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The US–Russia Relationship is Doomed, for Years to Come
Commentary, 23 April 2018Lincoln Pigman
Despite seemingly encouraging signs, the US–Russia relationship is fundamentally unhealthy
United States, Russia
The US Navy’s MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker Will Shape the Future of Airpower
Article, 20 April 2018Justin Bronk
Three different designs from the contenders for the US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned tanker contract have now been proposed. Despite the modest ambition behind the MQ-25 requirement set, the eventual...
Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Newsbrief, Equipment and Acquisitions, Technology
After the Strikes: Returning to the Table
Multimedia, 20 April 2018Dr Karin von Hippel, Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute, gives an insight into the strikes in Syria. Read her article in Prospect Magazine here: https://www.prospectmagazine.co....
Could Russian S-400s Protect Syria Against Cruise Missiles?
Commentary, 19 April 2018Justin Bronk
Russia’s S-400 missiles can inflict damage, but not stop or defeat Western air strikes against Syria on their own.
Aerospace, Military Sciences, Syria
Better Together: Brexit, the E3, and the Future of Europe’s Approach towards Iran
RUSI Publications, 18 April 2018Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Thierry Coville, David Ramin Jalilvand
The paper provides insights into what London, Paris and Berlin think about the prospects of survival of the E3 format in light of Brexit; it also explored their views as to what the future of Europe’...
Other Publications, International Security Studies, Europe
The US–Russia Relationship is Doomed, for Years to Come
Commentary, 23 April 2018Lincoln Pigman
Despite seemingly encouraging signs, the US–Russia relationship is fundamentally unhealthy
United States, Russia
Could Russian S-400s Protect Syria Against Cruise Missiles?
Commentary, 19 April 2018Justin Bronk
Russia’s S-400 missiles can inflict damage, but not stop or defeat Western air strikes against Syria on their own.
Aerospace, Military Sciences, Syria
How Can Social Media Companies Stop the Spread of Fake News?
Commentary, 17 April 2018Alexander Babuta and James Sullivan
Facebook’s actions to remove content created by the Russia-based Internet Research Agency demonstrate that it is ahead of its competitors in the fight against disinformation. However, this is a...
Cyber, National Security and Resilience Studies, Technology
Syria and Salisbury: The Continuing Battle to Maintain Trust in Evidence of Illegal Use of Chemical Weapons
Commentary, 16 April 2018Ryan Henrici
Chemical weapons' usage in Syria clearly required an immediate and forceful response, but the handling of the aftermath of the targeted CW assassination attempt on Sergei and Yulia Skripal continues...
Russia
Strike Options for the US, France and the UK in Syria
Commentary, 11 April 2018Justin Bronk
In 2017, the US launched an ineffective cruise missile attack Syria’s Shayrat airbase in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack. So, what can the Western powers do now to deter the Assad regime...
United States, Russia, Military Sciences, Syria, France, UK
Is There a British or European Financial Response to the Salisbury Attack?
Commentary, 11 April 2018Tom Keatinge
Whatever one thinks of the extraterritorial financial reach of the US, the Trump administration is showing leadership in the use of financial power. Can the UK follow suit in Europe?
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, European Union, Russia, UK
Brexit in Space: Will the UK have Access to the Galileo Satellite Network?
Commentary, 9 April 2018Alexandra Stickings
Recent media reports have raised doubts about a post-Brexit Britain’s future access to the EU’s Galileo satellite network. It is imperative this is properly addressed during Brexit negotiations.
Aerospace, Brexit Briefings, UK, Technology
Bad Chemistry: A Re-analysis of the Assassination of Kim Jong-un’s Brother
Commentary, 5 April 2018Ryan Henrici
Russia’s alleged use of a nerve agent in an attempted assassination of a former intelligence agent in Salisbury provides a good opportunity to look at North Korea’s capabilities in this field.
North Korea
The UK National Security Capability Review and the Fusion Doctrine
Commentary, 4 April 2018Ewan Lawson
As Parliament rose for the Easter recess, Prime Minister Theresa May issued a statement announcing the release of the National Security Capability Review.
Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, Defence Policy, National Security
A UK Magnitsky Act: Would it Work?
Commentary, 3 April 2018Anton Moiseienko
In 2016, the Global Magnitsky Act was adopted in the US to redress the impunity of human rights abusers and kleptocrats around the world. In the wake of the Salisbury poisonings, would it work for...
AML/CTF, UK, Organised CrimePages
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, 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, National Security and Resilience StudiesPages
The US Navy’s MQ-25 Unmanned Tanker Will Shape the Future of Airpower
Newsbrief, 20 April 2018Justin Bronk
Three different designs from the contenders for the US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned tanker contract have now been proposed. Despite the modest ambition behind the MQ-25 requirement set, the eventual selection will have a significant shaping effect on the future of airpower well beyond the context of the US Navy.
Tags: Aerospace, Equipment and Acquisitions, Technology
The Implications of Chinese Developments in Non-Kinetic Space Technology
Newsbrief, 13 April 2018Alexandra Stickings and Veerle Nouwens
In pursuit of establishing itself as a global space power, China has been busy developing and operationalising non-kinetic space technology. But in space, where ‘anything can be a weapon’, risks of oblique militarisation raise concerns over Beijing’s activity in the final frontier.
Tags: China, Technology
India’s Changing Relationship with Russia: Challenges and Convergences
RUSI Journal, 6 April 2018Vinay Kaura
In navigating its complex geopolitical environment, India should not allow its ties with Russia to weaken.
Tags: India, Russia
Lessons of the War: A French Admiral’s Views
RUSI Journal, 6 April 2018Lieutenant C. F. Jepson R.N.
This 1920 article conveys the views of France’s Admiral René Daveluy and how he saw the future of naval warfare in light of the lessons of the First World War.
Tags: The Great War, France
Blood Between Us: Psychological Occupation and Resistance in Mosul
RUSI Journal, 6 April 2018Michael Stevens
The resourceful resistance effort in Mosul provides useful lessons on how psychological operations can be effectively countered.
Tags: Iraq, Resilience
From Homs to Aleppo: A Journey Through the Destruction of the Syrian War: Part 2: Aleppo
RUSI Journal, 6 April 2018Susan Schulman
Part II of this two-part series surveys the conflict’s impact on Aleppo.
Tags: Syria, Resilience, Middle East and North Africa
Book Review: The Future of War: A History
RUSI Journal, 6 April 2018Christian Melby
Christian Melby reviews The Future of War: A History, by Lawrence Freedman
Tags: Global Security Issues
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, February/March 2018
RUSI Journal, 6 April 2018Dr Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the February/March 2018 edition of the RUSI Journal.
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Introduction: The Great War Centenary
RUSI Journal, 6 April 2018This year the RUSI Journal looks back through its archives on the First World War.
Tags: The Great War
Spring Goes to Winter: A Very Twenty-First Century Revolution in the Middle East
Newsbrief, 6 April 2018Rucheka Jain
The Arab Spring of 2011, a time of hope and optimism especially for the region’s young people, has become an Arab Winter. To turn the tide, young people must rally behind a unifying cause and not be discouraged by incremental, imperfect reforms.
Tags: Middle East and North AfricaPages
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.
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.
Gallipoli Memorial Lecture: Fear of Abandonment - Australia’s Response to Changing Global Orders
Events, 29 June 2018This year’s Gallipoli Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Allan Gyngell AO FAIIA, National President, Australian Institute of International Affairs and Honorary Professor, Australian National...
Nia Griffith on Labour’s Defence Policy
Events, 25 June 2018A lecture by Nia Griffith MP, Labour Member of Parliament for Llanelli and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, House of Commons.
UK, UK Defence
RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2018
Conference, 19 June 2018Held annually in conjunction with the British Army, this conference brings together experts from around the world to share perspectives on the utility of land power and its constant adaptation.
RUSI Land Warfare Conference
The US–Russia Relationship is Doomed, for Years to Come
After the Strikes: Returning to the Table
Could Russian S-400s Protect Syria Against Cruise Missiles?