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Senior Research Fellow, Modern Deterrence Project
Elisabeth Braw directs RUSI's Modern Deterrence project, which focuses on how governments, business and civil society can work... read more
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How Latvia Accomplishes Comprehensive Defence
Commentary, 25 June 2020Artis Pabriks
Can all crises and conflicts be predicted and fully averted? Unfortunately, no. Can we be better prepared for crises and conflicts that may arise? Indeed, we can.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Modern Deterrence, Domestic Security, Resilience
Insurance Gaps: A Growing Vulnerability for National Security
RUSI Newsbrief, 19 June 2020Hélène Galy and James Vickers
Insurance protection gaps are fast becoming a high-priority issue for national and international security, not just one that captures headlines in the aftermath of natural catastrophes.
Tags: Coronavirus, RUSI Newsbrief, Modern Deterrence, Domestic Security, Resilience
Revamping Crisis Resilience and Security in the Post-Pandemic World
Other Publications, 18 June 2020Elisabeth Braw
Reflections and analysis on the 2020 'Revamping Crisis Resilience and Security in the Post-Pandemic World' conference.
Tags: Other Publications, Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence, ResiliencePages
How Latvia Accomplishes Comprehensive Defence
Commentary, 25 June 2020Artis Pabriks
Can all crises and conflicts be predicted and fully averted? Unfortunately, no. Can we be better prepared for crises and conflicts that may arise? Indeed, we can.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Modern Deterrence, Domestic Security, Resilience
Britain Beyond the Pandemic: A Resilient Legal Framework
Commentary, 7 April 2020Ruth Smeeth
The legal framework empowering the British government in fighting the current pandemic needs to be made more predictable and robust.
Tags: Coronavirus, Modern Deterrence, UK, Domestic Security, Law and Ethics
The UK’s Integrated Review: The Centrality of Resilience Concepts
Commentary, 6 April 2020Elisabeth Braw
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the value of national service models in building societal resilience. The future Integrated Review might want to consider these.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Modern Deterrence, Defence Policy, UK, Military Personnel, Resilience, UK DefencePages
Insurance Gaps: A Growing Vulnerability for National Security
RUSI Newsbrief, 19 June 2020Hélène Galy and James Vickers
Insurance protection gaps are fast becoming a high-priority issue for national and international security, not just one that captures headlines in the aftermath of natural catastrophes.
Tags: Coronavirus, RUSI Newsbrief, Modern Deterrence, Domestic Security, Resilience
Addressing Cyber-Enabled Information Operations
RUSI Newsbrief, 1 May 2020Gary Brown
Perhaps the greatest current cyberspace threat is cyber-enabled information operations, which strike at the narratives that underlie social cohesion. The long-term solution is education in critical thinking, but some legal changes could help blunt the effects in the short term.
Tags: Cyber, RUSI Newsbrief, Modern Deterrence, Information, Technology
From Schools to Total Defence Exercises: Best Practices in Greyzone Deterrence
RUSI Newsbrief, 15 November 2019Elisabeth Braw
How NATO member states can develop societal resilience to combat modern threats.
Tags: NATO, RUSI Newsbrief, Modern Deterrence, ResiliencePages
Modern Deterrence Autumn 2020 Conference
Conference, 21 October 2020Emerging Power: Involving Youth in National Security
Tags: Modern Deterrence
Launch of the Building Stronger Societies Webinar Series: Restricting Foreign Acquisitions for the Sake of National Security
Events, 17 July 2020To launch the Building Stronger Societies webinar series, Professor V. Sumantran, Chairman of Celeris Technologies and Elisabeth Braw, Senior Research Fellow in Modern Deterrence, RUSI, will discuss...
Tags: Modern Deterrence
The Corona Lessons: Learning from Finland's Fight against Coronavirus
Events, 12 June 2020In this Corona Lesson, two of Finland’s top officials in the fight against coronavirus will discuss the country’s approach.
Tags: Modern Deterrence
The UK Ministry of Defence’s Adoption of the Government-Wide System for Project Approvals
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India Must Secure the Indian Ocean to Deter China’s Assertion Along the Border