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RUSI experts and associates provide analysis on the latest developments in defence, security and international affairs.
Migrants and Militias: Libya’s Enduring Crises
14 December 2017
Sweden’s Choice: NATO or the Nuclear Ban?
22 September 2017
Putin’s Last Hurrah? Cementing His Legacy
Commentary, 15 March 2018Lincoln Pigman
On Sunday, Russians vote in a presidential election that is in a effect a referendum on the performance of President Vladimir Putin.
Russia
Scandinavia’s Homeland Defence: A Model for Other Countries?
Commentary, 13 March 2018Elisabeth Braw
Scandinavia has a robust homeland defence system that is popular and works.
Domestic Security
Another Bite at a 'Hamburger Summit'?
Commentary, 9 March 2018Tom Plant
Stunning news overnight, as US President Donald Trump agreed to an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by the end of May. Or did he?
United States, North Korea
The Fight for Women Equality Continues
Commentary, 8 March 2018Caroline Tranter
On International Women’s Day, a member of RUSI’s staff offers some reflections on the constant struggle for a more adequate and equitable female representation in the defence and security sector.
UK, History, Military Personnel, Europe
The Modernising Defence Programme: Ballistic Missile Defence Decisions for the United Kingdom
Commentary, 6 March 2018Peter Roberts
The language of deterrence was once more at the centre of policy discussion at the recent 2018 Munich Security Conference in February. Whether US Secretary of Defense James Mattis’s talk on tailored...
Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Policy, UK
Technical Decisions on Iran have made the Financial Action Task Force Political
Commentary, 5 March 2018Tom Keatinge
The latest FATF plenary has drawn the financial technical standard-setter deep into uncomfortable political territory.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, AML/CTF, Iran
The Divergent Ukraine: Shifting Away From Russia’s Orbit
Commentary, 2 March 2018Ostap Kushnir
Ukraine’s current fight against Russian aggression carries deep historic resonances which we ignore at our peril.
Ukraine, Russia
Amendments to the Constitution Underline Xi’s Consolidation of Power
Commentary, 28 February 2018Charles Parton
Chinese President Xi Jinping's decision to remove a constitutional provision limiting his term in office may have little practical impact on who is already one of the Chinese Communist Party's...
China
The Middle East’s Scramble for Africa: Building Bases and Instability
Commentary, 26 February 2018Timothy Williams
The Horn of Africa is not only of interest to Western and key Asian powers, it has recently also drawn the attention of Middle Eastern countries. They have all been piling investment and military...
Horn of Africa
Syria: It’s Not Getting any Easier, It’s Getting Messier
Commentary, 22 February 2018Michael Stephens
Rather than winding down to a peaceable solution, Syria’s war is becoming more violent than ever. And it's down to outside powers supporting local actors
Turkey, Syria
Virtuous Currencies: Time to Accentuate the Positive
Colombia’s New President: Will the Peace Deal Survive?
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan: Moving From the Personal to the Strategic Domain