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How can Coordinating Public, Private and People Help Reduce the Impact of a Grey-Zone Incident?
Commentary, 7 August 2019Cate Pye
This article considers how to increase societal and governmental resilience in the UK to reduce the impact of an attack, whatever its nature.
Modern Deterrence, UK, Defence Management, National Security, Resilience, UK Defence
Joint Forces Command to Become Strategic Command
Commentary, 6 August 2019Andrew Curtis
While the changes to the organisation of UK Defence are welcome, the long-term effects remain to be seen.
Defence, Industries and Society, UK, Defence Management, UK Defence, Europe
Hamza bin Laden Dead
Commentary, 2 August 2019Raffaello Pantucci
But decapitating a terrorist organisation is not proven to result in a lower threat from terrorism.
International Security Studies, Terrorism, Tackling Extremism, The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Counterinsurgency, Al-Qa'ida, Terrorism
Another Chinese Defence White Paper: What Impact on the UK?
Commentary, 1 August 2019Veerle Nouwens
China’s latest defence white paper repeats many concepts already known but does include a number of interesting novelties.
Asia, China, International Security Studies, Global Strategy and Commitments, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, UK Defence
UK Ministry of Defence Announces Ambitious Plans for Space
Commentary, 30 July 2019Alexandra Stickings
The UK has recently announced a number of new military space initiatives, showing that it is taking this strategic environment seriously. While these are welcome developments, questions persist over...
Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences, UK Defence Policy, United States, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, UK, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Technology, UK Defence
The UK’s Economic Crime Plan: A First Step on the Road to Progress
Commentary, 24 July 2019Helena Wood and Isabella Chase
The government’s first-ever comprehensive Economic Crime Plan is a step in the right direction, but requires adequate funding.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, UK Economic Crime Plan, AML/CTF, UK, Law and Ethics, Organised Crime
Expect Iran to Go Further
Commentary, 23 July 2019Jack Watling
Iran is dominating the escalation cycle, but the risk of miscalculation is high.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, Military Sciences, Sanctions, Iran, Global Security Issues
UK Strategic Command: Look East to Understand What it Means
Commentary, 22 July 2019Peter Roberts
A recent command transformation announced in the UK may have drawn inspiration from an unlikely source: China.
Armed Forces, Military Sciences, UK Defence Policy, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK, Defence Management, Domestic Security, Securing Britain, Land Forces, Military Personnel, National Security, UK Defence
The UK, France and the US: Still Special Relationships
Commentary, 19 July 2019Tom Plant
A yearly gathering of experts and think tanks from the world’s powers reiterates the values, interests and approaches which still bind them together in the nuclear sphere, notwithstanding current...
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, Americas, France, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
Ethiopia’s Security Dilemmas
Commentary, 18 July 2019Ann M Fitz-Gerald
The recent murders of regional officials and top federal army officers raise serious questions about Ethiopia’s ability to manage and contain various regional militias and militant formations which...
Domestic Security, National Security, AfricaPages
2015: RUSI Analysts Examine the Year Ahead
Multimedia, 15 December 2014RUSI analysts look ahead at the issues affecting defence and security in 2015.
Tags: Aerospace, Global Security Issues, Intelligence, Organised Crime, Terrorism, UK Defence
Saudi Arabia's Political Role in Falling Oil Prices
Multimedia, 1 December 2014RUSI Research Fellow Michael Stephens examines how Saudi Arabia is exploiting falling oil prices to benefit its political position in the region.
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Analysing the latest Iran Nuclear Talks
Multimedia, 24 November 2014On 24 November 2014, the deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran was extended to the end of June 2015 after talks in Vienna failed to reach a comprehensive agreement. Timothy Stafford, a Research...
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Iran, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North Africa
Looking ahead at the NATO Summit
Multimedia, 24 July 2014Ahead of the NATO Summit in Wales in September 2014, Professor Luis Simón of the Institute for European Studies, Brussels, discusses his article in the June/July issue of the RUSI Journal.
Tags: International Institutions
Responding to Russia: Proliferation and Global Missile Defence
Multimedia, 28 March 2014Highlighted remarks from Ambassador Robert Joseph Senior Scholar, National Institute for Public Policy and former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security and Special...
Tags: Global Security Issues
NATO's Response to the Crisis in Crimea and Ukraine
Multimedia, 24 March 2014Professor Michael Clarke, Director General of RUSI examines the military options available to the international community following the annexation of Crimea.
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Russia Threatens Crimea
Multimedia, 3 March 2014Dr Jonathan Eyal, Senior Research Fellow and International Director at RUSI examines the latest developments in Ukraine with Russia threatening a military take over of Crimea
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Nuclear Talks with Iran: Developments So Far 21 February 2014
Multimedia, 21 February 2014Michael Stephens, Deputy Director, RUSI Qatar, outlines the latest developments in Iran's Nuclear Talks with the International Community and the prospects for success.
Tags: Global Security Issues
The 2014 Bosnia Protests: Is it time to re-think the Dayton Accords?
Multimedia, 17 February 2014Dr Jonathan Eyal, RUSI Senior Research Fellow assesses the protests taking place in Bosnia during February 2014 and asks whether the peace and stability that was ushered in by the 1995 Dayton Accords...
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Diversity in the UK's Intelligence Agencies
Financing Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism
New UK Government Initiative to Support High-Risk, High-Reward Military Science Needs Refinement