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
China is showing itself to be increasingly open about a possible role in brokering peace in Afghanistan. But the extent to which its actions will coincide with Western priorities should not be overestimated.
Tags: China, International Security Studies, New Silk Road, Afghanistan, RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security Issues, Pacific, Central and South AsiaSarah Lain
Concerns over a Russian attempt to destabilise the Baltic States are valid, but should focus more on NATO’s need for deterrence rather than Russia’s strategic goals in Ukraine. Sarah Lain, Research Fellow at RUSI, examines NATO’s dilemma across the region.
Tags: International Security Studies, NATO, Ukraine, Global Strategy and Commitments, Russia, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, EuropeShashank Joshi
Jordan has made good on its pledge to strike hard at Isis for the brutal murder of its downed pilot. But what are the risks to the Kingdom, and what more can it do?
Tags: International Security Studies, Iraq, Syria, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North AfricaTaiwan's attempt to gain leverage in the cross-strait stand-off with the People's Republic of China in the mid seventies by launching a nuclear weapons programme was immediately thwarted by the United States. Newly released classified documents made available by the US National Archive shed considerable light on the pressure exerted by the US on Taiwan to cease its...
Tags: Global Security Issues, PacificConference report on the 7 March 2007 proceedings at RUSI. The debate was led by Des Browne, Michael Codner, Steven Haines, and Paul Ingram.
Tags: Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, EuropeThe Significance of the White Paper Today’s White Paper constitutes the most comprehensive and open official review of the UK’s nuclear deterrence policy, posture and capability since the end of the Cold War. Presentation of Government plans for the future of the UK’s independent strategic deterrent in this depth is not only important for a full Parliamentary debate over the...
Tags: Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, EuropeThe Indo-US nuclear pact has virtually rewritten the rules of the global nuclear regime.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Global Security IssuesWould any nation use WMD against a nuclear-armed nation, and risk a devastating response?
Tags: RUSI Journal, Global Security IssuesThe possession of the deterrent may be unpleasant, but it is an unpleasant necessity.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues
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