

Dr Karin von Hippel became Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on 30 November 2015.
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Raffaello Pantucci
Europe and the Biden administration in the US should be ready to expand their cooperation on combating right-wing violent movements.
Tags: United States, Tackling Extremism, UK, TerrorismEwan Lawson
The mandate of the UN operation in Mali to which the UK is currently contributing is suffering from handicaps which have been known for many years, but have yet to be addressed.
Tags: United Nations, UK, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, AfricaSanam Vakil
Israel, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq will be looking to influence the Biden administration’s Iran policy. Maintaining access to and engagement with these influencers will be important for the UK’s regional ties.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Unpacking the MENA, Iran, Iraq, UK, IsraelTom Keatinge
As President-elect Joe Biden commits to tackling illicit finance, Boris Johnson’s lack of leadership on the matter risks being embarrassingly revealed.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, United States, AML/CTF, UK, Global Security IssuesTrevor Taylor
The UK’s newly announced defence centre on artificial intelligence is still a vision, in search of a role.
Tags: Cyber, Defence, Industries and Society, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, Technology, UK DefenceTom Burge
Findings by the Bellingcat investigative group are a reminder of the power of open source research in enhancing deterrence posture.
Tags: Russia, UK, National Security, ResilienceAndrew Cainey and Veerle Nouwens
As the UK formulates its post-Brexit relationship with China, one key policy question is how to develop the bilateral commercial relationship most effectively. This requires not just an understanding of the business opportunities, but also of the political and foreign policy backdrop to UK–China relations.
Tags: China, International Security Studies, RUSI Newsbrief, UKBen Freeman and Tarun Krishnakumar
As it seeks to develop a transparency-based registration framework to counter foreign influence activities, the UK can learn from the rich experience of the US and the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Tags: United States, RUSI Newsbrief, UK, Domestic Security, Law and EthicsJames Stythe
James Stythe reviews British Justice, War Crimes and Human Rights Violations: The Age of Accountability, by Susan L Kemp.
Tags: RUSI Journal, UK, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, EuropeRUSI and The Atlantic Council together with the British-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce are holding a one-day conference in London to look at current developments in Ukraine, and their implications for...
Tags: RUSI International, Ukraine, UK, Global Security IssuesThis year’s Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture was delivered by Air Marshal Edward Stringer CB CBE MA BEng RAF, Director General Joint Force Development and Defence Academy, UK Ministry of Defence.
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, UKA briefing ahead of the Modernising Defence Programme's publication, offering a parliamentarian's perspective on what is needed for UK defence and how to go about achieving it.
Tags: Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence
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