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Jack Watling and Nicholas Waters
A considered evaluation of the potential of SUAVs is needed.
Tags: Armed Forces, RUSI Journal, UK, Technology
Dusan Fischer
Dusan Fischer reviews The Lion and the Eagle: The Interaction of the British and American Empires, 1783–1972, by Kathleen Burke
Tags: RUSI Journal, United States, UK, Global Security Issues, History
Jack Watling
The current debate about Britain’s shrinking numbers of main battle tanks obscures the need for a much deeper discussion about the country’s strategic choices.
Tags: Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Jack Watling
The British Army’s experience with outsourcing its recruitment to a commercial firm is not going well.
Tags: Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK, Securing Britain, Land Forces, Land Operations, Military Personnel, UK Defence
John Hemmings
The detention of a chief Huawei executive has spotlighted yet again a controversial Chinese technology giant, and may be a harbinger of stronger international pressure on the company.
Tags: China, Cyber, National Security Studies, Cyber Security, UK, Asia, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, Law and Ethics, National Security, Technology
Ruth Smeeth
An MP’s plea for a broader and more inclusive public debate about the security threats facing the UK.
Tags: Modern Deterrence, UK, Domestic Security, Resilience, Europe
Katherine E Brown
The mass repatriation of women who had joined Daesh in Iraq and Syria poses difficult logistical, as well as moral, considerations for the UK. Rather than relying on gendered assumptions about their motives and participation, the response must be in line with the UK’s human rights commitments and focus on sustainable outcomes.
Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, RUSI Newsbrief, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism, UK, Domestic Security, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, National Security
Sidharth Kaushal and Jack Watling
The conduct of amphibious operations is currently undergoing a drastic overhaul in response to an array of emerging threats
Tags: Equipment and Acquisitions, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Martial Power Programme, Maritime Forces
Sir Paul Lever
Brexit negotiations on the Northern Ireland border question reveal diverging views on the future of the Good Friday Agreement.
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Brexit Briefings, European Union, UK
Professor Stanley R. Sloan will discuss his latest book, Transatlantic traumas: Has illiberalism brought the West to the brink of collapse?, which examines the external threats and internal...
Tags: RUSI International, United States, Americas, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
With the support of the UK Project On Nuclear Issues, RUSI is pleased to host a discussion with Professor Matthew Jones, Head of the Department of International History, London School of Economics.
Tags: UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Trident, UK
A discussion with David Green CB QC, Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), hosted by RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, UK, Organised Crime, Law and Ethics, Organised Crime
Hong Kong: So What? Now What? In the Future What?
Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi on the Iran Nuclear Deal
WhatsApp Hack Calls into Question Government Use of Commercial Spyware