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Hong Kong: So What? Now What? In the Future What?
Commentary, 18 June 2019
Charles Parton
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s attempt at introducing a Fugitive Offenders Ordinance has harmed the interests of Hong Kong and China; it may also harm their relations with foreign countries.
Tags: China, RUSI International, Asia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Pacific
"'Beijing would have given generalised instructions to Hong Kong because, by 2047 the two systems must be united. It makes no sense to talk of the reunification of the country if they are not acting on exactly the same sort of systems.' "
Hong Kong's Extradition Law and the Protests Against It
In The News, 13 June 2019 Tags: China, International Security Studies
The Future Conflict Operating Environment Out to 2030
Occasional Papers, 3 June 2019
Peter Roberts (Editor)
This Occasional Paper presents a collection of essays about contemporary trends in war and warfare, and how they will shape the actions of belligerents in future conflicts.
Tags: Aerospace, China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Military Sciences, Technology, Terrorism
Book Review: Modern Chinese Warplanes: Chinese Air Force – Combat Aircraft and Units
RUSI Journal, 31 May 2019
Justin Bronk
Justin Bronk reviews Modern Chinese Warplanes: Chinese Air Force – Combat Aircraft and Units, by Andreas Rupprecht.
Tags: Aerospace, China, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Pacific
The Russian Ambassador who Overreached: Why Russia’s Approach to Belarus Could Change
Commentary, 22 May 2019
Emily Ferris
By replacing its controversial ambassador in Belarus, Russia is signalling its readiness to accommodate Belarus’ sensitivities.
Tags: China, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Russia, Law and Ethics, National Security, Europe
Project Sandstone Report 2: The Sailors of Panama
Other Publications, 21 May 2019
James Byrne
This report examines the actors trying to reflag North Korean ships in efforts to evade international sanctions.
Tags: China, Project Sandstone, North KoreaPages
Hong Kong: So What? Now What? In the Future What?
Commentary, 18 June 2019Charles Parton
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s attempt at introducing a Fugitive Offenders Ordinance has harmed the interests of Hong Kong and China; it may also harm their relations with foreign countries.
China, RUSI International, Asia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Pacific
The Russian Ambassador who Overreached: Why Russia’s Approach to Belarus Could Change
Commentary, 22 May 2019Emily Ferris
By replacing its controversial ambassador in Belarus, Russia is signalling its readiness to accommodate Belarus’ sensitivities.
China, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Russia, Law and Ethics, National Security, Europe
Charting Britain’s Moves in the South China Sea
Commentary, 6 February 2019John Hemmings
A British naval presence in the South China Sea strengthens global security and Britain’s global role. But it must be matched with a more systematic approach to the region, and to China’s defiance of legal norms.
China, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, UK Defence, Pacific
US and China: Trade, Technology Theft and Arrests
Commentary, 18 January 2019Charlie Parton
A clear differentiation is required between trade and technology wars, Huawei and politicised arrests of foreign nationals. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is deliberately confusing them, and President Trump is not helping.
China, Cyber, Law and Ethics, Technology, Pacific
To Ban or to Banbury?
Commentary, 7 December 2018John Hemmings
The detention of a chief Huawei executive has spotlighted yet again a controversial Chinese technology giant, and may be a harbinger of stronger international pressure on the company.
China, Cyber, National Security Studies, Cyber Security, UK, Asia, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, Law and Ethics, National Security, TechnologyPages
The Trump Presidency
Multimedia, 19 January 2017RUSI Director General Dr Karin von Hippel discusses the foreign and security policy challenges of the Trump presidency ahead of his inauguration for Sky News.
Tags: China, United States, US Defence Policy, Iran, NATO, Russia, Global Security Issues
International power dynamics in 2017
Multimedia, 21 December 2016RUSI International Security Studies Director, Raffaello Pantucci, predicts that 2017 will be a year of change as major powers reconsider their international roles and non-states such as Daesh are...
Tags: China, International Security Studies, Middle East and North Africa
2016 Year Ahead: Global Security in 2016
Multimedia, 17 December 2015 Tags: China, International Security Studies, Terrorism, Asia, Terrorism, Pacific, Middle East and North Africa
The Future Conflict Operating Environment Out to 2030
Occasional Papers, 3 June 2019Peter Roberts (Editor)
This Occasional Paper presents a collection of essays about contemporary trends in war and warfare, and how they will shape the actions of belligerents in future conflicts.
Aerospace, China, Iran, Occasional Papers, North Korea, Russia, Military Sciences, Technology, Terrorism
Book Review: Modern Chinese Warplanes: Chinese Air Force – Combat Aircraft and Units
RUSI Journal, 31 May 2019Justin Bronk
Justin Bronk reviews Modern Chinese Warplanes: Chinese Air Force – Combat Aircraft and Units, by Andreas Rupprecht.
Aerospace, China, RUSI Journal, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Pacific
Project Sandstone Report 2: The Sailors of Panama
Other Publications, 21 May 2019James Byrne
This report examines the actors trying to reflag North Korean ships in efforts to evade international sanctions.
China, Project Sandstone, North Korea, Other Publications
‘Short of War’: No Peace in the South China Sea
RUSI Newsbrief, 1 April 2019Huong Le Thu
China’s ongoing construction efforts have created a situation where (in the words of the Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Philip Davidson) Beijing is ‘capable of controlling the...
China, RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security Issues, Pacific
China–UK Relations: Where to Draw the Border Between Influence and Interference?
Occasional Papers, 20 February 2019Charles Parton
This Occasional Paper seeks to outline the likely extent of the Chinese Communist Party's interference activities in the UK and to make some recommendations on what needs to be done to counter them
China, Occasional Papers, International Security Studies, UK, Domestic Security, Securing Britain, Intelligence, National Security, TechnologyPages
China–UK Relations: Where to Draw the Border Between Influence and Interference?
Events, 20 February 2019In a paper to be launched on 20 February Charles Parton will argue that in-depth research and debate on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference in the UK are long overdue.
China, UK
Under 35's Forum Event: Xi’s New Era
Events, 30 November 2017At this joint RUSI Under 35's Forum/Young China Watcher's Event, Carrie Gracie, China Editor, BBC News, will be discussing the 19th Party Congress, what this means for China and address reporting on...
China, Pacific
OPEN TO ALL: China's Asian Dream? The Belt and Road Initiative
Events, 19 May 2017Tom Miller and Shashank Joshi will discuss China's vision for the Belt and Road Initiative and how the impact is being felt on the ground.
China, International Security Studies
CPEC: Opportunities for UK-China Collaboration
Events, 31 March 2017At this RUSI conference, representatives from the UK, Pakistan and China will discuss opportunities for collaboration on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
China, Pakistan, International Security Studies
European Crisis Management in the Asia-Pacific
Conference, 22 March 2017This conference examined European indecision toward Chinese behaviours and identified potential triggers for European defence and security activity in the Asia–Pacific region.
China, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, PacificPages
"'Beijing would have given generalised instructions to Hong Kong because, by 2047 the two systems must be united. It makes no sense to talk of the reunification of the country if they are not acting on exactly the same sort of systems.'"
Hong Kong's Extradition Law and the Protests Against It
In The News, 13 June 2019 Tags: China, International Security Studies
"According to Jack Watling, a land warfare expert at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London, the UAE's Chinese drone purchases began after the the U.S. refused to sell them American armed UAVs. Now, he says, "the (President Donald) Trump administration has reduced its threshold for sale, which partly happened after the UAE started its Chinese drone purchases.""
Pentagon is scrambling as China ‘sells the hell out of’ armed drones to US allies
In The News, 21 February 2019 Tags: Aerospace, China, United States, Military Sciences
"“China is going to have to go some way to soothe concerns people have about them,” said Malcolm Chalmers, an analyst with the Royal United Services Institute think-tank"
World security tensions take centre stage in Munich
In The News, 13 February 2019 Tags: China
"“This year, China is really the country everyone is talking about,” Karin von Hippel, the head of the Royal United Services Institute in London, told Today’s WorldView. “China is a growing power and is obviously a threat in some ways, but at the same time, it’s so big and will be so powerful that we can’t treat China as an enemy. We all have to figure out ways to work with it.”"
The lesson of Davos: China has arrived
In The News, 25 January 2019 Tags: China, Pacific
"“Because the United States in particular has refused — apart from the cases of the U.K. and France — to export armed models of its iconic Predator and Reaper series of armed drones, China has sort of stepped in to fill that gap. And while its offerings such as the Wing Loong series or CH-4 are less technologically capable than their American counterparts, they’re available pretty much to any state that wants to buy,” Bronk told VOA."
China Meets Growing Demand for Armed Drones in Middle East
In The News, 3 January 2019 Tags: China, Military Sciences, Pacific
Hong Kong: So What? Now What? In the Future What?
Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi on the Iran Nuclear Deal
WhatsApp Hack Calls into Question Government Use of Commercial Spyware