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RUSI Newsbrief
November 2015 , No: 6

Reinventing European Deterrence

RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015

Ben Nimmo

NATO faces a number of practical challenges in deterring Russian aggression. But political commitment may be the most important of all.

NATO, Defence Policy

Libya’s Permanent Crisis

RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015

Tobias Borck

To break the unproductive cycle of negotiations in Libya, the international community needs to use more than words; it must back up the UN peace process with coercive tools

United Nations

Russia’s Southeast Asian Reactor Sale

RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015

Emil Dall and Simon James Wood

Russia’s dominance in the Southeast Asia nuclear sector makes it a key player in a region where both China and the US have strong interests

Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

Is Russia’s Syria Intervention Doomed to Fail?

RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015

Igor Sutyagin and Natia Seskuria

Russia has dived headfirst into the Syrian civil war – but this might be a strategic dead end

The UK’s Contribution to Peacekeeping in South Sudan

RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015

Ewan Lawson

The announcement of a British deployment to the UN mission in South Sudan is a welcome one. But the UK should consider carefully what it provides, and how it can help

United Nations

Canada’s New Liberal Foreign and Defence Policy

RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015

Matthew Willis

Canada’s new prime minister is likely to change the methods, rather than the substance, of Ottawa’s foreign policy

Burmese Days: India’s Cross-Border Response to Militancy

RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015

Rishi Athreya

Co-operation with neighbours and regional economic development offer a lasting solution to India’s problems on its border with Burma

Is NATO Deterrence Fit for Purpose?

RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015

Malcolm Chalmers

The Atlantic Alliance must respond to Russia’s new strategic posture – but large, fixed deployments may not be the answer

NATO, Defence Policy

Putin’s Gambit in Syria

RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015

Peter Truscott

Recent Russian military operations should not come as a surprise – for twenty years, the Kremlin has been trying to restore the country’s status as a world leader

The Fall of Kunduz and the Resurgent Taliban

RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015

Emily Winterbotham and Antonio Giustozzi

The Taliban’s capture of Kunduz shows that they have overcome their internal divisions – it is a worrying indication of the insurgency’s strength

Reforming the Ukrainian Military

RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015

Glen Grant

Ukraine needs to make a long-term commitment to reforming its military. Business-management techniques may help show the way