

Dr Karin von Hippel became Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on 30 November 2015.
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Jack 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.
Tags: Armed Forces, Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK, UK Defence, EuropeMalcolm Chalmers
The contemporary international order comprises a Universal Security System, a Western System and a Universal Economic System. These dynamically interact with the bargains and relationships established by the major powers.
Tags: United Nations, NATO, Occasional Papers, European Union, UK, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, EuropeJustin Bronk
On 20 March 2019, RUSI brought together a conference that re-examined what the optimal survivability mix might look like in the late 2020s and 2030s, in light of current trends of both combat air systems design and emerging disruptive threat technologies.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, United States, Conference Reports, UKCalum Jeffray
Two contrasting parliamentary reports into the draft Investigatory Powers Bill were published last week. The Intelligence and Security Committee was largely critical of proposals, while the dedicated Joint Committee had a more positive view. What next for the bill?
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, UK, IntelligenceFew will have been surprised by the findings of the Litvinenko Inquiry chaired by Sir Robert Owen. And no one should be surprised by Russia’s reaction. The Russian Foreign Ministry regretted that the inquiry had been ‘politicised’ and the country’s ambassador in London dismissed the findings, criticising the case as a ‘whitewash for British special services’ institutional incompetence’.
Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, UKDr Jonathan Eyal, International Director, RUSI, considers the UK's likely response to the Litvinenko Inquiry
Tags: RUSI International, Russia, UKAndrew Syk
How much has been learnt since 1917, when British military operations in Iraq were last scrutinised by a public inquiry?
Tags: RUSI Journal, Iraq, UK, HistoryJohn Mackinlay
Whilst American forces have undergone a period of transformation at the hands of General Petraeus, British military culture remains in search of a doctrine, a security strategy and a clear direction.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Iraq, Defence Policy, UKJonathan Eyal
The decision to go to war in Iraq sparked a debate about the powers of the Government to commit troops abroad. Jonathan Eyal explores this debate.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Iraq, UK
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