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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
Brussels Attacks One Year On: More Still Needs to Be Done
Commentary, 13 March 2017Thomas Renard
Belgium has accomplished much since last year’s devastating terrorist attacks – the worst in its history. But the threats continue, and new security vulnerabilities are becoming apparent.
European Union, International Institutions, Terrorism, Europe
Could Trump Usher in the Elusive GCC Missile Defence Shield?
Commentary, 8 March 2017Anthony Ricketts
Donald Trump’s demand that US allies pay more for their own defence may push the Gulf States towards more military cooperation.
The Gulf Region, Middle East and North Africa
Hybrid Warfare in the Middle East: We Must Do Better
Commentary, 7 March 2017Clovis Meath Baker
There is something about the way our opponents confront us, the way they combine different military and non-military measures in campaigns that have clear political objectives that we find really...
Iraq, Syria, Middle East and North Africa
A New Deal to Make NATO and America Great Again
Commentary, 6 March 2017Bruce Ackerman
There are some traditional but also a number of innovative ways by which NATO’s core values could be reasserted and reinvigorated in the wake of Donald Trump’s election.
United States, NATO, Americas, International Institutions, Europe
Cryptocurrencies and Terrorist Financing: A Risk, But Hold the Panic
Commentary, 2 March 2017David Carlisle
The enormous attention given to Bitcoin’s rise has prompted security agencies to ponder whether cryptocurrencies could become a terrorist financing tool. A recent case suggests terrorists may be...
Cyber, AML/CTF, Technology
Is Sir John Parker Advocating a Snatch Land Rover for the Royal Navy?
Commentary, 1 March 2017Peter Roberts
The chairman of the independent review into Britain’s National Ship Building Strategy is advocating a ‘cheap and cheerful’ Royal Navy. However, Sir John Parker is unlikely to face action on the...
Defence Spending, UK, Maritime Forces, UK Defence, Europe
Mind the Gap Between Authoritarian Politics and Democratic Populism
Commentary, 28 February 2017Joel Faulkner Rogers
Overstating authoritarian populism in the West could be a self-fulfilling prophecy for the feared retreat of Liberalism.
United States, Americas, Europe
The ‘Celestial Empire’ Looks to Space
Commentary, 24 February 2017Veerle Nouwens and Alexandra Stickings
A new Chinese White Paper on the country’s space policy raises a number of questions regarding both its role as a space power and the links between its peaceful exploration and use as a military...
Aerospace, China, Pacific
Here for Good? The Financial Thin Blue Line
Commentary, 23 February 2017Tom Keatinge
The financial sector has long been in the forefront of the fight against financial crime. But, as the industry works to rehabilitate its reputation following the global financial crisis, this largely...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
US–Russia Relations: Is the Prospect of a Trump–Putin Reset Over?
Commentary, 22 February 2017Sarah Lain
After the resignation of Michael Flynn, Donald Trump’s national security advisor, there seems to have been a tone change in the president’s team. There appears to be a greater readiness to admit that...
United States, US Defence Policy, NATO, Americas, Russia, 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?