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Malcolm
Chalmers

Deputy Director-General

Professor Malcolm Chalmers is Deputy Director-General of RUSI and directs its growing portfolio of research into contemporary defence and security issues. His own work is focused on UK defence, foreign and security policy. His most recent papers have been on national interest and UK foreign policy, tensions between the rules-based international systems, UK defence budgeting, and the security implications of Brexit.  Chalmers has been an Adviser to Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy since 2012, and was Senior Special Adviser to Foreign Secretaries Jack Straw MP and Margaret Beckett MP.  

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Malcolm
Chalmers
Deputy Director-General

Contact Details

+44(0)20 7747 4970

Research Focus

Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Defence Policy, UK, Defence Policy, UK Defence UK defence policy and operations, UK foreign and security policy, UK defence budgets, Scotland, Defence Economics, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

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"Speaking on a media conference call on 27 January 2020, Chalmers said: “What’s very clear is that the government is in a really difficult dilemma, one it’s been in for the past 18 months or so, since this issue really rose on the agenda, particularly amongst Five Eyes countries. “In its actions, the US government is arguing that it would be a significant risk to national security, indeed to the security of the UK’s allies, if any Huawei equipment was to be left in our telecoms networks – and that risk will increase as we move from 4G to 5G. That’s not consistent with the technical advice the UK government has been getting from experts based at the National Cyber Security Centre [NCSC], who are responsible for our nation’s cyber security,” he said."

UK in catch-22 decision over Huawei security

27 January 2020

Tags: Cyber, Cyber Security, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project

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Forging UK-China Consensus on a Strengthened NPT Regime

19 April 2012

Edited by Andrea Berger and Malcolm Chalmers

A collection of British and Chinese nuclear security experts come together to provide a fresh set of insights into the non-proliferation...

Tags: China, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Occasional Papers, UK, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe, Pacific

Defence in an Independent Scotland

16 April 2012

Malcolm Chalmers

The debate about an independent Scotland is picking up steam. Defence will present its own set of challenges should the Yes vote prevail

Tags: Briefing Papers

Chinese and British Perspectives on the Road to the NPT 2010

1 March 2012

Edited by Malcolm Chalmers

A study exploring the non-proliferation policies of these two major nuclear powers at a critical time for arms control

Tags: International Security Studies, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Conference Reports, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

Small Nuclear Forces: Five Perspectives

1 December 2011

Edited by Malcolm Chalmers, Andrew Somerville and Andrea Berger

In an era of smaller weapons stockpiles, what are the policy drivers for the medium-sized nuclear-weapon states - and how might they...

Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Whitehall Reports, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

Briefing Paper: Is the UK Defence Budget Crisis Really Over?

5 October 2011

Malcolm Chalmers

The Ministry of Defence appears to have finally balanced the books, at least on paper. But the real work to make the savings real begins now

Tags: Briefing Papers

If the Bombs Go: European Perspectives on NATO’s Nuclear Debate

25 May 2011

Edited by Malcolm Chalmers and Andrew Somerville

US tactical nuclear weapons may be heading out of Europe. What are the implications?

Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Whitehall Reports, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

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"Andrey Kortunov and Malcolm Chalmers on whether external efforts can achieve regional stability (In the middle east)"

The Middle East as an opportunity for European-Russia engagement

13 February 2019 Tags:

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