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Russia’s Southeast Asian Reactor Sale
RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015Emil 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 2015Igor 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 2015Ewan 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 2015Matthew 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 2015Rishi 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 2015Malcolm 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 2015Peter 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 2015Emily 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 2015Glen Grant
Ukraine needs to make a long-term commitment to reforming its military. Business-management techniques may help show the way

Reinventing European Deterrence
RUSI Newsbrief, November 2015Ben 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 2015Tobias 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
The Politics of UK Accession to Pacific Free Trade Club
Rose Roth, language and youth
Failure to Lift Off: The UK’s Space Launch Ambitions