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Next Generation Combat Aircraft: Threat Outlook and Potential Solutions
Occasional Papers, 2 November 2018Justin Bronk
This Occasional Paper examines the efforts underway in the UK, France, Germany and the US to produce new combat aircraft and systems over the next fifteen to twenty years; sheds light on some of the challenges and drivers; and suggests some potential options for force optimisation
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, United States, Occasional Papers, Germany, Military Sciences, France, UK
Britain’s Defence and the Arctic: A Timely Reminder
Commentary, 29 October 2018Elisabeth Braw
The House of Commons Defence Committee has released a report looking at defence developments in the High North. It should serve as a timely reminder of defence priorities, both among decision-makers in London and the general public
Tags: Modern Deterrence, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Military Sciences, UK, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, UK Defence
India’s Balancing Act Between the US and Russia
Commentary, 19 October 2018Vinay Kaura
India proposes to purchase the S-400 Russian missile defence system. The plan unnecessarily infuriates the United States, and is unlikely to enhance India’s long-term security objectives.
Tags: India, International Security Studies, Russia, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, TechnologyPages
Britain’s Defence and the Arctic: A Timely Reminder
Commentary, 29 October 2018Elisabeth Braw
The House of Commons Defence Committee has released a report looking at defence developments in the High North. It should serve as a timely reminder of defence priorities, both among decision-makers in London and the general public
Tags: Modern Deterrence, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Military Sciences, UK, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, UK Defence
India’s Balancing Act Between the US and Russia
Commentary, 19 October 2018Vinay Kaura
India proposes to purchase the S-400 Russian missile defence system. The plan unnecessarily infuriates the United States, and is unlikely to enhance India’s long-term security objectives.
Tags: India, International Security Studies, Russia, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Technology
Judge the Iraqi Government by its Achievements
Commentary, 5 October 2018Jack Watling
Iraq’s post-electoral stalemate is over. But the hard work is just about to begin.
Tags: International Security Studies, Iraq, Military Sciences, Global Security IssuesPages
Insight, Forecasts and Sometimes Getting It Wrong: A Comment on Three RUSI Journal Articles from 1920
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Trevor Taylor
A comment on three articles published in the Journal following the First World War.
Tags: Armed Forces, RUSI Journal, Land Forces, Maritime Forces![Servicemen of the Pakistan Armed Forces take part in anti-terrorist training as part of the Druzhba-2017 [Friendship] Russian-Pakistani joint military drills in the village of Nizhny Arkhyz. Courtesy of Denis Abramov/PA Images](https://rusi.org/sites/default/files/styles/tab_images/public/pakistan_army_in_russia.jpg?itok=0yqg52TM "Servicemen of the Pakistan Armed Forces take part in anti-terrorist training as part of the Druzhba-2017 [Friendship] Russian-Pakistani joint military drills in the village of Nizhny Arkhyz. Courtesy of Denis Abramov/PA Images")
Pakistan’s Army Reverses the Great Game: The Oxus Meets the Indus
Newsbrief, 7 September 2018Kamal Alam
In 1947, Pakistan’s army inherited the default position and strategy of British India in opposing Russian influence and inroads into Afghanistan and Central Asia. Now, for the first time in 200 years, they have reversed the old British policy of confronting the Russians for control over Central Asia. Pakistan’s army now sees the Russians as their strategic partners.
Tags: Armed Forces, Pakistan, Newsbrief, Global Strategy and Commitments, Russia, Military Sciences, International Responses, Military Personnel
The Reality of China’s Maritime Capability
RUSI Journal, 30 August 2018Martin N Murply and Peter Roberts
Beijing has rapidly modernised and expanded its capabilities as it challenges the West in China’s neighbourhood.
Tags: China, RUSI Journal, US Defence Policy, Defence Policy, Maritime Forces, PacificPages
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, features senior executives and government officials in charge of total defence and civil protection. It aims 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
Social Media and Social Problems: A Complex Link
India and Russia: Ties that Bind
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