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.
Sasha Jesperson
The latest evolution of the UK government’s mechanism for funding work on fragile and conflict-affected states offers some improvements on its predecessor – provided it can retain a truly integrated approach
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Defence Policy, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, UK DefenceAlison Pargeter
Despite the real threat posed by Daesh in Libya, its strength and coherence should not be exaggerated; the group remains only a single component in the country’s complex jihadist landscape
Tags: Terrorism, RUSI Newsbrief, Libya, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North AfricaIgor Sutyagin
While the Russian economy continues to suffer under Western sanctions, Moscow continues to invest heavily in upgrading its military capabilities
Tags: Aerospace, RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Maritime ForcesIn a major policy speech on nuclear issues, Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently suggested that Trident could be placed on the international negotiation table should there be a serious move towards multilateral disarmament. If such a gambit were to succeed, it would require something more than a leap of faith in trust.
Tags: Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, UK Defence, EuropeBy Christopher Coker and Greg Mills This article first appeared in Business Day, South Africa on 4 March 2009 THERE is never any difficulty getting security practitioners — soldiers, sailors, pilots, police and even the intelligence services — to agree on the mechanics of co-operation. For the common views of security establishments are a product of training, technology and, of...
Tags: Global Security Issues, IntelligenceThe US Director of National Intelligence is right, it’s not just protectionism that we need to worry about; the financial crisis could contribute to global instability as key actors focus less on international security.
Tags: Global Security Issues, TerrorismA leaked EU report recognises that diplomatic efforts to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons programme have failed. Member states must decide whether they can accept a nuclear Iran, and what can be done to stop its programme.
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security Issues, International InstitutionsWhile the Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons would, of course, have enormous strategic ramifications throughout the region and beyond, it is far from certain that it would provoke a nuclear arms race with any country. Much more likely, instead, is an arms race to acquire a clear edge in the means to wage conventional war.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Global Security IssuesThe multinational (that is, Ethiopian and US) intervention in Somalia has attracted a great deal of comment and criticism. However, despite its flaws, this intervention may yet have a positive impact. The current Somali experiment in power-sharing might just work.
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security Issues
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Diversity in the UK's Intelligence Agencies
Financing Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism