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NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 Exercise: Political Theatre with a Purpose
Commentary, 20 November 2018Jack Watling
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 military exercise has served to solidify ties between member-states, but the Alliance remains vulnerable to the eventuality of a military confrontation from Russia.
United States, NATO, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Europe
What Does the Future of Land Fires Look Like?
Article, 20 November 2018Adam Coffey
The Royal Artillery’s ability to fight peer and near-peer threats has stagnated after two decades in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Modernising Defence Programme now offers the Royal Artillery a chance to...
Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Land Forces
European Views on Leadership in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Recommendations for the UK
RUSI Publications, 19 November 2018Cristina Varriale
On 18 October 2018, RUSI ran a workshop to discuss leadership in the context of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and how the UK could best contribute to its initiation or implementation.
United Nations, Conference Reports, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, International Institutions
Take the Money and Run: The Role of Asset Confiscation Under the New Serious and Organised Crime Strategy
Commentary, 16 November 2018Helena Wood
The British government claims to be focussing on its ability to seize the proceeds of organised crime, but the response remains piecemeal, underfunded and poorly coordinated
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, UK
Reserving Judgement: Reforming Britain’s Army Reserve
Article, 16 November 2018Paul Barnes
In Project Haldane, the British Army’s endeavour to breathe new life into its reserve forces, the Army faces a unique opportunity to ensure its Reserve is configured for the next war; how it reacts...
Armed Forces, Civil–Military Relations, Newsbrief, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK, Land Forces, Land Operations, Military Personnel
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 Exercise: Political Theatre with a Purpose
Commentary, 20 November 2018Jack Watling
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 military exercise has served to solidify ties between member-states, but the Alliance remains vulnerable to the eventuality of a military confrontation from Russia.
United States, NATO, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Europe
Take the Money and Run: The Role of Asset Confiscation Under the New Serious and Organised Crime Strategy
Commentary, 16 November 2018Helena Wood
The British government claims to be focussing on its ability to seize the proceeds of organised crime, but the response remains piecemeal, underfunded and poorly coordinated
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, UK
Social Media and Social Problems: A Complex Link
Commentary, 14 November 2018Tom Ascott
Social media is often seen as having a negative impact on politics and society. However, the evidence shows that many individuals are sceptical about the information they consume online.
Cyber, Information, Technology
India and Russia: Ties that Bind
Commentary, 12 November 2018Aaditya Dave
Ties between India and Russia may not be strengthening quite so fast as both sides diversify their partners, but history and strategic considerations still bind the two powers.
India, International Security Studies, Russia, Defence Policy, Europe, Central and South Asia
The Pity and the Glory of It All
Commentary, 8 November 2018Jonathan Eyal
The end of war commemorations in the UK and other western countries has little bearing on the feelings and historic memories of the Central and Eastern European states
The Great War, History, Europe
A Century to Poland’s Rebirth
Commentary, 8 November 2018Wojciech Pawlus
The First World War resulted in the creation of a number of independent states in the eastern part of the European continent. Yet it is Poland that celebrates its national day precisely on 11...
The Great War, History, Europe
The Decision to Go to War: How the British Public Misunderstands Its Legal Basis
Commentary, 6 November 2018Joel Rogers de Waal
British voters are vulnerably ignorant about the authority to go to war.
United Nations, NATO, International Responses, UK, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Europe
Lone Actor Terrorists and Extreme Right Wing Violence
Commentary, 31 October 2018Raffaello Pantucci
Recent attacks perpetrated by extreme right wing terrorists in the US are undoubtedly linked to the upcoming mid-term elections, reflecting the reality that the country’s charged political scene may...
United States, Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, Terrorism, UK, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Terrorism
UK Defence and the 2018 Budget
Commentary, 30 October 2018Malcolm Chalmers
The UK’s defence budget has just got a boost. But this will not shield the country’s military for long from some hard spending choices, or from broader adverse economic developments.
Defence Spending, UK
Britain’s Defence and the Arctic: A Timely Reminder
Commentary, 29 October 2018Elisabeth Braw
The House of Commons Defence Committee has released a report looking at defence developments in the High North. It should serve as a timely reminder of defence priorities, both among decision-makers...
Modern Deterrence, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Military Sciences, UK, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, UK DefencePages
In Context podcast - Episode 4: Kori Schake
Multimedia, 9 November 2018Karin von Hippel, Director General of RUSI speaks to Kori Schake, Deputy-Director General of the IISS. They discuss Kori’s role in US politics: from the Pentagon to the State Department and onwards...
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Reflections on the First World War Centenary
Multimedia, 9 November 2018In this RUSI Analysis podcast, Dr Emma De Angelis interviews Richard Grayson, Professor of Twentieth Century History at Goldsmiths, University of London; Catriona Pennell, Associate Professor of...
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In Context podcast - Episode 3: Mona Juul
Multimedia, 26 October 2018Karin talks to Mona Juul, a diplomat and current Norwegian Ambassador to the UK who, along with her husband, played a key role in the Oslo Accords, the landmark agreement that attempted to bring an...
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The US-Russia Nuclear Treaty Under Threat
Multimedia, 21 October 2018After reports that the USA may with from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director General of the Royal United Services Institute speaks to BBC news...
Tags: United States, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Nelson and Trafalgar
Multimedia, 21 October 2018Professor Peter Roberts, Director, Military Sciences, RUSI on Nelson's legacy and the Battle of Trafalgar.
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In Context podcast - Episode 2: Baroness Ashton
Multimedia, 12 October 2018This time Karin von Hippel talks to the European Union’s former foreign policy chief, Baroness Cathy Ashton. We’ll be talking about the EU, the Iran Deal and... Daleks.
Tags: Europe
In Context podcast - Episode 1: Chris DiBona
Multimedia, 28 September 2018For the first In Context podcast, RUSI Director-General Dr Karin von Hippel talks to Chris DiBona, Director of Open Source at Google. Chris has witnessed the rise of one of the biggest tech firms on...
Tags: Technology
US Sanctions on Russia
Multimedia, 10 August 2018Emily Ferris, RUSI Research Fellow, on the new US sanctions on Russia and what the Russian response might look like.
Tags: United States, International Security Studies, RussiaPages
What Does the Future of Land Fires Look Like?
RUSI Defence Systems, 20 November 2018Adam Coffey
The Royal Artillery’s ability to fight peer and near-peer threats has stagnated after two decades in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Modernising Defence Programme now offers the Royal Artillery a chance to consider the future of fires.
Tags: Land Forces
Reserving Judgement: Reforming Britain’s Army Reserve
Newsbrief, 16 November 2018Paul Barnes
In Project Haldane, the British Army’s endeavour to breathe new life into its reserve forces, the Army faces a unique opportunity to ensure its Reserve is configured for the next war; how it reacts may determine its future as a Reference Force.
Tags: Armed Forces, Civil–Military Relations, Defence Management, UK, Land Forces, Military Personnel
Is This the End of Nuclear Arms Control?
Newsbrief, 7 November 2018Malcolm Chalmers and Dmitry Stefanovich
The articles below were informed by a roundtable discussion in London in October 2018 between the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and RUSI to discuss the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. While the discussion revealed some differences in perspective, it was agreed that expert dialogue can play an important role in informing the policy positions of all governments concerned.
Tags: United States, Russia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Modern Deterrence: Preparing for the Age of Grey-Zone Warfare
Newsbrief, 5 November 2018Elisabeth Braw
Modern deterrence is concerned with how countries employ their resilience potential to deter today’s hybrid threats, especially through the involvement of the private sector and civil society. New approaches will likely build on the practices already developed by countries exhibiting a strategy of ‘total defence’.
Tags: Domestic Security, Securing Britain, UK Defence
Canada’s Pledge to Latvia and the Bigger NATO Bargain
Newsbrief, 26 October 2018Stéfanie von Hlatky
A debate on defence spending that has re-emerged within the NATO Alliance seems to have exacerbated tensions between the two sides of the transatlantic partnership. Continuing a long tradition of defining itself in opposite terms against its neighbour to the south, Canada’s approach to this debate offers a rarely explored take on burden sharing within the Alliance.
Tags: NATO, North America, Russia, Global Security Issues
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, August/September 2018
RUSI Journal, 18 October 2018Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the August/September 2018 edition of the RUSI Journal.
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Obituary Professor Neville Brown
RUSI Journal, 18 October 2018Michael Clarke and Julian Lewis
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A Certain Reserve: Strategic Thinking and Britain’s Army Reserve
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Jeremy Mooney and John Crackett
The purpose of the Army Reserve has changed substantially in the past century.
Tags: Armed Forces, UK
Book Review: Does War Make States? Investigations of Charles Tilly's Historical Sociology
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Jeff Carter
Jeff Carter reviews Does War Make States? Investigations of Charles Tilly's Historical Sociology, edited by Lars Bo Kaspersen and Jeppe Strandsbjerg
Tags: History, Europe
America First, Third Offset Second?
, 17 October 2018Daniel Fiott
The new president prefers funding current capabilities over technological innovation.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Defence ManagementPages
Breakfast Briefing: Business Security is National Security
Events, 20 February 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing with Elisabeth Braw, Associate Fellow, Modern Deterrence, RUSI.
Missile Defence Conference 2019: Beyond Ballistic Missiles? Missile Defence in an Era of Great Power Competition
Conference, 13 February 2019This conference will examine the degree to which the policies articulated in documents such as the upcoming U.S missile defence review and U.K modernizing defence programme will have to be informed...
Breakfast Briefing: From Complexity to Simplicity: Networks to Lone Actor Terrorism
Events, 30 January 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing with Raffaello Pantucci, Director, International Security Studies, RUSI, on countering international terrorism.
Is Space the New Cyber? UK Dependencies and Vulnerabilities
Conference, 16 January 2019This year's RUSI Space conference will develop the conversation with a wider audience beyond the traditional space and defence sector, and build knowledge across the government/industry enterprise.
Leaning in: Advancing the Role of Finance Against Modern Slavery
Events, 17 December 2018This event, co-hosted with the Freedom Fund, is convened to discuss a new RUSI Occasional Paper, ‘Leaning in: Advancing the Role of Finance Against Modern Slavery’ supported by the Freedom Fund and...
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 Exercise: Political Theatre with a Purpose
Take the Money and Run: The Role of Asset Confiscation Under the New Serious and Organised Crime Strategy
Social Media and Social Problems: A Complex Link