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Partnerships are at the Core of Modern Deterrence
Commentary, 15 October 2019Giedrimas Jeglinskas
How does a state achieve effective deterrence? Lithuania provides an example.
Modern Deterrence, NATO, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience, Europe
Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones: The Trajectory of China's Maritime Transformation
RUSI Publications, 14 October 2019Sidharth Kaushal and Magdalena Markiewicz
This Occasional Paper examines China's maritime strategy by placing its contemporary evolution in context.
Armed Forces, China, Occasional Papers, Equipment and Acquisitions, Military Sciences, Asia, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, Technology, Pacific
Gaming the System: Money Laundering Through Online Games
Article, 11 October 2019Anton Moiseienko and Kayla Izenman
In-game artefacts and currencies often have real-life value and can be used to move or invest criminal proceeds. But there are no clear expectations of what game operators can or should do to...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, RUSI Newsbrief
Sea Training: An Oft Overlooked Strategic Asset
Commentary, 11 October 2019Peter Roberts and Sidharth Kaushal
Rumours abound that the Royal Navy is to gut its globally respected Operational Sea Training organisation in order to reallocate cash across defence. It is not simply the UK’s martial reputation that...
UK Defence Policy, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, National Security
Deep Impact? Refocusing the Anti-Money Laundering Model on Evidence and Outcomes
RUSI Publications, 11 October 2019Matthew Redhead
This Occasional Paper examines the effectiveness of the current anti-money laundering model, with particular reference to the financial services sector, and makes relevant recommendations to enhance...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Financial Crime 2.0, Organised Crime, Terrorism
Taking Stock and Looking Ahead: The European Union’s Approach to Conflict Management in the Eastern Partnership
Commentary, 1 July 2019Stefan Wolff
The EU recently marked the 10th anniversary of its Eastern Partnership, a cooperation framework directed at Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, countries critical to European...
European Union, International Institutions, Europe
The Financial Action Task Force Should Embrace the Opportunity to Reform
Commentary, 25 June 2019Tom Keatinge
The fight against financial crime is ponderous and politicised, lacking imagination and ambition.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, National Security, Organised Crime
There's More to Cyber Than Huawei
Commentary, 24 June 2019Conrad Prince
Debate continues as to how governments should manage the presence of Chinese technology in 5G telecommunications networks. But the argument risks obscuring the critical question of how states such as...
China, Cyber, United States, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, UK, Domestic Security, Intelligence, Law and Ethics, Technology
Shangri-La Dialogue: Europe Navigating Asia Amidst a US–China Standoff
Commentary, 20 June 2019Veerle Nouwens
This year’s Annual Shangri-La Dialogue set the stage for confrontation between China and the US. The now former US Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan launched Washington’s Indo-Pacific...
China, European Union, International Security Studies, France, UK, Asia, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Maritime Forces, Europe, Pacific
Hong Kong: So What? Now What? In the Future What?
Commentary, 18 June 2019Charles Parton
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s attempt at introducing a Fugitive Offenders Ordinance has harmed the interests of Hong Kong and China; it may also harm their relations with foreign countries.
China, RUSI International, Asia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Pacific
WhatsApp Hack Calls into Question Government Use of Commercial Spyware
Commentary, 17 June 2019Sneha Dawda and Alexander Babuta
As government use of commercial spyware becomes increasingly commonplace, stronger checks and balances will be needed to ensure software providers are acting in the public interest.
Cyber, Terrorism and Conflict, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, Israel, Information, Intelligence, Technology
The UK’s Proscription of Hizbullah: All Talk and No Action?
Commentary, 12 June 2019Tom Keatinge
The UK Home Secretary’s proscription announcement raised expectations, but those that cheered are likely to be disappointed.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Counterinsurgency, Terrorism, Lebanon, UK, Securing Britain, Terrorism
Hard Days for Europe’s Interests in Iran
Commentary, 10 June 2019Wojciech Pawlus
Europe needs to do more to save the Iranian nuclear deal.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Americas, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
‘County Lines’: The Modern Cyber Slaves of Britain’s Drug-Trafficking Networks
Commentary, 5 June 2019Evangelina Moisi
Vulnerable children are being used to peddle drugs in the UK’s rural communities. Efforts to stamp out this form of modern slavery are recording only feeble successes.
Cyber, Organised Crime and Policing, Policing and Security, UK, Domestic Security, Law and Ethics, National Security, Organised Crime, Technology
Libra Rising: Exploring Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Project
Commentary, 4 June 2019Kayla Izenman
Facebook's cryptocurrency ambitions could transform the global financial system.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, TechnologyPages
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, Russia
Imran Khan's Pakistan
Multimedia, 27 July 2018Raffaello Pantucci and Kamal Alam talk about the recent election victory by Imran Khan in Pakistan.
Tags: Pakistan, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
NATO Round-table
Multimedia, 11 July 2018A round table discussion on the up coming NATO summit between Jonathan Eyal, Malcolm Chalmers and Emily Winterbotham.
Tags: NATO
North Korea Summit
Multimedia, 12 June 2018RUSI experts, Tom Plant and Cristina Varriale, get in depth and talk about the recent Trump - Kim summit.
Tags:Pages
Book Review: Russian ‘Hybrid Warfare’: Resurgence and Politicisation
RUSI Journal, 25 July 2019Bettina Renz
Bettina Renz reviews Russian ‘Hybrid Warfare’: Resurgence and Politicisation, by Ofer Fridman
Tags: Russia
Brexit and Cyber Security
RUSI Journal, 25 July 2019Tim Stevens and Kevin O'Brien
The UK will need to rely on new methods of cooperation with its European neighbours.
Tags: Cyber, Brexit Briefings, UK
Book Review: Mediating Power-Sharing: Devolution and Consociationalism in Deeply Divided Societies
RUSI Journal, 25 July 2019Jan Pospisil
Jan Pospisil reviews Mediating Power-Sharing: Devolution and Consociationalism in Deeply Divided Societies, by Feargal Cochrane, Neophytos Loizides and Thibaud Bodson.
Tags: Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Dangerous Liaisons: A ‘Big Four’ Framework that Provides a ‘Hint’ to Understanding an Adversary’s Strategy for Influence
RUSI Journal, 25 July 2019Neil Verrall, Mark Dunkley, Toby Gane & Richard Byrne
Cultural heritage has an important, but poorly understood, role in conflict.
Tags: Art, Culture and Literature, History
Western Security Force Assistance in Weak States: Time for a Peacebuilding Approach
RUSI Journal, 25 July 2019Emily Knowles and Jahara Matisek
Western actors too often seek to apply technical fixes for political problems.
Tags: Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Book Review: Power Sharing and Power Relations After Civil War
RUSI Journal, 25 July 2019Dawn Walsh
Dawn Walsh reviews Power Sharing and Power Relations After Civil War, edited by Caroline A Hartzell and Andreas Mehler.
Tags: Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
An Inevitable Tragedy or Tentative Hope in Sudan?
RUSI Newsbrief, 19 July 2019Michael Jones
Whether the recently agreed peace deal in Sudan, allegedly aimed at a democratic transition and civilian rule, will lead to stability is far from a forgone conclusion.
Tags: African Union, Sudan, Domestic Security, National Security, Africa
Beyond Passportisation in Eastern Ukraine: President Zelenskiy is Put to the Test
RUSI Newsbrief, 11 July 2019Sébastien Gobert
How newly-elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy responds to Moscow’s provision of Russian passports to residents in occupied Donbas will not only set the tone for his administration’s foreign policy, but could seriously unsettle Putin’s project of consolidating a sphere of influence in the post-Soviet region.
Tags: Ukraine, Russia, Global Security Issues
A Mackinder–Mahan Geopolitical View of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
RUSI Newsbrief, 5 July 2019Adam Leong Kok Wey
Both born over 100 years ago, the geopolitical theories of Halford J Mackinder and Alfred Thayer Mahan offer timely clarity of the strategic interests behind China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Tags: China, Global Security Issues
Novel Concepts for Amphibious Force Resupply
RUSI Defence Systems, 28 June 2019George Galdorisi
The United States continues to place a premium on amphibious forces as part of its global response capabilities. Unmanned surface vessels have recently been tested which offer a significant advance in the ability of amphibious forces to conduct important ship-shore resupply from standoff distances
Tags: Equipment and Acquisitions, Maritime ForcesPages
Breakfast Briefing: The New British Army Operating Concept
Events, 17 June 2020An exclusive breakfast briefing with Dr Jack Watling, Research Fellow in Land Warfare, RUSI.
Breakfast Briefing - UK Security Policy After Brexit
Events, 18 March 2020An exclusive breakfast briefing with Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General, RUSI.
Breakfast Briefing: Countering Cyber Risk - Threats, Responses and Future Trends
Events, 5 February 2020An exclusive breakfast briefing with The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL, Distinguished Fellow, RUSI and former Director General of the British Security Service (MI5).
Douglas Haig Fellowship Lecture: Haig and the Aftermath, 1919
Events, 31 January 2020A lecture by Professor John Bourne, Honorary Professor of First World War Studies, University of Wolverhampton.
Professor Azar Gat on Has War been Declining: Why and Where?
Events, 27 January 2020A lecture by Professor Azar Gat, Ezer Weitzman Professor of National Security, Tel Aviv University, on whether war has really been declining and, if so, why.
Partnerships are at the Core of Modern Deterrence
Sea Training: An Oft Overlooked Strategic Asset
Addressing the Abuse of Trade for Money Laundering Purposes