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Hong Kong After the District Council Elections: Will Anything Change?
Commentary, 10 December 2019Charles Parton
Hong Kong’s showdown with the central authorities in Beijing continues. And the dilemmas are only getting starker.
China
Modern Deterrence Autumn Conference
RUSI Publications, 9 December 2019Oliver Major
A report of the Modern Deterrence Autumn 2019 conference organised by RUSI's Modern Deterrence project in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
Modern Deterrence, Conference Reports, Military Sciences, National Security
Ukraine Talks: A Peaceful Outcome or a Peaceful Sellout?
Commentary, 6 December 2019Neil Melvin
The forthcoming French-sponsored summit to resolve the Ukraine conflict may provide some diplomatic opportunities, but could also come at a high strategic price.
Ukraine, International Security Studies, Russia
Sir Michael Howard - A Tribute
Multimedia, 6 December 2019The leading military historian of his generation, Sir Michael Howard’s influence on the development of the discipline of strategic studies is unquestioned. Awarded the military cross for his service...
History
We Need to Relearn How to do Deterrence
Commentary, 5 December 2019Jack Watling
Governments and military planners are obsessed with how much leverage adversaries can exert with coercive measures that don’t risk all-out war. But to win in the ‘grey zone’ requires being proactive...
Military Sciences, UK, Global Security Issues
Hong Kong After the District Council Elections: Will Anything Change?
Commentary, 10 December 2019Charles Parton
Hong Kong’s showdown with the central authorities in Beijing continues. And the dilemmas are only getting starker.
China
Ukraine Talks: A Peaceful Outcome or a Peaceful Sellout?
Commentary, 6 December 2019Neil Melvin
The forthcoming French-sponsored summit to resolve the Ukraine conflict may provide some diplomatic opportunities, but could also come at a high strategic price.
Ukraine, International Security Studies, Russia
We Need to Relearn How to do Deterrence
Commentary, 5 December 2019Jack Watling
Governments and military planners are obsessed with how much leverage adversaries can exert with coercive measures that don’t risk all-out war. But to win in the ‘grey zone’ requires being proactive...
Military Sciences, UK, Global Security Issues
The British Public Still Believes in NATO – Even if Most Cannot Say What It Does
Commentary, 3 December 2019Joel Rogers de Waal
New YouGov/RUSI polling portrays a kind of ignorant faith in NATO but also significant doubts that UK defence capability is fit for modern purpose.
NATO, Defence Policy, UK, International Institutions, National Security, UK Defence, Europe
Britain, Estonia and the Wider North
Commentary, 27 November 2019Caroline Kennedy-Pipe and Duncan Depledge
The UK is at the forefront of NATO’s efforts to secure its Baltic members. We argue Britain requires an expansive strategy that covers not just the High North, as has been touted since 2018, but...
NATO, Global Security Issues, Europe
Securing the Integrity of the EU’s Financial System is Overdue – Why is Progress so Slow?
Commentary, 26 November 2019Like the proverbial frog in boiling water, the EU knows something is wrong; it just can’t decide what to do.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, European Union, Organised Crime, Europe
A New Direction for EU Sanctions: The New Commission and the Use of Sanctions
Commentary, 21 November 2019Emil Dall
As the new EU Commission takes office, responsibility for the EU’s sanctions portfolio appears to have moved between commissioners. The move is part of a focus on stricter sanctions enforcement...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, United States, European Union, Europe
NATO and the ‘Disruptive’ French President
Commentary, 18 November 2019Patrick Chevallereau
The contemptuous reactions from seasoned analysts to Emmanuel Macron’s NATO comments actually reinforce the French president’s argument.
NATO, France
We Should Exempt Africa from the UK-Russia Geopolitical Confrontation
Commentary, 15 November 2019Andrey Kortunov
Their differences notwithstanding, the UK and Russia could cooperate in Africa.
Russia, UK, Global Security Issues, Africa
Planning for the Next Strategic Defence and Security Review – A Much-Needed Peg in the Ground
Commentary, 12 November 2019Andrew Curtis
Although the UK government will face a full agenda in the immediate aftermath of the general election, a high priority must be confirmation of its intent to undertake a strategic defence and security...
Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, UKPages

Sir Michael Howard - A Tribute
Multimedia, 6 December 2019The leading military historian of his generation, Sir Michael Howard’s influence on the development of the discipline of strategic studies is unquestioned. Awarded the military cross for his service...
Tags: History
Episode 07: Missing links
Multimedia, 4 December 2019In this episode of the Suspicious Transaction Report, host Isabella Chase and guests consider the missing links in various financial crime problems. Isabella is joined by Becky Marriott from Tide to...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Episode 06: What’s the Risk?
Multimedia, 20 November 2019In Episode 6 of the Suspicious Transaction Report, host Isabella Chase and guests attempt to understand the changing nature of risk in the ever-evolving financial crime landscape. ‘In the news’...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Episode 05: Rethinking the Problem
Multimedia, 6 November 2019In Episode 5 of the Suspicious Transaction Report host Isabella Chase and guests critique a number of new solutions to old financial crime problems. In the news guests Livia Benisty and Alexon Bell...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Episode 04: Picking on the Little Guy?
Multimedia, 23 October 2019To discuss the latest in financial crime news, host Isabella Chase is joined this week by Ava Lee and Koos Couvée. The guests weigh in on the updates coming out of last week’s FATF Plenary and...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Episode 03: Is a New Approach Needed?
Multimedia, 9 October 2019Host Isabella Chase looks at how innovation could be used to solve a number of problems in the AML/CFT regime. To discuss the latest financial crime news she is joined by Denisse Rudich and Nick...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Episode 2: Better Together
Multimedia, 25 September 2019In this episode of the Suspicious Transaction Report, Isabella Chase is joined by Jo Jenkins and David Carlisle to discuss Wilson’s crypto auction, Swedbank’s latest press release, the Dutch banks...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Episode 1: The Suspicious Transaction Report
Multimedia, 11 September 2019Isabella discusses the latest financial crime news with Samantha Sheen and Misha Glenny. They cover the latest developments with the impounded Iranian oil tanker the Adrian Darya-1, HMRC’s largest...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Trailer: The Suspicious Transaction Report
Multimedia, 4 September 2019In this preview episode of the 'Suspicious Transaction Report' podcast, Isabella Chase talks to Tom Keatinge and Nick Parfitt about the EU’s second attempt at a money laundering blacklist, the NCA’s...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
In Context podcast - Episode 13 - Sir John Scarlett
Multimedia, 29 August 2019In this episode Karin talks to Sir John Scarlett about his career in the British Secret Intelligence Service, including his time as Chief. They discuss the collapse of the Soviet Union, 9/11 and even...
Tags: The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Defence Policy, UK, Intelligence, International Institutions, Terrorism, EuropePages


The AI Special Issue: An Introduction
RUSI Journal, 29 November 2019Keith Dear and Ali Hossaini
Guest editors Keith Dear and Ali Hossaini introduce the AI special issue.
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Future Threats: Intelligence or Agency?
RUSI Journal, 29 November 2019Emma De Angelis, Ali Hossaini, Raymond Noble, Denis Noble, Ana M Soto, Carlos Sonnenschein and Kenneth Payne
Experts from multiple disciplines discuss whether it is machines’ potential to develop agency, rather than intelligence, that poses a threat to the future.
Tags: Technology
Will Russia Rule the World Through AI? Assessing Putin’s Rhetoric Against Russia’s Reality
RUSI Journal, 29 November 2019Keith Dear
Russia’s aspirations may not match its ability to develop AI capabilities.
Tags: Russia, Technology
Book Review: Development Assistance for Peacebuilding
RUSI Journal, 29 November 2019Mary Hope Schwoebel
Mary Hope Schwoebel reviews Development Assistance for Peacebuilding, edited by Rachel M Gisselquist.
Tags: Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
What is the State of Artificial Intelligence Governance Globally?
RUSI Journal, 29 November 2019James Butcher and Irakli Beridze
Multiple initiatives across the public sector, private sector, civil society and international organisations are seeking to develop regulatory frameworks for the development of AI technologies.
Tags: Law and Ethics, Technology

Book Review: Getting Nuclear Weapons Right: Managing Danger and Avoiding Disaster
RUSI Journal, 29 November 2019Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen reviews Getting Nuclear Weapons Right: Managing Danger and Avoiding Disaster, by Stephen J Cimbala.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Resolving the Battle over Artificial Intelligence in War
RUSI Journal, 29 November 2019Larry Lewis
The military application of AI presents multiple challenges for the relationship between defence, industry and technology companies.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Defence Policy, Law and Ethics, Technology
Book Review: ‘These Meritorious Objects of the Royal Bounty’: The Chelsea Out-Pensioners in the Early Eighteenth Century
RUSI Journal, 29 November 2019Alan Guy
Alan J Guy reviews ‘These Meritorious Objects of the Royal Bounty’: The Chelsea Out-Pensioners in the Early Eighteenth Century, by Andrew Edward Cormack.
Tags: UK, History, Military PersonnelPages

Breakfast Briefing: The New British Army Operating Concept
Events, 17 June 2020An exclusive breakfast briefing with Dr Jack Watling, Research Fellow in Land Warfare, RUSI.

Breakfast Briefing - UK Security Policy After Brexit
Events, 18 March 2020An exclusive breakfast briefing with Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General, RUSI.

RUSI Missile Defence and Space Conference 2020
Events, 26 February 2020Time-Sensitive Targets, Space and Missile Defence

Breakfast Briefing: Countering Cyber Risk - Threats, Responses and Future Trends
Events, 5 February 2020An exclusive breakfast briefing with The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL, Distinguished Fellow, RUSI and former Director General of the British Security Service (MI5).

Douglas Haig Fellowship Lecture: Haig and the Aftermath, 1919
Events, 31 January 2020A lecture by Professor John Bourne, Honorary Professor of First World War Studies, University of Wolverhampton.
Hong Kong After the District Council Elections: Will Anything Change?
Ukraine Talks: A Peaceful Outcome or a Peaceful Sellout?
Sir Michael Howard - A Tribute