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"“It cannot just be small steps,” he said. “It still requires the big speech, the big vision. She will need to answer the question: ‘What is Britain’s role?’ She cannot escape this question.” "
May’s Macron opening forged in battle
In The News, 19 April 2018 Tags: RUSI International, UK, Global Security Issues
"I don't think she had much choice by announcing the strikes through Twitter, President Trump made this a personal call to action with his own image and credibility at stake, and he's an openly transactional president." "
Syria strikes keep home fires burning for UK's May and France's Macron
In The News, 19 April 2018 Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, Syria, France, UK, 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 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
"The U.K. government doesn't explicitly require Parliament's approval to launch military action but lawmakers have been consulted in recent years, especially over Syria. “This does appear to be a change in approach by the government,” said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director-general of the Royal United Services Institute. "
U.K.’s May Defends Striking Syria Without Seeking Parliament’s Backing
In The News, 16 April 2018 Tags: Syria, UK, Global Security IssuesPages
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
Brexit in Space: Will the UK have Access to the Galileo Satellite Network?
Commentary, 9 April 2018Alexandra Stickings
Recent media reports have raised doubts about a post-Brexit Britain’s future access to the EU’s Galileo satellite network. It is imperative this is properly addressed during Brexit negotiations.
Aerospace, Brexit Briefings, UK, Technology
A UK Magnitsky Act: Would it Work?
Commentary, 3 April 2018Anton Moiseienko
In 2016, the Global Magnitsky Act was adopted in the US to redress the impunity of human rights abusers and kleptocrats around the world. In the wake of the Salisbury poisonings, would it work for the UK?
AML/CTF, UK, Organised Crime
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 CrimePages
Brexit and European Security
Multimedia, 28 February 2018RUSI Deputy Director-General Malcolm Chalmers looks at the security implications for the UK and Europe post-Brexit.
Tags: UK, Europe
The UK's Fight Against a ‘McMafia’ World
Multimedia, 23 February 2018Tom Keatinge, Director of Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI, on financial crime in Latvia and UK efforts to counter money laundering.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
British Army Recruitment
Multimedia, 11 January 2018 Tags: Armed Forces, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, UK, Land Forces, Military Personnel, UK Defence
The UK General Election: What Next?
Multimedia, 9 June 2017Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director General of RUSI and Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director, discuss the outcome of the June 2017 General Election and what a hung parliament will mean for...
Tags: UK
London Bridge Attack: Understanding the Threat
Multimedia, 5 June 20175 June 2017 Dr Karin von Hippel, Director General of RUSI, was on CNN to discuss the response and challenge emanating from the 3 June London Bridge attack. The attacks in the UK are part of a wider...
Tags: UK, TerrorismPages
Known Unknowns: Plugging the UK’s Intelligence Gaps on Money Laundering Involving Professional Services Providers
Occasional Papers, 9 April 2018Helena Wood, David Artingstall, Haylea Campbell and Anton Moiseienko
This paper examinines the structural, systemic and cultural issues in the UK’s anti-money-laundering regime as it relates to information and intelligence flows to and from the non-financial sectors...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers, UK, Organised Crime
A Defence Industrial Strategy for the UK
Occasional Papers, 6 April 2018John Louth and Trevor Taylor
This paper seeks to build on the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) ‘Refreshing Defence Industrial Policy’ of December 2017 by generating eight points that would be key elements of a strategy to implement...
Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Occasional Papers, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK
Aid, Security, and Britain’s Role in the World: Proposals for Coherent Government Action
Other Publications, 4 April 2018Victoria Metcalfe-Hough and Malcolm Chalmers, with Alina Rocha Menocal, Hanna Nomm and David Watson
A briefing paper on how to promote a more integrated and effective UK government approach to ensuring greater international stability and prosperity.
Other Publications, UK, UK Defence
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: Anatomy of a Campaign: The British Fiasco in Norway, 1940
RUSI Journal, 15 March 2018Niall Barr
Niall Barr reviews Anatomy of a Campaign: The British Fiasco in Norway, 1940, by John Kiszely.
RUSI Journal, The Great War, UK, HistoryPages
Nia Griffith on Labour’s Defence Policy
Events, 25 June 2018A lecture by Nia Griffith MP, Labour Member of Parliament for Llanelli and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, House of Commons.
UK, UK Defence
RUSI–The First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference 2018
Conference, 24 May 2018The conference will examine the opportunities and challenges involved in human-machine combat teaming for naval warfare in the future.
Military Sciences, UK, Maritime Forces, Technology
Services' Family Accommodation: The Home Front
Events, 19 April 2018This event will examine the Ministry of Defence’s Future Accommodation Model and the drivers for Service families’ accommodation provision.
Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management, 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
Professor Matthew Jones on The Official History of the UK Strategic Nuclear Deterrent
Events, 15 March 2018With the support of the UK Project On Nuclear Issues, RUSI is pleased to host a discussion with Professor Matthew Jones, Head of the Department of International History, London School of Economics.
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Trident, UK, UK Project on Nuclear IssuesPages
"“It cannot just be small steps,” he said. “It still requires the big speech, the big vision. She will need to answer the question: ‘What is Britain’s role?’ She cannot escape this question.”"
May’s Macron opening forged in battle
In The News, 19 April 2018 Tags: RUSI International, UK, Global Security Issues
"I don't think she had much choice by announcing the strikes through Twitter, President Trump made this a personal call to action with his own image and credibility at stake, and he's an openly transactional president.""
Syria strikes keep home fires burning for UK's May and France's Macron
In The News, 19 April 2018 Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, Syria, France, UK, 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 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
The US–Russia Relationship is Doomed, for Years to Come
After the Strikes: Returning to the Table
Could Russian S-400s Protect Syria Against Cruise Missiles?