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RUSI Newsbrief
September 2019 , No: 8
US Vice President Mike Pence with Polish President Andrzej Duda

US (and Other Powers) Woo Central and Eastern Europe: A New Centre of Gravity?

RUSI Newsbrief, September 2019

Igor Merheim-Eyre

Central and Eastern Europe is becoming an important place for geopolitics.

US Defence Policy, Defence Policy

A Cryptic Challenge: Banking Virtual Currencies

RUSI Newsbrief, September 2019

Tom Keatinge and Kayla Izenman

Banks, guardians of the integrity of the financial system, cannot hide from the risks posed by cryptocurrencies; they must learn to move on from a poor strategy of avoidance and de-risking.

AML/CTF

How to Lose Friends and Influence People: Upsetting the Balance in Xi Jinping’s China

RUSI Newsbrief, September 2019

Charles Parton

Through his clampdown on corruption, dissent and relative freedoms, Chinese President Xi Jinping has alienated various groups within society. However, in the absence of a serious economic downturn and a rift within the Party’s leadership, discontent is unlikely to unseat him for the foreseeable future.

Global Security Issues, Intelligence, Technology