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The Open Skies Treaty and Prospects for European Confidence-Building Measures
Commentary, 22 May 2020
Sarah 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.
Tags: Aerospace, United States, US Defence Policy, Russia, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Intelligence, Europe
The EU’s Coronavirus Shock: The Balance between Intelligence and Policy Failures
RUSI Newsbrief, 15 May 2020
Dheeraj 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.
Tags: China, 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 2020
Emil 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 and considers how the UK will coordinate sanctions initiatives with its allies after Brexit.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, European Union, Sanctions, UK, Europe
‘The Battle of Narratives’: Coronavirus and the EU Infodemic
Commentary, 11 May 2020
Wendy 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?
Tags: China, Coronavirus, Ukraine, European Union, Russia, Europe
Gendered Implications: Highlighting the Unequal Impact of the Pandemic
Commentary, 6 May 2020
Jessica White
Gender inequality remains an often underestimated and under-recognised contributing factor to many health, economic, security and societal challenges. The current global health crisis highlights just how deep these inequalities run.
Tags: Coronavirus, North America, Terrorism and Conflict, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Terrorism, Europe
Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues Consensus Statement
News, 4 May 2020
In collaboration with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS), RUSI co-hosted the 2019 Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues. These dialogues bring together former senior officials, nuclear policy experts and government representatives from the US, France and UK to discuss nuclear deterrence, arms control and non-proliferation...
Tags: United States, Americas, France, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK, EuropePages
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, United States, US Defence Policy, Russia, Military Sciences, 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, Coronavirus, Ukraine, European Union, Russia, Europe
Gendered Implications: Highlighting the Unequal Impact of the Pandemic
Commentary, 6 May 2020Jessica White
Gender inequality remains an often underestimated and under-recognised contributing factor to many health, economic, security and societal challenges. The current global health crisis highlights just how deep these inequalities run.
Coronavirus, North America, Terrorism and Conflict, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Terrorism, Europe
Russia’s Policy of Passport Proliferation
Commentary, 1 May 2020Neil Melvin
With new amendments to Russia’s Law on Citizenship, the Kremlin is establishing a legal pretext to threaten or actually to use force based on a claim to protect Russian citizens resident in neighbouring states.
International Security Studies, Russia, Europe
The Far-Right and Coronavirus: Extreme Voices Amplified by the Global Crisis
Commentary, 30 April 2020Claudia Wallner and Jessica White
Extremist groups across the ideological spectrum are capitalising on the uncertainty created by the pandemic.
UK Counter-terrorism, Afghanistan, Tackling Extremism, Germany, Terrorism and Conflict, International Security Studies, UK, Domestic Security, Law and Ethics, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, EuropePages
Coronavirus: The Italian Civil Contingencies Agency Response
Multimedia, 15 April 2020Elisabeth Braw, Senior Research Fellow, Modern Deterrence, talks to Carmelo Orlando, Protezione Civile, about how Italy has responded to the coronavirus.
Tags: Coronavirus, Modern Deterrence, Military Sciences, Europe
The Challenge of Change: Acquiring Technologies for Defence in the UK
Multimedia, 7 April 2020Peggy Hollinger, International Business Editor at the Financial Times discusses a new RUSI paper authored by Trevor Taylor and John Louth. The paper suggests that the UK needs a speedier defence...
Tags: Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Episode 10: Leaks, Links and Brexit
Multimedia, 29 January 2020In this episode, host Isabella Chase is joined by guests to discuss the most recent money laundering leaks, UK-linked financial crime cases, and the impact that Brexit will have on the financial...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
Episode 09: New Year, New Challenges
Multimedia, 15 January 2020In 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...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
In Context podcast - Episode 13 - Sir John Scarlett
Multimedia, 29 August 2019In this episode Karin talks to Sir John Scarlett about his career in the British Secret Intelligence Service, including his time as Chief. They discuss the collapse of the Soviet Union, 9/11 and even...
Tags: The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Defence Policy, UK, Intelligence, International Institutions, Terrorism, EuropePages
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, Coronavirus, RUSI Newsbrief, 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, Occasional Papers, European Union, Sanctions, 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, Occasional Papers, UK, Intelligence, Law and Ethics, Technology, Europe
Future NATO: Adapting to New Realities
Whitehall Papers, 4 April 2020John Andreas Olsen
A rapidly changing security environment poses new challenges for the Atlantic Alliance.
Whitehall Papers, NATO, Defence Policy, International Institutions, EuropePages
RUSI Annual Security Lecture
Events, 24 February 2020Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick delivered the inaugural RUSI Annual Security Lecture.
Cyber, Organised Crime and Policing, UK, Technology, Europe
Britain in the World
Conference, 10 February 2020This conference explored the UK’s foreign policy priorities post-Brexit and examines its new role in the world.
RUSI International, Europe
Reflections on D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
Events, 30 May 2019A panel discussion to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Battle for Normandy.
United States, UK, History, Europe
David Davis on Brexit and Security
Events, 6 June 2018David Davis, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, discussed security co-operation post-Brexit.
UK, Europe
Prime Minister Erna Solberg on the Security Policy Challenges Facing Norway and Europe today
Events, 6 June 2018An address by Her Excellency Mrs Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway.
NATO, International Institutions, EuropePages
"The other way the government is tackling this is by working directly with social media platforms to have content taken offline. If they can work with experts to identify false information online, whether that’s misinformation, which is information that is simply wrong, perhaps from self styled experts, or disinformation, which is often malicious information coming from bad actor, that will be much more beneficial than asking the public to try to be more critical online of the content they read. "
Sitrep 2nd April
In The News, 2 April 2020 Tags: Cyber, UK, Resilience, Technology, Europe
WATCH: Elisabeth Braw on reaction to the Coronavirus pandemic (Swedish Language)
In The News, 30 March 2020 Tags: Modern Deterrence, Europe
"The EU, built through decades of gradual transfers of power from its members to its center, still leaves decisions on borders and health care to national governments. Historically, Europe has relied on the leadership of Germany and France in challenging times. Now, both countries are turning inward to deal with their respective crises, said Jonathan Eyal, associate director of the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank."
EU Plans to Ban Entry at Its Borders, but Barriers Rise Within Bloc
In The News, 16 March 2020 Tags: RUSI International, Germany, France, Europe
"As online news and social media have proliferated over the last decade, a whole new category of information has entered the popular lexicon: fake news. Online disinformation has come a long way from “On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog” to a place where a malicious article hatched from a troll farm can sit side-by-side with legitimate, rigorous journalism. Awareness of the issue is widespread, but stopping misinformation requires social media platforms, journalists, fact checkers, and citizens all to take action."
Is media literacy the magic bullet for fake news?
In The News, 28 February 2020 Tags: Cyber, UK, Information, Law and Ethics, Technology, Europe
"Alexandria Reid, national security studies researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, has long criticised free ports for harbouring illegal activity. She says: “It is positive that the Government is taking an evidence-based approach. But a consultation is only useful if the Government listens to the evidence it receives. "
Business focus: Fears grow over new Chancellor's tax-lite free ports push
In The News, 19 February 2020 Tags: Organised Crime and Policing, UK, Maritime Forces, Organised Crime, Europe
The Open Skies Treaty and Prospects for European Confidence-Building Measures
Not the ‘Spirit of Wuhan’: Skirmishes Between India and China
The Global Pushback against China: Australia Leads the Way