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There and Back Again: A Rocket’s Tale

Article, 19 October 2017

Alexandra Stickings

The regularity with which SpaceX is landing and re-using first-stage rocket launchers has significant implications both for increasing access to space and potential defence applications

Aerospace, RUSI Defence Systems, Technology

Security barriers installed on London Bridge following the 3 June 2017 terrorist attack

MI5 Chief: Daesh Is Dead in Syria and Iraq – But Threat Here is Growing Rapidly

Commentary, 18 October 2017

Margaret Gilmore

Andrew Parker has issued a stark warning about the terror threat facing the UK. And it is only going to get worse with the collapse of Daesh.

UK Counter-terrorism, UK, Terrorism, Europe

The Role of Financial Information-Sharing Partnerships in the Disruption of Crime

RUSI Publications, 17 October 2017

Nick J Maxwell and David Artingstall

This paper examines the effectiveness of suspicious activity reporting in our financial system.

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers

The signatories to the Iran Iran nuclear deal – Iran, the US, Russia, China, the UK, France, Germany and the EU – ink the deal in Vienna in July 2015.

An Angry Tehran Cautious after Trump’s Iran Nuclear Speech

Commentary, 16 October 2017

Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi

For the moment, Iran is biding its time in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to decertify its nuclear deal with key governments. But Tehran’s patience won’t last long.

Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Americas, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North Africa

A still image taken from a Daesh propaganda video showing militants firing a light machine gun during a firefight in Salaheddin province in Iraq, June 2016. Daesh use social media to promote their ideology and raise funds. Courtesy of PA Images

Social Media and Terrorist Financing: Time for a Focused Response

Article, 16 October 2017

Tom Keatinge and Florence Keen

Social media has attracted scrutiny as a tool for promoting extremism. Its power to support terrorist financing requires equal attention.

Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Newsbrief, Technology, Terrorism

French President Emmanuel Macron and then Chief of the Defence Staff General Pierre de Villiers during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Élysées

A Falling Star? France’s Emmanuel Macron Struggles to Maintain His Agenda

Commentary, 6 September 2017

Jonathan Eyal and Benjamin Agnew

The difficulties facing France’s president are just beginning, and there are increasing doubts about his ability to tackle the country’s deep-seated problems.

France, Europe

F-16B fighters of the Pakistan Air Force. Courtesy of US Air Force, Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps.

Pakistan to the US: Don’t Threaten Us. We Can Walk Away

Commentary, 4 September 2017

Kamal Alam

It is said that in order to understand Pakistan, you need to know three ‘A’s’: Allah; America; and the army. While Allah and the army are still central to Pakistan, it can be argued that America’s...

Pakistan, Central and South Asia

Courtesy of Marine Corps Installations Pacific/Caleb Eames

US Military Exercises In Korea: If You Want Peace, Don’t Listen To China’s Proposal

Commentary, 31 August 2017

Peter Roberts

To de-escalate tensions between the US and North Korea, China has suggested halting Pyongyang’s nuclear test programme and missile firings in exchange for a suspension of all US and South Korean...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping before the start of the expanded format meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State

Doklam Plateau: A Challenge to China’s Great Power Ambitions?

Commentary, 25 August 2017

Amrita Jash

Will China's face off with India over the Doklam Plateau put a dent in Beijing's bid to be seen as a responsible world power?

China, India, Pacific, Central and South Asia

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and South Korean Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo at the Pentagon on 30 August 2017. Might US tactical nuclear weapons be returning to South Korea? Courtesy of US Deaprtment of Defense/Jim Garamone.

ROKing the Boat: US Nuclear Weapons in South Korea?

Commentary, 22 August 2017

Emil Dall and Cristina Varriale

South Korea’s main opposition party has called for the reintroduction of US nuclear weapons on the peninsula. This is just posturing and not a good idea, but could reopen a debate in South Korea...

Defence, Industries and Society, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific

Japanese peacekeepers queue up to leave South Sudan in May

Robust International Peacekeeping: Is Asia Up to the Task?

Commentary, 17 August 2017

Ewan Lawson and Veerle Nouwens

A political dispute in Japan over an alleged cover-up in a UN peacekeeping operation in South Sudan highlights a bigger regional problem with international operations that are no longer about...

United Nations, Japan, International Institutions, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Pacific

Brexit and Sanctions: Can the UK Lead From Behind?

Commentary, 14 August 2017

Tom Keatinge

Whitehall is consulting on new sanctions legislation fit for the country’s diminished global position.

UK, Europe

Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev (right) and his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov at the official signing ceremony in Skopje

Can Bulgaria Make Macedonia’s EU and NATO Dreams Come True?

Commentary, 11 August 2017

Andreja Bogdanovski

Old disputes between Sofia and Skopje have been put aside, as Bulgaria prepares to take over the Presidency of the EU in January 2018. However, old rivalries between the two countries, and Macedonia'...

International Institutions, Europe

The foreign ministers of the P5+1 group gather in Vienna to sign the nuclear agreement with Iran

Pulling Out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran: And Then What?

Commentary, 9 August 2017

Albert B Wolf

For all the Sturm und Drang over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, neither side has answered the crucial question the Trump administration faces if it abrogates the deal: ‘And...

Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Americas, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North Africa

A man reads about the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court

Pakistan’s Game of Thrones: Does Sharif’s Removal Signal the End of Dynastic Politics?

Commentary, 8 August 2017

Kamal Alam

As the dust settles on the forced resignation of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a debate continues to rage over the nature of judicial oversight over a political system often dogged by...

Pakistan, Central and South Asia

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The Trump Presidency After the Inauguration

Multimedia, 21 January 2017

Dr Karin von Hippel, Director-General

Dr Karin von Hippel discussed US foreign policy following the inauguration of Donald Trump on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Tags: United States

The Trump Presidency

Multimedia, 19 January 2017

Dr Karin von Hippel, Director-General

RUSI Director General Dr Karin von Hippel discusses the foreign and security policy challenges of the Trump presidency ahead of his inauguration for Sky News.

Tags: China, United States, US Defence Policy, Iran, NATO, Russia, Global Security Issues

Looking Ahead to the Trump Presidency

Multimedia, 19 January 2017

Veerle Nouwens, Research Analyst

Tom Keatinge, Director, Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, RUSI

Sarah Lain, Research Fellow

Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director, Strategic Research Partnerships

Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General

Dr Peter Roberts, Director Military Sciences, RUSI

John Louth, Director, Defence, Industries and Society

In this special podcast, experts from the Royal United Services Institute discuss the forthcoming presidency of Donald J Trump as he prepares to take office on 20 January 2017.

Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Global Security Issues

NATO and the New Trump Presidency

Multimedia, 16 January 2017

Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director, Strategic Research Partnerships

Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director of RUSI speaks with Oana Lungescu, NATO spokesperson on the transatlantic relationship as Donald Trump prepares to become the 45th US President.

Tags: RUSI International, United States, Europe

Russian Intelligence and the #Kompromat allegations

Multimedia, 11 January 2017

Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director, Strategic Research Partnerships

Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director at RUSI examines the allegations behind Russian intelligence and President-elect Donald Trump

Tags: RUSI International, United States, Russia, Intelligence

Counter-Terrorism in Great Britain

Multimedia, 11 January 2017

Professor Tahir Abbas, Senior Research Fellow

RUSI Senior Research Fellow Professor Tahir Abbas discusses the UK's counter-terrorism strategy with Swiss broadcaster SRF. Here Tahir Abbas highlights that even though the UK seems to have better...

Tags: Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Tackling Extremism, National Security and Resilience Studies, Terrorism, Terrorism

The Legacy of Hashemi Rafsanjani

Multimedia, 9 January 2017

Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Research Fellow

RUSI Research Fellow Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi discusses on AlJazeera English the legacy and significance of Iranian leader Hashemi Rafsanjani as he passes away.

Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Middle East and North Africa

Nuclear Policy and Proliferation in 2017

Multimedia, 21 December 2016

Cristina Varriale, Research Analyst

RUSI Research Analyst Cristina Varriale argues that with the election of Donald Trump, 2017 could be a uncertain and unpredictable year for nuclear policy.

Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

The Defence Industry and Europe in 2017

Multimedia, 21 December 2016

John Louth, Director, Defence, Industries and Society

RUSI Director of Defence, Industries and Society, Dr John Louth looks at how changing US attitudes to defence and security following the election of Donald Trump could see the growth of both European...

Tags: United States, Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, Europe

Financial Crime in 2017

Multimedia, 21 December 2016

Tom Keatinge, Director, Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, RUSI

RUSI Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Tom Keatinge, outlines the research agenda in his area of work, where 2017 will see financial sanctions become a major topic of interest.

Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies

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Why the UK Needs to be Thinking Now about a Possible Korean War

Newsbrief, 15 August 2017

Malcolm Chalmers

North Korea has not been at the top of the agenda of Whitehall’s key policymakers, focused as so many of them are on the immediate challenges of Brexit. This now needs to change.

Tags: North Korea, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

The eventual response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy has exposed a series of failures reminiscent of a growing number of humanitarian crises around the world. Courtesy of Natalie Oxford/Wikimedia.

Grenfell Tower and the Case for Humanitarian Coordination

Newsbrief, 11 August 2017

Randolph Kent, Mark Bowden and Joanne Burke

In the wake of the inadequate response to the Grenfell Tower fire, the UK should learn from the experiences of successful responses to crises in other parts of the world and apply those lessons to its own response procedures to domestic crises.

Tags: UK, Emergency Response