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RUSI experts and associates provide analysis on the latest developments in defence, security and international affairs.
The US and South Korea: A Fracturing Alliance?
27 June 2017
2017 Survey of Foreign Policy Elites
16 February 2017
The Start of the Brexit Negotiations
20 June 2017
Sweden’s Choice: NATO or the Nuclear Ban?
22 September 2017
NATO: Towards a New Resilience Alliance
1 June 2017
Groundhog Day for Counterterrorist Finance: Time to Rethink the Response
Commentary, 11 July 2017Tom Keatinge and Florence Keen
For global political leaders, tackling terrorist financing was again centre stage at the G20. Still, a continued fixation on ‘spotting’ sums of money is wrongheaded.
UK Counter-terrorism, AML/CTF, Terrorism
Russia and the West: Whose ‘Rules-Based Order’ Is It Anyway?
Commentary, 6 July 2017Sarah Lain
A speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is a timely reminder of the chasm between how Moscow and many Western policymakers view the world order.
Russia, Europe
Talk is Cheap: Action Needed on Tackling Organised Crime’s Finances
Commentary, 5 July 2017Helena Wood
The British government’s strategy for tackling the finances of organised crime merits a rethink.
AML/CTF, UK, Organised Crime, Europe
Suspicious Activities on Social Media: What Can Be Learnt from Counterterrorist Financing Efforts?
Commentary, 3 July 2017Olivier Kraft
For nearly 20 years, the financial sector has been required to report suspicions of terrorist-related transactions. Should similar requirements apply to suspicious communications on social media?
Cyber, AML/CTF, Terrorism
Ministry of Defence Facing Tough Financial Choices
Commentary, 29 June 2017Peter Roberts
The British military is facing a serious financial challenge, with an estimated £20 billion black hole to plug, and the inconclusive 8 June general election providing no way forward.
Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, UK, Securing Britain, UK Defence, Europe
The US and South Korea: A Fracturing Alliance?
Commentary, 27 June 2017Cristina Varriale
While there is a strong relationship between the US and South Korea, the new administrations in both capitals face challenges in adopting a common approach to Pyongyang.
North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
Judgement Postponed: The Financial Action Task Force Extends Iran’s Lifeline
Commentary, 26 June 2017Tom Keatinge
Mixed messages from the Financial Action Task Force’s latest plenary are unlikely to enhance Iran’s access to banking.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Sanctions, AML/CTF, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North Africa
Organisational Futures: Four Critical Lessons
Commentary, 22 June 2017Randolph Kent and Catarina Tully
Amidst increasing societal, economic and technological change, there are four critical lessons that an organisation needs to adopt to be fit for an ever-more complex and uncertain future.
Technology
The Start of the Brexit Negotiations
Commentary, 20 June 2017Bruno Maçães
As Britain begins its formal separation negotiations with the EU, RUSI speaks to Dr Bruno Maçães, who served as Portugal’s Secretary of State for European Affairs and has since established a...
Brexit Briefings, European Union
The Nuclear Outlook for the Next Government
Commentary, 15 June 2017Malcolm Chalmers, Tom Plant, Cristina Varriale and Emil Dall
Britain’s newly elected Parliament, due to be opened by the Queen next week, promises to be a busy one for nuclear issues. As the new government takes shape, the Proliferation and Nuclear Policy team...
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Trident, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Defence, Europe
Online Radicalisation: The need for an Offline Response
Iraqi Kurds: A Referendum Which May Make History
Sweden’s Choice: NATO or the Nuclear Ban?