Europe

NATO's National Resilience Obligations

Madeleine Moon

NATO’s mutual defence guarantees are well-known. But less known is the duty which the Alliance’s member-states have to improve their national resilience.

"Jonathan Eyal of the Royal United Services Institute in London imagines a frenzy of activity, a cacophony of summits—and a renationalisation of defence strategies. Lots of countries would seek bilateral deals. In central Europe he would expect an alliance between Poland and Romania to guarantee the eastern border. The Russians and Chinese would not sit idly by, he says, but would play their own games with the Greeks, Hungarians and others. "

What would happen if America left Europe to fend for itself?

"“A new government – or even a new general election – would solve nothing unless it also led to a new Brexit policy, or to no Brexit,” Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director General of Royal United Services Institute, told VICE News. "

Theresa May Suffered Another Disastrous Brexit Defeat And No One Knows What To Do Next

Fusion Doctrine: One Year On

William McKeran

The Fusion Doctrine is steadily reshaping the UK's approach to strategy.

"“You have to ask yourself, why is money being moved in this way, through multiple companies?” said Tom Keatinge, a money laundering expert at the Royal United Services Institute thinktank. “It’s a way of obfuscating source and ownership.” "

Banking leak exposes Russian network with link to Prince Charles

No Deal, No Data? The Future of UK–EU Law Enforcement Information Sharing

Alexander 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 briefing paper examines three options for UK–EU law enforcement information sharing post-Brexit.