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Conrad Prince
The UK government’s Integrated Review gives some important pointers to the future strategy on cyber security.
Tags: Cyber, Cyber Security, UK Integrated Review 2021, UKRebecca Lucas and Trevor Taylor
States that rely on the global exchange of ideas, capital and people face challenges in preventing the theft of sensitive intellectual property.
Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, RUSI Journal, UK, Defence Management, TechnologyVitaly Kazakov
The Kremlin has been accused of cyber attacks targeting the Tokyo and PyeongChang Games. Understanding how Russia’s own past Olympics are remembered can reveal the extent of reputational outcomes of the new scandal.
Tags: Japan, Russia, TechnologyKeith Ditcham and Iisa Kosonen
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the UK violated its international obligations to protect the victims of slavery and forced labour.
Tags: Organised Crime and Policing, UK, Law and EthicsPeter Layton
For military forces, AI is a case of ‘coming, ready or not’. Developed to meet commercial imperatives, the technology is rapidly maturing. It is now up to militaries to gain the best advantage from it.
Tags: Military Sciences, TechnologyDaniel Lomas
The UK’s intelligence agencies have been criticised for not reflecting the ‘makeup of modern Britain’. But significant improvements have been made.
Tags: UK, IntelligenceTony Gillespie
Highly autonomous weapon systems require new approaches to all stages of procurement and use to ensure compliance with international law.
Tags: RUSI Journal, UK Integrated Review 2021, Law and Ethics, TechnologyJagannath Panda
As the UK considers an engagement strategy with the Indo-Pacific after Brexit, the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative offers a chance to build a free-trade bloc amongst ‘like-minded nations’ and deepen strategic ties in the region.
Tags: China, Japan, RUSI Newsbrief, India, UK, PacificOliver Yule-Smith
Realising a new approach to Beijing following the Integrated Review will require policymakers to acknowledge the significant historical baggage that comes with policy design in this area. Avoiding these pitfalls will be integral to ensuring a clear-eyed strategy for China.
Tags: China, RUSI Newsbrief, UKProfessor Trevor Taylor, head of RUSI's Defence, Industries and Societies Programme gives an analysts' perspective of the Farnborough International Airshow and the technology show cased there.
Aerospace, TechnologyA 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: UK, Defence Policy, UK DefenceA lecture by Nia Griffith MP, Labour Member of Parliament for Llanelli and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, House of Commons.
Tags: UK, UK DefenceGeneral Stephen J. Townsend, commander of the US Army Training and Doctrinal Command will deliver the 72nd Annual Kermit Roosevelt Lecture.
Tags: Military Sciences, United States, UK
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