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Episode 09: New Year, New Challenges
Multimedia, 15 January 2020
In this episode, host Isabella Chase is joined by guests to discuss the challenges that will face financial institutions in 2020. To discuss the recent financial crime news, Isabella is joined by Trish Sullivan, the Global Co-head of Financial Crime Compliance at Standard Chartered and by Nick van Benschoten, the Principle for Economic Crime Policy at UK Finance. In the deep dive, Isabella is...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
The 2019 UK PONI Papers
Conference Reports, 20 December 2019
Edited by Sam Dudin and Chelsey Wiley
The 2019 UK PONI Papers examine contemporary civil and military nuclear issues and are written by emerging experts from academia, government and industry who presented at the 2019 UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI) Annual Conference.
Tags: Pakistan, India, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Defence Policy, UK, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Technology, UK Defence, Europe
1989–2019: How the End of the Cold War Shaped Today’s World: An Interview with Kristina Spohr
RUSI Journal, 18 December 2019
Emma De Angelis with Kristina Spohr
The Journal’s Editor, Emma De Angelis, interviews Kristina Spohr, author of Post Wall, Post Square: Rebuilding the World After 1989, on how the current era was forged after the Cold War.
Tags: China, Germany, History, Europe, Pacific
Learning Tactical and Operational Combat Lessons for High-End Warfighting from Counterinsurgency
RUSI Journal, 18 December 2019
Nick Reynolds
Experience of the Helmand campaign provides lessons beyond counterinsurgency.
Tags: Counterinsurgency, Defence Policy, UK, Military Personnel, UK Defence, Europe
International Cyber Security Capacity Building Conference: Lancaster House, London, 6 September 2019
Other Publications, 18 December 2019
Sneha Dawda and James Sullivan
An event note on the 2019 International Cyber Security Capacity Building Conference.
Tags: Cyber, UK, Technology, Europe
Book Review: The Messenger
RUSI Journal, 18 December 2019
Raffaello Pantucci
Raffaello Pantucci reviews The Messenger, by Shiv Malik.
Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, UK, Terrorism, EuropePages
The Huawei Debate’s Other Lesson
Commentary, 3 May 2019Trevor Taylor
A British defence secretary has been dismissed over allegations that he leaked a government discussion about the market access which China’s telecommunication giant Huawei may obtain in the UK. But there are other lessons from this episode.
Cyber, Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management, Technology, Europe
Libya and France: A Revival of ‘Napoleonism’?
Commentary, 1 May 2019Youssef Tobi
France appears to be relying on force to patch up problems in Africa, and particularly in Libya. None of this is compatible with President Macron’s lofty foreign policy declarations.
Sahel, France, Libya, Terrorism, Europe, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
Britain’s Declining Tank Numbers Highlights a Wider Problem
Commentary, 24 April 2019Jack Watling
The current debate about Britain’s shrinking numbers of main battle tanks obscures the need for a much deeper discussion about the country’s strategic choices.
Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Nearly Forgotten but not Gone: The Legacy of the UK’s Retired Nuclear Submarines
Commentary, 5 April 2019Trevor Taylor
Britain’s difficulty in dismantling its retired nuclear submarines represents a classic lesson in the benefits and risks of deferring ‘non-urgent’ spending in the defence sector.
Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK, UK Defence, Europe
The UK's National Cyber Security Strategy Beyond 2021: The International Dimension
Commentary, 2 April 2019Danny Steed
Building the next cyber security strategy must go beyond domestic resilience to address international dynamics. And doing so will require an articulation of a vision about what kind of cyberspace it tries to shape worldwide.
Cyber, UK, Intelligence, Technology, EuropePages
No Deal, No Data? The Future of UK–EU Law Enforcement Information Sharing
Briefing Papers, 26 February 2019Alexander Babuta
The UK has been instrumental in developing many of the systems relied upon by EU law enforcement agencies, but the advent of Brexit means that the UK may lose access to these important tools. This...
Organised Crime and Policing, Policing and Security, Briefing Papers, European Union, UK, Organised Crime, National Security, Europe
Book Review: NATO’s Return to Europe: Engaging Ukraine, Russia, and Beyond
RUSI Journal, 28 January 2019Christian Nünlist
Christian Nünlist reviews NATO’s Return to Europe: Engaging Ukraine, Russia, and Beyond, edited by Rebecca R Moore and Damon Coletta.
RUSI Journal, NATO, Ukraine, Russia, Defence Policy, International Institutions, Europe
Spinning Russia’s 21st Century Wars: Zakhar Prilepin and his ‘Literary Spetsnaz’
RUSI Journal, 28 January 2019Julie Fedor
Cultural celebrity Zakhar Prilepin is a prominent voice in Russia’s militaristic popular discourse.
RUSI Journal, 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 2019Christopher Elliott
Christopher Elliott reviews Bolts from the Blue: From Cold War Warrior to Chief of the Air Staff, by Richard Johns.
Aerospace, RUSI Journal, UK, History, Military Personnel, Europe
Book Review: Berlin Rules: Europe and the German Way
RUSI Journal, 28 January 2019Stephen F Szabo
Stephen F Szabo reviews Berlin Rules: Europe and the German Way, by Paul Lever.
RUSI Journal, NATO, Germany, European Union, International Institutions, EuropePages
""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. "
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
"“To some extents the treaty has outlived its initial purpose,” said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director general of the Royal United Services Institute."
Russia exhibits missile U.S. cites as reason for leaving key arms treaty
In The News, 24 January 2019 Tags: United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
"“Trust and verify” are at the core of all arms control agreements, said Darya Dolzikova, a specialist on non-proliferation and nuclear policy at RUSI. She was referring to a phrase beloved by President Ronald Reagan, who signed the INF treaty with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987. “But if there’s no trust, at the end of the day," she said, "no amount of verification is going to be helpful.""
Russia exhibits missile U.S. cites as reason for leaving key arms treaty
In The News, 24 January 2019 Tags: United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
"There is much to celebrate as the Baltic nations enter their fifteenth year as NATO members, but there is still work to be done. Despite the successes of the Baltic States, many challenges still remain, several of which not only undermine the security of each state, but also the region and the NATO alliance as a whole."
The Unfinished Business of Baltic Security
In The News, 22 January 2019 Tags: Military Sciences, Europe
"What will Vladimir Putin do next? Since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, discussions about Russia in the west have been preoccupied by two questions: which other countries does Russia have territorial ambitions in? And what is Putin’s plan for when his presidential term expires in 2024? The answer to both of these questions could lie in an often overlooked country: Belarus"
Why Vladimir Putin may have Belarus in his sights
In The News, 21 January 2019 Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, Europe
Germany’s Future Participation in Nuclear Sharing – a Challenge for NATO?
The Open Skies Treaty and Prospects for European Confidence-Building Measures
Not the ‘Spirit of Wuhan’: Skirmishes Between India and China