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Soleimani’s Killing: The Regional Ripple Effects are Yet to Come

Commentary, 20 January 2020

Jessica White

While the initial furore seems to have abated after the US killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, the ripple effects will...

Iran, Terrorism and Conflict, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, Middle East and North Africa

2019 Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize

News, 17 January 2020

The Winner of the 2019 Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize, the Royal United Services Institute’s (RUSI) annual competition awarded for original writing on contemporary issues of national and international...

Vladimir Putin meets with Nechirvan Barzani

Russia’s Outreach to Iraqi Kurdistan: A Gambit for Energy Investments and Regional Status

Article, 16 January 2020

Samuel Ramani

As Russia’s resurgence in the Middle East continues and Moscow hones its position as a regional diplomatic arbiter, Russia’s partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government will likely continue to...

RUSI Newsbrief, Iraq, Russia, Global Security Issues

Episode 09: New Year, New Challenges

Multimedia, 15 January 2020

In this episode, host Isabella Chase is joined by guests to discuss the challenges that will face financial institutions in 2020. To discuss the recent financial crime news, Isabella is joined by...

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe

President Tsai Ing-wen delivering an address in 2017

Taiwan Elections: Reactions to the DPP’s Win

Commentary, 15 January 2020

Charles Parton

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s decisive electoral victory is a serious rebuff to communist China and President Xi Jinping.

China, Defence Policy, Domestic Security, National Security

Soleimani’s Killing: The Regional Ripple Effects are Yet to Come

Commentary, 20 January 2020

Jessica White

While the initial furore seems to have abated after the US killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, the ripple effects will...

Iran, Terrorism and Conflict, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, Middle East and North Africa

Taiwan Elections: Reactions to the DPP’s Win

Commentary, 15 January 2020

Charles Parton

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s decisive electoral victory is a serious rebuff to communist China and President Xi Jinping.

China, Defence Policy, Domestic Security, National Security

The UK's Economic Crime Plan outlines actions to be taken to minimise the risk of economic crime in the country.

Getting the Economic Crime Plan Done: Why Economic Crime Matters for Johnson’s ‘Global Britain’

Commentary, 13 January 2020

Helena Wood

Tackling economic crime should be high on the new government’s agenda and will deliver benefits for both the national security and ‘Global Britain’ agendas.

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Domestic Security, National Security, Organised Crime

Wreckage of Ukrainian International Arlines Flight 752

Destruction of Ukrainian Jet in Iranian Airspace: An Avoidable Crisis Morphing into an Avoidable Tragedy

Commentary, 10 January 2020

Justin Bronk

Piecing together the evidence for the tragedy

Aerospace, United States, Iran, Ukraine, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues

Iran’s First Response to Soleimani’s Death, and Tehran’s Future Moves

Commentary, 8 January 2020

Michael Stephens

For the first time since the late 1970s, Iran has hit directly at US military targets, and fully admitted its responsibility. But the real imponderable is Iran’s behaviour in the Gulf in the months...

RUSI International, United States, Iran, The Gulf Region, Global Security Issues

The Death of Soleimani Brings Uncertainty, Violence and Opportunity

Commentary, 3 January 2020

Jack Watling

A US-ordered assassination of a key Iranian lynchpin could overturn many Middle East calculations

United States, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa

The Weakness of ‘People’ in Deterrence

Commentary, 18 December 2019

Justin Bronk

Investing in people is a worthy cause in itself. But it plays a diminished role in deterrence.

China, United States, NATO, Military Sciences, Military Personnel, Europe

The Upcoming Defence and Security Review: Questions That Must Be Answered

Commentary, 17 December 2019

Peter Roberts

Boris Johnson’s newly elected government has some big questions to answer about the country’s defence policy and global posture.

Military Sciences, Defence Policy, UK, National Security, UK Defence

Clarity on Brexit: The Security Consequences

Commentary, 13 December 2019

Malcolm Chalmers

Amidst a challenging fiscal and security climate, the new government has an opportunity to develop a post-Brexit security and defence vision.

Defence Spending, European Union, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence

Hong Kong residents march against the extradition bill.

Hong Kong After the District Council Elections: Will Anything Change?

Commentary, 10 December 2019

Charles Parton

Hong Kong’s showdown with the central authorities in Beijing continues. And the dilemmas are only getting starker.

China

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Episode 09: New Year, New Challenges

Multimedia, 15 January 2020

Isabella Chase, Research Analyst

In this episode, host Isabella Chase is joined by guests to discuss the challenges that will face financial institutions in 2020. To discuss the recent financial crime news, Isabella is joined by...

Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe

Iran Crisis: Implications for the UK

Multimedia, 8 January 2020

Dr Jack Watling , Research Fellow, Land Warfare

Dr Jack Watling outlines how the UK will be affected in Iraq following the targetted killing of Qassem Soleimani.

Tags: Iran, UK

Episode 08: What defined financial crime in 2019?

Multimedia, 18 December 2019

Isabella Chase, Research Analyst

In the final episode of the Suspicion Transaction Report for 2019 the CFCS team come together to discuss the biggest financial crime news stories of the year. Host Isabella Chase is joined by Tom...

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Sir Michael Howard - A Tribute

Multimedia, 6 December 2019

The 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 2019

Isabella Chase, Research Analyst

In 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 2019

Isabella Chase, Research Analyst

In 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 2019

Isabella Chase, Research Analyst

In 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 2019

Isabella Chase, Research Analyst

To 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 2019

Isabella Chase, Research Analyst

Host 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 2019

Isabella Chase, Research Analyst

In 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

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Russia’s Outreach to Iraqi Kurdistan: A Gambit for Energy Investments and Regional Status

RUSI Newsbrief, 16 January 2020

Samuel Ramani

As Russia’s resurgence in the Middle East continues and Moscow hones its position as a regional diplomatic arbiter, Russia’s partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government will likely continue to strengthen in the months and years to come.

Tags: Iraq, Russia, Global Security Issues

Putin and Lukashenko shake hands at a Union State summit.

Is Russia Changing Gear on Belarus? Unpacking the Importance of the Union State for Russia

RUSI Newsbrief, 10 January 2020

Emily Ferris and Paul Hansbury

High-level presidential meetings, increasing rhetoric from the Kremlin and the growing use of Russia’s soft power levers all indicate that Moscow is adapting its approach to Belarus amid a changing political climate.

Tags: Russia

Keeping Sailors Out of the Minefield

RUSI Defence Systems, 19 December 2019

George Galdorisi

Naval mines constitute a constant threat to global shipping, and due to proliferation, cost-effectiveness and increasing technical sophistication are likely to play a significant role in many future conflicts. Unmanned mine-countermeasure solutions derived from commercially available technologies could be rapidly developed to provide the US Navy and others with a better response

Tags: Maritime Forces

Book Review: The Business of Changing the World: How Billionaires, Tech Disrupters, and Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Global Aid Industry

RUSI Journal, 18 December 2019

Andrew Rathmell

Andrew Rathmell reviews The Business of Changing the World: How Billionaires, Tech Disrupters, and Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Global Aid Industry, by Raj Kumar.

Tags: Global Security Issues, International Institutions