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The Upcoming Defence and Security Review: Questions That Must Be Answered
Commentary, 17 December 2019Peter Roberts
Boris Johnson’s newly elected government has some big questions to answer about the country’s defence policy and global posture.
Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, Defence Policy, National Security, UK Defence
Clarity on Brexit: The Security Consequences
Commentary, 13 December 2019Malcolm Chalmers
Amidst a challenging fiscal and security climate, the new government has an opportunity to develop a post-Brexit security and defence vision.
Defence Spending, European Union, UK, Defence Policy, UK Defence
Hong Kong After the District Council Elections: Will Anything Change?
Commentary, 10 December 2019Charles Parton
Hong Kong’s showdown with the central authorities in Beijing continues. And the dilemmas are only getting starker.
China
Ukraine Talks: A Peaceful Outcome or a Peaceful Sellout?
Commentary, 6 December 2019Neil Melvin
The forthcoming French-sponsored summit to resolve the Ukraine conflict may provide some diplomatic opportunities, but could also come at a high strategic price.
International Security Studies, Ukraine, Russia
We Need to Relearn How to do Deterrence
Commentary, 5 December 2019Jack Watling
Governments and military planners are obsessed with how much leverage adversaries can exert with coercive measures that don’t risk all-out war. But to win in the ‘grey zone’ requires being proactive...
Military Sciences, Security and Defence in Northern Europe Research Programme, UK, Global Security Issues
The British Public Still Believes in NATO – Even if Most Cannot Say What It Does
Commentary, 3 December 2019Joel Rogers de Waal
New YouGov/RUSI polling portrays a kind of ignorant faith in NATO but also significant doubts that UK defence capability is fit for modern purpose.
NATO, UK, Defence Policy, International Institutions, National Security, UK Defence, Europe
Britain, Estonia and the Wider North
Commentary, 27 November 2019Caroline Kennedy-Pipe and Duncan Depledge
The UK is at the forefront of NATO’s efforts to secure its Baltic members. We argue Britain requires an expansive strategy that covers not just the High North, as has been touted since 2018, but...
NATO, Global Security Issues, Europe
Securing the Integrity of the EU’s Financial System is Overdue – Why is Progress so Slow?
Commentary, 26 November 2019Tom Keatinge
Like the proverbial frog in boiling water, the EU knows something is wrong; it just can’t decide what to do.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, European Union, Organised Crime, Europe
A New Direction for EU Sanctions: The New Commission and the Use of Sanctions
Commentary, 21 November 2019Emil Dall
As the new EU Commission takes office, responsibility for the EU’s sanctions portfolio appears to have moved between commissioners. The move is part of a focus on stricter sanctions enforcement...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, United States, European Union, Europe
NATO and the ‘Disruptive’ French President
Commentary, 18 November 2019Patrick Chevallereau
The contemptuous reactions from seasoned analysts to Emmanuel Macron’s NATO comments actually reinforce the French president’s argument.
NATO, FrancePages


Assessing the Iran Deal
Multimedia, 25 January 2016Professor Ali Ansari, Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI discusses with Dr Gary Samore, former Nuclear negotiator with the Obama Administration, the Iran Deal and the next steps.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, Iran, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
North Korea's H-Bomb Test
Multimedia, 6 January 2016Emil Dall, Research Analyst, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, RUSI examines the announcement by North Korea that they have developed.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Technology
2016 Year Ahead - Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing
Multimedia, 21 December 2015Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Organised Crime, UK Counter-terrorism, UK

2016 Year Ahead: Security Challenges in Afghanistan
Multimedia, 18 December 2015Tags: International Security Studies, Afghanistan, Global Security Issues

Does Strategy Matter?
Multimedia, 24 November 2015Does Strategy Matter?
Tags: Global Security Issues
Reacting to the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review
Multimedia, 23 November 2015Professor Michael Clarke, Director General of RUSI, gives his immediate assessment of the launch of the UK's SDSR, published alongside the National Security Strategy.
Tags: Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Military Personnel, National Security, UK Defence
Targeting 'Jihadi John'
Multimedia, 13 November 2015Tags: International Security Studies, Terrorism, Syria, UK, Terrorism

Assessing the RAF's air strike on British citizen: A high risk strategy
Multimedia, 7 September 2015Professor Michael Clarke, RUSI Director General, assesses the RAF's air strike on British citizen.
Tags: Terrorism, Law and Ethics, Terrorism
Getting the Partnership Right
Iran in the South Caucasus: Adjustment and Evolution
Rose Roth, language and youth