dr Karin von Hippel discusses the first year of the Trump Presidency.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Global Security Issues
Western Way of War: Air Power Beyond Tactical Effects
Reassessing the UK’s Muddled Approach to Africa
Twelve Years Since the August War, Georgia Still Faces Russian Aggression