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The Year Ahead
News, 14 January 2019As we begin the year, we look forward to RUSI's busy 2019 research agenda
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Defence, Industries and Society, National Security Studies, International Security Studies, Military Sciences, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Ukraine’s Impractical Martial Law
Commentary, 19 December 2018Sébastien Gobert
Ukraine’s decision to impose martial law in parts of its territory in the wake of the latest Russian military provocation is not helpful and does not answer Ukraine’s strategic weaknesses.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Ukraine, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Martial Power Programme, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, National Security
Armed Drones in the Middle East: Proliferation and Norms in the Region
Occasional Papers, 17 December 2018Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi and Justin Bronk
This Occasional Paper aims to provide an in-depth inventory of armed drones possessed by Middle Eastern states, assessing quantity, types and timeframes; and to explore where and how armed drones have been used so far, to assess whether and how countries' practices and ethical considerations around airpower and airstrikes are affected.
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Occasional Papers, International Security Studies, Military Sciences, Middle East and North AfricaPages
Ukraine’s Impractical Martial Law
Commentary, 19 December 2018Sébastien Gobert
Ukraine’s decision to impose martial law in parts of its territory in the wake of the latest Russian military provocation is not helpful and does not answer Ukraine’s strategic weaknesses.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Ukraine, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Martial Power Programme, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, National Security
The Army’s ‘Recruitment Crisis’ is Not Just an IT Failure
Commentary, 14 December 2018Jack Watling
The British Army’s experience with outsourcing its recruitment to a commercial firm is not going well.
Tags: Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK, Securing Britain, Land Forces, Land Operations, Military Personnel, UK Defence
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 Exercise: Political Theatre with a Purpose
Commentary, 20 November 2018Jack Watling
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 military exercise has served to solidify ties between member states, but the Alliance remains vulnerable in the eventuality of a military confrontation from Russia.
Tags: United States, NATO, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Military Personnel, EuropePages
The Struggle for Blue Territory: Chinese Maritime Militia Grey-Zone Operations
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018Conor Kennedy
The role of the maritime militia in acting to preserve China’s rights and interests in the ‘grey zone’ cannot be underestimated.
Tags: China, RUSI Journal, Maritime Forces
What Does the Future of Land Fires Look Like?
RUSI Defence Systems, 20 November 2018Adam Coffey
The Royal Artillery’s ability to fight peer and near-peer threats has stagnated after two decades in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Modernising Defence Programme now offers the Royal Artillery a chance to consider the future of fires.
Tags: Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Land Forces
Reserving Judgement: Reforming Britain’s Army Reserve
Newsbrief, 16 November 2018Paul Barnes
In Project Haldane, the British Army’s endeavour to breathe new life into its reserve forces, the Army faces a unique opportunity to ensure its Reserve is configured for the next war; how it reacts may determine its future as a Reference Force.
Tags: Armed Forces, Civil–Military Relations, Newsbrief, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK, Land Forces, Land Operations, Military PersonnelPages
Should we be threatened by the Iranian Navy's Voyage to the Atlantic?
Multimedia, 14 February 2014Peter Roberts, Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, critically analyses claims that Iran's naval deployment to the Atlantic is somehow threatening to the United States or...
Maritime Forces
Winners announced for the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature 2015
News, 22 November 201622 November 2016 - Lord Hennessy and Dr James Jinks were today named as the latest recipients of its annual prize recognising the best book that makes a notable and original contribution to the study...
History, Maritime Forces
New Research Project on the Security Dimensions of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
News, 29 April 2016This summer, RUSI will undertake a new research programme in collaboration with The Pew Charitable Trusts to investigate the security dimensions of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Law and Ethics, Maritime Forces
RUSI Modern Deterrence Conference 2018: Securing Societies
Conference, 6 November 2018The conference, the first of its kind, featured senior executives and government officials in charge of total defence and civil protection. It aimed to identify practical steps that can be taken to...
Tags: Modern Deterrence, Military Sciences, Defence Policy
General Stephen Townsend to Deliver the Annual Kermit Roosevelt Lecture 2018
Events, 15 June 2018General Stephen J. Townsend, commander of the US Army Training and Doctrinal Command will deliver the 72nd Annual Kermit Roosevelt Lecture.
Tags: United States, Military Sciences, UK
Missile Defence Conference 2018
Conference, 30 May 2018A major highlight in the missile defence calendar, the RUSI Missile Defence Conference will contribute to the evolution of policy with a stimulating discussion of missile defence issues between...
Tags: Military Sciences
US and China: Trade, Technology Theft and Arrests
The Role of Verification in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dispute
Unexplained Strategy: Putting Unexplained Wealth Orders to Work