

Tom Ascott is the Digital Communications Manager at the Royal United Services Institute. He is in charge of coordinating all of RUSI's... read more
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This Occasional Paper examines national cyber security strategies from around the world and identifies six recurring policy challenges to be considered when building a national cyber strategy.
Tags: Cyber Security, UK Integrated Review 2021, Occasional Papers, Information, TechnologyTony Comer
Enigma was broken at Bletchley Park because of the Polish decision in 1939 to share all they knew. That led to a radical transformation of British signals intelligence.
Tags: UK, History, IntelligenceClaudia Wallner
The European Commission’s proposed plan to take down online terrorist content within an hour of publication seems limited in its effectiveness and risks ignoring other aspects of extremist activities online.
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, Technology, Terrorism, EuropeTim Willasey-Wilsey
It has become commonplace to suggest that British people today would not accept the levels of casualties suffered on the Western Front during the First World War. In Afghanistan the loss of 454 soldiers caused deep public unease. Yet already the UK has lost over 80,000 people to coronavirus and people have become accustomed to the tragic daily toll.
Tags: The Great War, Coronavirus, UKMatthew Harries
The UK’s replacement nuclear warhead programme needs better scrutiny. Here’s what Parliament could do.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyWalter Ladwig
The UK and India are getting closer. But some of the key building blocks of the relationship still need to be laid.
Tags: UK Integrated Review 2021, India, UKJack Watling and Nick Reynolds
The UK has two options for modernising its armour: developing a Challenger 3 or procuring Leopard 2. The latter is an assured capability that will likely prove cheaper over the life of the programme. The former is risky but offers the UK an opportunity to develop valuable intellectual property.
Tags: Military Sciences, RUSI Newsbrief, Equipment and Acquisitions, UKAndrew Futter and Bleddyn E Bowen
A cocktail of major events might have serious implications for the UK's nuclear deterrent.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Trident, UK, UK DefenceTom Keatinge
The UK has lost its global leadership of the fight against illicit finance. The Johnson government must get the UK back on track.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, RUSI Newsbrief, UKThis event will examine the Ministry of Defence’s Future Accommodation Model and the drivers for Service families’ accommodation provision.
Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, UK, Defence ManagementNoted for it's spectacular air combat sequences this film screening will feature a short introduction to modern air combat with Justin Bronk, Research Fellow for Airpower.
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences, EuropeProfessor Stanley R. Sloan will discuss his latest book, Transatlantic traumas: Has illiberalism brought the West to the brink of collapse?, which examines the external threats and internal...
Tags: RUSI International, United States, Americas, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
FCAS: Is the Franco-German-Spanish Combat Air Programme Really in Trouble?
Getting the Partnership Right
Iran in the South Caucasus: Adjustment and Evolution