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Clarity on Brexit: The Security Consequences

Commentary, 13 December 2019

Malcolm Chalmers

Amidst a challenging fiscal and security climate, the new government has an opportunity to develop a post-Brexit security and defence vision.

Defence Spending, European Union, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence

Hong Kong residents march against the extradition bill.

Hong Kong After the District Council Elections: Will Anything Change?

Commentary, 10 December 2019

Charles Parton

Hong Kong’s showdown with the central authorities in Beijing continues. And the dilemmas are only getting starker.

China

Volodymyr Zelensky 2019 presidential inauguration

Ukraine Talks: A Peaceful Outcome or a Peaceful Sellout?

Commentary, 6 December 2019

Neil Melvin

The forthcoming French-sponsored summit to resolve the Ukraine conflict may provide some diplomatic opportunities, but could also come at a high strategic price.

Ukraine, International Security Studies, Russia

Military base at Perevalne in Crimea during the 2014 Crimean crisis.

We Need to Relearn How to do Deterrence

Commentary, 5 December 2019

Jack Watling

Governments and military planners are obsessed with how much leverage adversaries can exert with coercive measures that don’t risk all-out war. But to win in the ‘grey zone’ requires being proactive...

Military Sciences, UK, Global Security Issues

Representatives standing from NATO countries holding national flags. Courtesy of US Marine Corps/Paul Peterson

The British Public Still Believes in NATO – Even if Most Cannot Say What It Does

Commentary, 3 December 2019

Joel Rogers de Waal

New YouGov/RUSI polling portrays a kind of ignorant faith in NATO but also significant doubts that UK defence capability is fit for modern purpose.

NATO, Defence Policy, UK, International Institutions, National Security, UK Defence, Europe

Britain, Estonia and the Wider North

Commentary, 27 November 2019

Caroline Kennedy-Pipe and Duncan Depledge

The UK is at the forefront of NATO’s efforts to secure its Baltic members. We argue Britain requires an expansive strategy that covers not just the High North, as has been touted since 2018, but...

NATO, Global Security Issues, Europe

Securing the Integrity of the EU’s Financial System is Overdue – Why is Progress so Slow?

Commentary, 26 November 2019

Like the proverbial frog in boiling water, the EU knows something is wrong; it just can’t decide what to do.

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, European Union, Organised Crime, Europe

Outside of the European Parliament building

A New Direction for EU Sanctions: The New Commission and the Use of Sanctions

Commentary, 21 November 2019

Emil Dall

As the new EU Commission takes office, responsibility for the EU’s sanctions portfolio appears to have moved between commissioners. The move is part of a focus on stricter sanctions enforcement...

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, United States, European Union, Europe

Trump and Macron meet at NATO 2018 summit.

NATO and the ‘Disruptive’ French President

Commentary, 18 November 2019

Patrick Chevallereau

The contemptuous reactions from seasoned analysts to Emmanuel Macron’s NATO comments actually reinforce the French president’s argument.

NATO, France

Vladimir Putin speaks at a Russia-Africa Summit

We Should Exempt Africa from the UK-Russia Geopolitical Confrontation

Commentary, 15 November 2019

Andrey Kortunov

Their differences notwithstanding, the UK and Russia could cooperate in Africa.

Russia, UK, Global Security Issues, Africa

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Sir Michael Howard - A Tribute

Multimedia, 6 December 2019

The leading military historian of his generation, Sir Michael Howard’s influence on the development of the discipline of strategic studies is unquestioned. Awarded the military cross for his service...

Tags: History