They are using the openess of gloabalisation to take advantage of our open societies and commercial opportunitites. But also maybe to gain knowledge and access that we don't want them to gain. That is the concern with Huawei, we don't really know what they and the Chinese government are up to. [From 21:18]
Elisabeth Braw is a Visiting Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where she focuses on deterrence against emerging forms... read more
Sidharth Kaushal
This Occasional Paper examines how the Royal Navy can leverage the potential of its Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers in the context of a strategic environment characterised by persistent competition.
Tags: Military Sciences, Occasional Papers, UK, Maritime Forces
Andrew Cainey
While there is talk of a broader ‘Indo-Pacific’, encompassing the Indian Ocean as well as the Pacific, this is not yet reflected in the geopolitics of trade.
Tags: China, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, India, Pacific
Sidharth Kaushal
The recent announcement that all US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will carry hypersonic weapons for conventional prompt strike missions raises important questions regarding both the CONOPS guiding conventional prompt strike and the specific value of hypersonics for this mission set
Tags: Martial Power Programme, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Maritime Forces
Andrew Cainey
While there is talk of a broader ‘Indo-Pacific’, encompassing the Indian Ocean as well as the Pacific, this is not yet reflected in the geopolitics of trade.
Tags: China, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, India, Pacific
Andrew Curtis
The Ministry of Defence has published a new version of its operating model – ‘How Defence Works’ – its first update for almost five years. Given the major changes to Defence ways of working in that time, and the forthcoming Integrated Review’s potential for further disruption, is it, and how long will it remain, fit for purpose?
Tags: Armed Forces, UK Defence Policy, UK Integrated Review 2020, UK
Conrad Prince
The creation of a new National Cyber Force is an important development but should not divert attention from the wider issues around cyber security.
Tags: Cyber, Cyber Security, UK Integrated Review 2020, UK
Sidharth Kaushal
The recent announcement that all US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will carry hypersonic weapons for conventional prompt strike missions raises important questions regarding both the CONOPS guiding conventional prompt strike and the specific value of hypersonics for this mission set
Tags: Martial Power Programme, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Maritime Forces
Anjuli Shere and Miranda Melcher
The power and independence of the Information Commissioner’s Office appear to have been overstated. Downing Street has built-in oversight of funds and coronavirus data is not being protected.
Tags: Coronavirus, RUSI Newsbrief, UK, Information
Jack 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, UK
As part of RUSI’s Building Stronger Societies webinar series, Elisabeth Braw discusses how to involve teenagers in national security with Christina Malm, Director-General of the Swedish Defence...
Tags: Modern Deterrence
At this event, natural hazards expert Matt Foote and regulatory lawyer Caroline Dawson discusses how to predict environmental disasters, a matter that is becoming increasingly vital to both...
Tags: Modern Deterrence
What other countries can learn from Latvia’s pioneering national security curriculum
Tags: Modern Deterrence
Far-Right Extremism Steals the Show in 2020
People as the Decisive Advantage
The Geopolitics of Indo-Pacific Trade