

Dr Karin von Hippel became Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on 30 November 2015.
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Jack Watling
This Occasional Paper explores Iran's foreign policy objectives through a strategic lens, considering strengths, weaknesses, and proxy relationships.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Military Sciences, Civil–Military Relations, Iran, Occasional Papers, Global Strategy and Commitments, 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: RUSI International, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, Civil–Military Relations, Russia, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, National Security, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience, Europe, Middle East and North AfricaLincoln Pigman
The INF Treaty’s demise owes to not only Russian violations but also a fundamental shift in the way the current US administration and much of the Republican Party view arms control.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Americas, Russia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, EuropeSarah Lain
After the resignation of Michael Flynn, Donald Trump’s national security advisor, there seems to have been a tone change in the president’s team. There appears to be a greater readiness to admit that fixing the US–Russia relationship will be much more difficult than initially envisaged.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, NATO, Americas, Russia, EuropeJonathan Eyal
US Defense Secretary James Mattis has met his NATO counterparts for his first ministerial gathering since the new US administration came to power.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, NATO, Americas, Defence Policy, EuropePeter Roberts
The deputy commander of the US Navy, Admiral Bill Moran, has announced that its thinking on unmanned systems had changed. The systems now no longer needed their own separate office and its areas of interest and responsibilities would now be absorbed within existing structures. It’s the American way.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Americas, Maritime Forces, TechnologyMichael 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 AfricaShashank Joshi
The November 2013 Geneva Agreement is only the first step down what is likely to be a long and bumpy road
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, RUSI Journal, Iran, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North Africa
Fighting for the soul of Western militaries
New UK Government Initiative to Support High-Risk, High-Reward Military Science Needs Refinement
New Zealand's Indo-Pacific Recalibration