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Chinese Government Policy on Wildlife Trade: What Has Changed, What Has Not, and Why It Matters
Commentary, 13 July 2020Aron White
Legislation governing the wildlife trade in China has changed as a result of the current pandemic. Still, a great deal remains to be done.
China, Coronavirus
Season Two: The Unwitting Accomplice?
Multimedia, 13 July 2020In this episode, host Anton Moiseienko is joined by journalist and cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs to dive into the workings of money mule networks. Are they innocent enablers or knowing accomplices...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies
Coronavirus: Financial Inclusion Considerations for Risk-Based Supervision and Its Impacts on the Risk-Based Approach
RUSI Publications, 13 July 2020Isabella Chase and Tom Keatinge
This Briefing Paper explores how the financial services opportunities created by the coronavirus pandemic can be used to propel the global adoption of a genuinely risk-based approach to supervision...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Coronavirus, AML/CTF, Briefing Papers
China Pulls Back
Article, 10 July 2020Sarosh Bana
An uneasy truce has developed between India and China. Beijing stunned New Delhi by commencing withdrawal on 6 July from areas it had seized two months earlier.
China, RUSI Newsbrief, India
The UK Ministry of Defence’s Adoption of the Government-Wide System for Project Approvals
Commentary, 10 July 2020Trevor Taylor
In the first in a series of articles, we explore the UK’s current attempt to operate a government-wide direction in its approval of major procurement projects.
Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Germany’s China Policy of ‘Change Through Trade’ Has Failed
Commentary, 1 June 2020Andreas Fulda
Europe’s biggest trading country needs to lend its weight to Europe’s efforts to rethink relations with China.
China, Germany
Are Criminals Playing Games with Us?
Commentary, 29 May 2020Kayla Izenman and Anton Moiseienko
As in-game economies flourish, game developers should take responsibility for keeping the virtual worlds they create free from real crime.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Organised Crime, Technology
The ‘Crisis’ in Coronavirus Crisis Communications: Southeast Asia and the Contest of Narratives
Commentary, 28 May 2020Wendy He and Ian Li
Southeast Asian countries are struggling to control the media and public narratives during the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus
Replacing the ‘Golden Age’ Policy Towards China
Commentary, 27 May 2020Sir Bernard Jenkin
If the UK ever did enjoy a ‘golden age’ with China, it is emphatically over now. The escalating anxiety about Western dependency on Huawei was in some ways but a harbinger of the present crisis.
China, UK
Germany’s Future Participation in Nuclear Sharing – a Challenge for NATO?
Commentary, 26 May 2020Justyna Gotkowska
Germany’s Social Democrats are questioning the country’s place in NATO’s nuclear arrangements.
NATO, Germany
The Open Skies Treaty and Prospects for European Confidence-Building Measures
Commentary, 22 May 2020Sarah Martin and Nick Reynolds
Officials from Donald Trump’s administration have now announced that the US will formally withdraw in six months from the Open Skies Treaty. The viability of multilateral confidence- and security-...
Aerospace, United States, US Defence Policy, Russia, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Intelligence, Europe
Not the ‘Spirit of Wuhan’: Skirmishes Between India and China
Commentary, 21 May 2020Walter C Ladwig
What explains the occurrence of multiple confrontations between Indian and Chinese forces at disparate points along their disputed border?
China, India
The Global Pushback against China: Australia Leads the Way
Commentary, 20 May 2020Mark Higgie
The Australian-led initiative to establish an international inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic was a notable diplomatic achievement, and perhaps a harbinger of things to come.
China, Law and Ethics
Vaccine Nationalism in the Age of Coronavirus
Commentary, 19 May 2020Helen Ramscar
A scientific gold rush is underway for the first Covid-19 vaccine but, as the world is anxious and impatient for its arrival, medical protectionism and vaccine nationalism could rise considerably if...
Coronavirus
The Belt and Road Initiative: Economic Development for All or a Geopolitical Power Play?
Commentary, 18 May 2020Andrew G Ross
Irrespective of the economic outcomes, the Belt and Road Initiative has created a new core–periphery relationship in China’s favour.
ChinaPages
Russian and Chinese Air Defences
Multimedia, 1 May 2020Justin Bronk, Research Fellow at RUSI outlines the current state of Russian and Chinese air defence capabilities.
Tags: Adversarial Studies, Aerospace, Russia, Military Sciences, UK, Profession of Arms, Technology
Iranian Command and Control for Proxy Warfare
Multimedia, 1 May 2020Dr Jack Watling sheds light on Iran's approach to Command and Control and proxy warfare.
Tags: Adversarial Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, Military Sciences, Profession of Arms, Middle East and North Africa
On the Cusp: Samantha Ravich
Multimedia, 29 April 2020Cyber aggressors are not taking a break simply because countries are busy battling coronavirus – quite the opposite. In this episode Elisabeth Braw talks with Dr Samantha Ravich of the US Cyberspace...
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Are Chinese Companies Taking Advantage of the Coronavirus?
Multimedia, 29 April 2020The pandemic is affecting Western companies and making them vulnerable for takeover.
Tags: Coronavirus, Modern Deterrence
Coronavirus: The Italian Civil Contingencies Agency Response
Multimedia, 15 April 2020Elisabeth Braw, Senior Research Fellow, Modern Deterrence, talks to Carmelo Orlando, Protezione Civile, about how Italy has responded to the coronavirus.
Tags: Coronavirus, Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence, Europe
The Coronavirus Pandemic: A Boon for Dictators or Democrats?
Multimedia, 8 April 2020Dr Jonathan Eyal talks with author and commentator John Kampfner about the impacts of the coronavirus. Has the coronavirus helped discredit populists or will it give them a platform to strengthen...
Tags: Coronavirus
Risk Assessing the Pandemic
Multimedia, 7 April 2020Tags: Coronavirus, Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence
The Challenge of Change: Acquiring Technologies for Defence in the UK
Multimedia, 7 April 2020Peggy Hollinger, International Business Editor at the Financial Times discusses a new RUSI paper authored by Trevor Taylor and John Louth. The paper suggests that the UK needs a speedier defence...
Tags: Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
On the Cusp: James Vickers
Multimedia, 3 April 2020Elisabeth Braw explores how insurance gaps impact major disasters with James Vickers, and finds there are enormous gaps.
Tags: Modern Deterrence
Russian and Chinese Assistance in the Coronavirus Crisis
Multimedia, 3 April 2020Russia and China are giving assistance to Italy during the Coronavirus pandemic. Should NATO be worried?
Tags: China, Coronavirus, Russia, Military Sciences, Modern DeterrencePages
The US Marine Corps is Fixing Itself to Confronting China
RUSI Defence Systems, 2 April 2020Sidharth Kaushal and Jack Watling
The US Marine Corps is reorganizing itself to confront China. Ensuring that it can hold ground and sustain its deployments without diverting naval resources will be a major challenge. Meanwhile US allies in other theatres must adjust to the USMC’s shift in focus
Tags: United States
Proxy Warfare and the Future of Conflict: Take Two
RUSI Journal, 2 April 2020Vladimir Rauta
The Syrian conflict shows that there are ever-more reasons for states choosing to use proxies.
Tags: US Defence Policy, Syria, Defence Policy, Middle East and North Africa
Catch Me If You Can: The Challenges of Orbital Rendezvous and Proximity Operations
RUSI Defence Systems, 31 March 2020Alexandra Stickings
Rendezvous and Proximity Operations in space add a layer of complexity to an already confused conversation concerning weapons in orbit. Consensus regarding their use and potential threat is needed to prevent miscalculations and unwanted escalation of tensions
Tags: Aerospace
Case Closed? Why We Should Review Historic Wildlife Trafficking Cases from a Financial Perspective
RUSI Newsbrief, 27 March 2020Alexandria Reid and Tom Keatinge
Based on a recent exercise in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, this Newsbrief explores the value of revisiting historic wildlife cases from a financial perspective.
Tags: Organised Crime
The British Army Must Extend the Range of its Precision Strike Capability
RUSI Defence Systems, 27 March 2020Jack Senogles
Whilst an effective capability in Afghanistan, the EXACTOR missile is not able to meet the British Army’s emerging precision guided munitions requirements in an Eastern European context
Tags: UK, Land Forces
German Decision to Split Tornado Replacement is a Poor One
RUSI Defence Systems, 26 March 2020Justin Bronk
If the reported intention to replace Germany’s ageing Tornado fleet with a mix of up to 90 Eurofighters, 30 Super Hornets and 15 Growlers is correct, the Luftwaffe will be getting the worst of all previously mooted outcomes
Tags: Germany
Modelling the Vulnerability of Aircraft Carriers in the European Theatre
RUSI Defence Systems, 20 March 2020Sidharth Kaushal
This article uses a variety of salvo combat models to generate a crude outline of the vulnerability of an aircraft carrier manoeuvring in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea or the Barents Sea in a conflict involving NATO and Russia
Tags: Maritime Forces
Space: A Case Study for UK Fusion Doctrine Development?
RUSI Journal, 18 March 2020Joe Fossey
Space is the ideal proving ground for the UK's Fusion Doctrine.
Tags: Defence Policy, UK, Technology, UK Defence, Europe
Personalised Deterrence of Cyber Aggression
RUSI Journal, 18 March 2020Elisabeth Braw and Gary Brown
Targeting individuals rather than states might be a better way of deterring cyber attacks.
Tags: Cyber, Technology
‘Information War’ as the Russian Conceptualisation of Strategic Communications
RUSI Journal, 18 March 2020Ofer Fridman
Military and non-military tools form part of Russian information warfare.
Tags: Russia, Defence Policy, Information, EuropePages
Modern Deterrence Autumn 2020 Conference
Conference, 21 October 2020Emerging Power: Involving Youth in National Security
Modern Deterrence
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: Countering CBRN At Home and Abroad
Conference, 23 September 2020This Virtual Conference will see speakers from academia, the military, security organisations, and allies discuss the interaction and cross-dependencies between military and civillian agencies in...
Extreme Threats to the UK
Events, 17 September 2020The National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 stated that “it would be irresponsible to assume that the UK will not in the foreseeable future be confronted with the...
Whitehall Briefing - The Future of UK–EU Intelligence Sharing in a Post-Brexit World
Events, 9 September 2020An exclusive Whitehall briefing with Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE, Vice Chairman of RUSI and former Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6).
VJ Day 75 Years On: Reflections on the UK-Japan Relationship
Events, 13 August 2020A webinar reflecting on the 75th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) Day and the UK-Japan relationship.
Season Two: The Unwitting Accomplice?
Chinese Government Policy on Wildlife Trade: What Has Changed, What Has Not, and Why It Matters
The UK Ministry of Defence’s Adoption of the Government-Wide System for Project Approvals