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RUSI experts and associates provide analysis on the latest developments in defence, security and international affairs.

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Financial Crime Insights Podcast Series

The episodes in this series are based on past Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies (CFCS) events with top thinkers on topics that remain relevant in the world of financial crime.

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Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series

Hosted by Veele Nouwens, this podcast provides an essential a platform to discuss the key defence and security questions of the world’s most dynamic region: the Indo-Pacific.

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PODCAST: Western Way of War

PODCAST: On the Cusp

PODCAST: Suspicious Transaction Report

PODCAST: In Context

B-2 Spirit over the Pacific Ocean, 2006. Courtesy of US Air Force/Bennie J Davis III

US Presidential Hopefuls and Their Nuclear Weapons Policies

Commentary, 9 April 2019

Jamie Kwong

US Democratic Party candidates for the White House are beginning to tackle nuclear challenges in their election campaigns.

Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, US Defence Policy, Americas, Defence Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

HMS Resolution in 1976 or 1977. Courtesy of US Navy

Nearly Forgotten but not Gone: The Legacy of the UK’s Retired Nuclear Submarines

Commentary, 5 April 2019

Trevor Taylor

Britain’s difficulty in dismantling its retired nuclear submarines represents a classic lesson in the benefits and risks of deferring ‘non-urgent’ spending in the defence sector.

Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK, UK Defence, Europe

Aerial shot of GCHQ's main building. Courtesy of arpingstone/Wikimedia

The UK's National Cyber Security Strategy Beyond 2021: The International Dimension

Commentary, 2 April 2019

Danny Steed

Building the next cyber security strategy must go beyond domestic resilience to address international dynamics. And doing so will require an articulation of a vision about what kind of cyberspace it...

Cyber, UK, Intelligence, Technology, Europe

The City of London as seen from the Thames. Courtesy of Kim Hansen/Wikimedia

Supervising the UK AML Supervisors: The Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision First Annual Report

Commentary, 29 March 2019

Helena Wood

The launch of the first annual report of the UK’s Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision signals a bold step forward for UK anti-money laundering supervision, but many...

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe

Pyongyang City, 2013. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Uri Tours

Avoiding a Costly Deal with Moscow in Pyongyang

Commentary, 26 March 2019

Darya Dolzikova

Russia is strengthening its links with North Korea in order to position itself as an indispensable interlocutor between Washington and Pyongyang. But the cost Russia could demand for regional...

Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, North Korea, Russia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

A pile of bitcoins, 2018. Courtesy of Mathis Lesieur/Pxhere

The Illusion of Simplicity: Which Virtual Currencies Businesses are Subject to Money Laundering Rules?

Commentary, 21 March 2019

Anton Moiseienko and Kayla Izenman

Regulating virtual currency businesses in order to prevent money laundering is not easy. But it can be done.

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, Financial Crime 2.0, AML/CTF, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, International Institutions

BANNER IMAGE: Qamar Javed Bajwa at the Munich Security Conference, 2018. Courtesy of Barth/MSC/Wikimedia Commons

A Confident Pakistan Army Recalibrates the Country’s Regional Policies

Commentary, 18 March 2019

Kamal Alam

Pakistan’s military is playing a significant role in assisting the country’s prime minister in the conduct of foreign and security policies, and usually with the objective of scaling down...

International Security Studies, Pakistan, Defence Management, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience

NATO's National Resilience Obligations

Commentary, 15 March 2019

Madeleine Moon

NATO’s mutual defence guarantees are well-known. But less known is the duty which the Alliance’s member-states have to improve their national resilience.

Modern Deterrence, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe

A closed road after the 2017 London Bridge attack.

Despite Territorial Defeat, Islamist Terrorism Will Continue to be a Threat

Commentary, 14 March 2019

Mark Rowley and Raffaello Pantucci

Daesh, Al-Qa’ida and other terrorist organisations may appear to be in current retreat. But rather than being eradicated, they have scattered. The violent extremism they have spawned has not entirely...

International Security Studies, National Security, Terrorism