

Wojciech Pawlus
Poland has improved its bilateral strategic links with the US by hosting an American-inspired conference on the future of the Middle East. But the conference did nothing to improve Western coherence.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, US Defence Policy, Iran, Israel, Global Security Issues, Europe, Middle East and North AfricaJack Watling
This Occasional Paper explores Iran's foreign policy objectives through a strategic lens, considering strengths, weaknesses, and proxy relationships.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, Occasional Papers, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Military Personnel, Terrorism, Middle East and North AfricaAndrei Kortunov and Malcolm Chalmers
No single power can ‘fix’ the current turmoil in the Middle East. Still, there may be scope for Russia–Europe cooperation in managing the region’s ills.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, RUSI International, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, Russia, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, National Security, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience, Europe, Middle East and North AfricaMichael Stephens
The uproar in the wake of the death of Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul continues unabated. France, Germany and the UK are coordinating their responses, and are adopting a different approach from that of the US. But what are the considerations governing any action?
Tags: RUSI International, The Gulf Region, Middle East and North AfricaAlbert Wolf
The US administration pretends that its decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran is a radically new approach which may change the entire regional strategic equation, similar to the huge policy reversal towards China executed by President Nixon in the early 1970s. But the Trump White House will be disappointed; the comparisons with Nixon are misconceived.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyTom Keatinge
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) avoided a decision to return Iran to its blacklist of countries not doing enough to combat money laundering. Iran’s continued litany of financial crime failings further undermines the future of the country’s nuclear deal with Western governments.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, AML/CTF, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, International InstitutionsAniseh Bassiri Tabrizi and Emil Dall
Despite all parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action complying with its obligations, Iran’s reintegration into the global economy is fraught with problems. A further factor is a differing attitude to the agreement’s implementation between the US and the EU.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, RUSI Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyJames Shinnie
With the US recently increasing its air operations in Yemen, the West still has a role to play in the Houthi conflict. But what conditions need to be in place for the coalition to triumph conclusively?
Tags: Iran, RUSI Newsbrief, Counterinsurgency, Military Sciences, Middle East and North AfricaCristina Varriale
Cristina Varriale reviews Living on the Edge: Iran and the Practice of Nuclear Hedging, by Wyn Bowen et al.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, RUSI Journal, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North AfricaSince the referendum on Kurdish independence in September 2017 and the subsequent loss of territory to the Federal Government of Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq has been placed in a...
Tags: RUSI International, Iraq, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North AfricaA discussion on how Saudi Arabia’s social reforms will impact the Kingdom and its continued cooperation with the UK on counter-extremism.
Tags: RUSI International, The Gulf Region, Middle East and North AfricaRather than winding down to a peaceable solution, Syria’s war is becoming more violent than ever. This event considered the significant developments in Syria, the role of external powers and discuss...
Tags: RUSI International, Turkey, Syria, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
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