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The 4 RIFLES Battle Group Operations in Basra, Summer 2007
Colonel P N Y M Sanders DSO OBE recounts the British withdrawal from Basra, Summer 2007 ...
The 4 RIFLES Battle Group Operations in Basra, Summer 2007
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Palestinian Statehood? Security Implications for the Region
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Palestinian Statehood? Security Implications for the Region
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Syria: The Road to Democracy
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RUSI Newsbrief: Sanctioning Iran: Not a Zero-Sum Game
17 Jan 2013 To what extent is the US-led sanctions regime likely to succeed in compelling Iran to curb its nuclear programme?
Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues Iran Middle East and North Africa
RUSI Newsbrief: Creating Reverse Asymmetry: Israel’s Military Innovation
17 Jan 2013 To maintain its strategic edge against an evolving threat, the Israel Defense Forces have developed capabilities-based defence concepts rooted in the principle of ‘reverse asymmetry’. (Free access)
Defence Policy Israel Middle East and North Africa
Analysis: The Nuclear Agenda for 2013: New Solutions to Old Problems
10 Jan 2013 by Hugh ChalmersWhile the leadership transitions of 2012 have altered this year's political landscape, they have left the nuclear agenda for 2013 regrettably unchanged. Thankfully, this new backdrop may provide opportunities to find new solutions to old problems.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy Global Security Issues North Korea Pacific Russia Europe Iran Middle East and North Africa
Analysis: A Year of Endemic Instability in Iraq
3 Jan 2013 by Professor Gareth StansfieldSectarian and ethnic polarisation now dominates Iraq's political landscape. It could lead to toxic instability in 2013 as the Syrian civil war bolsters a restless Sunni Iraqi opposition while the Kurds continue to assert their independence from Baghdad.
Iraq Middle East and North Africa Syria
Videos: Defence and Security in 2013
20 Dec 2012 by Professor Michael ClarkeProfessor Michael Clarke, Director-General of RUSI, offers his assessment of the defence and security issues dominating 2013.
Global Security Issues UK Europe Middle East and North Africa Americas United States
Videos: Iran's Nuclear Trajectory
15 Dec 2012 by Shashank JoshiShahashank Joshi, Research Fellow, RUSI, outlines the main conclusions of his RUSI Whitehall Paper, examining the context of the Iran's quest for a nuclear capability
Iran Middle East and North Africa
RUSI Journal: Iron Resolve: A Vision of Future War
11 Dec 2012 What could happen in the Middle East if Israel strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities? (Free access)
Middle East and North Africa Global Security Issues Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy
RUSI Journal: The Walls That Did Not Come Tumbling Down: Are the Early Neolithic Walls of Jericho the First Evidence of Warfare?
11 Dec 2012 Could the famous walls at Jericho actually be the first evidence of warfare?
History Middle East and North Africa Israel
RUSI Journal: Iraqnophobia: The Dangers of Forgetting Operation Telic
11 Dec 2012 As the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War approaches, it is important not to forget the strategic and military lessons of Operation Telic
UK Defence Armed Forces Iraq Middle East and North Africa
Analysis: Tension on the Trigger-Line
26 Nov 2012 by Professor Gareth StansfieldAs the eyes of the world are focused on Israel and Gaza, tension in northern Iraq between the Kurdish regional government and the Maliki administration has been mounting. Any violence between the two factions would be a disaster for Iraq.
Middle East and North Africa Iraq
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