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US and China: Trade, Technology Theft and Arrests
Commentary, 18 January 2019Charlie Parton
A clear differentiation is required between trade and technology wars, Huawei and politicised arrests of foreign nationals. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is deliberately confusing them, and...
China, Cyber, Law and Ethics, Technology, Pacific
The Good Friday Agreement and Brexit
Article, 18 January 2019Sir Paul Lever
Brexit negotiations on the Northern Ireland border question reveal diverging views on the future of the Good Friday Agreement.
Newsbrief, Brexit Briefings, European Union, UK
The Role of Verification in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dispute
Commentary, 15 January 2019Darya Dolzikova
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is about to pass into oblivion. But its verification provisions merit further attention, both as a reflection on lesson learned from the past, but also as...
United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
The Year Ahead
News, 14 January 2019As we begin the year, we look forward to RUSI's busy 2019 research agenda
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Defence, Industries and Society, National Security Studies, International Security Studies, Military Sciences, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
The Failure of China’s Security Policy in Xinjiang
Article, 11 January 2019Edward Schwarck
The mass internment of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs in supposed ‘re-education’ facilities as a means of combatting violent extremism suggests that Beijing lacks confidence in the effectiveness of its...
China, Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Counterinsurgency, Asia, New Silk Road, Intelligence, Technology, Terrorism
Soldiers of the Cross: The Church, Ukraine’s Independence and Russia’s Fight for Regional Influence
Commentary, 26 October 2018Emily Ferris
Faith has long been one of the key pillars of nation-building in Europe. The church will likely have an influence in upcoming elections.
International Security Studies, Russia, Europe
Saudi Arabia and the Khashoggi Affair: What Should Key Western Governments Consider?
Commentary, 23 October 2018Michael Stephens
The uproar in the wake of the death of Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul continues unabated. France, Germany and the UK are coordinating their responses, and are adopting a...
RUSI International, The Gulf Region, Middle East and North Africa
The Impending Demise of the INF Treaty: Britain Has a Job on Its Hands
Commentary, 22 October 2018James Cameron
President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US will withdraw from a landmark nuclear treaty comes at a bad time for the UK. Still, if damage to British security is to be limited, deft diplomatic...
United States, US Defence Policy, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
India’s Balancing Act Between the US and Russia
Commentary, 19 October 2018Vinay Kaura
India proposes to purchase the S-400 Russian missile defence system. The plan unnecessarily infuriates the United States, and is unlikely to enhance India’s long-term security objectives.
India, International Security Studies, Russia, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Technology
Denmark’s Poor Performance in the Fight Against Financial Crime Shows Why European Regulation is Needed
Commentary, 18 October 2018Tom Keatinge
More famous for hygge and Hamlet than money laundering, Denmark’s travails reflect an apathy towards financial crime that extends across the continent.
A Missing Page: Strengthening the Response to the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Commentary, 11 October 2018Tom Keatinge, Cathy Haenlein and Alexandria Reid
The continued failure to target the proceeds of the illegal wildlife trade is undermining the response to this transnational crime.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, National Security Studies, Organised Crime, Illicit Trade, Organised Crime, Africa
Countering Russian Cyber Operations
Commentary, 8 October 2018Conrad Prince CB
The coordinated international action targeting hostile Russian cyber operations represents a real determination by Western governments not to leave cyber an uncontested space for Russia. But the...
Cyber, Cyber Security, Russia, Technology
Judge the Iraqi Government by its Achievements
Commentary, 5 October 2018Jack Watling
Iraq’s post-electoral stalemate is over. But the hard work is just about to begin.
International Security Studies, Iraq, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues
Collision Course in the South China Sea?
Commentary, 3 October 2018Veerle Nouwens
The United States and Chinese navies have just narrowly avoided a dangerous collision. This was not an accident but an escalation, a show of force on the part of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (...
China, United States, Defence Policy, Law and Ethics, Maritime Forces
Give Up the Dream of a Grand Bargain: Why a Trump Can’t Strike a Deal with Iran
Commentary, 27 September 2018Albert Wolf
The US administration pretends that its decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran is a radically new approach which may change the entire regional strategic equation, similar to the huge...
Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyPages
Attacking the Assad Regime
Multimedia, 12 April 2018RUSI experts Dr Peter Roberts, Dr Jonathan Eyal, Ewan Lawson, Michael Stephens and Justin Bronk discuss possible action against Syria in a week when the Assad regime is accused of using chemical...
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Psychological Occupation and Resistance in Mosul
Multimedia, 6 April 2018Mike Stevens on a new study published by RUSI that tells the extraordinary story of how resistance activists and fighters in Mosul ‘punctured Daesh’s image of invincibility’ leading to the city’s...
Tags: Iraq, Middle East and North Africa
The Royal Air Force at 100
Multimedia, 29 March 2018Justin Bronk, RUSI's Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force, established on 1 April 1918.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences
The North Korean Nuclear Summit
Multimedia, 9 March 2018Tom Plant, Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy programme at RUSI on the proposed nuclear summit between North Korea and the US
Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
Brexit and European Security
Multimedia, 28 February 2018RUSI Deputy Director-General Malcolm Chalmers looks at the security implications for the UK and Europe post-Brexit.
Tags: UK, Europe
The UK's Fight Against a ‘McMafia’ World
Multimedia, 23 February 2018Tom Keatinge, Director of Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI, on financial crime in Latvia and UK efforts to counter money laundering.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, EuropePages
Russia’s Hybrid State and President Putin’s Fourth-Term Foreign Policy
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Graeme P Herd
Russia’s hybrid state poses a problem for Western attempts to engage Moscow.
Tags: Russia
Insight, Forecasts and Sometimes Getting It Wrong: A Comment on Three RUSI Journal Articles from 1920
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Trevor Taylor
A comment on three articles published in the Journal following the First World War.
Tags: Armed Forces, Land Forces, Maritime Forces
North Korea’s Missile Programme and Supply-Side Controls: Lessons for Countering Illicit Procurement
, 17 October 2018Daniel Salisbury
Pyongyang has proved adept at evading sanctions.
Tags: Aerospace, North Korea, Technology
Book Review: Principled Spying: The Ethics of Secret Intelligence
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018John Scarlett
John Scarlett reviews Principled Spying: The Ethics of Secret Intelligence, by David Omand and Mark Phythian
Tags: Intelligence, Law and Ethics
Salisbury, Novichok and International Law on the Use of Force
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Stephen Lewis
Can the alleged poisoning be considered an armed attack?
Tags: Russia, UK, Global Security Issues, UK Defence
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 Management
Book Review: Biosecurity in Putin’s Russia
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Ryan Henrici
Ryan Henrici reviews Biosecurity in Putin’s Russia, by Raymond A Zilinskas and Philippe Mauger
Tags: Russia, Technology
Rehabilitating the Yemeni Defence and Security Establishment: Then and Now
, 17 October 2018Aldwin Wight and James Spencer
Its history provides important insights on the current situation in Yemen.
Tags: Military Personnel, TechnologyPages
Breakfast Briefing - Whatever happened to Al Qaida?
Events, 10 April 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing by Dr Andrew Glazzard OBE, Director, National Security Studies, RUSI.
Fighting Fraud and Corruption in a Shrinking World
Events, 3 April 2019A lecture by Lisa Osofsky, Director, Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
The New Cyber Arms Race
Events, 2 April 2019At this event Mikko Hypponen will examine the new cyber arms race - beyond what we're already experiencing - and explain what it means for governments, companies and anybody using a computer.
Modern Deterrence
Breakfast Briefing - Security on the Korean Peninsula: Continuity and Change
Events, 27 March 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing by Tom Plant, Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy programme, RUSI.
Resilience training: how to involve the population in resilience and national security?
Events, 6 March 2019An executive briefing by Madeleine Moon MP, member of the UK Parliament Defence Committee and the newly elected President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
Modern Deterrence
US and China: Trade, Technology Theft and Arrests
The Role of Verification in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dispute
Unexplained Strategy: Putting Unexplained Wealth Orders to Work