Dr von Hippel also spoke at an event co-hosted by RUSI and PMI Impact on global trafficking and how to counter it.
Dr von Hippel also spoke at an event co-hosted by RUSI and PMI Impact on global trafficking and how to counter it.
Raffaello Pantucci
Following the announcement of British deaths in Iraq and Somalia, it has become clear that foreign fighters are attracted to various battlefields. However, there has been a noticeable shift away from Somalia to Syria/Iraq in travel patterns from the UK. Understanding why and how this has taken place might offer some ideas for how to stifle some of the attraction of Syria and Iraq.
Tags: International Security Studies, Terrorism, Iraq, Syria, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Middle East and North AfricaAlessio Patalano
Operation Mare Nostrum offers pertinent lessons as the EU seeks to get a grip on the burgeoning migrant crisis
Tags: RUSI Journal, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Maritime Forces, EuropePatrick Porter
Fashionable assumptions notwithstanding, distance is still at the heart of contemporary geopolitics
Tags: RUSI Journal, Global Security IssuesBarack Obama must dial up the diplomacy and provide more policy detail if he is to make progress on peace in the Middle East
Tags: Americas, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North AfricaThe Democratic Party of Japan’s victory in the Japanese elections on 30 August poses questions about the country’s future involvement in international security. As the Liberal Democratic Party has previously pushed the country towards remilitarisation and assertiveness, the election of the opponent may have huge implications on current security strategy.
Tags: Global Security Issues, PacificInternal upheaval has delayed Iran’s response, due this month (September), to the US offer of nuclear talks. The response of the international community to Iran's ongoing nuclear programme will be observed with keen interest by Gulf Arab neighbours whose attitude is governed by the overriding desire to constrain Iran’s regional role. This raises questions as to what options are open to them,...
Tags: Americas, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa*Free Access* Following severe floods in many areas of the world this summer, Alan Gunne-Jones considers the extent to which flood risk can be minimised or even avoided, with particular reference to the implications of urban planning.
Tags: Domestic Security, Global Security IssuesThe future of US-India relations can be characterised in terms of ‘engaged partners.’ While the estrangement thesis is certainly not dead, it no longer dominates the overarching strategic discourse between the two states.
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security IssuesThere has been a veritable ‘tidal wave’ of political capital expended on the topic of climate change. Within this new focus of political and media attentions, the topic of climate change as a security issue has become an increasingly debated area by academics and politicians alike.
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security Issues
Diversity in the UK's Intelligence Agencies
Financing Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism
New UK Government Initiative to Support High-Risk, High-Reward Military Science Needs Refinement