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RUSI Newsbrief: Mr Emmerson Takes on Washington 3 May 2013 by Adrian Johnson
With a UN panel now investigating US drone strikes, the mounting backlash against targeted killing highlights the political costs of drone warfare (Free access) United States Americas United Nations International Institutions Aerospace Pakistan Central and South Asia The War on Terror Terrorism

Analysis: Drones in the Service of Peace: Unmanned Aircraft in UN Deployments 18 Feb 2013 by Adrian Johnson
Long associated with the CIA's targeted killing programme, there are concerns that drones are a weapons system out of control. But a suggestion to deploy them on the UN mission in the Congo underscores the potential the system has in keeping the peace. Aerospace United Nations International Institutions Africa Congo

Analysis: Clash of Civilisation in Full Flow? Charting Anglo-American Attitudes to the 2012 YouTube Crisis 18 Jan 2013
Polling research by YouGov-Cambridge in conjunction with RUSI suggests significant belief in a wider cultural clash of civilisations, and mixed views on exercising free speech to offend religion. International Institutions United Nations Middle East and North Africa Central and South Asia

Analysis: Trouble in the East China Sea 23 Oct 2012
Potential exploitation of the energy reserves has transformed the Ryukyu island chain issue into a flashpoint for nationalist sensitivities in Japan and China. In the context of leadership transitions in China and possibly Japan, this could escalate into a significant regional issue. Maritime Forces United Nations International Institutions China Pacific Japan

Analysis: With Al-Shabaab on the Run, Kenya Moves on Kismaayo 5 Sep 2012
After nearly a year in Somalia, Kenya is preparing to commence its assault on Kismaayo, Al-Shabaab’s strategic and financial outpost, and the current front line of the concerted counter-insurgency campaign in southern Somalia. With Merca just fallen, could this prove the boon to the KDF’s expeditionary gamble? Horn of Africa Africa United Nations International Institutions

RUSI Journal: Brazilian Foreign Policy and Force Projection: Engaging with the Middle East, with Eyes on the UN 6 Aug 2012
Brazil's activities in the Middle East are part of a wider quest to demonstrate itself to be a responsible global power – and earn a Security Council seat United Nations International Institutions Brazil Americas Middle East Peace Middle East and North Africa

Analysis: The Resignation of Kofi Annan: The End of the Diplomatic Road? 6 Aug 2012 by Michael Stephens
Kofi Annan's Peace Plan for Syria was doomed from the start as none of the actors were prepared to take it seriously. His resignation means the stage is now set for a dénouement to this bloody civil war, spurred on by outside support. Syria Middle East and North Africa United Nations International Institutions

RUSI Newsbrief: The Syrian Impasse: Strategies for a Solution to the Conflict 27 Jul 2012 by Michael Stephens
What conditions must the international community promote to allow it to bring an end to the crisis in Syria? Syria Middle East and North Africa United Nations International Institutions

Analysis: VIDEO: What the International Community can do in Syria 31 May 2012
Ivo Daalder, US Ambassador to NATO, talks to RUSI.org offering his assessment on Syria and what the international community can do to stop the bloodshed. NATO International Institutions United Nations Middle East and North Africa Syria United States Americas

Analysis: Haitian Earthquake: Civil-Military Cooperation Two Years On 3 May 2012
As the transition continues from Humanitarian Relief to Development, is Haiti an example of successful Civil-Military cooperation for the United Nations Stabilisation Mission (MINUSTAH) in Haiti? United Nations International Institutions Brazil Americas

 

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