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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
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
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
Mitigating Cyber Risks: Is There Room for Two?
Commentary, 17 April 2019Maria Smekalova and Kevin Gourlay
There is still a role for global discussion on norms of conduct in cyberspace.
Cyber, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, United Nations, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, Russia, Information, International Institutions, Technology
Israel’s Election: It Is Bibi All the Way
Commentary, 11 April 2019Michael Stephens
Binyamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli election, setting the scene for a right-wing administration which may well be tempted to formally annex the occupied territories and set Israel on a dangerous...
RUSI International, Israel, Middle East and North Africa
US Presidential Hopefuls and Their Nuclear Weapons Policies
Commentary, 9 April 2019Jamie Kwong
US Democratic Party candidates for the White House are beginning to tackle nuclear challenges in their election campaigns.
United States, US Defence Policy, Americas, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Defence Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Nearly Forgotten but not Gone: The Legacy of the UK’s Retired Nuclear Submarines
Commentary, 5 April 2019Trevor Taylor
Britain’s difficulty in dismantling its retired nuclear submarines represents a classic lesson in the benefits and risks of deferring ‘non-urgent’ spending in the defence sector.
Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK, UK Defence, Europe
The UK's National Cyber Security Strategy Beyond 2021: The International Dimension
Commentary, 2 April 2019Danny Steed
Building the next cyber security strategy must go beyond domestic resilience to address international dynamics. And doing so will require an articulation of a vision about what kind of cyberspace it...
Cyber, UK, Intelligence, Technology, Europe
Supervising the UK AML Supervisors: The Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision First Annual Report
Commentary, 29 March 2019Helena Wood
The launch of the first annual report of the UK’s Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision signals a bold step forward for UK anti-money laundering supervision, but many...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
Avoiding a Costly Deal with Moscow in Pyongyang
Commentary, 26 March 2019Darya Dolzikova
Russia is strengthening its links with North Korea in order to position itself as an indispensable interlocutor between Washington and Pyongyang. But the cost Russia could demand for regional...
United States, North Korea, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
The Illusion of Simplicity: Which Virtual Currencies Businesses are Subject to Money Laundering Rules?
Commentary, 21 March 2019Anton Moiseienko and Kayla Izenman
Regulating virtual currency businesses in order to prevent money laundering is not easy. But it can be done.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Global Security Issues, Information, Intelligence, International Institutions, Financial Crime 2.0
A Confident Pakistan Army Recalibrates the Country’s Regional Policies
Commentary, 18 March 2019Kamal Alam
Pakistan’s military is playing a significant role in assisting the country’s prime minister in the conduct of foreign and security policies, and usually with the objective of scaling down...
Pakistan, International Security Studies, Defence Management, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience
NATO's National Resilience Obligations
Commentary, 15 March 2019Madeleine Moon
NATO’s mutual defence guarantees are well-known. But less known is the duty which the Alliance’s member-states have to improve their national resilience.
Modern Deterrence, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, EuropePages
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, Europe
The UK's Fight Against a ‘McMafia’ World
Multimedia, 23 February 2018Tom Keatinge, Director of Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at RUSI, on financial crime in Latvia and UK efforts to counter money laundering.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
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, Terrorism and Conflict
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, Central and South Asia
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 AfricaPages
Apollo Plus Fifty: Lunar Ambitions and the New ‘Space Race’
RUSI Newsbrief, 3 May 2019Alexandra Stickings
50 years on from the first lunar landing, the Moon is once again taking centre stage in international space ambitions. Yet, within a more democratised and complex space environment, and with Mars and other celestial bodies seen as additional exploratory targets, talk of a new ‘space race’ may be misplaced.
Tags: Aerospace
Trump, NATO and the Future of Europe’s Defence
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Benjamin Schreer
The US’s support for NATO is deeply ingrained in the country’s political system.
Tags: United States, NATO, European Union
Book Review: Byron to Bin Laden: A History of Foreign War Volunteers
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Andrew Glazzard
Andrew Glazzard reviews Byron to Bin Laden: A History of Foreign War Volunteers, by Nir Arielli.
Tags: History
Achieving Lethal Effects by Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Opportunities and Limitations
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Jack Watling and Nicholas Waters
A considered evaluation of the potential of SUAVs is needed.
Tags: Armed Forces, UK, Technology
Book Review: Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945–1975
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Daniel Sleat
Daniel Sleat reviews Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945–1975, by Max Hastings
Tags: United States, History
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, January 2019
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the January 2019 edition of the RUSI Journal.
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Book Review: The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Andre Stemmet
Andre Stemmet reviews The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World, by Oona A Hathaway and Scott J Shapiro
Tags: International Responses, History
The UK’s Arctic Defence Strategy: Negotiating the Slippery Geopolitics of the UK and the Arctic
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Duncan Depledge, Klaus Dodds and Caroline Kennedy-Pipe
For the UK, this once-benign region is heating up.
Tags: Defence Policy, UK
Book Review: The Lion and the Eagle: The Interaction of the British and American Empires, 1783–1972
RUSI Journal, 25 April 2019Dusan Fischer
Dusan Fischer reviews The Lion and the Eagle: The Interaction of the British and American Empires, 1783–1972, by Kathleen Burke
Tags: United States, UK, Global Security Issues, History
The Impact of North Macedonia's Accession to NATO
RUSI Newsbrief, 25 April 2019Dimitar Bechev
The road to NATO accession for the small Western Balkan country of North Macedonia has finally been opened following the settlement of a dispute with Greece concerning the country’s name. But what will North Macedonia be able to offer the Alliance, and why does NATO want to let in the newly renamed country?
Tags: NATO, 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.
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