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Survival of the Fittest: The UK’s Anti-Money Laundering Supervisory Regime

Commentary, 27 April 2020

Helena Wood

The Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision second annual report demonstrates an improved landscape, but highlights the need for the use of more robust powers.

UK Counter-terrorism, AML/CTF, UK, Law and Ethics

Osnabrück Synagoge. Designed by Alfred Jacoby

What the UK Reserves can Learn from a German Synagogue Architect

Commentary, 27 April 2020

Elisabeth Braw

Public appearances matter, and may promote recruitment. Just ask a German synagogue architect

Germany, Art, Culture and Literature, Defence Management, UK, Law and Ethics, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience, Terrorism

On Anzac Day in Australia

Commentary, 25 April 2020

Alexander Downer

The current health crisis has compelled the Institute to postpone its annual Gallipoli Lecture to later in the year. Nonetheless, the Institute wishes to mark Anzac Day, as an honour to the sublime...

The Great War, Art, Culture and Literature, History

Reflections on Defence and the Integrated Review: A Testing Time

Commentary, 24 April 2020

Tom McKane

The debate has begun about the shape of the UK’s Armed Forces after the coronavirus pandemic.

Armed Forces, Defence Spending, UK, UK Defence

Africa Needs a United, Multidimensional Approach to Coronavirus

Commentary, 24 April 2020

Andrew Tchie

The full impact of coronavirus on Africa is yet to be felt. Still, it is clear that African states will need to make difficult decisions about how they deal with the pandemic and its political and...

Coronavirus, United Nations, African Union, Africa

China and the Coronavirus Pandemic: Internal Doubts, External Mistakes

Commentary, 23 April 2020

Veerle Nouwens

China’s international narrative may sound confident and assertive. But it betrays domestic concerns, and is often counterproductive.

China, Coronavirus, European Union, International Security Studies, UK, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics

Workers disinfect Tehran subway wagons against coronavirus

Iran’s ‘Business as Usual’ Strategy amid the Coronavirus Crisis

Commentary, 23 April 2020

Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi

Hard-hit by the coronavirus crisis, Iran shows no signs of weakening overseas

Civil–Military Relations, Coronavirus, Iran, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Intelligence, Law and Ethics

United Nations General Assembly Hall in the UN Headquarters

Private Military and Security Companies: Views from the UK and Russia on Regulation and Accountability

Commentary, 22 April 2020

Alexander Nikitin and Fletch Williams

Russian and UK-based specialists look at how a thriving but often troubling business sector could be better regulated.

Armed Forces, United Nations, United States, Iraq, Russia, UK, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, Law and Ethics

A UK–Russia Perspective on the Role of Journalism

Commentary, 22 April 2020

Glenda Cooper and Alexey Naumov

Journalists from the UK and Russia debate the role of their profession in today’s media landscape.

Art, Culture and Literature, Russia, UK, Information, Intelligence, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, Law and Ethics

Avoiding a Post-INF Missile Crisis in Japan

Commentary, 21 April 2020

James D J Brown

Post-INF deployments of intermediate-range missiles in Japan risk provoking a backlash both within the region and among the Japanese public.

China, Civil–Military Relations, Japan, Defence Management

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