

Dr Karin von Hippel became Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on 30 November 2015.
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Raffaello Pantucci
Recent attacks perpetrated by extreme right wing terrorists in the US are undoubtedly linked to the upcoming mid-term elections, reflecting the reality that the country’s charged political scene may be pushing would-be terrorists into action
Tags: International Security Studies, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Terrorism, United States, Tackling Extremism, UK, TerrorismEdited by John Andreas Olsen
There are a number of challenges facing NATO members in coordinating their response to Russia.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Whitehall Papers, NATO, North America, Americas, Germany, Russia, France, Defence Policy, UK, International Institutions, EuropeMichael 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 AfricaTom Keatinge
As the threat from Islamic State evolves, security responses must too. Financial intelligence must continue to play a critical role in identifying and disrupting new threats, in investigating foreign terrorist fighters and prosecuting their supporters.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Iraq, Syria, France, Al-Qa'ida, Terrorism, Europe, Middle East and North AfricaMichael Stephens
The assassination of Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, by a Turkish policeman has brought into focus the hugely deleterious impact of the Syrian war upon neighbouring states and the wider region.
Tags: RUSI International, Russia, Syria, Middle East and North AfricaTobias Borck
The UK is ‘back East of Suez’, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson declared earlier this month. However, while the British government is making the engagement with the Arab Gulf states a centrepiece of its foreign policy, Germany is also looking to strengthen its relationships in the region, albeit more cautiously and with less fanfare.
Tags: RUSI International, Germany, Defence Policy, Europe, Middle East and North AfricaKiran Patel and Justin Bronk
As the West goes to war in Iraq for the third time in twenty-five years, the cost and capabilities of precision munitions are back under the spotlight
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences, United States, Americas, Equipment and Acquisitions, Iraq, RUSI Defence Systems, UK, Law and Ethics, UK Defence, Europe, Middle East and North AfricaMichael Clarke
The NATO summit in Wales will be a watershed moment for the Alliance as it finds itself in pole position to respond to the Russian challenge to European security
Tags: United States, NATO, RUSI Newsbrief, Ukraine, Americas, Russia, UK, International Institutions, EuropeStan A McChrystal
The former US general and ISAF commander reflects on the challenges of leadership
Tags: RUSI Journal, US Defence Policy, Afghanistan, Iraq, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
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