

Dr Jack Watling is Research Fellow for Land Warfare. Jack has recently conducted studies of deterrence against Russia, force... read more
Jack Watling
If the Biden Administration wishes to broker peace in Yemen it needs to reconcile its contradictory policies towards the country and recognise that offensive military action is a necessary component to meaningful negotiation.
Tags: Military Sciences, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Middle East and North AfricaTobias Borck
As US President Joe Biden assumes office, many governments in the Middle East are looking to Washington to see what the change in the White House will mean for them.
Tags: United States, Americas, Middle East and North AfricaA new RUSI project will focus on empowering civil society actors and the media community to tackle illicit financial flows in Latin America and East Africa.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Central and South America, Middle East and North AfricaJack Watling
If the Biden Administration wishes to broker peace in Yemen it needs to reconcile its contradictory policies towards the country and recognise that offensive military action is a necessary component to meaningful negotiation.
Tags: Military Sciences, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Middle East and North AfricaTobias Borck
As US President Joe Biden assumes office, many governments in the Middle East are looking to Washington to see what the change in the White House will mean for them.
Tags: United States, Americas, Middle East and North AfricaSimona Ross and Stefan Wolff
Five years of war in Yemen have caused one of today’s worst man-made humanitarian crises. To resolve the conflict the Biden administration will have to grasp the nettle of subnational governance reform and be prepared to work with – not against – the Houthis in finding a sustainable political settlement.
Tags: United States, Unpacking the MENA, Middle East and North AfricaSusan Schulman
A photo essay on the challenges faced by migrants.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Horn of Africa, The Gulf Region, Global Security Issues, Africa, Middle East and North AfricaAndreas Krieg
Joe Biden is likely to follow a trajectory of path dependency in the Middle East, by leading from behind, delegating rather than implementing, being disruptive rather than constructive, and thus protracting conflict resolutions.
Tags: United States, RUSI Newsbrief, Middle East and North AfricaP Sadeghi and Jack Watling
It is hard for the Supreme Leader to change his position on major policy questions.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Military Sciences, RUSI Journal, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North AfricaRUSI experts offered their assessments on the impact of Covid-19 in the Middle East.
Tags: Coronavirus, Middle East and North AfricaHis Excellency Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs delivered a briefing at RUSI on the Saudi view on Middle East security.
Tags: Middle East and North AfricaAt this event Professor David Phillips will examine US Middle East policy, how it relates to Kurdish political aspirations and the role of Kurdish fighters combating ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Tags: RUSI International, Middle East and North Africa
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