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Joyce Anelay
The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee, which I chair, has just published its report, ‘The UK and Afghanistan’. Here are its main findings.
Tags: Afghanistan, UK
Jack Watling and Sean MacFarland
This paper examines the future of the corps echelon in NATO, its role on the future battlefield and how it will need to be resourced.
Tags: Military Sciences, NATO, Occasional Papers
Tim Willasey-Wilsey
It has become commonplace to suggest that British people today would not accept the levels of casualties suffered on the Western Front during the First World War. In Afghanistan the loss of 454 soldiers caused deep public unease. Yet already the UK has lost over 80,000 people to coronavirus and people have become accustomed to the tragic daily toll.
Tags: Coronavirus, The Great War, UK
Matthew Harries
The UK’s replacement nuclear warhead programme needs better scrutiny. Here’s what Parliament could do.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Walter Ladwig
The UK and India are getting closer. But some of the key building blocks of the relationship still need to be laid.
Tags: India, UK
David Hannay
The passing of the British diplomat who played a key role in the establishment of the UN is an apt moment to reflect on the condition of the organisation and the future of its peacekeeping operations.
Tags: United Nations, UK
Jill S Russell and Pablo de Orellana
Greater Manchester Police's communications strategy is an example of how to respond in the aftermath of an attack.
Tags: RUSI Journal, UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, UK, Emergency Response, Terrorism
Justin Bronk
Justin Bronk reviews Fighters in the Blood: The Story of a Spitfire Pilot and the Son Who Followed in His Footsteps, by Air Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, RUSI Journal, UK, History
Georgina Holmes
The UK can play an important role in supporting the development of best practice in peacekeeping throughout Africa.
Tags: RUSI Journal, UK, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Africa
Alexandra Stickings discusses the prospects for international space security in the year ahead.
Aerospace
Justin Bronk, Research Fellow at RUSI assesses the US airstrike against a Syrian airbase following the Syrian government's chemical attack in the Idlib province.
Aerospace, Military Sciences, Syria
General Frank Gorenc, Commander Allied Air Command discusses the air power challenges for the Atlantic alliance on the eve of the NATO Summit.
Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences, United States, NATO, Global Security Issues, Europe
We mark the International Day of the UN Peacekeeper. We are joined by Brigadier-General Maureen O'Brien of the UN Disengagement Observer Force as we celebrate the contributions of women in...
Tags: Military Sciences, United Nations, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
An online briefing from experts of the Royal United Services Institute on the impact of Covid-19 on the UK/China relationship.
Tags: China, Coronavirus, International Security Studies, UK
An online briefing from experts of the Royal United Services Institute on the impact of Covid-19 on the UK.
Tags: Coronavirus, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK
Underwater Drone Incidents Point to China’s Expanding Intelligence Gathering
The UK Should Align with Biden in the Indo-Pacific
The UK and Afghanistan: Raising Our Voice