Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi is Senior Research Fellow at the International Security Studies department at RUSI. Her research is... read more
Alistair Burt
The hard work lies ahead in re-engaging with the US in handling Iran.
Tags: Iranian Nuclear Pathways, Unpacking the MENA, Iran, UK
Vali Nasr
Although a potential Biden presidency has been explicit about how it wishes to engage with Iran, its choices are far from straightforward.
Tags: Iranian Nuclear Pathways, United States, Unpacking the MENA, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Alison Pargeter
A UN-sponsored political dialogue on Libya’s future has begun. Although clearly a positive step, it is unlikely to provide the solution to peace.
Tags: Unpacking the MENA, Libya
Neil Melvin
As fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh continues into its second week, Russia faces a dilemma about how to respond to the crisis. And Turkey’s newly assertive approach is challenging Russia’s established position of regional dominance.
Tags: International Security Studies, Russia
Kasra Aarabi
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have always been influential. They are about to get even more so.
Tags: Iran
Juliana Suess
The agreement between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain has created some diplomatic respite which the Europeans may be able to use to revive discussions about the fate of a future Palestinian state.
Tags: United States, Unpacking the MENA, Israel
Edward Schwarck
The mass internment of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs in supposed ‘re-education’ facilities as a means of combatting violent extremism suggests that Beijing lacks confidence in the effectiveness of its intelligence architecture, and by extension, its capacity to identify and eliminate actual terrorist threats.
Tags: Asia, China, International Security Studies, New Silk Road, RUSI Newsbrief, Counterinsurgency, Intelligence, Technology, Terrorism
Eduardo Guerrero
For the first time in a decade, Mexico can expect key changes to its security policy. While the ongoing war on drugs has proven to be an epic failure, the outcomes of the new strategy are uncertain.
Tags: International Security Studies, Terrorism and Conflict, Civil–Military Relations, RUSI Newsbrief, Central and South America, Counterinsurgency, Organised Crime
Stéfanie von Hlatky
A debate on defence spending that has re-emerged within the NATO Alliance seems to have exacerbated tensions between the two sides of the transatlantic partnership. Continuing a long tradition of defining itself in opposite terms against its neighbour to the south, Canada’s approach to this debate offers a rarely explored take on burden sharing within the Alliance.
Tags: International Security Studies, NATO, North America, RUSI Newsbrief, Russia, Global Security Issues
This panel event, in partnership with the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) assessed the Iraqi election result, the early indications of any political realignment and possible impacts on the...
Tags: RUSI International, Iraq, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
Diana Darke will give an illustrated talk on The Merchant of Syria, her newest book, the result of four years’ research into the socio-economic history of Syria through the life of one man, a textile...
Tags: RUSI International, Syria, Middle East and North Africa
A round table discussion on Turkish-Israeli relations and their impact on the region.
Tags: RUSI International, Israel, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
Salvaging the Iran Nuclear Deal: Round One in Vienna, and What Comes Next
Unintended Consequences: Humanitarianism and CTF Compliance
The Imperfect Equilibrium of Russian Civil–Military Relations