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"“It doesn’t mean NATO is all about Russia, but Russia is the primary state-based threat that NATO countries worry about,” said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director-general at Royal United Services Institute in London. "
US, allies practice shooting down ballistic missiles amid global tensions
In The News, 18 October 2017 Tags: United States, NATO, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
"That is not to say that constructive dialogue is not a genuine shared interest, but it will be in small measure at first rather than any post-Brexit grand agreement. Although the very public failure of Boris Johnson to visit Moscow has damaged diplomatic progress, the UK is trying in more subtle ways to restore military-to-military meetings and dialogue on risk reduction and transparency, having cut such engagement in light of Ukraine. "
Russia-UK Relations Post-Brexit: Opportunity or Dead End?
In The News, 13 October 2017 Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
Growing Pakistan–Russia Military Ties Reflect Central Asia’s Changing Geopolitics
Commentary, 12 October 2017
Kamal Alam
Pakistan’s military is intensifying security cooperation with Russia. It is a remarkable and historic turnaround for two countries that for many decades considered each other rivals.
Tags: Pakistan, Russia, Europe, Central and South Asia
RDS Special: Formations and Units involved in ‘Zapad-2017’ Russian-Belarussian strategic exercises
RUSI Defence Systems, 6 October 2017
Igor Sutyagin
Initial analysis suggests that the recent ‘Zapad-2017’ joint strategic exercises of Russia and Belarus (14-20 September) justified the concerns of external observers about the scale and content of the exercises, as well as constituting a possible Russian violation of the Vienna Document provisions of 2011
Tags: Russia, Land Operations
The Russian Military’s New ‘Main Emphasis’: Asymmetric Warfare
RUSI Journal, 5 October 2017
Rod Thornton
Russia’s armed forces are at the centre of the country’s efforts to win wars without using violence.
Tags: Russia, Defence Policy, Information, Europe
Book Review: Sevastopol’s Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin
RUSI Journal, 3 October 2017
Neil Kent
Neil Kent reviews Sevastopol’s Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin, by Mungo Melvin.
Tags: Russia, History, EuropePages
Growing Pakistan–Russia Military Ties Reflect Central Asia’s Changing Geopolitics
Commentary, 12 October 2017Kamal Alam
Pakistan’s military is intensifying security cooperation with Russia. It is a remarkable and historic turnaround for two countries that for many decades considered each other rivals.
Pakistan, Russia, Europe, Central and South Asia
Does North Korea Matter to Russia?
Commentary, 28 September 2017Sarah Lain
Chinese, Russian and US cooperation at the UN over North Korea’s nuclear developments does not mean that these countries see the threat in the same way. However, Russia has the potential to play a constructive role in de-escalating tensions.
North Korea, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe, Pacific
Zapad-2017: Moscow’s Rules
Commentary, 14 September 2017Igor Sutyagin
As Russia’s major military exercises start, Moscow is consistently attempting to undermine its own international obligations to allow foreign observers to monitor these manoeuvres.
Russia, Europe
Russian–Western Dialogue: All Thoughts, No Action
Commentary, 13 September 2017Sarah Lain
Although Russia’s relations with key Western partners remain tense if not deadlocked, there is no shortage of suggestions coming from Moscow for cooperation.
Russia, Europe
Zapad-2017: Why Do the Numbers Matter?
Commentary, 12 September 2017Igor Sutyagin
Russia’s declared number of troops taking part in the biannual Zapad-2017 military exercise, about to start in Belarus, reveals that Moscow is almost certainly being ‘economical with the truth’.
Russia, 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
RDS Special: Formations and Units involved in ‘Zapad-2017’ Russian-Belarussian strategic exercises
RUSI Defence Systems, 6 October 2017Igor Sutyagin
Initial analysis suggests that the recent ‘Zapad-2017’ joint strategic exercises of Russia and Belarus (14-20 September) justified the concerns of external observers about the scale and content of...
Russia, Land Operations, RUSI Defence Systems
The Russian Military’s New ‘Main Emphasis’: Asymmetric Warfare
RUSI Journal, 5 October 2017Rod Thornton
Russia’s armed forces are at the centre of the country’s efforts to win wars without using violence.
RUSI Journal, Russia, Defence Policy, Information, Europe
Book Review: Sevastopol’s Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin
RUSI Journal, 3 October 2017Neil Kent
Neil Kent reviews Sevastopol’s Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin, by Mungo Melvin.
RUSI Journal, Russia, History, Europe
Corporate Raiding in Russia: Tackling the Legal, Semi-Legal and Illegal Practices that Constitute Reiderstvo Tactics
Occasional Papers, 11 July 2017Sarah Lain
This paper explores Russian corporate raiding (reiderstvo) tactics, which are used to pressure and/or steal businesses, often with the complicity of corrupt state authorities. The paper argues that...
Occasional Papers, International Security Studies, Russia
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.
Whitehall Papers, International Security Studies, Russia, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Land Forces, EuropePages
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, History
The Future of Russia-NATO Relations
Events, 22 February 2016His Excellency Mr Alexander Grushko, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO spoke at RUSI on the future of Russia-NATO relations.
International Security Studies, RussiaPages
"“It doesn’t mean NATO is all about Russia, but Russia is the primary state-based threat that NATO countries worry about,” said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director-general at Royal United Services Institute in London."
US, allies practice shooting down ballistic missiles amid global tensions
In The News, 18 October 2017 Tags: United States, NATO, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
"That is not to say that constructive dialogue is not a genuine shared interest, but it will be in small measure at first rather than any post-Brexit grand agreement. Although the very public failure of Boris Johnson to visit Moscow has damaged diplomatic progress, the UK is trying in more subtle ways to restore military-to-military meetings and dialogue on risk reduction and transparency, having cut such engagement in light of Ukraine."
Russia-UK Relations Post-Brexit: Opportunity or Dead End?
In The News, 13 October 2017 Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
"Igor Sutyagin, the senior research fellow for Russian studies at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) think tank in London, describes this as an attempt to create "a lean, fully manned, combat-ready force, fully - or to the best possible extent - equipped with the up-to-date equipment [and] supported by agile rear infrastructure"."
Zapad: What can we learn from Russia's latest military exercise?
In The News, 20 September 2017 Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, UK Defence
"Officially, the exercise involves just under 13,000 troops but Igor Sutyagin, senior research fellow of Russian Studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said in a note Tuesday that this number will be easily surpassed."
Massive Russian military exercise heightens fear of troop build-up on western border
In The News, 13 September 2017 Tags: International Security Studies, Russia
"Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, has repeatedly called for greater support for small- and medium-sized enterprises, yet the risks of prosperous businesses being pressured by local authorities or hostile competitors are still high. If faith in Russia’s business climate is to be increased, the ombudsman must be empowered to intervene more in genuine reiderstvo cases and the government should strengthen legislation to protect businesses from corrupt officials and hostile competitors. "
Russia’s corporate raiders add to threat from sanctions
In The News, 9 August 2017 Tags: AML/CTF, International Security Studies, Russia
MI5 Chief: Daesh Is Dead in Syria and Iraq – But Threat Here is Growing Rapidly
An Angry Tehran Cautious after Trump’s Iran Nuclear Speech
Iran and Paraskevidekatriaphobia