The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008
By Thomas Ricks
Penguin, 2009
Jagannath Panda
As the UK considers an engagement strategy with the Indo-Pacific after Brexit, the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative offers a chance to build a free-trade bloc amongst ‘like-minded nations’ and deepen strategic ties in the region.
Tags: China, Japan, RUSI Newsbrief, India, UK, Pacific
David Hutt
Having failed to beat the EU to the Indo-Pacific, and with US–EU relations less than ideal ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration this month, the UK could carve out a niche in Asia by aligning with US policy.
Tags: United States, UK
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
David Hutt
Having failed to beat the EU to the Indo-Pacific, and with US–EU relations less than ideal ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration this month, the UK could carve out a niche in Asia by aligning with US policy.
Tags: United States, UK
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
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
Jagannath Panda
As the UK considers an engagement strategy with the Indo-Pacific after Brexit, the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative offers a chance to build a free-trade bloc amongst ‘like-minded nations’ and deepen strategic ties in the region.
Tags: China, Japan, RUSI Newsbrief, India, UK, Pacific
Oliver Yule-Smith
Realising a new approach to Beijing following the Integrated Review will require policymakers to acknowledge the significant historical baggage that comes with policy design in this area. Avoiding these pitfalls will be integral to ensuring a clear-eyed strategy for China.
Tags: China, RUSI Newsbrief, UK
Mike Stevens
Information warfare against the Islamic State made extensive use of two-way communication channels between those inside and outside the occupied cities.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Iraq, Information
Peggy Hollinger, International Business Editor at the Financial Times discusses a new RUSI paper authored by Trevor Taylor and John Louth. The paper suggests that the UK needs a speedier defence...
Armed Forces, Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
In this episode Karin talks to Sir John Scarlett about his career in the British Secret Intelligence Service, including his time as Chief. They discuss the collapse of the Soviet Union, 9/11 and even...
The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Defence Policy, UK, Intelligence, International Institutions, Terrorism, Europe
Armed Forces, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, UK, Land Forces, Military Personnel, UK Defence
In this short video RUSI explores the increasingly significant role of the commercial sector in modern British defence capabilities. RUSI talks to a number of experts on how private industry is...
Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Spending, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence
RUSI contributed to a joint study by European think tanks exploring the state of defence budgets in the UK. Professor John Louth, Director of RUSI's Defence, Industry and Society Programme was the...
Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Spending, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Europe
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
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick delivered the inaugural RUSI Annual Security Lecture.
Tags: Cyber, Organised Crime and Policing, UK, Technology, Europe
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