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Season Two: The Unwitting Accomplice?

Multimedia, 13 July 2020

In 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 2020

Isabella 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

Illicit endangered wildlife trade in Myanmar. Image courtesy of Dan Bennett / Wikimedia Commons.

Chinese Government Policy on Wildlife Trade: What Has Changed, What Has Not, and Why It Matters

Commentary, 13 July 2020

Aron 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

The plaque outside the South Door of the Ministry of Defence Main Building in Whitehall, London. Courtesy of Ministry of Defence.

The UK Ministry of Defence’s Adoption of the Government-Wide System for Project Approvals

Commentary, 10 July 2020

Trevor 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

China Pulls Back

Article, 10 July 2020

Sarosh 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

Reflections on Defence and the Integrated Review: A Testing Time

Commentary, 24 April 2020

Tom McKane

The debate has begun about the shape of the UK’s Armed Forces after the coronavirus pandemic.

Armed Forces, Defence Spending, UK, UK Defence

Africa Needs a United, Multidimensional Approach to Coronavirus

Commentary, 24 April 2020

Andrew Tchie

The full impact of coronavirus on Africa is yet to be felt. Still, it is clear that African states will need to make difficult decisions about how they deal with the pandemic and its political and...

Coronavirus, United Nations, African Union, Africa

Workers disinfect Tehran subway wagons against coronavirus

Iran’s ‘Business as Usual’ Strategy amid the Coronavirus Crisis

Commentary, 23 April 2020

Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi

Hard-hit by the coronavirus crisis, Iran shows no signs of weakening overseas

Civil–Military Relations, Coronavirus, Iran, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Intelligence, Law and Ethics

China and the Coronavirus Pandemic: Internal Doubts, External Mistakes

Commentary, 23 April 2020

Veerle Nouwens

China’s international narrative may sound confident and assertive. But it betrays domestic concerns, and is often counterproductive.

China, Coronavirus, European Union, International Security Studies, UK, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics

A UK–Russia Perspective on the Role of Journalism

Commentary, 22 April 2020

Glenda Cooper and Alexey Naumov

Journalists from the UK and Russia debate the role of their profession in today’s media landscape.

Art, Culture and Literature, Russia, UK, Information, Intelligence, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, Law and Ethics

United Nations General Assembly Hall in the UN Headquarters

Private Military and Security Companies: Views from the UK and Russia on Regulation and Accountability

Commentary, 22 April 2020

Alexander Nikitin and Fletch Williams

Russian and UK-based specialists look at how a thriving but often troubling business sector could be better regulated.

Armed Forces, United Nations, United States, Iraq, Russia, UK, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, Law and Ethics

Avoiding a Post-INF Missile Crisis in Japan

Commentary, 21 April 2020

James D J Brown

Post-INF deployments of intermediate-range missiles in Japan risk provoking a backlash both within the region and among the Japanese public.

China, Civil–Military Relations, Japan, Defence Management

The Coronavirus Pandemic: This is Not War

Commentary, 21 April 2020

Jack Watling

The use of martial language by politicians in managing the current pandemic obscures fundamental differences between waging war and managing a health crisis.

Civil–Military Relations, Coronavirus, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK, National Security, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

An American Perspective on Post-Pandemic Geopolitics

Commentary, 20 April 2020

Frank Hoffman

Viewed from the other side of the Atlantic, the coronavirus crisis will have significant geopolitical implications in the near term, becoming possibly even more significant over the next few years.

China, Coronavirus, United States, US Defence Policy, Defence Spending, Russia, UK, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Terrorism

The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Cyber Landscape

Commentary, 20 April 2020

Conrad Prince

The coronavirus pandemic has increased our reliance on the digital world and has highlighted five fundamental security challenges.

China, Cyber, Cyber Security, Defence Spending, UK, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Information, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Technology

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Trailer: The Suspicious Transaction Report

Multimedia, 4 September 2019

Isabella Chase, Research Fellow

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

In this preview episode of the 'Suspicious Transaction Report' podcast, Isabella Chase talks to Tom Keatinge and Nick Parfitt about the EU’s second attempt at a money laundering blacklist, the NCA’s...

Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF

In Context podcast - Episode 13 - Sir John Scarlett

Multimedia, 29 August 2019

In this episode Karin talks to Sir John Scarlett about his career in the British Secret Intelligence Service, including his time as Chief. They discuss the collapse of the Soviet Union, 9/11 and even...

Tags: The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Defence Policy, UK, Intelligence, International Institutions, Terrorism, Europe

The New Boris Johnson Government

Multimedia, 2 August 2019

Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General

Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director, Strategic Research Partnerships

Professor Malcolm Chalmers and Dr Jonathan Eyal discuss the implications of the premiership of Boris Johnson and the impending Brexit deadline. Professor Malcolm Chalmers is Deputy Director...

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In Context podcast - Episode 12 - Lord Robertson

Multimedia, 19 July 2019

Dr Karin von Hippel, Director-General

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir at RUSI

Multimedia, 20 June 2019

Michael Stephens, Associate Fellow

RUSI welcomes Adel al Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He arrives at a time of great tension between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran....

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Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi on the Iran Nuclear Deal

Multimedia, 18 June 2019

Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Senior Research Fellow

Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi talks to BBC News about the Iran Nuclear Deal. One year after the U.S. withdrew from the Iran Deal, Iran is looking to scale back its commitment.

Tags: United States, Iran, Americas, Germany, International Security Studies, Russia, France, UK, Europe, Middle East and North Africa

Dr Karin von Hippel on the State Visit of President Trump

Multimedia, 7 June 2019

Dr Karin von Hippel, Director-General

Dr Karin von Hippel on CNN discussing UK-US relations and the outcomes of the State Visit to the UK by President Donald Trump.

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Someone Had To Do It - Reflections from D-Day

Multimedia, 31 May 2019

Tom Ascott , Digital Communications Manager

Michael Kamara, Database and Membership Manager

Tags: Germany, France, UK, History, Military Personnel, Europe

What is the Agenda for the New Defence Secretary?

Multimedia, 2 May 2019

Dr Jack Watling , Research Fellow, Land Warfare

Dr Jack Watling, Research Fellow at RUSI, discusses what the new agenda might be for the new Defence Secretary, Penny Mordaunt.

Tags: Military Sciences, UK, UK Defence

Understanding the Sri Lanka Attacks

Multimedia, 26 April 2019

Raffaello Pantucci, Senior Associate Fellow

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Xi Jinping at Tiananmen Square above his car. Courtesy of PA Images/Yan Yan

Foresight 2020: The Challenges Facing China

RUSI Journal, 11 February 2020

Charles Parton

The Chinese Communist Party is facing an increasingly challenging domestic and international environment.

Tags: China, Pacific

Are Your Cigarettes Funding Terror Attacks? Examining the Intersection of Terrorist Financing and Illicit Trade

RUSI Newsbrief, 7 February 2020

Stephen Reimer and Tom Keatinge

There is rising interest in how illicit trade contributes to the funding of terrorist activities. Recognising the differences between wholesale and retail illicit trade will be crucial for effectively countering this form of terrorist financing.

Tags: AML/CTF

Why Russia’s Constitutional Changes Reveal Who Will Bear Responsibility for Putin’s Pet Projects

RUSI Newsbrief, 31 January 2020

Emily Ferris

Russia’s swathe of constitutional changes has prompted much debate about Putin’s future, but the amendments actually revealed very little about his plans. What they do reveal, however, is the importance of Putin’s legacy – his national projects – and who will be held responsible if they fail.

Tags: Russia

Out of Sight, Out of Mind? European Responses to the Return of Foreign Fighters

RUSI Newsbrief, 24 January 2020

Juliana Suess

European states are dealing with foreign fighters in diverse judicial and legislative environments, and while they would benefit from collaboration, a lack of political will could prevent this.

Tags: Tackling Extremism, Europe

Vladimir Putin meets with Nechirvan Barzani

Russia’s Outreach to Iraqi Kurdistan: A Gambit for Energy Investments and Regional Status

RUSI Newsbrief, 16 January 2020

Samuel Ramani

As Russia’s resurgence in the Middle East continues and Moscow hones its position as a regional diplomatic arbiter, Russia’s partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government will likely continue to strengthen in the months and years to come.

Tags: Iraq, Russia, Global Security Issues

Putin and Lukashenko shake hands at a Union State summit.

Is Russia Changing Gear on Belarus? Unpacking the Importance of the Union State for Russia

RUSI Newsbrief, 10 January 2020

Emily Ferris and Paul Hansbury

High-level presidential meetings, increasing rhetoric from the Kremlin and the growing use of Russia’s soft power levers all indicate that Moscow is adapting its approach to Belarus amid a changing political climate.

Tags: Russia

Keeping Sailors Out of the Minefield

RUSI Defence Systems, 19 December 2019

George Galdorisi

Naval mines constitute a constant threat to global shipping, and due to proliferation, cost-effectiveness and increasing technical sophistication are likely to play a significant role in many future conflicts. Unmanned mine-countermeasure solutions derived from commercially available technologies could be rapidly developed to provide the US Navy and others with a better response

Tags: Maritime Forces