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Russia's investment in its electronic, cyber and information capabilities should concern NATO states.
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This Occasional Paper examines national cyber security strategies from around the world and identifies six recurring policy challenges to be considered when building a national cyber strategy.
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Half of the National Risk Register is Missing
RUSI Newsbrief, 22 January 2021Suzanne Raine
The UK’s National Risk Register ought to be more than a list of bad things which can happen to us. To learn the lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, it needs to be anchored in an improved risk management system which uses empowered analysis to anticipate – and therefore reduce – shocks.
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Preparedness, Procurement and Defence Governance in Central and Eastern Europe
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Transparency International’s Government Defence Integrity Index for Central and Eastern Europe suggests slippage in defence governance standards across the region.
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The Czech domestic intelligence service details the threats to which the Central European country is exposed. It shows the broader challenges of talking about threats as mistrust in established institutions grows in a postfactual era.
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The Integrated Review Should Prioritise Understanding
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The UK government is consulting more widely. But it still needs to grapple with the broader task of transforming information into understanding.
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Russian Electronic Warfare, Cyber and Information Operations in Ukraine: Implications for NATO and Security in the Baltic States
RUSI Journal, 24 February 2021Duncan McCrory
Russia's investment in its electronic, cyber and information capabilities should concern NATO states.
Tags: Cyber, RUSI Journal, Russia, Information, Technology
Half of the National Risk Register is Missing
RUSI Newsbrief, 22 January 2021Suzanne Raine
The UK’s National Risk Register ought to be more than a list of bad things which can happen to us. To learn the lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, it needs to be anchored in an improved risk management system which uses empowered analysis to anticipate – and therefore reduce – shocks.
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, UK, Information, National Security
Resistance and Information Warfare in Mosul and Raqqa: In Darkness, Light
RUSI Journal, 22 December 2020Mike 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, InformationPages

Countering Interference at the Next US Election
Multimedia, 12 August 2020Elisabeth Braw, head of RUSI's Modern Deterrence project, talks about efforts to counter foreign interference at the next US Election.
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Assessing the Impact of the Greece 2015 Elections
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Independent Surveillance Review Publishes Report: 'A Democratic Licence to Operate’
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Events, 8 November 2017Artificial intelligence (AI) will play a transformative role in the twenty-first century human experience – including conflict. What role exactly remains to be seen, yet we have already had a glimpse...
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POSTPONED: Social Media and Terrorist Finance: Vulnerabilities and Responses
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