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Reinvigorating the Forgotten Financial Fight Against Al-Shabaab
Commentary, 8 May 2019Tom Keatinge
The lessons learned from disrupting Daesh financing must be applied to the unchecked funding of Al-Shabaab, the jihadist fundamentalist group based in East Africa.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Horn of Africa, AML/CTF, Terrorism, Africa
The Huawei Debate’s Other Lesson
Commentary, 3 May 2019Trevor Taylor
A British defence secretary has been dismissed over allegations that he leaked a government discussion about the market access which China’s telecommunication giant Huawei may obtain in the UK. But...
Cyber, Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management, Technology, Europe
Libya and France: A Revival of ‘Napoleonism’?
Commentary, 1 May 2019Youssef Tobi
France appears to be relying on force to patch up problems in Africa, and particularly in Libya. None of this is compatible with President Macron’s lofty foreign policy declarations.
Sahel, France, Libya, Terrorism, Europe, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
EU Spending on Defence Research and Development is About to Accelerate
Commentary, 30 April 2019Trevor Taylor
The EU’s foray into support for defence industry innovation is moving forward, but the timely establishment of cost-effective collaborative projects will not be easy. British access to such efforts...
Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, European Union
The Financing of North Korea’s Nuclear Ambition Remains Alive and Well
Commentary, 29 April 2019Tom Keatinge
A lack of awareness-raising by governments and misinterpretation by the private sector mean efforts to restrict North Korea’s finances are failing.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
The West Should Weaponise Embarrassment in the New Information Wars
Commentary, 26 April 2019Joel Rogers de Waal
Western digital society can never be properly fortified against foreign interference. But it could do more in the realm of information warfare deterrence.
Cyber, Information, Technology
Britain’s Declining Tank Numbers Highlights a Wider Problem
Commentary, 24 April 2019Jack Watling
The current debate about Britain’s shrinking numbers of main battle tanks obscures the need for a much deeper discussion about the country’s strategic choices.
Armed Forces, Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Russia’s ‘Silent’ Occupation and Georgia’s Territorial Integrity
Commentary, 18 April 2019Natia Seskuria
Russia’s pressure on Georgia continues, both through the gradual seizure of more territory and through massive propaganda campaigns.
International Security Studies, Russia, Georgia, Global Security Issues, Information
Mitigating Cyber Risks: Is There Room for Two?
Commentary, 17 April 2019Maria Smekalova and Kevin Gourlay
There is still a role for global discussion on norms of conduct in cyberspace.
Cyber, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, United Nations, Russia, Information, International Institutions, Technology
Israel’s Election: It Is Bibi All the Way
Commentary, 11 April 2019Michael Stephens
Binyamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli election, setting the scene for a right-wing administration which may well be tempted to formally annex the occupied territories and set Israel on a dangerous...
RUSI International, Israel, Middle East and North AfricaPages

The Two Great Transitions in the International System
Multimedia, 27 September 2012Professor Michael Clarke, Director General of the Royal United Services Institute, gives his views on the two of most significant transitions within the international system; Europe and the Middle...
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Riots in Libya and Egypt: Implications after the killing of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens
Multimedia, 12 September 2012Dr Jonathan Eyal, Director of International Security Studies at RUSI assesses the implications of the killing of the US Ambassador to Libya. What does this mean for President Barak Obama's foreign...
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Briefing: Taliban Perspectives on Reconciliation
Multimedia, 11 September 2012Professors Theo Farrell and Michael Semple outline the key findings of a recent RUSI Briefing paper on the Taliban. Together with Professor Anatol Leiven and Dr Rudra Chaudhuri, the authors of this...
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Russian Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko
Multimedia, 23 August 2012A lecture by His Excellency Mr Alexander Yakovenko, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Court of St James's. Ambassador Yakovenko will discuss how the bilateral dialogue between Russia and...
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Heather Williams on North Korea's Negotiating Stan
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Heather Williams Research Associate at the Centre for Science and Security, spoke at the UK PONI Conference 2012 on "The Petulant Child in the Geopolitical Sandbox: North Korea's Cycle of Provocation...
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Lord Hutton on Nuclear Weapons and Proliferation
Multimedia, 23 August 2012The Right Honourable Lord Hutton of Furness, Chairman of Nuclear Industries Association, delivered the keynote address at RUSI's UK PONI Conference 2012
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Stephen Ashley on Nuclear Fuel
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Dr Stephen Ashley spoke at the RUSI UK PONI conference 2012 on 'Proliferation Resistance of Thorium-Uranium Fuelled Nuclear Reactors'
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Alex Bollfrass on Iran's Virtual Nuclear Arsenal
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Alex Bollfrass, MA Student at Princeton University, spoke at RUSI's UK PONI Conference 2012 on 'Crisis Stability of an Iranian Virtual Nuclear Arsenal'
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Paul Burton on a Tale of Two Crises
Multimedia, 23 August 2012Paul Burton of AWE's National Nuclear Security Programme spoke at the UK PONI Conference 2012, examining two archetypal examples of nuclear crises from the past fifty years.
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David Cliff on Multilateral Approaches to Future W
Multimedia, 23 August 2012David Cliff, a Researcher at VERTIC, spoke at RUSI's UK PONI 2012 Conference on 'Multilateral Approaches to Future Warhead Dismantlement Verification'
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The Politics of UK Accession to Pacific Free Trade Club
Rose Roth, language and youth
Failure to Lift Off: The UK’s Space Launch Ambitions