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Data Analytics and Algorithms in Policing in England and Wales: Towards A New Policy Framework
RUSI Publications, 23 February 2020Alexander Babuta and Marion Oswald
This paper summarises the use of analytics and algorithms for policing within England and Wales and proposes a policy framework to guide the use of new technologies.
Organised Crime and Policing, Policing and Security, Occasional Papers, UK, Law and Ethics, Technology
The Integrated Review: Rebuilding the UK’s Hard Power
Article, 21 February 2020Peter Roberts
The upcoming Integrated Review gives the UK an opportunity to reconsider the role of its armed forces and its international strategy.
Armed Forces, Defence Spending, RUSI Newsbrief, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, UK, UK Defence
Beyond Prevention: The Role of Strategic Communications Across the Four Pillars of Counterterrorism Strategy
Article, 21 February 2020Andrew Glazzard and Alastair Reed
Strategic communications is a valuable addition to counterterrorism policy.
RUSI Journal, UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, UK, Domestic Security, Information, National Security, Terrorism, Europe
India and the US: Trump’s Trip at a Time of Tension
Commentary, 21 February 2020Walter C Ladwig III
A noisy, demonstrative visit to India by the US President won’t necessarily address emerging problems in the bilateral relationship.
United States, India
The Strategic Logic of State and Non-State Malign ‘Influence Activities’
Article, 21 February 2020Haroro J Ingram
Malign actors are exploiting weak points in modern democratic governance.
Cyber, RUSI Journal, Domestic Security, Information, Technology
UK Ministry of Defence Announces Ambitious Plans for Space
Commentary, 30 July 2019Alexandra Stickings
The UK has recently announced a number of new military space initiatives, showing that it is taking this strategic environment seriously. While these are welcome developments, questions persist over...
Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, United States, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, UK Defence Policy, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, Technology, UK Defence
The UK’s Economic Crime Plan: A First Step on the Road to Progress
Commentary, 24 July 2019Helena Wood and Isabella Chase
The government’s first-ever comprehensive Economic Crime Plan is a step in the right direction, but requires adequate funding.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Law and Ethics, Organised Crime
Expect Iran to Go Further
Commentary, 23 July 2019Jack Watling
Iran is dominating the escalation cycle, but the risk of miscalculation is high.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, Military Sciences, Sanctions, Global Security Issues
UK Strategic Command: Look East to Understand What it Means
Commentary, 22 July 2019Peter Roberts
A recent command transformation announced in the UK may have drawn inspiration from an unlikely source: China.
Armed Forces, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK Defence Policy, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK, Domestic Security, Securing Britain, Land Forces, Military Personnel, National Security, UK Defence
The UK, France and the US: Still Special Relationships
Commentary, 19 July 2019Tom Plant
A yearly gathering of experts and think tanks from the world’s powers reiterates the values, interests and approaches which still bind them together in the nuclear sphere, notwithstanding current...
United States, Americas, France, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
Ethiopia’s Security Dilemmas
Commentary, 18 July 2019Ann M Fitz-Gerald
The recent murders of regional officials and top federal army officers raise serious questions about Ethiopia’s ability to manage and contain various regional militias and militant formations which...
Domestic Security, National Security, Africa
New Technology and ‘Old’ Think Tanks
Commentary, 12 July 2019Tom Ascott
Technology poses some familiar and new problems for think tanks.
Information, Technology
UAVs in the Middle East: Coming of Age
Commentary, 10 July 2019Alexander Balas
UAVs are fast becoming a major feature of security in the Middle East.
Global Security Issues, Technology, Middle East and North Africa
Kicking the Can Down the Road: The Law Commission’s Report on UK Anti-Money Laundering Law
Commentary, 9 July 2019Helena Wood
The Law Commission’s report provides useful analysis of the problem but lacks a bold blueprint for reform of the UK’s suspicious activity reporting regime.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
Georgia and the Limits of Russia’s Soft Power
Commentary, 4 July 2019Natia Seskuria
Spontaneous anti-Russia demonstrations in Georgia are evidence of the country’s Western orientation and Russia’s declining soft power in the region.
Leadership Centre, RUSI International, Russia, Georgia, Global Security Issues, Law and EthicsPages
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, EuropePages
US (and Other Powers) Woo Central and Eastern Europe: A New Centre of Gravity?
RUSI Newsbrief, 20 September 2019Igor Merheim-Eyre
Central and Eastern Europe is becoming an important place for geopolitics.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Americas, Defence Policy, Europe
A Cryptic Challenge: Banking Virtual Currencies
RUSI Newsbrief, 13 September 2019Tom Keatinge and Kayla Izenman
Banks, guardians of the integrity of the financial system, cannot hide from the risks posed by cryptocurrencies; they must learn to move on from a poor strategy of avoidance and de-risking.
Tags: AML/CTF
How to Lose Friends and Influence People: Upsetting the Balance in Xi Jinping’s China
RUSI Newsbrief, 6 September 2019Charles Parton
Through his clampdown on corruption, dissent and relative freedoms, Chinese President Xi Jinping has alienated various groups within society. However, in the absence of a serious economic downturn and a rift within the Party’s leadership, discontent is unlikely to unseat him for the foreseeable future.
Tags: China, Global Security Issues, Intelligence, Technology
Future Vertical Lift… Why the Eagles Aren’t Coming
RUSI Defence Systems, 4 September 2019Jack Watling
The US Army’s Future Vertical Lift programme is premised on an obsolete concept of employment. The helicopter will continue to be a critical tool in warfare, but like the horse in the Second World War, its place on the modern battlefield is as a beast of burden
Tags: Land Forces
Should Robots Kill? Towards a Moral Framework for Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems
RUSI Newsbrief, 22 August 2019Tom Ascott
If lethal autonomous weapons systems are to be used in war, a moral framework to guide their ethical use is warranted. Despite the limitations it may pose on their capabilities, a rules-based moral framework is the best approach given the current state of technology.
Tags: Law and Ethics, Technology
Get Yourself Stress Tested
RUSI Newsbrief, 15 August 2019Elisabeth Braw
Ordinary citizens in Western countries are under-prepared to deal with extended disruptions to power or the internet. To strengthen resilience to greyzone attacks, societies should start stress testing themselves.
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First Flight of Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik-B UCAV
RUSI Defence Systems, 9 August 2019Justin Bronk
Russia’s first UCAV prototype marks a milestone for the country’s troubled efforts to field truly modern airpower capabilities, and should also be a wakeup call to NATO Allies still publicly opposed to or unconvinced by the need for Western UCAVs to be part of future capability plans
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Retired Generals in Israeli Politics: Concerning Backstep or Status Quo?
RUSI Newsbrief, 8 August 2019Ian Westerman
Concern over the political rise of former IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz is misplaced. The military’s role in Israeli politics has always served to reinforce democratic values, not erode them.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Israel, Global Security Issues
The Gathering Storm: As the Baltic States Prepare to Disconnect from the Russian Power Grid, the Kremlin is Ready to ‘Help’
RUSI Newsbrief, 2 August 2019Justinas Juozaitis
With the Baltic states on-track to become independent from centralised Russian control over their power networks, the Kremlin has demonstrated an alarming potential to disconnect them from its power grid before they are ready to join the continental European network.
Tags: Russia, Global Security Issues
‘Rasputitsa’: Why Railways and Roads are Russia’s Achilles’ Heel
RUSI Newsbrief, 26 July 2019Emily Ferris
Ageing railways, poor-quality roads and an inadequate response by the authorities to calls for basic services are the weak underbelly of the Russian infrastructure system.
Tags: Russia, Domestic Security, Global Security IssuesPages
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.
Modern Deterrence Conference Spring 2020
Conference, 13 May 2020Emerging Power: Involving Youth in National Security
Modern Deterrence
Breakfast Briefing - The Future of UK–EU Intelligence Sharing in a Post-Brexit World
Events, 11 May 2020An exclusive breakfast briefing with Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE, Vice Chairman of RUSI and former Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6).
The ICS - RUSI Lecture: Leadership – Then, Today and Tomorrow
Events, 28 April 2020To mark the 75th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day, RUSI and the International Churchill Society (ICS) will be hosting a special event on Tuesday 28th April 2020.
Terrorism and the Mass Media Launch Event
Events, 2 April 2020A discussion of RUSI's Terrorism and the Mass Media paper, which examines the literature on the role of the media in terrorism.
India and the US: Trump’s Trip at a Time of Tension
An Increasingly Volatile International Environment Opens New Fronts for European Navies
Greater Europe and the Future of Global Order