You are here
The League of Nations
Lord Eustace PercyRUSI Journal, 30 August 2018
The Great War, UK, History, Europe
Continue Reading
Become A Member
To access the full text of this article and many other benefits, become a RUSI member.
Support Rusi Research
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Related
Clamping the Wheel of the Money Launderers’ ‘Vehicle of Choice’: Reform of the UK Company Registry
Commentary, 29 September 2020Helena Wood
Proposed changes to the UK company formation regime are welcome but must be complemented by statutory reforms to the role of Companies House and sustainable resourcing.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, UK
The Integrated Review Should Prioritise Understanding
Commentary, 28 September 2020Suzanne Raine
The UK government is consulting more widely. But it still needs to grapple with the broader task of transforming information into understanding.
Tags: UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, Information, Intelligence, Technology
The Case for Joint Military–Industry Greyzone Exercises
Briefing Papers, 28 September 2020Elisabeth Braw
This Briefing Paper suggests that joint military–industry exercises can help build resilience against the increasing number of greyzone attacks that liberal democracies are facing.
Tags: Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence, Briefing Papers, UK, National Security, ResiliencePages
The UN and Peacekeeping in the UK’s Integrated Review
Commentary, 5 June 2020Ewan Lawson
The UK is a leading contributor to UN peacekeeping operations. It should continue to be so, while promoting a wider reform agenda of the organisation.
Tags: UK Integrated Review 2021, United Nations, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Replacing the ‘Golden Age’ Policy Towards China
Commentary, 27 May 2020Sir Bernard Jenkin
If the UK ever did enjoy a ‘golden age’ with China, it is emphatically over now. The escalating anxiety about Western dependency on Huawei was in some ways but a harbinger of the present crisis.
Tags: China, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK
The Open Skies Treaty and Prospects for European Confidence-Building Measures
Commentary, 22 May 2020Sarah Martin and Nick Reynolds
Officials from Donald Trump’s administration have now announced that the US will formally withdraw in six months from the Open Skies Treaty. The viability of multilateral confidence- and security-building measures is called into question.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, United States, US Defence Policy, Russia, Defence Policy, Intelligence, EuropePages
Book Review: Byron to Bin Laden: A History of Foreign War Volunteers
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Andrew Glazzard
Andrew Glazzard reviews Byron to Bin Laden: A History of Foreign War Volunteers, by Nir Arielli.
Tags: RUSI Journal, History
Book Review: The Secret World: A History of Intelligence
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Neil Kent
Neil Kent reviews The Secret World: A History of Intelligence, by Christopher Andrew.
Tags: RUSI Journal, History, Intelligence
Book Review: The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Andre Stemmet
Andre Stemmet reviews The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World, by Oona A Hathaway and Scott J Shapiro
Tags: RUSI Journal, International Responses, HistoryPages
Annual Chief of the Defence Staff Lecture 2015
Events, 16 December 2015Lecture by General Sir Nicholas Houghton, Chief of the Defence Staff, UK Ministry of Defence will deliver his annual speech to RUSI.
Tags: Armed Forces, UK Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence
Security and the High North
Events, 14 December 2015Recognising the importance of security issues as they apply to Scotland, RUSI is initiating a series of events in Scotland. The first of these will take place at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
Tags: Military Sciences, Scottish Defence and Security Policy, National Security, Europe
The UK and the EU: Redefining the Relationship or Heading for the Exit?
Events, 7 December 2015RUSI is delighted to host the second RUSI-Ditchley Foundation roundtable, this time revisiting the discussions had at the recent Ditchley conference on Britain's current negotiations with the EU and...
Tags: RUSI International, Europe
Diversity in the UK's Intelligence Agencies
Financing Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism
New UK Government Initiative to Support High-Risk, High-Reward Military Science Needs Refinement