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Hong Kong, Caracas, Sevastopol: Are Sanctions Here to Stay?
Commentary, 21 August 2020Nick Turner
If recent history provides a guide, further Hong Kong-related sanctions and Chinese responses should be expected, creating an ever-more complex landscape for businesses to navigate.
China, Law and Ethics
What Do the Germans Make of the UK?
Commentary, 20 August 2020Sir Paul Lever
What are the realities and prospects of the UK’s relations with continental Europe’s most significant partner?
Brexit, Germany, UK
An Unlikely Partnership in Trouble: Serbia and Azerbaijan
Commentary, 19 August 2020Vuk Vuksanovic
A murky story linking the Balkans to the Caucasus comes to light. Or does it?
Global Security Issues
Beirut’s Explosion: Is it the Beginning of the End of Lebanon’s Broken Political System?
Commentary, 18 August 2020Dina Mansour-Ille
The real culprit for Lebanon’s latest disaster is a political system which needs total overhaul.
Lebanon
Vaccine Nationalism: The Ugly Face of Science and Politics
Commentary, 17 August 2020Helen Ramscar
The race to produce the first vaccine for coronavirus is a deeply political one, and it is getting uglier.
Coronavirus
Belarus: No Easy Answers
Commentary, 14 August 2020Malcolm Rifkind
Western governments cannot afford to ignore the events in Belarus. But they must tread carefully in their reactions.
European Union, Russia, UK, Europe
Reassessing the UK’s Muddled Approach to Africa
Commentary, 13 August 2020Andrew E Yaw Tchie
A parliamentary report documents the lack of strategic foresight in the UK’s approach to Africa.
UK Integrated Review 2020, UK, Africa
Twelve Years Since the August War, Georgia Still Faces Russian Aggression
Commentary, 12 August 2020Kakhaber Kemoklidze and Natia Seskuria
August 2020 marks the 12-year anniversary of the Russo-Georgian War, but Moscow continues to violate Georgia’s internationally recognised borders.
NATO, Russia, Georgia
Information Sharing in the Era of Coronavirus Tracing Apps – A New Context for Fighting Financial Crime?
Commentary, 11 August 2020Nick J Maxwell
Coronavirus ‘track and trace’ efforts represent a major escalation in how governments analyse personal data. The financial crime-fighting world should pay attention.
Coronavirus, AML/CTF, Information, Technology
Imran Khan’s Pakistan and its Strategic Relevance for the UK
Commentary, 10 August 2020Umer Karim
Pakistan’s government has been in power for two years and, notwithstanding obstacles, has had several major foreign policy achievements on which the UK could capitalise.
Pakistan, Global Strategy and Commitments, UKPages
Western Way of War: Sir Graeme Lamb
Multimedia, 11 June 2020Peter Roberts and Graeme Lamb talk about the Western Way of Warfare from the Elizabethan Era to today’s Great Power Competition. Failing to adapt, superiority, advantage, and moving from ‘Force on...
Tags: Military Sciences
On the Cusp: Deputy Prime Minister Artis Pabriks
Multimedia, 9 June 2020Latvia faces unenviable national security challenges, including a mighty neighbour to the East. But the country has an answer: in a new programme called Comprehensive Defence, the government is...
Tags: Modern Deterrence
What is the Western Way of Warfare?
Multimedia, 4 June 2020What is the Western Way of War? Is there one? How did it come about? Is it war or warfare (and what is the difference)? In this trailer to the new podcast from RUSI, we tackle these issues and...
Tags: Military Sciences
The Origins of Economic Sanctions
Multimedia, 28 May 2020Dr Nicholas Mulder talks to RUSI's Dr Jonathan Eyal about the origins of economic sanctions and their relevance today. Nicholas Mulder is an associate professor at Cornell University and is author of...
Tags: Global Security Issues
On the Cusp: Jonathan Kewley
Multimedia, 26 May 2020Despite massive efforts to improve cyber defence, cyber attacks are growing. Even hospitals are attacked. A central but little-discussed aspect are the legal implications for cyber victims. Listen to...
Tags: Modern Deterrence
Karin von Hippel on China's Hostile Policies Towards Hong Kong
Multimedia, 26 May 2020RUSI Director General Dr Karin von Hippel on China's policy towards Hong Kong. As China becomes more aggressive towards the province, how will the international community reach?
Tags: China
Introducing the Prevention Project
Multimedia, 15 May 2020Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, The Prevention Project
The Southern Stratagem: North Korean Proliferation Financing in Southern and Eastern Africa
Multimedia, 15 May 2020North Korea adapts its proliferation financing activities to the particular opportunities available in each of the regions in which it operates. Sub-Saharan Africa has been no different.
Tags: Counter-Proliferation Finance, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, North Korea, Africa, Pacific
On the Cusp: Giedrimas Jeglinskas
Multimedia, 12 May 2020Elisabeth Braw speaks with Giedrimas Jeglinskas, NATO’s Assistant Secretary-General for Executive Management, about what his job running NATO’s headquarters entails, about NATO’s efforts to help...
Tags: Modern Deterrence
Integrated Coercion: The Case of China
Multimedia, 7 May 2020Dr Sidarth Kaushal, Research Fellow at RUSI outlines how China asserts coercion in the world today.
Tags: Adversarial Studies, China, Military Sciences, Profession of Arms
The Geopolitics of Indo-Pacific Trade
Forceful Persuasion: The Psychology of Convincing an Opponent They Are Beaten
Is Defence’s Latest Operating Model Fit for Purpose?