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Cracking Down on China’s Distant Water Fishing Fleet: What Impacts Closer to Home?
Commentary, 21 September 2018Veerle Nouwens and Cathy Haenlein
China appears to be reigning in its distant water fishing fleet. This is good news for environmental protection, but China watchers should pay attention to the potential knock-on effects.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, China, International Security Studies, Asia, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Organised Crime
Vostok’s Weak Optics Reveal Russia and China’s Fractured Relationship
Article, 21 September 2018Emily Ferris and Veerle Nouwens
The joint Russia–China Vostok exercises demonstrated some military cooperation between the two. However, the more significant event was the concomitant Eastern Economic Forum, an investment forum...
China, Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues, New Silk Road, Land Forces, Land Operations
Machine Learning Algorithms and Police Decision-Making: Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Challenges
RUSI Publications, 21 September 2018Alexander Babuta, Marion Oswald and Christine Rinik
This report seeks to critically assess the use of machine learning algorithms for policing, and provide practical recommendations designed to contribute to the fast-moving debate over policy and...
Policing and Security, Whitehall Reports, National Security and Resilience Studies, Domestic Security, Information, Technology
Strategic Hedging in the Arabian Peninsula: The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement
RUSI Publications, 20 September 2018Jean-Loup Samaan
Offering a new perspective on the geopolitics of Gulf-Asian relations.
Whitehall Papers, Pacific, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
Stabilising Pakistan’s Relations with the Gulf
Commentary, 19 September 2018Arhama Siddiqa
A new Pakistani government has a good opportunity to reform the country’s relationship with the Gulf states, and put them on a more sustained footing.
Pakistan, The Gulf Region, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues
China’s Xi Jinping Will Sleep More Soundly After the Singapore Summit
Commentary, 13 June 2018Charles Parton
China was absent from the US-North Korea summit, but is a beneficiary of what has emerged from that gathering in Singapore.
China, United States, North Korea, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
The Future of Italy’s International Military Footprint
Commentary, 12 June 2018Elisabeth Braw
Italy’s new government, devoted to nursing the economy back to health and reliant on far-right populist parties, may be tempted to curtail the country’s active foreign military missions. It should...
International Security Studies, International Responses, Global Security Issues, Europe
Ethiopia’s New Leader: So Far So Good, But Mountains Still to Climb
Commentary, 5 June 2018Ann Fitz-Gerald
Dr Abiye Ahmed is Ethiopia’s new head of the federal government. He has already approved a motion to lift the national state of emergency and released an Ethiopian-born British resident and passport...
Horn of Africa, International Security Studies, Africa
India’s Strategic Links with the US: Differing Visions, Different Impact
Commentary, 4 June 2018Dr Vinjay Kaura
As India’s strategic links with the US expand, New Delhi will find it difficult to shield its fruitful military relations with Russia. In theory, India does not have to face a binary choice between...
China, United States, India, Russia, Global Security Issues
What Will the Defence Space Strategy Tell us About the UK’s Space Ambitions?
Commentary, 1 June 2018Alexandra Stickings
The announcement by the Ministry of Defence of a forthcoming Defence Space Strategy paper shows recognition of the threats posed to the UK’s space-enabled military capabilities. The question is how...
Aerospace, Cyber, National Security and Resilience Studies, UK, Technology
The UK’s Modernising Defence Programme: Are Alternative Approaches Possible?
Commentary, 30 May 2018Peter Roberts
If boldness, cunning and guile are the hallmarks of successful British military contributions that have allowed the UK Armed Forces to develop a reputation for excellence, then these might be the...
Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Martial Power Project, Military Personnel, Technology
India’s Ambiguity and the Chinese Threat
Commentary, 24 May 2018John Hemmings and Tanya Sen
The recent Indo-Chinese rapprochement between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping is an example of a tectonic shift in great power relations. Or is it just the start...
China, RUSI International, India, Global Security Issues
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A Call for Pragmatism
Commentary, 22 May 2018Raffaello Pantucci
China’s Belt and Road Initiative requires a logical response, one based on an assessment of realities rather than rhetoric, and reciprocity, rather than outright confrontation
China, International Security Studies
UN Peacekeeping Cooperation With Regional Organisations: Time for a Frank Debate
Commentary, 21 May 2018Alexandria Reid
The 70th anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping efforts is an opportunity to look back to the evolution and the sheer complexity of peacekeeping. To maximise performance, it is also a moment to...
United Nations, African Union, National Security and Resilience Studies, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Ukraine Declares ‘Anti-Terrorist Operation in the Donbas’ Officially Over: What Does That Mean?
Commentary, 16 May 2018Adam Coffey
A recent change in the way Ukraine describes the separatist conflict on its territory is not just about branding; it is also about the search for a more successful strategy
Ukraine, Global Security IssuesPages
That's No Moon... That's A Tesla
Multimedia, 9 February 2018The successful and spectacular inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy this week not only captured public imaginations with its ground-breaking double booster recovery and quirky payload, but also...
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, United States, National Security and Resilience Studies
Terror in Kabul
Multimedia, 30 January 2018Aaditya Dave, Research Analyst at RUSI, talks terror in Afghanistan in the wake of the recent attacks.
Tags: Afghanistan, International Security Studies, Terrorism
Trump: Year One
Multimedia, 24 January 2018Director-General Dr Karin von Hippel discusses the first year of the Trump Presidency.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Global Security Issues
British Army Recruitment
Multimedia, 11 January 2018Tags: Armed Forces, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, UK, Land Forces, Military Personnel, UK Defence
The Iran Protests
Multimedia, 5 January 2018Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
Understanding Unpredictability in the Middle East in 2018
Multimedia, 4 January 2018Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi outlines priorities for analysts will be to understand the impact and unpredictability of US policy in the Middle East.
Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Middle East and North Africa
International Space Security in 2018
Multimedia, 4 January 2018Alexandra Stickings discusses the prospects for international space security in the year ahead.
Tags: Aerospace
European Security in 2018
Multimedia, 4 January 2018Dr Jonathan Eyal outlines the projected developments in Europe in the year ahead.
Tags: EuropePages
Enter the Tempest
RUSI Defence Systems, 16 July 2018Justin Bronk
The new £2 billion Tempest programme aims to both keep the UK in the combat aircraft business and secure for it a place in the next major European fighter project. Initial mock-ups unveiled with the announcement give some clues about design priorities, but funding the project long term may be challenging
Tags: Aerospace
When Bankers Need to be More Creative than Hackers: Cybercrime and Money Laundering
Newsbrief, 16 July 2018Anton Moiseienko and Olivier Kraft
The rise of cyber-dependent crime highlights the challenges facing the anti-money laundering framework in a digital era. This should be viewed as a wake-up call as well as an opportunity to update and improve the antiquated regime.
Tags: Cyber, AML/CTF, Information, Organised Crime
RUSI Newsbrief Vol. 38, No. 5
Newsbrief, 13 July 2018This issue of Newsbrief includes articles on UK defence spending, state capability to deploy a credible chemical weapons threat, the Nord Stream II gas pipeline, and public opinion in Central Europe on cooperation, identiy, and defence.
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NATO Spending: The Great Convergence
Newsbrief, 11 July 2018Malcolm Chalmers
NATO’s latest data reveals important new trends in patterns of defence spending across the Alliance that have occurred since Russia’s 2014 intervention in Ukraine.
Tags: US Defence Policy, Defence Spending, North America, Americas, Defence Policy, UK Defence, Europe
Defence and Electoral Credibility: Challenges for the Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet
Newsbrief, 28 June 2018Josh Arnold-Forster
The potential political acceptance of tax rises to fund the NHS is beginning to influence the debate on defence spending. Will this provide the impetus to defeat those political leaders who want to abet the decline in British military power?
Tags: Defence Spending, Defence Policy, UK, Domestic Security, National Security, UK Defence
The Other Europe? How Central Europe Views the Continent’s Security Concerns and Aspirations
Newsbrief, 25 June 2018Jonathan Eyal
The results of public opinion surveys in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary indicate that perceptions among these Central European countries towards European cooperation and collective identity are complex. Countries in the region cannot all be painted with the same brush.
Tags: European Union, Europe
Book Review: Counterinsurgency Wars and the Anglo-American Alliance: The Special Relationship on the Rocks
RUSI Journal, 18 June 2018Frank Ledwidge
Frank Ledwidge reviews Counterinsurgency Wars and the Anglo-American Alliance: The Special Relationship on the Rocks, by Andrew Mumford
Tags: Counterinsurgency, History
Why is there no Joint European Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Project under the Common Security and Defence Policy?
RUSI Journal, 18 June 2018Christian Küsters
The European Common Security and Defence Policy cannot function with a strong European defence industrial base.
Tags: Defence Policy, Europe
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, April/May 2018
RUSI Journal, 18 June 2018Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the April/May 2018 edition of the RUSI Journal.
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A Commentary on H C Colles’s ‘The Red Cross in the War.’
, 18 June 2018Tom Plant
A Commentary on H C Colles’s ‘The Red Cross in the War.’
Tags: The Great WarPages
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.
Annual Chief of the Defence Staff Lecture and RUSI Christmas Party
Events, 11 December 2018Lecture by General Sir Nick Carter KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of the Defence Staff, UK Ministry of Defence.
Breakfast Briefing - Controlling China: Big Data and Artificial Intelligence are Xi Jinping's 'Fourth Magic Weapon'
Events, 10 December 2018An exclusive breakfast briefing by Charles Parton OBE, Associate Fellow, RUSI, on the significance of big data and artificial intelligence in China.
Cracking Down on China’s Distant Water Fishing Fleet: What Impacts Closer to Home?
Stabilising Pakistan’s Relations with the Gulf
Vostok - 2018