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""Any attack on NATO would be an extremely high-risk gamble for Russia and any other state adversary," said Justin Bronk, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a London think tank. "The core purpose of the alliance — to ensure the collective defense of even its most militarily vulnerable members — remains flawed but still at least somewhat effective," he said. "
What is NATO? And what do Trump and Russia think about it?
In The News, 19 April 2018 Tags: United States, NATO, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues
"By arguing that we should let Assad finish the job, we are essentially telegraphing to other authoritarian leaders that it is ok to kill and displace tens of thousands of civilians, as long as they don’t use chemical weapons. We are also not addressing the grievances that enabled IS to find fertile ground in Syria. "
Syria—it’s time to launch a diplomatic war
In The News, 18 April 2018 Tags: United States, Russia, Syria, France, UK, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"Relations between Russia and the UK have taken a hard knock from recent events. It is not going to be easy to repair the damage that has been done. Yet it is precisely in these circumstances that frank and honest dialogue is more important than ever. "
Like it or not, Russia and the UK need each other – and will have to talk
In The News, 18 April 2018 Tags: Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
"“The trajectory that I’ve seen from footage of reported Syrian SAMs don’t match up with what I’d expect to see for intercept attempts against low-flying cruise missiles,” Justin Bronk, an air-combat expert at the Royal United Services Institute, told Business Insider. “I don’t believe the Russian/Syrian intercept claims.” "
Photos of the Syria strike appear to show missile interceptors firing blindly, failing to stop missile attack
In The News, 16 April 2018 Tags: Aerospace, United States, Russia, Military Sciences, Syria, UK, Global Security Issues
"“The concern with the presence of someone on your network is are they simply there looking or as a preparatory measure for something more nefarious? Either is bad. We haven’t seen a lot of damaging attacks yet but I believe we’re going to. If they were on a transport network, for example, the potential is there to disrupt train services. You could get into the signalling network.” "
Russian hackers targeting millions of devices around the world, US and UK warn
In The News, 16 April 2018 Tags: Cyber, Russia, Military Sciences, UK, Intelligence, Technology
Syria and Salisbury: The Continuing Battle to Maintain Trust in Evidence of Illegal Use of Chemical Weapons
Commentary, 16 April 2018
Ryan Henrici
Chemical weapons' usage in Syria clearly required an immediate and forceful response, but the handling of the aftermath of the targeted CW assassination attempt on Sergei and Yulia Skripal continues to pose a long-term challenge for the British government.
Tags: RussiaPages
Syria and Salisbury: The Continuing Battle to Maintain Trust in Evidence of Illegal Use of Chemical Weapons
Commentary, 16 April 2018Ryan Henrici
Chemical weapons' usage in Syria clearly required an immediate and forceful response, but the handling of the aftermath of the targeted CW assassination attempt on Sergei and Yulia Skripal continues to pose a long-term challenge for the British government.
Russia
Strike Options for the US, France and the UK in Syria
Commentary, 11 April 2018Justin Bronk
In 2017, the US launched an ineffective cruise missile attack Syria’s Shayrat airbase in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack. So, what can the Western powers do now to deter the Assad regime from repeating last week’s chlorine gas attack on Douma?
United States, Russia, Military Sciences, Syria, France, UK
Is There a British or European Financial Response to the Salisbury Attack?
Commentary, 11 April 2018Tom Keatinge
Whatever one thinks of the extraterritorial financial reach of the US, the Trump administration is showing leadership in the use of financial power. Can the UK follow suit in Europe?
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, European Union, Russia, UK
Rolling Up Russia’s Red Money Carpet in the UK
Commentary, 26 March 2018Tom Keatinge
Two decades of laying out the welcome mat to Russian cash is haunting the British government in the wake of the assassination attempt in Salisbury.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Russia, UK, Organised Crime
The UK and Russia: What is to be Done?
Commentary, 20 March 2018As Lenin once quipped at a key turning moment in his revolution, chto delat? (What is to be done?). That is precisely the question facing the UK after the attempted assassination in Salisbury of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia.
Russia, UK, EuropePages
The Trump Presidency
Multimedia, 19 January 2017RUSI Director General Dr Karin von Hippel discusses the foreign and security policy challenges of the Trump presidency ahead of his inauguration for Sky News.
Tags: China, United States, US Defence Policy, Iran, NATO, Russia, Global Security Issues
Russian Intelligence and the #Kompromat allegations
Multimedia, 11 January 2017Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director at RUSI examines the allegations behind Russian intelligence and President-elect Donald Trump
Tags: RUSI International, United States, Russia, Intelligence
Russia's Foreign Policy in 2017
Multimedia, 21 December 2016RUSI Research Fellow Sarah Lain predicts that Russia's foreign policy will continue to be a major story in 2017, especially their relationship with the US in the aftermath of the election of Donald...
Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues
The Assassination of Russia's Ambassador to Turkey
Multimedia, 19 December 2016Immediate reaction from RUSI research fellow Michael Stephens to the assassination of Russia's Ambassador to Turkey.
Tags: Turkey, Russia, Syria, Middle East and North Africa
Russia's Air Attack on Daesh
Multimedia, 1 October 2015RUSI experts Dr Igor Sutyagin and Michael Stephens dissect Russia's announced air campaign against ISIS/Daesh
Tags: Aerospace, International Security Studies, Russia, Syria, Global Security Issues, Terrorism
India’s Changing Relationship with Russia: Challenges and Convergences
RUSI Journal, 6 April 2018Vinay Kaura
In navigating its complex geopolitical environment, India should not allow its ties with Russia to weaken.
RUSI Journal, India, Russia
Defining Dialogue: How to Manage Russia–UK Security Relations – Part 2
Conference Reports, 27 March 2018Malcolm Chalmers, Andrey Kortunov, Sarah Lain and Maria Smekalova
Despite tensions and mistrust between the UK and Russia, there are still ways to manage security relations between the two countries. Policymakers on both sides should take note.
Conference Reports, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Russia, UK
Book Review: Armageddon and Paranoia: The Nuclear Confrontation
RUSI Journal, 15 March 2018Gill Bennett
Gill Bennett reviews Armageddon and Paranoia: The Nuclear Confrontation, by Rodric Braithwaite
RUSI Journal, United States, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Book Review: Stalin Ja Suomen Kohtalo [Stalin and the Fate of Finland]
RUSI Journal, 8 March 2018Paul Lever
Paul Lever reviews Stalin Ja Suomen Kohtalo [Stalin and the Fate of Finland], by Kimmo Rentola.
RUSI Journal, Russia, History, Europe
The Spectre of a Westphalian Europe?
Whitehall Papers, 7 March 2018Luis Simón
European geopolitics is undergoing a major structural revision.
Whitehall Papers, NATO, Germany, European Union, Russia, France, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, EuropePages
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 Policy
Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess
Events, 17 March 2016A lecture by Andrew Lownie, literary agent and author.
Russia, UK, HistoryPages
""Any attack on NATO would be an extremely high-risk gamble for Russia and any other state adversary," said Justin Bronk, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a London think tank. "The core purpose of the alliance — to ensure the collective defense of even its most militarily vulnerable members — remains flawed but still at least somewhat effective," he said."
What is NATO? And what do Trump and Russia think about it?
In The News, 19 April 2018 Tags: United States, NATO, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues
"By arguing that we should let Assad finish the job, we are essentially telegraphing to other authoritarian leaders that it is ok to kill and displace tens of thousands of civilians, as long as they don’t use chemical weapons. We are also not addressing the grievances that enabled IS to find fertile ground in Syria."
Syria—it’s time to launch a diplomatic war
In The News, 18 April 2018 Tags: United States, Russia, Syria, France, UK, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"Relations between Russia and the UK have taken a hard knock from recent events. It is not going to be easy to repair the damage that has been done. Yet it is precisely in these circumstances that frank and honest dialogue is more important than ever."
Like it or not, Russia and the UK need each other – and will have to talk
In The News, 18 April 2018 Tags: Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
"“The trajectory that I’ve seen from footage of reported Syrian SAMs don’t match up with what I’d expect to see for intercept attempts against low-flying cruise missiles,” Justin Bronk, an air-combat expert at the Royal United Services Institute, told Business Insider. “I don’t believe the Russian/Syrian intercept claims.”"
Photos of the Syria strike appear to show missile interceptors firing blindly, failing to stop missile attack
In The News, 16 April 2018 Tags: Aerospace, United States, Russia, Military Sciences, Syria, UK, Global Security Issues
"“The concern with the presence of someone on your network is are they simply there looking or as a preparatory measure for something more nefarious? Either is bad. We haven’t seen a lot of damaging attacks yet but I believe we’re going to. If they were on a transport network, for example, the potential is there to disrupt train services. You could get into the signalling network.”"
Russian hackers targeting millions of devices around the world, US and UK warn
In The News, 16 April 2018 Tags: Cyber, Russia, Military Sciences, UK, Intelligence, Technology
After the Strikes: Returning to the Table
Could Russian S-400s Protect Syria Against Cruise Missiles?
How Can Social Media Companies Stop the Spread of Fake News?