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Occasional Papers
Essential reading on the latest issues in UK and international defence and security
A Critical Enabler for Power Projection: Options for a UK Missile Defence Capability in an Age of Escalation Control
Occasional Papers, 24 May 2019Sidharth Kaushal
This Occasional Paper presents options and rationale for adopting a UK national missile defence capability as a critical enabler of power projection.
Tags: Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, Trident, Securing Britain, National Security, Technology, UK Defence
Security Through Financial Integrity: Mending Pakistan’s Leaky Sieve
Occasional Papers, 23 May 2019Tom Keatinge and Anton Moiseienko
This Occasional Paper focuses on the role of Pakistan’s financial institutions in detecting and preventing the transfer of corruption proceeds.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Closing the Crypto Gap: Guidance for Countering North Korean Cryptocurrency Activity in Southeast Asia
Occasional Papers, 14 April 2019David Carlisle and Kayla Izenman
This paper reveals how North Korea can exploit cryptocurrency, particularly in Southeast Asia, to circumvent international sanctions. It sets out practical guidance for countries in the region to ensure resiliency against the risk of North Korean cryptocurrency activity.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Technology
Which Rules? Why There is No Single ‘Rules-Based International System’
Occasional Papers, 10 April 2019Malcolm Chalmers
The contemporary international order comprises a Universal Security System, a Western System and a Universal Economic System. These dynamically interact with the bargains and relationships established by the major powers.
Tags: United Nations, NATO, European Union, Global Security Issues, International Institutions
Expanding the Capability of Financial Information-Sharing Partnerships
Occasional Papers, 20 March 2019Nick Maxwell
Public–private financial information-sharing partnerships have become increasingly useful in understanding and mitigating economic crime. This Occasional Paper examines how these partnerships' role can be expanded for greater impact.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, National Security, Organised Crime, Technology
Organising a Government for Cyber: The Creation of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre
Occasional Papers, 27 February 2019Robert Hannigan
In this Occasional Paper, former director GCHQ, Robert Hannigan, recounts the creation of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and identifies future challenges.
Tags: Cyber, National Security Studies, Technology
China–UK Relations: Where to Draw the Border Between Influence and Interference?
Occasional Papers, 20 February 2019Charles Parton
This Occasional Paper seeks to outline the likely extent of the Chinese Communist Party's interference activities in the UK and to make some recommendations on what needs to be done to counter them
Tags: International Security Studies, Domestic Security, Securing Britain, Intelligence, National Security, Technology
Iran's Objectives and Capabilities: Deterrence and Subversion
Occasional Papers, 19 February 2019Jack Watling
This Occasional Paper explores Iran's foreign policy objectives through a strategic lens, considering strengths, weaknesses, and proxy relationships.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Military Personnel, Terrorism
China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Implications for the UK
Occasional Papers, 14 February 2019Veerle Nouwens
This Occasional Paper explores China's Maritime Silk Road in economic and political terms, its maritime routes, its key destinations and example projects, and its potential strategic implications for the UK
Tags: International Security Studies
Armed Drones in the Middle East: Proliferation and Norms in the Region
Occasional Papers, 17 December 2018Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi and Justin Bronk
This Occasional Paper aims to provide an in-depth inventory of armed drones possessed by Middle Eastern states, assessing quantity, types and timeframes; and to explore where and how armed drones have been used so far, to assess whether and how countries' practices and ethical considerations around airpower and airstrikes are affected.
Tags: Aerospace, International Security Studies, Military Sciences
The 2019 Swiss Security Network Exercise: More Than an Exercise
Morocco’s Strategy in Africa: Rooting Back
The Russian Ambassador who Overreached: Why Russia’s Approach to Belarus Could Change