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Securing the Supply Chain: Implementing North Korea Sanctions Beyond Banking
Article, 24 May 2019Emil Dall and Tom Keatinge
Ensuring the global supply chain is not abused by North Korea to evade international sanctions requires a systemic approach. The current response is failing, and the involvement of a far greater...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, RUSI Newsbrief, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions
The 2019 Swiss Security Network Exercise: More Than an Exercise
Commentary, 24 May 2019Hans-Jürg Käser and Bernhard Wigger
The Swiss are testing their preparedness for meeting a major terrorist attack.
Modern Deterrence, International Security Studies, Counterinsurgency, Terrorism, Defence Management, Security Policy, International Responses, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Europe
A Critical Enabler for Power Projection: Options for a UK Missile Defence Capability in an Age of Escalation Control
RUSI Publications, 24 May 2019Sidharth Kaushal
This Occasional Paper presents options and rationale for adopting a UK national missile defence capability as a critical enabler of power projection.
Defence Spending, Occasional Papers, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, Trident, UK, Securing Britain, National Security, Technology, UK Defence
Security Through Financial Integrity: Mending Pakistan’s Leaky Sieve
RUSI Publications, 23 May 2019Tom Keatinge and Anton Moiseienko
This Occasional Paper focuses on the role of Pakistan’s financial institutions in detecting and preventing the transfer of corruption proceeds.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Pakistan, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers
Morocco’s Strategy in Africa: Rooting Back
Commentary, 23 May 2019Youssef Tobi
Morocco is redeveloping its African roots. To the benefit of all concerned.
RUSI International, African Union, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
The 2019 Swiss Security Network Exercise: More Than an Exercise
Commentary, 24 May 2019Hans-Jürg Käser and Bernhard Wigger
The Swiss are testing their preparedness for meeting a major terrorist attack.
Modern Deterrence, International Security Studies, Counterinsurgency, Terrorism, Defence Management, Security Policy, International Responses, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Europe
Morocco’s Strategy in Africa: Rooting Back
Commentary, 23 May 2019Youssef Tobi
Morocco is redeveloping its African roots. To the benefit of all concerned.
RUSI International, African Union, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
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
The End of the Two-State Solution to the Israel–Palestine Conflict? Turkey and the Kushner Plan
Commentary, 17 May 2019Burcu Ozcelik
The unveiling of the ‘deal of the century’ to resolve the thorny Arab–Israeli conflict, conjured up by chief negotiator and President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is rumored to be imminent....
RUSI International, Turkey, Israel, Global Security Issues, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Reflections from the Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee Meeting
Commentary, 16 May 2019Cristina Varriale
Our Research Fellow in proliferation and nuclear policy has just returned from the latest meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in an optimistic...
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
A Threat to Jus in Bello: Legal Implications of Iran’s Designation of the US Central Command as a Terrorist Organisation
Commentary, 15 May 2019Christopher Galvin
Iran’s designation of the US Central Command as a terrorist organisation has serious implications for the treatment of its personnel in any conflict.
United States, Iran, Americas, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, Middle East and North Africa
Uncertainty Remains in Spain amid the Entrance of Far-Right Vox into the Parliament
Commentary, 14 May 2019Xavier Servitja Roca
Immigration, Europe and Catalonia will provide Spain’s Socialists with quite the challenge in the aftermath of the country’s election.
European Union, International Institutions, Europe
Russian Internet Efforts Go Further Than Just Helping President Trump Being Elected
Commentary, 10 May 2019Tom Ascott
The findings of Robert Mueller’s report demonstrate the sophistication of Russia’s information operations. Yet the 2016 US election may have been a proof of concept for future efforts.
Cyber, United States, Americas, Russia, Information, Technology, Europe
Britain’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent: Flawed Arguments by Disarmament Doves and Deterrence Hawks
Commentary, 9 May 2019Sam Dudin
There are flaws on both sides of the debate over the future of the UK's nuclear deterrent.
Equipment and Acquisitions, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Trident, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Defence, Europe
Reinvigorating the Forgotten Financial Fight Against Al-Shabaab
Commentary, 8 May 2019Tom Keatinge
The lessons learned from disrupting Daesh financing must be applied to the unchecked funding of Al-Shabaab, the jihadist fundamentalist group based in East Africa.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Horn of Africa, Terrorism, AfricaPages
What is the Agenda for the New Defence Secretary?
Multimedia, 2 May 2019Dr Jack Watling, Research Fellow at RUSI, discusses what the new agenda might be for the new Defence Secretary, Penny Mordaunt.
Tags: Military Sciences, UK, UK Defence
How North Korea Exploits Cryptocurrency
Multimedia, 24 April 2019Kayla Izenman gives an overview of how her paper reveals how North Korea can exploit cryptocurrency, particularly in Southeast Asia, to circumvent international sanctions. She sets out practical...
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In Context podcast - Episode 11: Jane Marriott OBE
Multimedia, 18 April 2019Recently appointed as the new UK High Commissioner to Nairobi, Jane Marriott joins Karin for the In Context podcast to discuss her varied career, including working in hot spots such as Iraq,...
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Securing the Supply Chain: Implementing North Korea Sanctions Beyond Banking
RUSI Newsbrief, 24 May 2019Emil Dall and Tom Keatinge
Ensuring the global supply chain is not abused by North Korea to evade international sanctions requires a systemic approach. The current response is failing, and the involvement of a far greater range of private sector actors is urgently needed.
Tags: North Korea
Second Strike Communications
RUSI Newsbrief, 17 May 2019Elisabeth Braw
To counter disinformation campaigns, liberal democracies should focus on second-strike capabilities.
Tags: Domestic Security, National Security, Technology
Apollo Plus Fifty: Lunar Ambitions and the New ‘Space Race’
RUSI Newsbrief, 3 May 2019Alexandra Stickings
50 years on from the first lunar landing, the Moon is once again taking centre stage in international space ambitions. Yet, within a more democratised and complex space environment, and with Mars and other celestial bodies seen as additional exploratory targets, talk of a new ‘space race’ may be misplaced.
Tags: Aerospace
The Impact of North Macedonia's Accession to NATO
RUSI Newsbrief, 25 April 2019Dimitar Bechev
The road to NATO accession for the small Western Balkan country of North Macedonia has finally been opened following the settlement of a dispute with Greece concerning the country’s name. But what will North Macedonia be able to offer the Alliance, and why does NATO want to let in the newly renamed country?
Tags: NATO, Global Security Issues
Climate Change Challenges and Djibouti: A Photoessay
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Susan Schulman
A changing climate is rapidly transforming the country.
Tags: Climate Security, Africa
Russia’s Continued Aggression Against Ukraine: Illegal Actions in the Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Stephen Lewis
The state of conflict imposes specific international legal rights and obligations on both Russia and Ukraine.
Tags: Ukraine, Russia
Book Review: Fighting for Peace in Somalia: A History and Analysis of the African Union Mission (AMISOM), 2007–2017
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Alexandria Reid
Alexandria Reid reviews Fighting for Peace in Somalia: A History and Analysis of the African Union Mission (AMISOM), 2007–2017, by Paul D. Williams.
Tags: African Union, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Africa
Reassessing the 2003–17 Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Jon Fraenkel
The pioneering mission might not have been as successful as commonly believed.
Tags: Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Book Review: The Secret World: A History of Intelligence
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Neil Kent
Neil Kent reviews The Secret World: A History of Intelligence, by Christopher Andrew.
Tags: History, Intelligence
Trump, NATO and the Future of Europe’s Defence
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Benjamin Schreer
The US’s support for NATO is deeply ingrained in the country’s political system.
Tags: United States, NATO, European UnionPages
Breakfast Briefing - Operating in Russia: High Risks with Little Return?
Events, 19 November 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing with Emily Ferris, Research Fellow, Russia and Eurasia, RUSI.
Breakfast Briefing: Policing the UK in an Evolving Threat Landscape
Events, 9 October 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing with Lord Hogan-Howe QPM, Distinguished Fellow, RUSI and former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service.
Breakfast Briefing - Seven Decades of Security: NATO at 70
Events, 18 September 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing with Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB CMG, Distinguished Fellow, RUSI and former Permanent Secretary, UK Ministry of Defence.
Breakfast Briefing - How People Radicalise: The Anatomy of Violent Extremism
Events, 11 September 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing with Professor Arie W. Kruglanski, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland.
188th RUSI Annual General Meeting
Events, 19 July 2019Notice is hereby given that the next RUSI Annual General Meeting will be taking place on the 19 July 2019, 16:00, at 61 Whitehall.
The 2019 Swiss Security Network Exercise: More Than an Exercise
Morocco’s Strategy in Africa: Rooting Back
The Russian Ambassador who Overreached: Why Russia’s Approach to Belarus Could Change