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RUSI experts and associates provide analysis on the latest developments in defence, security and international affairs.
AUKMIN 2018: The Future of Global Britain?
Commentary, 14 August 2018John Hemmings and Milia Hau
Britain and Australia face an uncertain strategic landscape. But there is much they can do together, as they deal with the two big powers which appear determined to change the current status quo:...
Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe, Pacific
Imran Khan: The Captain Begins His Greatest Test Match
Commentary, 13 August 2018Kamal Alam
Pakistan’s newly elected Parliament sits today for the first time. The country’s incoming prime minister has the potential to remould domestic politics but this will be an uphill struggle.
Civil–Military Relations, Pakistan, Central and South Asia
Lessons from Down Under: The Soft Power Dividend of Financial Crime Technical Assistance
Commentary, 8 August 2018Tom Keatinge
The UK should learn from Australia and become a global leader in the provision and coordination of technical assistance by turning its financial crime-fighting focus abroad.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe, Pacific
President Trump’s Indo–Pacific Economic Investment Initiative: Good, But Not Enough
Commentary, 6 August 2018Veerle Nouwens
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has laid out a new vision for American economic engagement in the Indo–Pacific, announcing the rollout of a new US regional infrastructure initiative, which, while...
United States, International Security Studies, Asia, New Silk Road, Pacific, Central and South Asia
The Aftermath of the Helsinki Summit: The Belarus Angle
Commentary, 1 August 2018Emily Ferris
As the dust settles on the 16 July Helsinki summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the discussion continues to focus on whether Putin or his US counterpart...
International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues
Strengthening Our Fight Against Financial Crime: Reforming the SARs Regime
Commentary, 31 July 2018David Fein
Criminals are using an increasingly complex financial modus operandi to take advantage of today’s mostly fragmented approach to detecting their criminal activity. They are, among other means, cycling...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
The UK’s Ministry of Defence Delivers a Bland Update on its Modernising Defence Programme
Commentary, 24 July 2018Trevor Taylor
Haziness on future MoD funding is likely the reason for an update on the Modernising Defence Programme that is rich in platitudes but lacks substance.
Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, UK Defence Policy, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK
For Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan, We Need at Least a Modest Bargain with India
Commentary, 23 July 2018Whit Mason
A ‘grand bargain’, first proposed by the American diplomat Richard Holbrooke, is needed now more than ever to allay Islamabad’s concerns with India’s presence in Afghanistan, although garnering the...
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tackling Extremism, India, International Security Studies, The Pakistan Nexus, The War on Terror, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Global Security Issues
A Long and Winding Road: The UK’s Defence Review Could Last For Some Time Yet
Commentary, 20 July 2018Malcolm Chalmers
After twelve years (from 1998 to 2010) when the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) suffered from a dearth of regular defence reviews, it is now in danger of having too many. The current review will soon...
Defence Spending, Defence Management, UK, UK Defence
A United Europe in Space?
Commentary, 19 July 2018Alexandra Stickings
The argument over the UK’s post-Brexit role in the Galileo satellite network has led to broader discussions of the UK’s role as a space power. Yet, of equal importance is what this episode tells us...
Aerospace, National Security Studies, European Union, UK, Technology
Ministers Meet to Discuss Middle East in Warsaw Conference Beset by Divisions in the West
A New Generation of Intelligence: National Security and Surveillance in the Age of AI
Episode 8 – Janice Charette