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The Good Friday Agreement and Brexit
Article, 18 January 2019Sir Paul Lever
Brexit negotiations on the Northern Ireland border question reveal diverging views on the future of the Good Friday Agreement.
Newsbrief, Brexit Briefings, European Union, UK
US and China: Trade, Technology Theft and Arrests
Commentary, 18 January 2019Charlie Parton
A clear differentiation is required between trade and technology wars, Huawei and politicised arrests of foreign nationals. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is deliberately confusing them, and...
China, Cyber, Law and Ethics, Technology, Pacific
The Role of Verification in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dispute
Commentary, 15 January 2019Darya Dolzikova
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is about to pass into oblivion. But its verification provisions merit further attention, both as a reflection on lesson learned from the past, but also as...
United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
The Year Ahead
News, 14 January 2019As we begin the year, we look forward to RUSI's busy 2019 research agenda
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Defence, Industries and Society, National Security Studies, International Security Studies, Military Sciences, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
The Failure of China’s Security Policy in Xinjiang
Article, 11 January 2019Edward Schwarck
The mass internment of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs in supposed ‘re-education’ facilities as a means of combatting violent extremism suggests that Beijing lacks confidence in the effectiveness of its...
China, Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Counterinsurgency, Asia, New Silk Road, Intelligence, Technology, Terrorism
US and China: Trade, Technology Theft and Arrests
Commentary, 18 January 2019Charlie Parton
A clear differentiation is required between trade and technology wars, Huawei and politicised arrests of foreign nationals. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is deliberately confusing them, and...
China, Cyber, Law and Ethics, Technology, Pacific
The Role of Verification in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dispute
Commentary, 15 January 2019Darya Dolzikova
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is about to pass into oblivion. But its verification provisions merit further attention, both as a reflection on lesson learned from the past, but also as...
United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
Unexplained Strategy: Putting Unexplained Wealth Orders to Work
Commentary, 11 January 2019Tom Keatinge
The government should use unexplained wealth orders to reduce harm, not reap headlines.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, UK, Organised Crime, Europe
Modern Deterrence and Societal Resilience
Commentary, 10 January 2019Toby Harris
Security and resilience have to be designed into society’s fabric.
Modern Deterrence, Defence Policy, UK, Resilience, UK Defence, Europe
The Significant Parts of the Modernising Defence Programme
Commentary, 7 January 2019Trevor Taylor
Britain’s newly released policy document on modernising its defence programmes repeats some information already in the public domain, hints at new requirements and vulnerabilities, but ultimately...
Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Russia’s ‘Political Solitude’ and the US
Commentary, 4 January 2019Emily Ferris
Russia’s responses to the US’s actions are often misinterpreted, but examining more closely how Russia approaches the US could help to explain the bilateral relationship’s future trajectory.
United States, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Russia, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Crypto at the Crossroads: Exploring the Impact of the US Treasury’s Bitcoin Sanctions
Commentary, 2 January 2019Kayla Izenman
The US government’s move against two alleged cyber-criminals serves as a warning sign to the cryptocurrency community. The community may choose to respond by cloaking itself in an even heavier mantle...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Counter-Proliferation Finance, Cyber, United States, US Defence Policy, AML/CTF, Cyber Security, Sanctions, Illicit Trade, Law and Ethics, Financial Crime 2.0, Organised Crime, Technology
Making Progress on Ethiopia’s Reforms
Commentary, 20 December 2018Ann Fitz-Gerald
The government of Abiye Ahmed has taken admirable steps to reform Ethiopia’s political life. It needs to do more in the months ahead, and in a more coherent manner.
African Union, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, National Security, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience, Africa
Ukraine’s Impractical Martial Law
Commentary, 19 December 2018Sébastien Gobert
Ukraine’s decision to impose martial law in parts of its territory in the wake of the latest Russian military provocation is not helpful and does not answer Ukraine’s strategic weaknesses.
Civil–Military Relations, Ukraine, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Martial Power Programme, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, National Security
France, Germany and Europe’s Strategic Footprint
Commentary, 18 December 2018Frédéric Charillon
An off-the-cuff and not very productive German proposal has revived an older debate about France’s role and status in the world, as well as the measures which should be taken to enhance Europe’s...
Leadership Centre, RUSI International, United Nations, Germany, European Union, Global Strategy and Commitments, France, Global Security Issues, International InstitutionsPages
In Context podcast - Episode 6: Sir Malcolm Rifkind
Multimedia, 7 December 2018Sir Malcolm Rifkind is a major figure in UK defence and security, having served as defence secretary, foreign secretary and most recently as chair of the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security...
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In Context podcast - Episode 5: Nik Gowing
Multimedia, 23 November 2018Nik Gowing has spent his career breaking news: in this episode he and Karin sit down and explore some of the most incredible stories Nik has reported on. His new book, ‘Thinking the Unthinkable’,...
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In Context podcast - Episode 4: Kori Schake
Multimedia, 9 November 2018Karin von Hippel, Director General of RUSI speaks to Kori Schake, Deputy-Director General of the IISS. They discuss Kori’s role in US politics: from the Pentagon to the State Department and onwards...
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Reflections on the First World War Centenary
Multimedia, 9 November 2018In this RUSI Analysis podcast, Dr Emma De Angelis interviews Richard Grayson, Professor of Twentieth Century History at Goldsmiths, University of London; Catriona Pennell, Associate Professor of...
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In Context podcast - Episode 3: Mona Juul
Multimedia, 26 October 2018Karin talks to Mona Juul, a diplomat and current Norwegian Ambassador to the UK who, along with her husband, played a key role in the Oslo Accords, the landmark agreement that attempted to bring an...
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The US-Russia Nuclear Treaty Under Threat
Multimedia, 21 October 2018After reports that the USA may with from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director General of the Royal United Services Institute speaks to BBC news...
Tags: United States, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Nelson and Trafalgar
Multimedia, 21 October 2018Professor Peter Roberts, Director, Military Sciences, RUSI on Nelson's legacy and the Battle of Trafalgar.
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In Context podcast - Episode 2: Baroness Ashton
Multimedia, 12 October 2018This time Karin von Hippel talks to the European Union’s former foreign policy chief, Baroness Cathy Ashton. We’ll be talking about the EU, the Iran Deal and... Daleks.
Tags: Europe
In Context podcast - Episode 1: Chris DiBona
Multimedia, 28 September 2018For the first In Context podcast, RUSI Director-General Dr Karin von Hippel talks to Chris DiBona, Director of Open Source at Google. Chris has witnessed the rise of one of the biggest tech firms on...
Tags: TechnologyPages
The Good Friday Agreement and Brexit
Newsbrief, 18 January 2019Sir Paul Lever
Brexit negotiations on the Northern Ireland border question reveal diverging views on the future of the Good Friday Agreement.
Tags: Brexit Briefings, European Union, UK
The Failure of China’s Security Policy in Xinjiang
Newsbrief, 11 January 2019Edward Schwarck
The mass internment of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs in supposed ‘re-education’ facilities as a means of combatting violent extremism suggests that Beijing lacks confidence in the effectiveness of its intelligence architecture, and by extension, its capacity to identify and eliminate actual terrorist threats.
Tags: China, Counterinsurgency, Intelligence, Technology, Terrorism
Small Parcels, Big Risks: The Forgotten Security Dimensions of the EU’s Digital Single Market Strategy
Newsbrief, 13 December 2018Alexandria Reid
E-commerce and cross-border delivery services within the EU are about to become more competitive, as new regulations introduced by the European Commission will permit a consumer in France to purchase a Gucci handbag from the company’s Romanian website with greater ease. While consumers are likely to rejoice at renewed efforts to harmonise prices across the single market, organised crime groups reliant on the postal system to traffic illicit goods are also likely to benefit.
Tags: European Union, Organised Crime, Europe
Tactical Friends with Strategic Benefits: NATO’s Tactical Leadership Programme
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018J Wesley Hutto and Derrick V Frazier
The Tactical Leadership Programme is an example of how socialisation works within NATO structures.
Tags: NATO
Book Review: The Long Hangover: Putin’s New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018Sarah Lain
Sarah Lain reviews The Long Hangover: Putin’s New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past, by Shaun Walker
Tags: Russia
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, October/November 2018
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the October/November 2018 edition of the RUSI Journal.
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A Comment on Francis H Skrine’s ‘The War and German Universities’
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018Ali M Ansari
A comment on the 1915 RUSI Journal article by Francis H Skrine.
Tags: The Great War, Germany, Art, Culture and Literature, History
Book Review: Thinking the Unthinkable: A New Imperative for Leadership in a Disruptive Age
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018Adam Coffey
Adam Coffey reviews Thinking the Unthinkable: A New Imperative for Leadership in a Disruptive Age, by Nik Gowing and Chris Langdon
Tags: Global Strategy and Commitments, Security Policy
Svalbard: NATO’s Arctic ‘Achilles’ Heel’
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018James K Wither
The archipelago of Svalbard shows how emergent issues in the Arctic could lead to new tensions between Russia and NATO.
Tags: NATO, Russia
Conrad’s Anxious Armistice
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018Andrew Glazzard
Joseph Conrad’s reaction to the Armistice in 1918 was tinged with anxiety about the future.
Tags: Armed Forces, The Great WarPages
Breakfast Briefing - Whatever happened to Al Qaida?
Events, 10 April 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing by Dr Andrew Glazzard OBE, Director, National Security Studies, RUSI.
Fighting Fraud and Corruption in a Shrinking World
Events, 3 April 2019A lecture by Lisa Osofsky, Director, Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
The New Cyber Arms Race
Events, 2 April 2019At this event Mikko Hypponen will examine the new cyber arms race - beyond what we're already experiencing - and explain what it means for governments, companies and anybody using a computer.
Modern Deterrence
Breakfast Briefing - Security on the Korean Peninsula: Continuity and Change
Events, 27 March 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing by Tom Plant, Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy programme, RUSI.
Resilience training: how to involve the population in resilience and national security?
Events, 6 March 2019An executive briefing by Madeleine Moon MP, member of the UK Parliament Defence Committee and the newly elected President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
Modern Deterrence
US and China: Trade, Technology Theft and Arrests
The Role of Verification in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dispute
Unexplained Strategy: Putting Unexplained Wealth Orders to Work