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A Military Analysis of the Sino–Indian Border Clashes
Commentary, 2 June 2020Nick Reynolds and Sidharth Kaushal
Chinese military incursions at the border with India may signify Beijing’s desire for a permanent shift in the military status quo between the two powers.
Japan, India, Military Sciences
Germany’s China Policy of ‘Change Through Trade’ Has Failed
Commentary, 1 June 2020Andreas Fulda
Europe’s biggest trading country needs to lend its weight to Europe’s efforts to rethink relations with China.
China, Germany
Are Criminals Playing Games with Us?
Commentary, 29 May 2020Kayla Izenman and Anton Moiseienko
As in-game economies flourish, game developers should take responsibility for keeping the virtual worlds they create free from real crime.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Organised Crime, Technology
The ‘Crisis’ in Coronavirus Crisis Communications: Southeast Asia and the Contest of Narratives
Commentary, 28 May 2020Wendy He and Ian Li
Southeast Asian countries are struggling to control the media and public narratives during the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus
Replacing the ‘Golden Age’ Policy Towards China
Commentary, 27 May 2020Sir Bernard Jenkin
If the UK ever did enjoy a ‘golden age’ with China, it is emphatically over now. The escalating anxiety about Western dependency on Huawei was in some ways but a harbinger of the present crisis.
China, UK
Germany’s Future Participation in Nuclear Sharing – a Challenge for NATO?
Commentary, 26 May 2020Justyna Gotkowska
Germany’s Social Democrats are questioning the country’s place in NATO’s nuclear arrangements.
NATO, Germany
The Open Skies Treaty and Prospects for European Confidence-Building Measures
Commentary, 22 May 2020Sarah Martin and Nick Reynolds
Officials from Donald Trump’s administration have now announced that the US will formally withdraw in six months from the Open Skies Treaty. The viability of multilateral confidence- and security-...
Aerospace, United States, US Defence Policy, Russia, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Intelligence, Europe
Not the ‘Spirit of Wuhan’: Skirmishes Between India and China
Commentary, 21 May 2020Walter C Ladwig
What explains the occurrence of multiple confrontations between Indian and Chinese forces at disparate points along their disputed border?
China, India
The Global Pushback against China: Australia Leads the Way
Commentary, 20 May 2020Mark Higgie
The Australian-led initiative to establish an international inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic was a notable diplomatic achievement, and perhaps a harbinger of things to come.
China, Law and Ethics
Vaccine Nationalism in the Age of Coronavirus
Commentary, 19 May 2020Helen Ramscar
A scientific gold rush is underway for the first Covid-19 vaccine but, as the world is anxious and impatient for its arrival, medical protectionism and vaccine nationalism could rise considerably if...
CoronavirusPages
The Origins of Economic Sanctions
Multimedia, 28 May 2020Dr Nicholas Mulder talks to RUSI's Dr Jonathan Eyal about the origins of economic sanctions and their relevance today. Nicholas Mulder is an associate professor at Cornell University and is author of...
Tags: Global Security Issues
Karin von Hippel on China's Hostile Policies Towards Hong Kong
Multimedia, 26 May 2020RUSI Director General Dr Karin von Hippel on China's policy towards Hong Kong. As China becomes more aggressive towards the province, how will the international community reach?
Tags: China
On the Cusp: Jonathan Kewley
Multimedia, 26 May 2020Despite massive efforts to improve cyber defence, cyber attacks are growing. Even hospitals are attacked. A central but little-discussed aspect are the legal implications for cyber victims. Listen to...
Tags: Modern Deterrence
The Southern Stratagem: North Korean Proliferation Financing in Southern and Eastern Africa
Multimedia, 15 May 2020North Korea adapts its proliferation financing activities to the particular opportunities available in each of the regions in which it operates. Sub-Saharan Africa has been no different.
Tags: Counter-Proliferation Finance, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Africa, Pacific
Introducing the Prevention Project
Multimedia, 15 May 2020Tags: The Prevention Project, Terrorism and Conflict
On the Cusp: Giedrimas Jeglinskas
Multimedia, 12 May 2020Elisabeth Braw speaks with Giedrimas Jeglinskas, NATO’s Assistant Secretary-General for Executive Management, about what his job running NATO’s headquarters entails, about NATO’s efforts to help...
Tags: Modern Deterrence
Integrated Coercion: The Case of China
Multimedia, 7 May 2020Dr Sidarth Kaushal, Research Fellow at RUSI outlines how China asserts coercion in the world today.
Tags: Adversarial Studies, China, Profession of Arms, Military Sciences
Russian and Chinese Air Defences
Multimedia, 1 May 2020Justin Bronk, Research Fellow at RUSI outlines the current state of Russian and Chinese air defence capabilities.
Tags: Adversarial Studies, Aerospace, Profession of Arms, Russia, Military Sciences, UK, Technology
Iranian Command and Control for Proxy Warfare
Multimedia, 1 May 2020Dr Jack Watling sheds light on Iran's approach to Command and Control and proxy warfare.
Tags: Adversarial Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Profession of Arms, Iran, Military Sciences, Middle East and North Africa
On the Cusp: Samantha Ravich
Multimedia, 29 April 2020Cyber aggressors are not taking a break simply because countries are busy battling coronavirus – quite the opposite. In this episode Elisabeth Braw talks with Dr Samantha Ravich of the US Cyberspace...
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A Military Analysis of the Sino–Indian Border Clashes
Germany’s China Policy of ‘Change Through Trade’ Has Failed
Are Criminals Playing Games with Us?