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The UK’s Proscription of Hizbullah: All Talk and No Action?
Commentary, 12 June 2019Tom Keatinge
The UK Home Secretary’s proscription announcement raised expectations, but those that cheered are likely to be disappointed.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Terrorism, UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Lebanon, Counterinsurgency, UK, Securing Britain, Terrorism
Hard Days for Europe’s Interests in Iran
Commentary, 10 June 2019Wojciech Pawlus
Europe needs to do more to save the Iranian nuclear deal.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, Americas, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
‘County Lines’: The Modern Cyber Slaves of Britain’s Drug-Trafficking Networks
Commentary, 5 June 2019Evangelina Moisi
Vulnerable children are being used to peddle drugs in the UK’s rural communities. Efforts to stamp out this form of modern slavery are recording only feeble successes.
Cyber, Organised Crime and Policing, Policing and Security, UK, Domestic Security, Law and Ethics, National Security, Organised Crime, Technology
Libra Rising: Exploring Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Project
Commentary, 4 June 2019Kayla Izenman
Facebook's cryptocurrency ambitions could transform the global financial system.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, Technology
The Heat is on Cyber-Criminals. But Are Governments Doing Enough to Tackle Rogue Cryptocurrency Exchanges?
Commentary, 31 May 2019Anton Moiseienko
Cyber-criminal groups are being dismantled. But more needs to be done about the enforcement of rules that bind cryptocurrency exchanges.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, Financial Crime 2.0, AML/CTF, European Union, Organised Crime, Technology
Britain and the US: The Relationship Runs Deep, Which is Why it is Often Difficult to See
Commentary, 29 May 2019'Sir Humphrey'
President Trump will be greeted with a torrent of doom-laden criticism when he arrives in the UK on 3 June. Some of this criticism is just wrong, while some simply misses the critical point of this...
United States, UK
Risk of Nuclear Weapons Use Still Lower Than During Cold War
Commentary, 28 May 2019Sam Dudin
UN disarmament research chief incorrectly assesses the risk of nuclear war.
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, United Nations, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Information, International Institutions
The 2019 Swiss Security Network Exercise: More Than an Exercise
Commentary, 24 May 2019Hans-Jürg Käser and Bernhard Wigger
The Swiss are testing their preparedness for meeting a major terrorist attack.
International Security Studies, Modern Deterrence, Terrorism, Security Policy, Counterinsurgency, International Responses, Defence Management, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Europe
Morocco’s Strategy in Africa: Rooting Back
Commentary, 23 May 2019Youssef Tobi
Morocco is redeveloping its African roots. To the benefit of all concerned.
RUSI International, African Union, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
The Russian Ambassador who Overreached: Why Russia’s Approach to Belarus Could Change
Commentary, 22 May 2019Emily Ferris
By replacing its controversial ambassador in Belarus, Russia is signalling its readiness to accommodate Belarus’ sensitivities.
China, International Security Studies, Global Strategy and Commitments, Russia, Law and Ethics, National Security, EuropePages

Iran's Syria Policy
Multimedia, 13 June 2013As the conflict in Syria takes on a decidedly sectarian turn, with Hezbollah and other Shia fighters pitted against Salafi Jihadists, what gains can Iran achieve? Why is Iran so firmly behind Syria...
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Iran's 2013 Presidential Candidates: Change Ahead?
Multimedia, 30 May 2013The Guidance Council of Iran has just announced its shortlist of approved Presidential Candidates. Who is the preferred runner and are we likely to see a change in policy?
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A Return to the East of Suez? UK Military Deployment to the Gulf
Multimedia, 29 April 2013http://www.rusi.org/eastofsuez Professor Michael Clarke, Director General of RUSI, introduces RUSI's latest paper authored by Professor Gareth Stansfield and Saul Kelly. The paper examines the UK's...
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Should We Ban Autonomous Weapons Systems?
Multimedia, 25 April 2013Elizabeth Quintana, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI, assesses calls made by human rights groups to ban the use of autonomous weapons systems.
Tags: Aerospace, Technology
Analysing the Boston Bombing
Multimedia, 25 April 2013Raffaello Pantucci, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI, assesses the impact and significance of the Boston bomb and the challenges facing investigators
Tags: Terrorism
North Korea: On the Brink of War?
Multimedia, 4 April 2013RUSI Research Fellow Andrea Berger argues North Korea's recently belligerent statements against the United States will not necessarily lead to war.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, North Korea, Global Security Issues, Pacific
Assessing the Iraq War and its Aftermath
Multimedia, 22 March 2013RUSI Director General Professor Michael Clarke and Senior Research Fellow Dr Jonathan Eyal offer their perspectives ten years on after the Iraq War.
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Panel - The Permanent Crisis: Iran's Nuclear Programme
Multimedia, 7 February 2013Jon Snow, David Miliband and Shashank Joshi discuss the ways forward for the Iranian nuclear crisis.
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The UK's EU Referendum: A Pointless Gamble
Multimedia, 25 January 2013Dr Jonathan Eyal, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI, assesses the wisdom and prospects behind Prime Minister's set-piece speech on Europe, promising re-negotiation and an in-out referendum.
Tags: International Institutions
Iran's Nuclear Trajectory
Multimedia, 20 December 2012Shahashank Joshi, Research Fellow, RUSI, outlines the main conclusions of his RUSI Whitehall Paper, examining the context of the Iran's quest for a nuclear capability
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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