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Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring in the South China Sea. Courtesy Keith Morgan/Crown Copyright.

The EU in the Asia-Pacific: Crisis Management Roles?

Conference Reports, 12 May 2017

Peter Roberts

RUSI convened a conference on 22 March 2017 to consider what part Europe might play in Crisis Management in the Asia-Pacific region.

Tags: China, European Union, Military Sciences, Europe, Pacific

Still International by Design? Towards a Post-Brexit SDSR

Briefing Papers, 11 May 2017

Malcolm Chalmers

The next British government will have to decide whether an earlier than anticipated review of the UK's military capabilities is needed.

Tags: Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Brexit Briefings, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe

General Election 2017: The Unwelcome Impact on the Work of the Intelligence and Security Committee

Commentary, 10 May 2017

Andrew Defty

The announcement of a snap general election and the rapid conclusion of the shortest Parliament for more than 40 years have undoubtedly placed considerable strain on Westminster. Legislation has been rushed through or abandoned, while parliamentary committees have rapidly sought to conclude inquiries and publish reports.

Tags: UK, Intelligence, National Security, Europe

Emmanuel Macron’s Electoral Victory: Now the Hard Work Begins

Commentary, 8 May 2017

Jonathan Eyal

France’s newly elected president is now Europe’s hottest political asset. However, despite Emmanuel Macron’s solid electoral victory on Sunday, he remains vulnerable at home, and has yet to consolidate his power.

Tags: France, Europe

Britain’s General Elections and Brexit: First Salvoes or Just Firing Blanks?

Commentary, 5 May 2017

Anand Menon

Leaks of the discussion at a dinner between Prime Minister Theresa May and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Junker have provided London with an early warning of the challenges which lie ahead after the 8 June election.

Tags: European Union, UK, International Institutions, Europe

Is Russia Trying to Fuel Anti-American and Anti-European Tensions in Macedonia?

Commentary, 2 May 2017

Rick Noack

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has descended into political violence, with the US and the EU trying to calm the situation while Russia accuses them of 'gross interference'.

Tags: European Union, International Institutions, Europe

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Romania’s Difficult Transition

Commentary, 21 February 2017

Claudiu Craciun

The latest anti-corruption and anti-government demonstrations in Romania, the biggest since the overthrow of the communist regime in 1989, raise difficult questions about the country’s political transformation. But they should raise fewer doubts about Romania’s continued commitment to European integration, or about the country’s place in Europe. For although acute, Romania’s problems are shared...

European Union, International Institutions, Europe

Hail Fellow Well Met: Mattis Meets NATO’S European Allies

Commentary, 15 February 2017

Jonathan Eyal

US Defense Secretary James Mattis has met his NATO counterparts for his first ministerial gathering since the new US administration came to power.

United States, US Defence Policy, NATO, Americas, Defence Policy, Europe

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Europe’s New Security Realities: Slovakia’s 2016 White Paper on Defence

Commentary, 14 February 2017

Igor Merheim-Eyre

Slovakia’s new defence plans deserve greater European attention because they are a good example of how NATO members are adapting to changed strategic circumstances, and how much they still need to accomplish.

NATO, Europe

Russia and Hungary: Best of Friends or a Serious Error?

Commentary, 1 February 2017

Researchers from the Budapest-based Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID)

On 2 February 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin lands in the Hungarian capital of Budapest to meet Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. This is their third bilateral meeting in three years: Putin was in Budapest in 2015, Orbán travelled to Moscow a year after, and this time it is again the Russian president’s turn to come to Hungary. But, given the new president in the White House, this particular...

European Union, Russia, Europe

Are Theresa and Donald the New Maggie and Ronald?

Commentary, 27 January 2017

Peter Roberts

Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to Washington today is billed as a potential revival of the old US–UK ‘Special Relationship’. But is Britain still special in military terms to the US? And can the British deliver military capabilities the Americans really need?

United States, US Defence Policy, Americas, UK, UK Defence, Europe

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Lone-Actor and Small Cell Terrorist Attacks: A New Front in Counter-Terrorist Finance?

Occasional Papers, 24 January 2017

Tom Keatinge and Florence Keen

As the threat from lone-actor and small cell terrorism evolves, this paper examines the financing of both disrupted and successful plots since 2000 in Great Britain, France and Australia. These plots...

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Occasional Papers, France, UK, Terrorism, Europe

UK Foreign and Security Policy after Brexit

Briefing Papers, 9 January 2017

Malcolm Chalmers

Despite a looming split, the UK must seek to create a new relationship with the EU while strengthening ties with major European and non-European partners. Such measures could allow the UK to continue...

Brexit Briefings, Briefing Papers, European Union, Security Policy, UK, Europe