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By Parity and Presence: Deterring Russia with Conventional Land Forces
Occasional Papers, 14 July 2020
Jack Watling
In a new era of great power competition, the UK must strengthen its ability to take proactive deterrence measures.
Tags: Russia, Military Sciences, UK, Land Forces
Belarus and Russian Oil: All Is Not as It Seems
Commentary, 7 July 2020
Mateusz Kubiak
Belarus has developed its own oil supply diversification strategy. However, the country might ultimately use this to secure better terms of cooperation with Russian companies, rather than to reduce its overall dependency on Moscow.
Tags: Russia
Russia’s Revised Constitution Shows Putin is No Friend of Japan
Commentary, 6 July 2020
James D J Brown
The constitutional referendum in Russia has closed the door to a potential territorial compromise with Japan.
Tags: Japan, Russia
Dissatisfaction Among the Russian Security Services
RUSI Newsbrief, 3 July 2020
Emily Ferris
Discontent within Russia’s security services continues to simmer, just as Vladimir Putin is likely to need their loyalty most.
Tags: International Security Studies, Russia
Open Skies Clouded by Sham and Ambiguity
Commentary, 2 July 2020
Andrei Kelin
Tags: United States, Russia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
"Russia’s approach to the Baltic states is occasionally framed as an imminent territorial takeover. This view has become salient since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, when other nearby countries became concerned that they may be in Russia’s sights. In fact, Russia is unlikely to be interested in a territorial incursion in the Baltics, not least because this would trigger NATO’s Article 5, its collective defense principle, and because Russia would be unlikely to win in a conflict against NATO allies. "
Unplugging the Baltic States: Why Russia’s Economic Approach May Be Shifting
In The News, 1 July 2020 Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, EuropePages
Belarus and Russian Oil: All Is Not as It Seems
Commentary, 7 July 2020Mateusz Kubiak
Belarus has developed its own oil supply diversification strategy. However, the country might ultimately use this to secure better terms of cooperation with Russian companies, rather than to reduce its overall dependency on Moscow.
Russia
Russia’s Revised Constitution Shows Putin is No Friend of Japan
Commentary, 6 July 2020James D J Brown
The constitutional referendum in Russia has closed the door to a potential territorial compromise with Japan.
Japan, Russia
Open Skies Clouded by Sham and Ambiguity
Commentary, 2 July 2020Andrei Kelin
United States, Russia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Russia's New Nuclear Strategy: Unanswered Questions
Commentary, 26 June 2020Maxim Starchak
Russia’s newly released nuclear strategy document has done little to clarify the country’s policies, and raises more questions than it answers.
Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, National Security
Russia and the Woolly Mammoth Trade: How Climate Change Drives Illegal Tusk Trafficking
Commentary, 24 June 2020Emily Ferris and Joanna Hosa
A trade in remains of a long-extinct animal gives rise to some very topical environmental debates.
International Security Studies, RussiaPages
Russian and Chinese Air Defences
Multimedia, 1 May 2020Justin Bronk, Research Fellow at RUSI outlines the current state of Russian and Chinese air defence capabilities.
Tags: Adversarial Studies, Aerospace, Russia, Military Sciences, UK, Profession of Arms, Technology
Russian and Chinese Assistance in the Coronavirus Crisis
Multimedia, 3 April 2020Russia and China are giving assistance to Italy during the Coronavirus pandemic. Should NATO be worried?
Tags: China, Coronavirus, Russia, Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence
Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Multimedia, 18 June 2019Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi talks to BBC News about the Iran Nuclear Deal. One year after the U.S. withdrew from the Iran Deal, Iran is looking to scale back its commitment.
Tags: United States, Iran, Americas, Germany, International Security Studies, Russia, France, UK, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
The US-Russia Nuclear Treaty Under Threat
Multimedia, 21 October 2018After reports that the USA may with from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director General of the Royal United Services Institute speaks to BBC news...
Tags: United States, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
US Sanctions on Russia
Multimedia, 10 August 2018Emily Ferris, RUSI Research Fellow, on the new US sanctions on Russia and what the Russian response might look like.
Tags: United States, International Security Studies, RussiaPages
By Parity and Presence: Deterring Russia with Conventional Land Forces
Occasional Papers, 14 July 2020Jack Watling
In a new era of great power competition, the UK must strengthen its ability to take proactive deterrence measures.
Occasional Papers, Russia, Military Sciences, UK, Land Forces
Dissatisfaction Among the Russian Security Services
RUSI Newsbrief, 3 July 2020Emily Ferris
Discontent within Russia’s security services continues to simmer, just as Vladimir Putin is likely to need their loyalty most.
RUSI Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Russia
Understanding NATO
RUSI Journal, 22 June 2020John Andreas Olsen
NATO must be nimble as it responds to new challenges, both inside and outside the Alliance.
RUSI Journal, NATO, Americas, Russia, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Europe
Book Review: The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines Between War and Peace
RUSI Journal, 1 June 2020Andrew Monaghan
Andrew Monaghan reviews The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines Between War and Peace, by Oscar Jonsson.
RUSI Journal, Russia, Defence Policy, Europe
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.
Cyber, RUSI Journal, Russia, Defence Policy, Technology, EuropePages
Breaking the Ice – Russia and the West in 2019
Events, 9 January 2019Our next Under 35's Forum event will be a round table briefing followed by discussion led by RUSI's Russia and Eurasia Research Fellow, Emily Ferris
United States, Russia, UK
Transatlantic Traumas: A discussion with Professor Stanley R. Sloan on the future of the West
Events, 16 April 2018Professor Stanley R. Sloan will discuss his latest book, Transatlantic traumas: Has illiberalism brought the West to the brink of collapse?, which examines the external threats and internal...
RUSI International, United States, Americas, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
Understanding the Cyber Threat Landscape
Events, 9 February 2017This RUSI Under 35 Forum event explored the geopolitics of cyber attacks, with speakers including Taavi Rõivas, former Prime Minister of Estonia
Cyber, Russia, Technology
Security Risks and Challenges: A View from Bulgaria
Events, 24 October 2016The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, H.E. Mr Daniel Mitov, will give a speech on the challenges facing the south-eastern flank of NATO and the EU.
Turkey, Russia, Europe
How Not to Become a Spy: In Conversation with Justin Lifflander
Events, 13 May 2016Justin Lifflander, former weapons inspector during the Cold War, will share his experience working in the former Soviet Union and provide his perspective on current Russia-U.S. relations.
International Security Studies, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyPages
"Russia’s approach to the Baltic states is occasionally framed as an imminent territorial takeover. This view has become salient since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, when other nearby countries became concerned that they may be in Russia’s sights. In fact, Russia is unlikely to be interested in a territorial incursion in the Baltics, not least because this would trigger NATO’s Article 5, its collective defense principle, and because Russia would be unlikely to win in a conflict against NATO allies."
Unplugging the Baltic States: Why Russia’s Economic Approach May Be Shifting
In The News, 1 July 2020 Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, Europe
"Putin's determination to avoid taking the blame for any missteps dealing with the virus and his use of local leaders as human shields has not, though, gone unnoticed by his constituents. A recent independent poll found that trust in Putin fell by 10 percentage points between January and May, to 25%, the lowest in years. At the same time, more respondents felt that governors or mayors were doing a good job than those who said the central government was. "
Putin is failing to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, and Russians know it
In The News, 10 June 2020 Tags: Russia
"The response by Belarus’s two main Orthodox denominations to the coronavirus outbreak has been uncoordinated, inconsistent, and slow, attracting increased scrutiny."
Conspiracies and Communion
In The News, 27 May 2020 Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, Europe
"“Despite having created a highly centralized political system, he is not going to be the commander-in-chief of this war. Instead, he would rather force local leaders to take the tough decisions, demanding they both save lives and save the economy, while sniping at them from the sidelines,” according to Mark Galeotti, an analyst at Britain's Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and a columnist for the Moscow Times. “He is retaining real power, but handing his boyars the burden of coronavirus,” he adds. "
In Russia, Rumblings of Discontent Grow as Oligarchs Move to Plug Gaps
In The News, 15 May 2020 Tags: Coronavirus, Russia
"“The COVID-19 crisis is highlighting one of Putin’s less-inspiring traits — his willingness to let certain serious challenges become someone else’s problem,” said Mark Galeotti, an analyst at Britain's Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and a columnist for The Moscow Times. "
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Russia's Putin Missing in Action, Critics Say
In The News, 15 April 2020 Tags: Russia
Western Way of War: The Death of Military Superiority
The UK Ministry of Defence’s Adoption of the Government-Wide System for Project Approvals, Part II: Risks and Hopes for the New System
The Information Domain Threat Environment