

Dr Karin von Hippel became Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on 30 November 2015.
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Kayla Izenman
The US government’s move against two alleged cyber-criminals serves as a warning sign to the cryptocurrency community. The community may choose to respond by cloaking itself in an even heavier mantle of anonymity, or it may just understand that it stands to gain from policing its activities.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, Financial Crime 2.0, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, Illicit Trade, Sanctions, United States, US Defence Policy, AML/CTF, Law and Ethics, Organised Crime, TechnologyCristina Varriale
The suspension of US–South Korean military exercises is a vital step in the broader effort to build confidence on the Korean peninsula.
Tags: Armed Forces, Asia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, United States, North Korea, Global Strategy and Commitments, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, PacificAniseh Bassiri Tabrizi and Justin Bronk
This Occasional Paper aims to provide an in-depth inventory of armed drones possessed by Middle Eastern states, assessing quantity, types and timeframes; and to explore where and how armed drones have been used so far, to assess whether and how countries' practices and ethical considerations around airpower and airstrikes are affected.
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, International Security Studies, Military Sciences, Occasional Papers, Middle East and North AfricaAniseh Bassiri Tabrizi
The death of former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani earlier this month casts a long shadow over Iranian politics and broader domestic developments. It is particularly significant in light of the looming presidential elections.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, Middle East and North AfricaPeter Roberts
Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to Washington today is billed as a potential revival of the old US–UK ‘Special Relationship’. But is Britain still special in military terms to the US? And can the British deliver military capabilities the Americans really need?
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Americas, UK, UK Defence, EuropeJustin Bronk
A recent deployment of new US assets in the Pacific could represent a significant capability boost in countering improving Chinese missile and aircraft technology.
Tags: Aerospace, China, United States, US Defence Policy, Japan, North America, North Korea, Maritime Forces, PacificH A Hellyer
Four years on from Egypt’s revolution, the positions of the main actors have shifted, yet the revolutionaries still have an important role to play in determining the country’s future.
Tags: Egypt, RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North AfricaHaroro J Ingram
If the West is to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State, it must understand the reasons for the success of the group’s information warfare
Tags: Cyber, International Security Studies, RUSI Journal, Terrorism, Iraq, Syria, Information, Technology, Terrorism, Middle East and North AfricaYoel Guzansky
Ongoing rivalries between members of the Gulf Cooperation Council make it an ineffective player in the region’s security
Tags: International Security Studies, Land Operations, RUSI Journal, The Gulf Region, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
Against the Clock: Can the EU’s New Strategy for Terrorist Content Removal Work?
Yemen: Engaging, Not Isolating
Breaking Slavery's Financial Chains