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Energy Security Issues in Central Asia and Beyond: Twenty-Five Years of Independence
Conference Reports, 3 May 2017
Sarah Lain and Raffaello Pantucci
This report offers a summary of the main comments and conclusions of a workshop on energy security in Central Asia held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 14–15 December 2016.
Tags: International Security Studies, Technology, Central and South Asia
Central Asia: A Nuclear–Terrorism Nexus?
Commentary, 6 April 2017
Sophie Henderson
Central Asia's increasing vulnerability to the smuggling of nuclear fissile material poses a potential threat to international security and requires a multilateral response.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Central and South Asia
Book Review: Strategic Narratives, Public Opinion, and War: Winning Domestic Support for the Afghan War
RUSI Journal, 3 April 2017
Beatrice Heuser
Beatrice Heuser reviews Strategic Narratives, Public Opinion, and War: Winning Domestic Support for the Afghan War, edited by Beatrice de Graaf et al.
Tags: Afghanistan, Counterinsurgency, The War on Terror, Central and South Asia
"China and Russia have a cordial relationship in the region, but the local dynamics are shifting. China is slowly displacing Russia, and this will have consequences for China’s responsibilities and on how the region looks to Beijing as it goes from passive trade partner to major security and foreign policy partner. "
Is China prepared for a new mantle in Central Asia amid the roll-out of its belt and road?
In The News, 19 March 2017 Tags: China, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
"For Beijing, a stable and secure Afghanistan is both key to domestic security as well as its growing investments in Pakistan. And it is not always clear that Beijing finds operating in Pakistan easy. There have been stories of lawsuits, a local population who feel they are not being included in the process as well as human casualties as CPEC tries to bring development to Pakistan's more isolated regions. China is discovering building CPEC is not a smooth ride. "
China's expanding security role in Afghanistan
In The News, 1 March 2017 Tags: China, Afghanistan, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
India’s Space Programme Goes Sky High
RUSI Defence Systems, 20 February 2017
Elizabeth Quintana
The launch of more than 100 satellites on board the Indian Polar Space Launch Vehicle (PSLV) last week has smashed the previous world record held by Russia since 2014. India’s space programme is driven by regional competition and security concerns, national ambition in the scientific domain and, above all, a laser focus on cost effectiveness.
Tags: Aerospace, India, Technology, Central and South AsiaPages
Central Asia: A Nuclear–Terrorism Nexus?
Commentary, 6 April 2017Sophie Henderson
Central Asia's increasing vulnerability to the smuggling of nuclear fissile material poses a potential threat to international security and requires a multilateral response.
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Central and South Asia
The War on Cash
Commentary, 6 January 2017Haylea Campbell
The war on cash – and especially against high-denomination banknotes – has gathered pace over the past year. It is a campaign in which countries have taken different approaches with differing results, but one which is likely to be continued and spread world-wide.
AML/CTF, Central and South America, India, Central and South Asia
The Global War on Cash: Another Front in the Fight Against Corruption and Crime
Commentary, 2 December 2016Haylea Campbell
The global fight against money laundering and financial crime continues unabated, albeit in different and often surprising forms and locations, as three disparate recent events have indicated. And cash, in the form of high-denomination bank notes, is being targeted.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, India, Europe, Central and South Asia
The Case for Increased International Diplomatic Engagement with India and Pakistan
Commentary, 23 November 2016Aaditya Dave
Tensions are rising again between India and Pakistan over violent attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. India and Pakistan have differing views on the role of international mediation in resolving this conflict. But foreign involvement remains essential, and China–US cooperation may be a way forward.
China, Pakistan, United States, India, International Security Studies, The Pakistan Nexus, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
Indian Air Force Offers Largest Fighter Prize in Decades ... Again
Commentary, 27 October 2016Justin Bronk
A new Request for Information, a standard business process for collecting written information about the capabilities of various suppliers, has been issued by the Indian Air Force. It will whet the appetite of many foreign producers, although only a few stand any chance of winning the future contract.
Aerospace, India, Military Sciences, Central and South AsiaPages
Energy Security Issues in Central Asia and Beyond: Twenty-Five Years of Independence
Conference Reports, 3 May 2017Sarah Lain and Raffaello Pantucci
This report offers a summary of the main comments and conclusions of a workshop on energy security in Central Asia held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 14–15 December 2016.
Conference Reports, International Security Studies, Technology, Central and South Asia
Ready for Peace? The Afghan Taliban after a Decade of War
Briefing Papers, 31 January 2017Theo Farrell and Michael Semple
Despite high-profile success on the battlefield, interviews with Taliban personnel reveal substantial discord within the group.
Afghanistan, Briefing Papers, The decade after 9/11, The Pakistan Nexus, Counterinsurgency, The War on Terror, Central and South Asia
Security and Stability along the Silk Road
Conference Reports, 29 February 2016Sarah Lain and Raffaello Pantucci
Proceedings of a 19 January 2016 workshop on the security context for the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) across Central Asia and the stabilising effects of investment and infrastructure development
New Silk Road, Conference Reports, International Security Studies, Central and South Asia
The Economics of the Silk Road Economic Belt
Conference Reports, 27 November 2015Sarah Lain and Raffaello Pantucci
Proceedings of a 20 October 2015 workshop on the Silk Road Economic Belt, its logic and impact
China, New Silk Road, Conference Reports, International Security Studies, Central and South Asia
Defeating Complex Insurgency: Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan (WHP 64)
Whitehall Papers, 1 January 2005John Mackinlay
The international response to insurgency and terrorism is at present too unwieldy and disparately motivated to succeed in taking a manoeuvrist approach.
Whitehall Papers, Afghanistan, International Security Studies, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, International Responses, Terrorism, Al-Qa'ida, Terrorism, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North AfricaPages
The Great Game Replayed
Events, 12 September 2016A lecture by Ambassador K.C. Singh on the political history and current global impact of the North West frontier.
Defence, Industries and Society, Central and South Asia
China and the United States in 21st Century Asia
Events, 6 June 2016At this event Capt. Bernard D. Cole, USN (Ret.) and Dr. Cynthia Watson from the U.S. National War College will address U.S. policy in the Asia-Pacific as China grows in economic, military, and...
International Security Studies, Central and South Asia
Expectations for the NATO Warsaw Summit: A Presentation by the State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
Events, 14 April 2016In addressing Georgia’s stance on NATO and the EU, David Bakradze will discuss the role of strategic communications in the build up to the 2016 NATO Summit.
United Nations, European Union, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Georgia, Global Security Issues, Europe, Central and South Asia
'One Belt One Road' and Security in Xinjiang
Events, 17 March 2016In this event, Dr Michael Clarke, internationally recognised expert on the politics of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Chinese foreign policy, will discuss China's ‘One Belt, One Road’...
China, Tackling Extremism, Asia, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Military Personnel, Central and South Asia
Gender, Conflict and Peace: How Should Women Lead in Peacekeeping and Post-Conflict Operations?
Events, 8 March 2016In celebration of International Women’s Day, RUSI’s Under 35s Forum a panel discussion on the role of women in peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction
Central and South America, Global Security Issues, Africa, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North AfricaPages
"China and Russia have a cordial relationship in the region, but the local dynamics are shifting. China is slowly displacing Russia, and this will have consequences for China’s responsibilities and on how the region looks to Beijing as it goes from passive trade partner to major security and foreign policy partner."
Is China prepared for a new mantle in Central Asia amid the roll-out of its belt and road?
In The News, 19 March 2017 Tags: China, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
"For Beijing, a stable and secure Afghanistan is both key to domestic security as well as its growing investments in Pakistan. And it is not always clear that Beijing finds operating in Pakistan easy. There have been stories of lawsuits, a local population who feel they are not being included in the process as well as human casualties as CPEC tries to bring development to Pakistan's more isolated regions. China is discovering building CPEC is not a smooth ride."
China's expanding security role in Afghanistan
In The News, 1 March 2017 Tags: China, Afghanistan, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
"Watch Kamal Alam on relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan"
What lies behind uneasy Afghanistan-Pakistan ties?
In The News, 17 February 2017 Tags: Pakistan, Afghanistan, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
"'With China becoming the region’s most influential economic actor, steadily increasing its role in local security and politics, Central Asian powers are seeking to broaden their engagement and bring to life a long-advocated ‘multi-vector’ diplomatic approach.'"
Central Asian connectivity: Going beyond China
In The News, 11 January 2017 Tags: China, International Security Studies, Pacific, Central and South Asia
"'If Pakistan fears that India may aspire to destroying Pakistan’s nukes on the ground, thereby undercutting mutual deterrence, then it makes sense to put weapons at sea, where they are more survivable.This would come with a huge price tag.' "
Pakistan fires its first submarine-based nuclear cruise missile
In The News, 9 January 2017 Tags: Pakistan, India, International Security Studies, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Central and South Asia
Judgement Postponed: The Financial Action Task Force Extends Iran’s Lifeline
Organisational Futures: Four Critical Lessons
The Start of the Brexit Negotiations