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Virtual Currencies and Terrorist Financing: Research for the European Parliament
News, 22 June 2018RUSI experts present research findings to European Parliament’s Special Committee on Terrorism.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Terrorism
Contractorisation of UK Defence: Developing a Defence-Wide Contractorisation Strategy and Improving Implementation
RUSI Publications, 21 June 2018Jay Edwards
This paper endeavours to develop a high-level, defence-wide contractorisation strategy and define how implementation could be improved to underpin the Whole Force Approach.
Defence, Industries and Society, Occasional Papers, Defence Management, UK
Virtuous Currencies: Time to Accentuate the Positive
Commentary, 20 June 2018Tom Keatinge
Rhetoric on virtual currencies has centred on risks and threats. But the technology also has the potential to promote financial inclusion.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Technology
Colombia’s New President: Will the Peace Deal Survive?
Commentary, 19 June 2018Charlie de Rivaz
The newly elected president of Colombia may end up scuppering a deal which, despite its problems, could be the country’s best chance for prolonged peace.
Americas, Central and South America, National Security and Resilience Studies, Law and Ethics, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan: Moving From the Personal to the Strategic Domain
Commentary, 18 June 2018Kamal Alam and Ibrahim Al-Othaimin
On many fronts, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are working to deepen and formalise ties that have historically been determined by the quality of relationships between kings and prime ministers
Pakistan, The Gulf Region, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues
Virtuous Currencies: Time to Accentuate the Positive
Commentary, 20 June 2018Tom Keatinge
Rhetoric on virtual currencies has centred on risks and threats. But the technology also has the potential to promote financial inclusion.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Technology
Colombia’s New President: Will the Peace Deal Survive?
Commentary, 19 June 2018Charlie de Rivaz
The newly elected president of Colombia may end up scuppering a deal which, despite its problems, could be the country’s best chance for prolonged peace.
Americas, Central and South America, National Security and Resilience Studies, Law and Ethics, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan: Moving From the Personal to the Strategic Domain
Commentary, 18 June 2018Kamal Alam and Ibrahim Al-Othaimin
On many fronts, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are working to deepen and formalise ties that have historically been determined by the quality of relationships between kings and prime ministers
Pakistan, The Gulf Region, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues
Russia is Hosting the World Cup, and the Real Terrorism Threat is Not Very High
Commentary, 15 June 2018Oved Lobel
The 2018 FIFA World Cup, which began yesterday and will go on until July in eleven cities across Russia, may present a ‘significant aspirational target’ for both local and transnational jihadist...
International Security Studies, Russia, Terrorism, National Security, Terrorism
China’s Xi Jinping Will Sleep More Soundly After the Singapore Summit
Commentary, 13 June 2018Charles Parton
China was absent from the US-North Korea summit, but is a beneficiary of what has emerged from that gathering in Singapore.
China, United States, North Korea, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
The Future of Italy’s International Military Footprint
Commentary, 12 June 2018Elisabeth Braw
Italy’s new government, devoted to nursing the economy back to health and reliant on far-right populist parties, may be tempted to curtail the country’s active foreign military missions. It should...
International Security Studies, International Responses, Global Security Issues, Europe
Ethiopia’s New Leader: So Far So Good, But Mountains Still to Climb
Commentary, 5 June 2018Ann Fitz-Gerald
Dr Abiye Ahmed is Ethiopia’s new head of the federal government. He has already approved a motion to lift the national state of emergency and released an Ethiopian-born British resident and passport...
Horn of Africa, International Security Studies, Africa
India’s Strategic Links with the US: Differing Visions, Different Impact
Commentary, 4 June 2018Dr Vinjay Kaura
As India’s strategic links with the US expand, New Delhi will find it difficult to shield its fruitful military relations with Russia. In theory, India does not have to face a binary choice between...
China, United States, India, Russia, Global Security Issues
What Will the Defence Space Strategy Tell us About the UK’s Space Ambitions?
Commentary, 1 June 2018Alexandra Stickings
The announcement by the Ministry of Defence of a forthcoming Defence Space Strategy paper shows recognition of the threats posed to the UK’s space-enabled military capabilities. The question is how...
Aerospace, Cyber, National Security and Resilience Studies, UK, Technology
The UK’s Modernising Defence Programme: Are Alternative Approaches Possible?
Commentary, 30 May 2018Peter Roberts
If boldness, cunning and guile are the hallmarks of successful British military contributions that have allowed the UK Armed Forces to develop a reputation for excellence, then these might be the...
Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Martial Power Project, Military Personnel, TechnologyPages
North Korea Summit
Multimedia, 12 June 2018RUSI experts, Tom Plant and Cristina Varriale, get in depth and talk about the recent Trump - Kim summit.
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Session 1: The Future Combat Environment- RUSI–The First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference 2018
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Tom Tugendhat on 'Defending the Rules'
Multimedia, 29 May 2018An address by Tom Tugendhat MBE MP, Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, House of Commons. In his address, Mr Tugendhat will discuss Britain’s place in the world and his vision for the UK’s foreign...
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Closing Session: Admiral Sir Philip Jones - RUSI–The First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference 2018
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Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson at RUSI
Multimedia, 24 May 2018The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson speaks at the RUSI-First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference
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International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Multimedia, 23 May 2018Rt Hon Mark Lancaster TD MP, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, and Sarah Fountain Smith, Deputy High Commissioner for Canada to the United Kingdom speak at International Day of United Nations...
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Could North Korea Walk Away from the Table
Multimedia, 22 May 2018Cristina Varriale, Research Analyst with RUSI’s Proliferation and Nuclear Policy Team, talks about if North Korea are going to walk away from negotiations over American and South Korean joint...
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A Commentary on H C Colles’s ‘The Red Cross in the War.’
, 18 June 2018Tom Plant
A Commentary on H C Colles’s ‘The Red Cross in the War.’
Tags: The Great War
The Red Cross in the War
RUSI Journal, 18 June 2018H. C. Colles
This 1916 article explains the role of the Red Cross.
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Book Review: Counterinsurgency Wars and the Anglo-American Alliance: The Special Relationship on the Rocks
RUSI Journal, 18 June 2018Frank Ledwidge
Frank Ledwidge reviews Counterinsurgency Wars and the Anglo-American Alliance: The Special Relationship on the Rocks, by Andrew Mumford
Tags: Counterinsurgency, History
Why is there no Joint European Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Project under the Common Security and Defence Policy?
RUSI Journal, 18 June 2018Christian Küsters
The European Common Security and Defence Policy cannot function with a strong European defence industrial base.
Tags: Defence Policy, Europe
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, April/May 2018
RUSI Journal, 18 June 2018Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the April/May 2018 edition of the RUSI Journal.
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A Fourth F-35 Variant?
RUSI Defence Systems, 15 June 2018Andrew Hartland
With an inherently high thrust-to-weight ratio and modified digital flight control system, an F-35 variant could operate off the Queen Elizabeth class carriers with fewer penalties to the baseline F-35A design than the current F-35B and hence fewer performance trade-offs
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The Rise of the Chemical Weapon State: From Salisbury to Syria
Newsbrief, 8 June 2018Ryan Henrici
The recent execution of chemical attacks by Moscow, Damascus and Pyongyang for diverse purposes may not only suggest that the prohibitive power of international conventions is now fading away, but also signals the emergence of a new class of states who can deploy a credible chemical threat.
Tags: North Korea, Russia, Syria, Global Security Issues, Technology
Counter-UAS – a ‘Wicked’ Problem?
RUSI Defence Systems, 6 June 2018Adam Coffey
Finding, striking, jamming, blocking, sustaining, and generally being disruptive, are all now realistic outputs from UAS. Given these multiple potential and proven uses for UAS even by non-state actors, the military conversation has very much moved on to how to counter them.
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Positional Warfare A Paradigm for Understanding Twenty-First-Century Conflict
RUSI Journal, 4 June 2018Siddarth Kaushal
Contemporary war is not characterised by radical change, but to a return to the eighteenth-century paradigm of positional warfare.
Tags: Global Security Issues
Marauding Terrorist Firearms’ Attacks: A Practitioner’s View of the UK’s Emergency Service Initial Response Arrangements to Deal with an Active Shooter
RUSI Journal, 1 June 2018Dave Graham
Improvement is needed to the UK’s emergency services’s plans to respond to marauding terrorist firearms’ attacks.
Tags: UK, TerrorismPages
Is Space the New Cyber?: Uk Dependencies and Vulnerabilities
Conference, 2 October 2018This year's RUSI Space conference will develop the conversation with a wider audience beyong the traditional space and defence sector, and build knowledge across the government/industry enterprise.
Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture 2018
Events, 4 September 2018This year’s Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Air Marshal Edward Stringer CB CBE MA BEng RAF, Director General Joint Force Development and Defence Academy, UK Ministry of Defence.
187th RUSI Annual General Meeting
Events, 19 July 2018Notice is hereby given that the next RUSI Annual General Meeting will be taking place on the 19 July 2017, 16:00, at 61 Whitehall.
Breakfast Briefing: Reflections on the NATO Summit: What Next?
Events, 16 July 2018An exclusive breakfast briefing by Professor Michael Clarke, Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI.
Defence Science and Technology: An Audit
Events, 12 July 2018At this event Professor John Louth will present his analysis of the condition of technologies for UK defence and discusses the policy options open to government.
Virtuous Currencies: Time to Accentuate the Positive
Colombia’s New President: Will the Peace Deal Survive?
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan: Moving From the Personal to the Strategic Domain