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Cracking Down on China’s Distant Water Fishing Fleet: What Impacts Closer to Home?
Commentary, 21 September 2018Veerle Nouwens and Cathy Haenlein
China appears to be reigning in its distant water fishing fleet. This is good news for environmental protection, but China watchers should pay attention to the potential knock-on effects.
China, RUSI International, Asia, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Organised Crime
Vostok’s Weak Optics Reveal Russia and China’s Fractured Relationship
Article, 21 September 2018Emily Ferris and Veerle Nouwens
The joint Russia–China Vostok exercises demonstrated some military cooperation between the two. However, the more significant event was the concomitant Eastern Economic Forum, an investment forum...
China, Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues, New Silk Road, Land Forces, Land Operations
Machine Learning Algorithms and Police Decision-Making: Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Challenges
RUSI Publications, 21 September 2018Alexander Babuta, Marion Oswald and Christine Rinik
This report seeks to critically assess the use of machine learning algorithms for policing, and provide practical recommendations designed to contribute to the fast-moving debate over policy and...
Policing and Security, Whitehall Reports, National Security and Resilience Studies, Domestic Security, Information, Technology
Strategic Hedging in the Arabian Peninsula: The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement
RUSI Publications, 20 September 2018Jean-Loup Samaan
Offering a new perspective on the geopolitics of Gulf-Asian relations.
Whitehall Papers, Pacific, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
Stabilising Pakistan’s Relations with the Gulf
Commentary, 19 September 2018Arhama Siddiqa
A new Pakistani government has a good opportunity to reform the country’s relationship with the Gulf states, and put them on a more sustained footing.
Pakistan, The Gulf Region, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues
Cracking Down on China’s Distant Water Fishing Fleet: What Impacts Closer to Home?
Commentary, 21 September 2018Veerle Nouwens and Cathy Haenlein
China appears to be reigning in its distant water fishing fleet. This is good news for environmental protection, but China watchers should pay attention to the potential knock-on effects.
China, RUSI International, Asia, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Organised Crime
Stabilising Pakistan’s Relations with the Gulf
Commentary, 19 September 2018Arhama Siddiqa
A new Pakistani government has a good opportunity to reform the country’s relationship with the Gulf states, and put them on a more sustained footing.
Pakistan, The Gulf Region, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues
Eritrea and Ethiopia Embrace, But For How Long?
Commentary, 13 September 2018Michael Jones
Eritrea and Ethiopia claim that their long-standing military confrontation is now over. This time, perhaps it really is.
National Security and Resilience Studies
Russia’s Vostok-2018 Exercise is About a Lot More Than War With NATO
Commentary, 7 September 2018Jack Watling
Russia’s large-scale forthcoming exercise will demonstrate the country’s growing military capabilities. But there is also an element of theatre in this exercise.
Russia, Military Sciences, Land Forces, Military Personnel
Russia Unlikely to Walk Away from Ukraine Agreements, but Tense Times Lie Ahead
Commentary, 5 September 2018Emily Ferris
The recent assassination of a rebel leader in Ukraine spotlights the region’s murky realities, but probably won’t influence the current political stalemate over the Ukraine crisis.
RUSI International, Ukraine, Global Strategy and Commitments, Russia, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Deradicalisation Programmes in Spanish Prisons: A Flawed Paradigm?
Commentary, 3 September 2018James Khalil
Media reports from Spain appear to indicate that the country’s counter-radicalisation efforts among prison inmates are not producing results. Spain is not unique in grappling with both the management...
Policing and Security, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism, Terrorism, Europe
Dreaming of Financial Independence
Commentary, 28 August 2018Tom Keatinge
The German foreign minister’s call for EU financial payments autonomy may seem fanciful today, but for how much longer?
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Germany, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
Ukraine Five Years On: Enduring Challenges
Commentary, 24 August 2018Adam Coffey
Today, Friday 24 August, Ukraine holds its fifth Independence Day parade since the Maidan revolution. Five years on, the country still holds a unique position as a key geopolitical challenge for many...
NATO, Ukraine, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, National Security
China’s Strongman May Need A Rest, But He is Hardly in Need of Rescue
Commentary, 21 August 2018Charles Parton
News that Chinese President Xi Jinping may be facing serious resistance from within his party’s ranks is premature.
China, International Security Studies
AUKMIN 2018: The Future of Global Britain?
Commentary, 14 August 2018John Hemmings and Milia Hau
Britain and Australia face an uncertain strategic landscape. But there is much they can do together, as they deal with the two big powers which appear determined to change the current status quo:...
Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe, PacificPages
US Sanctions on Russia
Multimedia, 10 August 2018Emily Ferris, RUSI Research Fellow, on the new US sanctions on Russia and what the Russian response might look like.
Tags: United States, International Security Studies, Russia
Imran Khan's Pakistan
Multimedia, 27 July 2018Raffaello Pantucci and Kamal Alam talk about the recent election victory by Imran Khan in Pakistan.
Tags: Pakistan, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
NATO Round-table
Multimedia, 11 July 2018A round table discussion on the up coming NATO summit between Jonathan Eyal, Malcolm Chalmers and Emily Winterbotham.
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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
Multimedia, 1 June 2018Tags:
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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Vostok’s Weak Optics Reveal Russia and China’s Fractured Relationship
Newsbrief, 21 September 2018Emily Ferris and Veerle Nouwens
The joint Russia–China Vostok exercises demonstrated some military cooperation between the two. However, the more significant event was the concomitant Eastern Economic Forum, an investment forum hosted in Russia’s Far East. Amid a depressed economy, Russia is attempting to encourage Chinese investment in the Far East, but many deals with China have fallen through and large-scale investment is unlikely to be forthcoming.
Tags: China, Russia, Global Security Issues, Land Forces![Servicemen of the Pakistan Armed Forces take part in anti-terrorist training as part of the Druzhba-2017 [Friendship] Russian-Pakistani joint military drills in the village of Nizhny Arkhyz. Courtesy of Denis Abramov/PA Images](https://rusi.org/sites/default/files/styles/tab_images/public/pakistan_army_in_russia.jpg?itok=0yqg52TM "Servicemen of the Pakistan Armed Forces take part in anti-terrorist training as part of the Druzhba-2017 [Friendship] Russian-Pakistani joint military drills in the village of Nizhny Arkhyz. Courtesy of Denis Abramov/PA Images")
Pakistan’s Army Reverses the Great Game: The Oxus Meets the Indus
Newsbrief, 7 September 2018Kamal Alam
In 1947, Pakistan’s army inherited the default position and strategy of British India in opposing Russian influence and inroads into Afghanistan and Central Asia. Now, for the first time in 200 years, they have reversed the old British policy of confronting the Russians for control over Central Asia. Pakistan’s army now sees the Russians as their strategic partners.
Tags: Armed Forces, Pakistan, Global Strategy and Commitments, Russia, International Responses, Military Personnel
Much Ado About the Nexus: Why Does the Crime/Terror Nexus Matter?
Newsbrief, 31 August 2018Florence Keen and Anton Moiseienko
All too often, any overlaps between crime and terror are seen as forming part of a single problem of the ‘crime/terror nexus’. In reality, they present a range of disparate issues that should be addressed in their proper context.
Tags: Global Security Issues, Organised Crime, Terrorism
The League of Nations
RUSI Journal, 30 August 2018Lord Eustace Percy
This 1919 article makes the case for Britain’s participation in the then newly formed League of Nations.
Tags: The Great War, UK, History, Europe
Changing Character, Changing Context: Enhancing Operational Airpower Employment in the Royal Air Force's Second Century
RUSI Journal, 30 August 2018Johnny Stringer
The British Air Vice-Marshal reflects on the future of the RAF.
Tags: Aerospace, Defence Policy, UK, Europe
The Reality of China’s Maritime Capability
RUSI Journal, 30 August 2018Martin N Murply and Peter Roberts
Beijing has rapidly modernised and expanded its capabilities as it challenges the West in China’s neighbourhood.
Tags: China, US Defence Policy, Defence Policy, Maritime Forces, Pacific
Understanding Modern Airpower
RUSI Journal, 30 August 2018John Andreas Olsen
Airpower professionals need a comprehensive understanding of airpower – from the technology to its relationship with the contemporary political, social and economic context.
Tags: Aerospace, Defence Policy
A Commentary on Lord Eustace Percy’s ‘The League of Nations’
RUSI Journal, 30 August 2018Stephen Reimer
Tags: The Great War, UK, History, Europe
100 Years of the RAF: Perspectives on the Past and Future of Airpower
RUSI Journal, 30 August 2018Ewan Lawson
The last century has seen rapid change for airpower – with more innovation on the horizon for the next 100 years.
Tags: Aerospace, History
A Fleeting or Permanent Military Presence? The Revival of US Anti-Submarine Operations from Iceland
Newsbrief, 24 August 2018Valur Ingimundarson
Increased Russian naval activities in the North Atlantic have refocused Western military attention on Iceland’s geostrategic importance. But even if the US has resumed irregular Cold War-style maritime and anti-submarine patrols from Iceland, there are no plans to reopen the American military base on the island.
Tags: Aerospace, NATO, Security Policy, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, EuropePages
Missile Defence Conference 2019: Beyond Ballistic Missiles? Missile Defence in an Era of Great Power Competition
Conference, 13 February 2019This conference will examine the degree to which the policies articulated in documents such as the upcoming U.S missile defence review and U.K modernizing defence programme will have to be informed...
Breakfast Briefing: From Complexity to Simplicity: Networks to Lone Actor Terrorism
Events, 30 January 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing with Raffaello Pantucci, Director, International Security Studies, RUSI, on countering international terrorism.
Is Space the New Cyber? UK Dependencies and Vulnerabilities
Conference, 16 January 2019This year's RUSI Space conference will develop the conversation with a wider audience beyond the traditional space and defence sector, and build knowledge across the government/industry enterprise.
Annual Chief of the Defence Staff Lecture and RUSI Christmas Party
Events, 11 December 2018Lecture by General Sir Nick Carter KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of the Defence Staff, UK Ministry of Defence.
Breakfast Briefing - Controlling China: Big Data and Artificial Intelligence are Xi Jinping's 'Fourth Magic Weapon'
Events, 10 December 2018An exclusive breakfast briefing by Charles Parton OBE, Associate Fellow, RUSI, on the significance of big data and artificial intelligence in China.
Cracking Down on China’s Distant Water Fishing Fleet: What Impacts Closer to Home?
Stabilising Pakistan’s Relations with the Gulf
Vostok - 2018