Dr Matthew Harries is a Senior Research Fellow in the Proliferation and Nuclear Policy Programme at RUSI, based in Berlin. His research... read more
Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Darya Dolzikova and Tom Plant
UK and US policy towards Iran has diverged substantially in recent years, and both countries need to work hard to restore their partnership. The UK can do its part through a re-energised agenda on the Iran nuclear file, and towards Middle Eastern security more broadly.
Tags: Iranian Nuclear Pathways, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, Unpacking the MENA, Iran, UK
Matthew Harries
The UK’s replacement nuclear warhead programme needs better scrutiny. Here’s what Parliament could do.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
James Byrne and Gary Somerville
Using data extracted from some of Ri Jong Chol's electronic devices, this report highlights the scope and scale of North Korea’s networks abroad and their roles in evading sanctions.
Tags: Project Sandstone, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, North Korea, Other Publications
Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Darya Dolzikova and Tom Plant
UK and US policy towards Iran has diverged substantially in recent years, and both countries need to work hard to restore their partnership. The UK can do its part through a re-energised agenda on the Iran nuclear file, and towards Middle Eastern security more broadly.
Tags: Iranian Nuclear Pathways, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, Unpacking the MENA, Iran, UK
Matthew Harries
The UK’s replacement nuclear warhead programme needs better scrutiny. Here’s what Parliament could do.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Darya Dolzikova and Emil Dall
The Financial Action Task Force now requires countries to assess proliferation financing risk, a welcome step in global efforts to counter sanctions evasion by actors such as North Korea. However, the narrow scope of the new requirement may reduce its effectiveness.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Cristina Varriale
If long-term peace is to be achieved and denuclearisation completed, addressing North Korea’s human rights situation must become part of the process. Without this, it will be impossible to remove all sources of perceived hostility and North Korea’s nuclear weapons.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, RUSI Newsbrief, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Emil Dall and Tom Keatinge
Ensuring the global supply chain is not abused by North Korea to evade international sanctions requires a systemic approach. The current response is failing, and the involvement of a far greater range of private sector actors is urgently needed.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions, RUSI Newsbrief, North Korea
Tom Plant
The Hanoi summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump came to no clear agreement on measures to limit North Korea’s nuclear programme. The two countries’ opposing positions and motives will make next steps challenging.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, RUSI Newsbrief, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the UK Project On Nuclear Issues (UK PONI), over which time its Annual Conference has become the premier national forum for emerging scholars and professionals...
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
RUSI and UK PONI will be running a virtual nuclear disarmament simulation game for postgraduate students and early- to mid-career nuclear experts.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
This event will present and discuss the tools and methods of open-source collection and analysis used by RUSI’s Project SANDSTONE to analyse North Korean illicit smuggling activities.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
The Future Rules of Warfare
Poland’s Decisive Role in Cracking Enigma and Transforming the UK’s SIGINT Operations
Against the Clock: Can the EU’s New Strategy for Terrorist Content Removal Work?