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Decision Points: Rationalising the Armed Forces of European Medium Powers
Whitehall Papers, 30 September 2020
Edited by Jack Watling
Europe's medium powers face unavoidable tradeoffs when determining the future shape of their militaries.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Land Forces, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, Europe
Beyond the Disarmament Impasse: How Europe Perceives the UK’s Disarmament Verification Efforts
Occasional Papers, 24 September 2020
Cristina Varriale
This paper uses survey data to examine the extent to which the UK’s prioritisation of disarmament verification is perceived by the European NPT community to be a valuable contribution to the disarmament agenda.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK, Europe
"Disinformation has already helped to shape more of our significant political choices than one would like to admit, and the consequences of such a sharp rise in information warfare campaigns are only starting to be fully understood. "
AI and Disinformation, an Algorithmic Assault on Democracy
In The News, 23 September 2020 Tags: Cyber, UK, Intelligence, Law and Ethics, Technology, Europe
Italy’s New Approach to Libya
Commentary, 24 August 2020
Dario Romano Fenili
The updated approach to the Libyan civil war could help Italy regain the influence it once had in the Mediterranean, and the ceasefire announced last week could provide grounds for action.
Tags: Libya, Europe
Sino–Russian Interests in Serbia: Competitive, Coordinated or Complementary?
Occasional Papers, 21 August 2020
Veerle Nouwens and Emily Ferris
The fourth paper in RUSI's series on Russia and China in Europe analyses their strategies and influence in Serbia.
Tags: China, International Security Studies, Russia, Europe
Book Review: Dealing with the Russians
RUSI Journal, 20 August 2020
Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky
Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky reviews Dealing with the Russians, by Andrew Monaghan.
Tags: Russia, Defence Policy, EuropePages

Ethnic Hungarian Minorities in Central and Eastern Europe: Normalisation in Sight?
Commentary, 8 July 2020Károly Gergely
Ethnic Hungarians in neighbouring states are still struggling with exercising their group rights, a century after Hungary was shorn of much of its territory.
Europe
The United Nations Charter: 75 Years On
Commentary, 1 July 2020Peter Marshall
The UN Charter is no run-of-the-mill affair. It is a universal covenant, born of untold suffering and sorrow. As the only veteran of the Second World War still in active diplomatic circulation, Sir Peter Marshall reflects on the UN’s founding document, and its enduring relevance.
United Nations, UK, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Europe
Farewell Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Welcome Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Commentary, 16 June 2020Malcolm Chalmers
The UK government has decided to merge the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. RUSI’s Deputy Director-General analyses what this means for the UK’s future diplomacy and aid policies.
Global Strategy and Commitments, UK, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, UK Defence, Europe
The Open Skies Treaty and Prospects for European Confidence-Building Measures
Commentary, 22 May 2020Sarah Martin and Nick Reynolds
Officials from Donald Trump’s administration have now announced that the US will formally withdraw in six months from the Open Skies Treaty. The viability of multilateral confidence- and security-building measures is called into question.
Aerospace, Military Sciences, United States, US Defence Policy, Russia, Defence Policy, Intelligence, Europe
‘The Battle of Narratives’: Coronavirus and the EU Infodemic
Commentary, 11 May 2020Wendy He
In addressing the coronavirus pandemic, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, described how a ‘global battle of narratives’ is taking place. Is the Task Force created by the EU to engage in this battle up to the task?
China, Ukraine, Coronavirus, European Union, Russia, EuropePages

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
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Towards a New Arctic: Changing Strategic Geography in the GIUK Gap
RUSI Journal, 27 May 2020Rebecca Pincus
The Arctic is increasingly linked to North Atlantic security issues.
RUSI Journal, UK Integrated Review 2021, US Defence Policy, NATO, Americas, Defence Policy, Climate Security, International Institutions, Maritime Forces, Europe
The EU’s Coronavirus Shock: The Balance between Intelligence and Policy Failures
RUSI Newsbrief, 15 May 2020Dheeraj P C and Trivun Sharma
The coronavirus outbreak has caused a severe crisis in the EU. More than the early warning systems, it is the political and economic disunity within the Union that requires urgent attention.
China, RUSI Newsbrief, Coronavirus, European Union, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, Europe
Coordinating Sanctions After Brexit: Considerations for the Future of UK Sanctions Policy
Occasional Papers, 13 May 2020Emil Dall, Isabella Chase and Tom Keatinge
UK sanctions will not operate in isolation from other sanctions regimes. This Occasional Paper builds on insights from the second meeting of the RUSI Task Force on the Future of UK Sanctions Policy...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Sanctions, Occasional Papers, European Union, UK, Europe
Military Safety: A Systems Perspective on Lariam
RUSI Journal, 29 April 2020Peta Bathie
The antimalarial poses dangers for the military performance of the UK armed forces.
RUSI Journal, UK, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, Europe
Artificial Intelligence and UK National Security: Policy Considerations
Occasional Papers, 27 April 2020Alexander Babuta, Marion Oswald and Ardi Janjeva
Artificial intelligence is both an opportunity and a challenge for the UK intelligence community.
Organised Crime and Policing, UK Integrated Review 2021, Occasional Papers, UK, Intelligence, Law and Ethics, Technology, EuropePages

Missile Defence Conference 2016
Conference, 12 April 2016A major highlight in the missile defence calendar, the RUSI Missile Defence Conference contributes to the evolution of policy with a stimulating discussion of missile defence issues between senior...
Aerospace, Military Sciences, UK Defence Policy, US Defence Policy, NATO, Global Security Issues, Europe
Nuclear Science and Its Applications: A UK PONI-BAE Systems Joint Seminar
Events, 22 March 2016In partnership with BAE Systems, UK PONI is pleased to host a seminar that will take an unclassified look at nuclear fuel cycle and weapons technology, before considering the significance of both...
Defence, Industries and Society, Military Sciences, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Trident, Defence Policy, Domestic Security, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Technology, Europe
The Foreign Policy of the Holy See under Pope Francis
Events, 3 March 2016A speech by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Holy See Secretary for Relations with States.
Global Security Issues, Europe
The Refugee Crisis and Europe
Events, 10 February 2016A lecture by The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Member of Parliament for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, and Chair of Labour’s Refugee Taskforce
Europe
Security and the High North
Events, 14 December 2015Recognising the importance of security issues as they apply to Scotland, RUSI is initiating a series of events in Scotland. The first of these will take place at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
Military Sciences, Scottish Defence and Security Policy, National Security, EuropePages

"The role of police and security services is to protect the public, but we need to be honest that they can only suppress and control terrorist threats – not solve the ideology or theology that underpins them."
Dangerous terrorists like Sudesh Amman should stay behind bars
In The News, 4 February 2020 Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, UK, Intelligence, National Security, Terrorism, Europe
"Social media is becoming the most important way for political campaigns to reach out to potential voters, and online misinformation campaigns use coordinated inauthentic activity to subtly manipulate citizens. "
The Rise of Digital Propaganda – An ‘Alt-Right’ Phenomenon?
In The News, 22 January 2020 Tags: Cyber, United States, Americas, UK, Technology, Europe
"The almost immediate political spat that arose from the London Bridge incident has occluded some of the bigger lessons to be drawn from the attack. The focus on prisons, probation and who exactly passed the legislation responsible for the terrorist's release has ignored the wider points raised by this case."
Politicians don't understand the true nature of the terror threat
In The News, 3 December 2019 Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, UK, Terrorism, Europe
"“The path towards terrorism is individual, complex and non-linear, so the mechanism for dealing with it is always going to be constrained by this reality and essentially unpredictability,” Emily Winterbotham said. “This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to deradicalise or disengage people, but we need to be realistic about the chances of success.”"
London Bridge attack: the difficulty in reforming extremists
In The News, 2 December 2019 Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, UK, Terrorism, Europe
Diversity in the UK's Intelligence Agencies
Financing Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism
New UK Government Initiative to Support High-Risk, High-Reward Military Science Needs Refinement