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Thawing Out Asset Freezes: Reforming Exemptions to UN Terrorism Sanctions
RUSI Newsbrief, 4 September 2020Stephen Reimer
Media claims got it wrong when they reported that the 1267 sanctions committee of the UN Security Council had authorised the unfreezing of bank accounts belonging to several high-profile Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. But the story reveals how humanitarian exemptions to UN asset freezes lack transparency and effectiveness in countering terrorism financing.
Tags: Pakistan, United Nations, AML/CTF
Legislating to Counter Foreign Influence in the UK: Lessons From Across the Pond
RUSI Newsbrief, 28 August 2020Ben Freeman and Tarun Krishnakumar
As it seeks to develop a transparency-based registration framework to counter foreign influence activities, the UK can learn from the rich experience of the US and the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Tags: United States, UK, Domestic Security, Law and Ethics
The Missing Link in Britain’s Forces
RUSI Defence Systems, 25 August 2020Jack Watling
If the British Army is to achieve the digital integration that underpins its Information Manoeuvre concept then its recce platforms need Link-16
Tags: Land Forces
A Gathering Storm? The Chinese ‘Attrition’ Strategy for the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
RUSI Newsbrief, 21 August 2020Alessio Patalano
Chinese activities in the waters around the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands have undergone a significant change over the past few months. This is a potentially dangerous development for Sino–Japanese relations.
Tags: China, Japan, Maritime Forces
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, April 2020
RUSI Journal, 20 August 2020Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the April 2020 issue of the RUSI Journal.
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Book Review: In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba
RUSI Journal, 20 August 2020Raffaello Pantucci
Raffaello Pantucci reviews In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, by C Christine Fair.
Tags: Pakistan, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism, Central and South Asia
Book Review: Dealing with the Russians
RUSI Journal, 20 August 2020Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky
Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky reviews Dealing with the Russians, by Andrew Monaghan.
Tags: Russia, Defence Policy, Europe
Book Review: British Justice, War Crimes and Human Rights Violations: The Age of Accountability
RUSI Journal, 20 August 2020James Stythe
James Stythe reviews British Justice, War Crimes and Human Rights Violations: The Age of Accountability, by Susan L Kemp.
Tags: UK, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, Europe
Book Review: Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict
RUSI Journal, 20 August 2020Stephen Watts
Stephen Watts reviews Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict, by Eli Berman, Joseph H Felter and Jacob N Shapiro.
Tags: Counterinsurgency, Intelligence
How the UK Can Lead in 5G and 6G Security and Standards
RUSI Newsbrief, 14 August 2020Russell Huang and Grant W Turner
The UK has created one of the best tools for mitigating Huawei’s risks. Whether or not the UK Huawei ban stands, its Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre should receive increased funding and support to protect and enhance its interests at home and abroad.
Tags: Cyber, UK, Information, National Security, TechnologyPages
Avoiding the Terrorist Trap: Why Respect for Human Rights is the Key to Defeating Terrorism
RUSI Journal, 29 March 2021Georgia Holmer
Georgia Holmer reviews Avoiding the Terrorist Trap: Why Respect for Human Rights is the Key to Defeating Terrorism, by Tom Parker.
Tags: Law and Ethics, Terrorism
Major Theatre War: Russia Attacks the Baltic States
RUSI Journal, 25 March 2021R D Hooker Jr
A hypothetical article on a future conflict takes stock of how NATO lost the Baltic states and the implications for the Alliance.
Tags: NATO
Somewhere Near to History: The Wartime Diaries of Reginald Hibbert, SOE Officer in Albania, 1943-1944
RUSI Journal, 24 March 2021Christopher Deliso
Christopher Deliso reviews Somewhere Near to History: The Wartime Diaries of Reginald Hibbert, SOE Officer in Albania, 1943-1944, edited by Jane Nicolov.
Tags: History, Intelligence
Blood, Metal and Dust: How Victory Turned into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq
RUSI Journal, 24 March 2021Mungo Melvin
Mungo Melvin reviews Blood, Metal and Dust: How Victory Turned into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq, by Ben Barry.
Tags: UK Defence
Sealing Technology Transfer Leaks: The Whack-a-Mole Analogy
RUSI Journal, 22 March 2021Rebecca Lucas and Trevor Taylor
States that rely on the global exchange of ideas, capital and people face challenges in preventing the theft of sensitive intellectual property.
Tags: Defence Management, Technology
India’s National Security Coordination and Policymaking: Assessing the Role and Influence of Institutions and Individuals
RUSI Journal, 19 March 2021Vinay Kaura
India's National Security Council has become an increasingly important body in the country's defence and security policies.
Tags: Defence Policy
Countering Intelligence Algorithms: Decision Theory, Design Choices and Counter-AI
RUSI Journal, 9 March 2021Peter J Phillips and Gabriela Pohl
Algorithms are not built in a vacuum – they are affected by profoundly human psychological constraints.
Tags: Intelligence, Technology
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, Information, Technology
Between a Pandemic and a Hard Brexit: Grand Strategic Thinking in an Age of Nationalism, Renewed Geopolitical Competition and Human Insecurity
RUSI Journal, 24 February 2021William D James
The UK's turbulent domestic situation has implications for how the country faces external threats.
Tags: Defence Policy, UK Defence
Book Review: Institution Building in Weak States: The Primacy of Local Politics
RUSI Journal, 8 February 2021Andrew Rathmell
Andrew Rathmell reviews Institution Building in Weak States: The Primacy of Local Politics, by Andrew Radin.
Tags: Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
The Personal Costs of War: Illustrated by the 2014 England Football Squad
RUSI Journal, 8 February 2021Jo Spear
Contemporary football provides a reminder of the multinational nature of British society and its historical war effort.
Tags: The Great War, History
Book Review: How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence
RUSI Journal, 7 February 2021Gill Bennett and John Scarlett
Gill Bennett and John Scarlett review How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence, by David Omand.
Tags: Intelligence
Book Review: The Grand Strategies of Great Powers
RUSI Journal, 7 February 2021Peter Layton
Peter Layton reviews The Grand Strategies of Great Powers, by Tudor A Onea.
Tags: Defence Policy, Global Security Issues
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, September 2020
RUSI Journal, 7 February 2021Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the September 2020 issue of the RUSI Journal.
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Captains of War: History in Professional Military Education
RUSI Journal, 2 February 2021Louis Halewood and David Morgan-Owen
History, if used correctly, can have an important role in professional military education.
Tags: History, Military Personnel
The International Community Struggles to Address the Ethiopian Conflict
RUSI Newsbrief, 23 April 2021Martin Plaut
The withdrawal of Tigrayan forces into the countryside has parallels with the civil war of 1974–1991. Yet this time, other regional actors are involved.
Tags: Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Lessons Learned from Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in the Western Balkans
RUSI Newsbrief, 9 April 2021Eric Rosand and Eric Manton
The Western Balkans provides useful lessons for improving ‘whole of society’ approaches for addressing extremist violence, including how governments and civil society organisations in the region as well as international partners can bolster them.
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The Promise and Peril of Russia’s Northern Sea Route
RUSI Newsbrief, 26 March 2021Elizabeth Buchanan
The blockage of the Suez Canal has underscored once more the urgency of diversifying global maritime trade routes. While the Arctic’s Northern Sea Route is often held up as an alternative, it is more likely that the two routes will end up coexisting without undercutting each other.
Tags: Global Security Issues
The Structural Bias for Sanctions
RUSI Newsbrief, 19 March 2021Steven Mann
Sanctions have become a preferred arm of statecraft, especially in Washington. Reasons for this include the West’s confusion in confronting new forms of Russian aggression and the fact that economic sanctions shift the implementation cost from the public to the private sector.
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The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War and the New Strategic Landscape
RUSI Newsbrief, 12 March 2021Michael Hikari Cecire
The war in the South Caucasus has significant implications for regional politics and the wider liberal order.
Tags: Global Security Issues
Seven Reasons Why the US Needs to Re-Engage with Turkey
RUSI Newsbrief, 5 March 2021Taras Kuzio
The election of President Joe Biden presents a strategic opportunity for the US to resume playing a more active role in the South Caucasus, Eurasia and the greater Middle East – if Washington and Ankara can refresh their relationship.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic: Global Challenges Require Global Cooperation
RUSI Newsbrief, 26 February 2021Andrey Krivorotov, Jennifer Cole and Klaus Dodds
The UK–Russia Security Dialogue addresses the ‘new normal’ of international health policy.
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What to Do in Afghanistan?
RUSI Newsbrief, 19 February 2021Greg Mills
Donors are caught in a bind in Afghanistan. But it is a bind that ties.
Tags: NATO
Military Takeover in Myanmar and the International Community: Past as Prologue?
RUSI Newsbrief, 12 February 2021Jürgen Haacke
Will the coup in Myanmar follow historical patterns or take a different and unpredictable trajectory?
Tags: United Nations
Organising Defence in a Competitive Age
RUSI Defence Systems, 22 April 2021Ewan Lawson
As noted, the UK’s approach to defence in a competitive age is built around increasing integration of capabilities to deliver coherent responses to threats both above and below the threshold of armed conflict. In addition, the IOpC emphasises the need for continuity between campaigning and warfighting such that all military activity, at home and abroad, delivers against campaign objectives. Thus...
Tags: Armed Forces
Eyes in the Sky: Space and the Defence Command Paper
RUSI Defence Systems, 30 March 2021Alexandra Stickings
In addition to this, there is a commitment of £1.4 billion over 10 years, spread across several programmes. The first of these is UK Space Command, perhaps the most well known of the new initiatives put forward by the current government. This new Command is intended to provide command-and-control in space, to coordinate commercial space operations and to develop capabilities. It is perhaps...
Tags: Aerospace
Talent in a Competitive Age – Searching for a Solution
RUSI Defence Systems, 26 March 2021Paul O'Neill
Inevitably, perhaps, much attention has been given to the headline reduction of the regular Army’s planned size from 82,000 to 72,500 – the Paper uses the Army’s (under)strength figure as its baseline for comparison – and what this means for the UK’s ability to operate at any significant scale. It must be hoped that Defence’s Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre is wrong about the global...
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The Integrated Review: Technology, Not People, Is the UK’s Finest Asset
RUSI Defence Systems, 25 March 2021Andrew Young
This is a question that should not be taken lightly. Betting big on the transformative potential of technology goes against even the most cursory review of military history. Technological advantages alone rarely – if ever – guarantee success. Rather, it is the side that harnesses available technology to the best effect that succeeds; innovation is found in successfully combining the ways with the...
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A Globally Postured Regional Navy
RUSI Defence Systems, 24 March 2021Sidharth Kaushal
In many ways, this represents the textbook balanced force that figures such as Admiral Richard Hill described as optimal for middle power navies; a force capable of providing deterrent capabilities to secure its vital interest and contributing to broader objectives such as stability further afield. While incapable of operating autonomously, middle powers can generate optionality for themselves by...
Tags: Maritime Forces
On Fewer Wings and a Prayer for the Future: The RAF and the Defence Command Paper
RUSI Defence Systems, 23 March 2021Justin Bronk
In the case of C-130J, the larger A-400M Atlas offers longer range and greater payload with comparable (although somewhat less flexible and a lot less mature) tactical insertion capabilities. While the RAF has struggled to expand the A-400M’s range of cleared capabilities to match those of the proven Hercules fleet, French experience with the aircraft would suggest that this has little to do with...
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Rangers Lead the Way… But Who Follows?
RUSI Defence Systems, 22 March 2021Jack Watling
Changing the ‘Specialised Infantry Group’ into a Security Force Assistance Brigade will allow the Army to provide partner forces with much more rounded and useful support at command echelons. This also provides a command-and-control structure for partnered operations which other elements of the force can plug into. The accompanying element – critical to having credibility with partners – will be...
Tags: Land Forces, UK Defence
What Can the 2011 Libya Campaign Tell Us About the Future Norms of Warfare?
RUSI Defence Systems, 12 March 2021Peter Roberts
In Libya itself, it is worth considering what has changed in country. The situation 10 years, on suggests the West has abjectly failed in its political goals, which is compounded by the unchallenged rise of Russian influence. Libya is now home to a thriving people smuggling business that the EU’s Operation Sophia has dismally failed to counter.What Lessons Should Have Been Learned?Operation...
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Reports of the ‘Failure’ of the F-35 are Premature and Exaggerated
RUSI Defence Systems, 25 February 2021Justin Bronk
First and foremost, there is no guarantee that the ‘fifth-gen-minus’ fighter concept will yield a viable alternative approach when examined as part of the TacAir study. In the recent Saab/Boeing T-7 trainer competition, and reportedly within the shadowy Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) programme, digital design techniques have significantly reduced development timescales and costs compared to...
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The Integrated Review: The UK as a Reluctant Middle Power?
Occasional Papers, 31 March 2021Malcolm Chalmers
In the third of a series of reflections on UK foreign policy, Malcolm Chalmers looks at the government’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
Tags: UK, National Security, UK Defence
UK–Russia Security Dialogue: European Security
Conference Reports, 30 March 2021Malcolm Chalmers and Andrey Kortunov
This Conference Report outlines the main findings of the workshop on ‘European Security’ organised by RUSI and the Russian International Affairs Council in February 2021 as part of the UK–Russia Security Dialogue.
Tags: Russia, UK
Project Sandstone Special Report: Black Gold: Exposing North Korea's Oil Procurement Networks
Other Publications, 22 March 2021James Byrne, Joseph Byrne, Lucas Kuo and Lauren Sung
A joint report between Project Sandstone and C4ADS exposes the networks facilitating North Korea's oil-smuggling activities.
Tags: North Korea, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Taking the Profit Out of Intellectual Property Crime: Piracy and Organised Crime
Whitehall Reports, 8 March 2021Ardi Janjeva, Alexandria Reid and Anton Moiseienko
This Whitehall Report explores how criminals make money from piracy and provides recommendations on how the UK government, law enforcement and private sector stakeholders can decrease the profitability of doing so.
Tags: AML/CTF, UK, Organised Crime, Technology
A Complex Matter: Examining Reporting on Terrorism in the UK
Occasional Papers, 4 March 2021Jessica White
This Occasional Paper analyses the role of media reporting on the impact of terrorism and offers recommendations to both the police and the media on how to improve their relationship and how they communicate and report on terrorism.
Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, UK
21st-Century Assistance Dogs? Harnessing Data and Technology
Conference Reports, 1 March 2021Paul O’Neill and Alison Gregory
This report reflects the learning from a RUSI/PA Consulting-hosted series of discussion groups on data and technology. The groups were held between June and December 2020, and featured representatives from the public sector, multiple industry sectors and academics.
Tags: Technology
The UK’s Response to Cyber Fraud: A Strategic Vision
Occasional Papers, 22 February 2021Sneha Dawda, Ardi Janjeva and Anton Moiseienko
This paper provides targeted, long-term recommendations for stakeholders across government, law enforcement and the private sector to tackle cyber fraud.
Tags: Cyber, UK
The Contested Relationship Between Youth and Violent Extremism: Assessing the Evidence Base in Relation to P/CVE Interventions
Occasional Papers, 8 February 2021Claudia Wallner
This paper examines the key limitations of youth empowerment interventions in preventing and countering violent extremism, and identifies potential solutions to overcome these.
Tags: Tackling Extremism
Exploring National Cyber Security Strategies: Policy Approaches and Implications
Occasional Papers, 3 February 2021Sneha Dawda
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.
Tags: Information, Technology
The Silent Threat: The Impact of Fraud on UK National Security
Occasional Papers, 26 January 2021Helena Wood, Tom Keatinge, Keith Ditcham and Ardi Janjeva
This paper explores the impact of fraud on the UK's national security landscape, and sets out the case for adopting a fundamentally different pathway for responding to the problem.
Tags: AML/CTF, UK, National Security, Organised Crime
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: UK, National Security, Resilience
The Integrated Review: Harnessing the UK’s Financial Capabilities in Support of National Security
Briefing Papers, 5 August 2020Tom Keatinge
This Briefing Paper argues that the UK’s finance capabilities can – and should – contribute to a far greater extent to national security.
Tags: UK, National Security
Rethinking the UK Response to Cyber Fraud: Key Policy Challenges
Briefing Papers, 21 July 2020Sneha Dawda, Ardi Janjeva and Anton Moiseienko
This Briefing Paper outlines the challenges faced in responding to the threat from cyber-enabled fraud in the UK, and provides an overview of the challenges in combating cyber fraud over the next decade and beyond.
Tags: Cyber, UK
Coronavirus: Financial Inclusion Considerations for Risk-Based Supervision and the Virus’s Impact on the Risk-Based Approach
Briefing Papers, 13 July 2020Isabella Chase and Tom Keatinge
This Briefing Paper explores how the financial services opportunities created by the coronavirus pandemic can be used to propel the global adoption of a genuinely risk-based approach to supervision and financial crime controls.
Tags: Coronavirus, AML/CTF
Free Ports, Not Safe Havens: Preventing Crime in the UK’s Future Freeports
Briefing Papers, 27 April 2020Anton Moiseienko, Alexandria Reid and Isabella Chase
This Briefing Paper analyses the possible criminal risks posed by the UK's future freeports.
Tags: UK, Domestic Security, Organised Crime
Data Analytics and Algorithmic Bias in Policing
Briefing Papers, 16 September 2019Alexander Babuta and Marion Oswald
This paper summarises the use of analytics and algorithms for policing within England and Wales, and explores different types of bias that can arise during the product lifecycle.
Tags: Equipment and Acquisitions, UK, Securing Britain, Law and Ethics, National Security, Technology
The UK Cyber Strategy: Challenges for the Next Phase
Briefing Papers, 27 June 2019Conrad Prince and James Sullivan
The UK's 2016 National Cyber Security Strategy reaches its conclusion in 2021. At the midway point of the current strategy, and with an upcoming Spending Review, the focus should now be on building the next strategy. This Briefing Paper poses a series of questions to help frame this debate.
Tags: Cyber, UK, Law and Ethics, National Security, Organised Crime, Technology
No Deal, No Data? The Future of UK–EU Law Enforcement Information Sharing
Briefing Papers, 26 February 2019Alexander Babuta
The UK has been instrumental in developing many of the systems relied upon by EU law enforcement agencies, but the advent of Brexit means that the UK may lose access to these important tools. This briefing paper examines three options for UK–EU law enforcement information sharing post-Brexit.
Tags: European Union, UK, National Security, Europe
The Scale of Money Laundering in the UK: Too Big to Measure?
Briefing Papers, 11 February 2019Anton Moiseienko and Tom Keatinge
By measuring the measurable – rather than lamenting the immeasurability of the immeasurable – the lower bounds of the scale of money laundering in the UK can be established.
Tags: AML/CTF, Intelligence
Brexit and European Security
Briefing Papers, 26 February 2018Malcolm Chalmers
RUSI Deputy Director-General Malcolm Chalmers looks at the security implications for the UK and Europe post-Brexit.
Tags: European Union
War by Others’ Means: Delivering Effective Partner Force Capacity Building
Whitehall Papers, 13 November 2020Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds
In a world of powerful states, countries are likely to partner their armed forces to achieve common aims. Efforts to build capacity in partner forces will play a crucial role.
Tags: Defence Policy, Military Personnel
Decision Points: Rationalising the Armed Forces of European Medium Powers
Whitehall Papers, 30 September 2020Edited by Jack Watling
Europe's medium powers face unavoidable tradeoffs when determining the future shape of their militaries.
Tags: Aerospace, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Land Forces, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, Europe
Future NATO: Adapting to New Realities
Whitehall Papers, 4 April 2020John Andreas Olsen
A rapidly changing security environment poses new challenges for the Atlantic Alliance.
Tags: NATO, Defence Policy, International Institutions, Europe
The Future of NATO Airpower: How are Future Capability Plans Within the Alliance Diverging and How Can Interoperability be Maintained?
Whitehall Papers, 18 December 2019Justin Bronk
NATO members are pursuing different paths – this poses new challenges for working together as an Alliance.
Tags: Aerospace, NATO, Defence Policy, International Institutions
Security in Northern Europe: Deterrence, Defence and Dialogue
Whitehall Papers, 25 October 2018Edited by John Andreas Olsen
There are a number of challenges facing NATO members in coordinating their response to Russia.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, NATO, North America, Americas, Germany, Russia, France, UK, Defence Policy, International Institutions, Europe
Strategic Hedging in the Arabian Peninsula: The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement
Whitehall Papers, 20 September 2018Jean-Loup Samaan
Offering a new perspective on the geopolitics of Gulf-Asian relations.
Tags: Pacific, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
Making Mogadishu Safe: Localisation, Policing and Sustainable Security
Whitehall Papers, 31 July 2018Alice Hills
Tailoring approaches to local conditions has been an important aspect of community security in Mogadishu.
Tags: Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, Domestic Security, National Security, Terrorism, Africa
The Spectre of a Westphalian Europe?
Whitehall Papers, 7 March 2018Luis Simón
European geopolitics is undergoing a major structural revision.
Tags: NATO, Germany, European Union, Russia, France, UK, Defence Policy, UK Defence, Europe
Russia's New Ground Forces: Capabilities, Limitations and Implications for International Security
Whitehall Papers, 28 June 2017Igor Sutaygin with Justin Bronk
Russia is undertaking a number of reforms to enhance the capabilities of its land forces in the twenty-first century.
Tags: Russia, Defence Policy, Land Forces, Europe
China's Eurasian Pivot: The Silk Road Economic Belt
Whitehall Papers, 31 May 2017Raffaello Pantucci and Sarah Lain
The modern Silk Road is a key component of China's political and economic strategy in Eurasia.
Tags: China, Pacific
Sealing Technology Transfer Leaks: The Whack-a-Mole Analogy
RUSI Journal, 22 March 2021Rebecca Lucas and Trevor Taylor
States that rely on the global exchange of ideas, capital and people face challenges in preventing the theft of sensitive intellectual property.
Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management, Technology
Countering Intelligence Algorithms: Decision Theory, Design Choices and Counter-AI
RUSI Journal, 9 March 2021Peter J Phillips and Gabriela Pohl
Algorithms are not built in a vacuum – they are affected by profoundly human psychological constraints.
Tags: Intelligence, Technology
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, Information, Technology
Good Practice for the Development of Autonomous Weapons: Ensuring the Art of the Acceptable, Not the Art of the Possible
RUSI Journal, 21 January 2021Tony Gillespie
Highly autonomous weapon systems require new approaches to all stages of procurement and use to ensure compliance with international law.
Tags: Law and Ethics, Technology
Toxic: A History of Nerve Agents, From Nazi Germany to Putin’s Russia
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020David Crouch
David Crouch reviews Toxic: A History of Nerve Agents, From Nazi Germany to Putin’s Russia, by Dan Kaszeta.
Tags: Global Security Issues, Technology
How the UK Can Lead in 5G and 6G Security and Standards
RUSI Newsbrief, 14 August 2020Russell Huang and Grant W Turner
The UK has created one of the best tools for mitigating Huawei’s risks. Whether or not the UK Huawei ban stands, its Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre should receive increased funding and support to protect and enhance its interests at home and abroad.
Tags: Cyber, Information, National Security, Technology
How Threat Actors are Manipulating the British Information Environment
RUSI Journal, 17 June 2020Daniel Dobrowolski David V Gioe and Alicia Wanless
The UK needs to update its regulatory approach to respond to emerging threats in the information environment.
Tags: Cyber, Information, Technology
Spare Me Your Cyber-Age Technobabble
RUSI Defence Systems, 5 June 2020Jack Watling
If Defence is to appropriately weight cyber operations then there are some dangerous myths about the practicalities of cyber warfare that need to be confronted.
Tags: Cyber, Military Sciences, Technology, UK Defence
Towards the ‘Third Revolution in Military Affairs’: The Russian Military’s Use of AI-Enabled Cyber Warfare
RUSI Journal, 28 May 2020Rod Thornton and Marina Miron
Russia is expecting artificial intelligence to have strategic consequences in cyberspace.
Tags: Cyber, Defence Policy, Technology
Addressing Cyber-Enabled Information Operations
RUSI Newsbrief, 1 May 2020Gary Brown
Perhaps the greatest current cyberspace threat is cyber-enabled information operations, which strike at the narratives that underlie social cohesion. The long-term solution is education in critical thinking, but some legal changes could help blunt the effects in the short term.
Tags: Cyber, Information, Technology
Management of Cyber Security in Defence Supply Chains
RUSI Newsbrief, 24 April 2020Trevor Taylor and Rebecca Lucas
Cyber concerns and foreign direct investments have dragged reluctant UK and US defence authorities further into supply chain management.
Tags: Cyber, Cyber Security, Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management, Technology
War Writing as Ego-Media
RUSI Journal, 17 April 2020Alisa Miller
Blogs were once a place for war writers to communicate calmly with their readers.
Tags: Information, Technology
Artificial Intelligence, Drone Swarming and Escalation Risks in Future Warfare
RUSI Journal, 16 April 2020James Johnson
Artificial intelligence on the battlefield challenges key assumptions which underpin military planning.
Tags: Defence Policy, Maritime Forces, Technology
Space: A Case Study for UK Fusion Doctrine Development?
RUSI Journal, 18 March 2020Joe Fossey
Space is the ideal proving ground for the UK's Fusion Doctrine.
Tags: Defence Policy, Technology, UK Defence
Personalised Deterrence of Cyber Aggression
RUSI Journal, 18 March 2020Elisabeth Braw and Gary Brown
Targeting individuals rather than states might be a better way of deterring cyber attacks.
Tags: Cyber, Military Sciences, Technology
ASEAN’s Outlook: Maintaining Centrality in the Indo-Pacific
Multimedia, 18 November 2020This week, Veerle is joined by Dr. Evan Laksmana, senior researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Dr. Huong Le Thu, senior analyst at the...
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
Episode four: Corruption and Finance in the UK
Multimedia, 12 November 2020The UK regularly finds itself at the centre of money laundering and corruption scandals. But how dire is the situation, really, and is there any hope for change? Author Oliver Bullough does a reality...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies
Western Way of War: When Did Everything Become Securitised?
Multimedia, 12 November 2020Alice Billon-Galland explains to Peter Roberts what a forward-looking reflective exercise is for NATO and what this issues are between the Atlantic Alliance and the EU. They get into why patchwork...
Tags: Military Sciences
Western Way of War: Utility vs Utilisation
Multimedia, 5 November 2020Given the discussion of 'sunset' capabilities and the growing feeling in Brussels that the UK has a credibility problem inside NATO, Peter talks to Mungo Melvin (military historian and former soldier...
Tags: Military Sciences
India’s Indo-Pacific Vision: Stabilising the Indian Ocean Region
Multimedia, 4 November 2020This week, Veerle is joined by Darshana Baruah, Visiting Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Tokyo and non-resident scholar with the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for...
Tags: Bridging the Oceans Podcast Series, China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, India, Maritime Forces, Pacific, Central and South Asia
Living with Uncertainty: The Assumptions Underpinning Chinese Nuclear Strategy
Multimedia, 30 October 2020Tags: Adversarial Studies, Military Sciences
Episode Two: What’s in Store for Sanctions?
Multimedia, 30 October 2020No matter who wins, the US sanctions strategy is sure to be impacted by the upcoming election. How will the results affect Washington’s current favoured foreign policy tool? Emil Dall speaks with...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies
Episode Three: Dark Money and Democracy
Multimedia, 30 October 2020Has foreign ‘dark money’ undermined democracy as we know it? And can a solution lie in a smarter understanding of financial flows? Tom Keatinge is joined by analyst Edward Lucas, Gemma Rogers of...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies
Countering Malign Information Operations: The Lithuanian Experience
Multimedia, 30 October 2020Tags: Adversarial Studies, Military Sciences
Episode One: Kleptocracy and the US Elections
Multimedia, 30 October 2020Much is at stake for the global fight against kleptocracy in 2020 and beyond. Hear why the US election results could be a turning point with former government lawyer Elise Bean, author Ben Judah,...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies
The Trouble with Northern Ireland Legacy Cases
Michèle Flournoy: The Enemy Went to School
Bohemian Forest Dark Tales: The Czech Republic, Russia’s Dirty War Machine and Western Solidarity