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""Several years ago the Gripen pilots got tired of being made fun of by German Typhoon pilots and came to play with their wartime electronic warfare and gave them a hell of a hard time," Bronk said. One of the Gripens was "reportedly able to appear on the left wing of a Typhoon without being detected" by using its "extremely respected" jamming ability, Bronk said.
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Sweden says it built a Russian fighter jet killer — and stealth is totally irrelevant
In The News, 8 February 2019 Tags: Aerospace, Russia, Military Sciences, Europe
A Hard Hardware Breach
Commentary, 29 January 2019
Tom Ascott
Western governments are shedding their inhibitions about naming and shaming states suspected of infiltrating their critical national infrastructure. This is a good step, but should be just the beginning.
Tags: Cyber, UK, Intelligence, Technology, Europe
Spinning Russia’s 21st Century Wars: Zakhar Prilepin and his ‘Literary Spetsnaz’
RUSI Journal, 28 January 2019
Julie Fedor
Cultural celebrity Zakhar Prilepin is a prominent voice in Russia’s militaristic popular discourse.
Tags: Art, Culture and Literature, Russia, Europe
Book Review: Bolts from the Blue: From Cold War Warrior to Chief of the Air Staff
RUSI Journal, 28 January 2019
Christopher Elliott
Christopher Elliott reviews Bolts from the Blue: From Cold War Warrior to Chief of the Air Staff, by Richard Johns.
Tags: Aerospace, UK, History, Military Personnel, Europe
Book Review: Berlin Rules: Europe and the German Way
RUSI Journal, 28 January 2019
Stephen F Szabo
Stephen F Szabo reviews Berlin Rules: Europe and the German Way, by Paul Lever.
Tags: NATO, Germany, European Union, International Institutions, Europe
Book Review: An Army of Tribes: British Army Cohesion, Deviancy and Murder in Northern Ireland
RUSI Journal, 28 January 2019
Christian Tripodi
Christian Tripodi reviews An Army of Tribes: British Army Cohesion, Deviancy and Murder in Northern Ireland, by Edward Burke.
Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Counterinsurgency, Security Policy, UK, History, Securing Britain, Terrorism, EuropePages
The Significant Parts of the Modernising Defence Programme
Commentary, 7 January 2019Trevor Taylor
Britain’s newly released policy document on modernising its defence programmes repeats some information already in the public domain, hints at new requirements and vulnerabilities, but ultimately leaves unanswered the bigger questions about the potential effects of leaving the EU.
Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Have We Outsourced Our Preparations for a Hostile Attack?
Commentary, 6 December 2018Ruth Smeeth
An MP’s plea for a broader and more inclusive public debate about the security threats facing the UK.
Modern Deterrence, UK, Domestic Security, Resilience, Europe
Initial Thoughts on the Government’s Assessment of the Security Partnership with the EU
Commentary, 28 November 2018Malcolm Chalmers
The Future Security Partnership with the EU keeps options open for future security cooperation – but the UK will have to decide how much sovereignty it is prepared to give up to maintain current levels of security.
Brexit Briefings, National Security Studies, European Union, UK Defence Policy, UK, National Security, UK Defence, Europe
Probing the Baltic States: Why Russia’s Ambitions Do Not Have a Security Dimension
Commentary, 21 November 2018Emily Ferris
As a political and military reassurance, a recent NATO exercise in the Baltic region makes sense. But Russia’s real levers of influence over the Baltic states are not military, and NATO may not be the appropriate answer.
NATO, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues, Intelligence, Europe
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 Exercise: Political Theatre with a Purpose
Commentary, 20 November 2018Jack Watling
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 military exercise has served to solidify ties between member states, but the Alliance remains vulnerable in the eventuality of a military confrontation from Russia.
United States, NATO, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Military Personnel, EuropePages
Liam Fox on the case for leaving the European Union
Multimedia, 29 April 2016Former defence secretary Liam Fox makes the case for #Brexit and outlines how the UK could operate internationally if it leave the UK. "This is is not us leaving Europe, it is us rejoining the rest...
Tags: UK, Europe
Amanda Sloat on Southern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean
Multimedia, 26 February 2016Dr Amanda Sloat is Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs for Southern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean Affair. She speaks with Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director...
Tags: Europe
2016 Year Ahead: Europe in 2016
Multimedia, 17 December 2015RUSI's International Director Dr Jonathan Eyal argues that Europe must stay united in 2016 to confront its internal and external challenges, including a changing of the guard in Washington
Tags: RUSI International, European Union, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Europe
2016 Year Ahead: SDSR 2015 and Threats to the UK
Multimedia, 17 December 2015 Tags: Armed Forces, Defence Spending, UK Defence Policy, Military Sciences, UK, Global Security Issues, UK Defence, EuropePages
Security in Northern Europe: Deterrence, Defence and Dialogue
Whitehall Papers, 25 October 2018Edited by John Andreas Olsen
There are a number of challenges facing NATO members in coordinatng their response to Russia.
United States, US Defence Policy, Whitehall Papers, NATO, North America, Americas, Germany, Russia, France, Defence Policy, UK, International Institutions, Europe
Book Review: Does War Make States? Investigations of Charles Tilly's Historical Sociology
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Jeff Carter
Jeff Carter reviews Does War Make States? Investigations of Charles Tilly's Historical Sociology, edited by Lars Bo Kaspersen and Jeppe Strandsbjerg
RUSI Journal, History, Europe
E-Commerce, Delivery Services and the Illicit Tobacco Trade
Occasional Papers, 17 October 2018Alexander Babuta, Cathy Haenlein and Alexandria Reid
This Occasional Paper explores the exploitation of the internet and delivery services in relation to illicit tobacco and tobacco products.
Occasional Papers, National Security Studies, Organised Crime, Illicit Trade, Organised Crime, Europe
The League of Nations
RUSI Journal, 30 August 2018Lord Eustace Percy
This 1919 article makes the case for Britain’s participation in the then newly formed League of Nations.
RUSI Journal, The Great War, UK, History, Europe
A Commentary on Lord Eustace Percy’s ‘The League of Nations’
RUSI Journal, 30 August 2018Stephen Reimer
RUSI Journal, The Great War, UK, History, EuropePages
Whitehall Paper Launch - NATO and the North Atlantic: Revitalising Collective Defence
Events, 6 March 2017This Whitehall Paper launch event examined the new challenges for NATO security in the North Atlantic.
US Defence Policy, NATO, UK, Maritime Forces, Europe
‘Our Most Dear Enemies’: UK-French relations since 1945
Events, 2 March 2017A panel discussion with RT Howard and Eugene Curley on the unique relationship between the UK and France since 1945.
RUSI International, France, UK, Europe
The View from Paris: Reflections on a Changing Strategic Environment
Events, 22 February 2017M. Philippe Errera, DG for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS) at the French Ministry of Defence (MOD), will give his thoughts on the French approach to defence and security in the face of ‘...
RUSI International, Brexit Briefings, France, Europe
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
What next for NATO? The Warsaw Summit and Beyond
Events, 22 July 2016Sir Adam Thomson KCMG, the Permanent Representative to NATO of the United Kingdom, briefed a RUSI audience on the recent NATO Summit in Warsaw and the year ahead for the Alliance.
NATO, UK, EuropePages
"“The UK will have to make much harder choices between sovereign control and operational effectiveness than it has had to take while still a member state. In security terms, the full benefits of membership—combining both shared decision-making and operational effectiveness—cannot be replicated under the proposed deal”."
Brexit: Proposed UK–EU Security Treaty (European Union Committee Report)
In The News, 16 January 2019 Tags: Brexit Briefings, UK, Europe
"”Individualiseringen skapar slitningar i samhället”"
Elisabeth Braw on SVT
In The News, 15 January 2019 Tags: Modern Deterrence, Military Sciences, Europe
"”SUURIN haaste Pohjoismaille ovat aggressiot, jotka eivät ole aseellisia ja eivät siten esimerkiksi laukaise Naton turvatakuita. Tarkoitan pahantahtoisia vaikuttamisyrityksiä ja kyberhyökkäyksiä. Niitä on niin helppo tehdä ja vaikea jäljittää. Kyse voi olla esimerkiksi hakkeroinnista tai viruksesta tai valheellisen tiedon levittämisestä. Meidän puolustusvoimiamme ei ole suunniteltu niitä varten, ja se tekee meistä hyvin haavoittuvia. Venäjä on tässä erittäin hyvä. Puolustautumisessa on tärkeää ymmärtää, että hyökkäykset eivät ole vain yksittäisiä epämukavuuksia vaan osa orkestroitua operaatiota.”"
Elisabeth Braw on Northern European security challenges in 2019
In The News, 14 January 2019 Tags: Modern Deterrence, Military Sciences, Europe
"[46:00] What we’ve seen in the last year or so is a shift to using predictive analytics systems to make predictions about individuals using past crime data to predict who might be at risk of committing crime again in the future. "
Up All Night 08/01/2019
In The News, 8 January 2019 Tags: Cyber, National Security Studies, UK, Technology, Europe
"We do have capability in this country, there is absolutely no doubt. UK business has been involved in a lot of the most important parts of the Galileo system, this includes the payload, the atomic clocks that give us these precise signals and a lot of the encryption. The difficulty in saying we can build our own is taking on all of the responsibility and all of the costs ourselves. The current estimate is 3-5 billion. But if you look at the history of GPS and Galileo both far gone past initial estimates in cost and time [18:33 - 23:00]."
Today Programme 01/12/18
In The News, 1 December 2018 Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, UK, Technology, Europe
A Confident Pakistan Army Recalibrates the Country’s Regional Policies
Episode 10 – Lord Ricketts
NATO's National Resilience Obligations