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Brown hints at a shift in the 'special relationship' International Herald Tribune
25 Jan 2007

In an uncertain world, unilateral disarmament would be folly It is likely that maintaining a minimum deterrent will be the policy recommendation that the government will put forward in the white paper, and perhaps it will be this policy which parliament will discuss and vote upon.
The Guardian
30 Nov 2006

Change in Washington, change in Iraq? But analyst Michael Williams of the UK-based Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, told CNN the Democrats could "make life very difficult" for U.S. President George W. Bush.
CNN
8 Nov 2006

Withdrawal? It isn’t an option According to a new paper produced by Jeff Michaels, associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), an influential Whitehall think-tank, the fledgling all-volunteer Iraqi armed forces are “not fit for purpose” and will need massive military support from the West for some time to come. Michaels bases his argument on the fact that the new Iraqi forces are essentially a “light infantry army” which lacks any heavy armour and support units. Without conscription, he claims, “many of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who should be employed in military service are currently unemployed, and provide a steady source of recruits for the insurgency”.
Sunday Herald
22 Oct 2006

China fears consequences of North Korea collapse "China will have to compromise in terms of tolerating a nuclear power on its doorstep -- its primary aim is to retain regime stability in North Korea," said Alexander Neill, head of the Asia Programme at Britain's Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies.
Reuters
15 Oct 2006

Britain's Army Chief Clarifies Remarks on Troop Withdrawal Amyas Godfrey, a former British army officer at the Royal United Services Institute, said officials have responded to public pressure to set a timetable for a withdrawal from Iraq by saying that it will come "when the job is done." So it is significant, he said, that the army chief has said: "We should be leaving."
Washington Post
14 Oct 2006

N Korea still short of nuclear goal The process involves fitting to a missile what is called a "bus" on which the warheads sit, covered by a cone, said Dr Lee Willett, a defence analyst at the Royal United Services Institute.
BBC News
9 Oct 2006

Nuclear North Korea Alex Neill, Head of Asia Security program at Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, discusses the effects its action has had on the rest of the international community and what message it sends to other potential nuclear states, especially Iran.
Reuters TV
9 Oct 2006

Bomb detector plan for Games Sandra Bell, the director of homeland security at the Royal United Services Institute think-tank, said that she was sceptical about claims that the new technology would not cause big delays, and said that, with each explosives detector costing about £1.5m, installing devices across London could prove too expensive.
The Observer
8 Oct 2006

Weapons makers fear for spending strategy In a survey carried out by the Royal United Services Institute, the military think-tank, UK weapons makers lauded the defence industrial strategy - designed to give companies greater clarity on future defence spending - as "clearly born of a business mindset".
Financial Times
5 Oct 2006

Security Vortex, Warlords and Nation Building The National Interest
1 Sep 2006

UK Planning to cut Iraq Force in Half by Mid 2007 Louise Heywood says that the Iraqi Army will be 'capable of standing up to the insurgents' following the announcement that the number of British troops in Iraq will be halved by the middle of 2007.
Bloomberg
22 Aug 2006

Now comes the hard part for France Tim Williams' NewsBrief article on the Unifil task in Southern Lebanon is cited in The New Zealand Herald.
New Zealand Herald
22 Aug 2006

How diamonds became a power for good in Africa Patrick Mazimhaka, deputy chairman of the African Union Commission, writes an article that appears as a preface to a forthcoming RUSI publication on African security, commodities and development.
Business Day, South Africa
18 Aug 2006

Liquid Explosives in Foiled UK Plot Expose Gaps in Security Garry Hindle responds to news that the thwarted terror plot exposed weaknesses in aviation security by stating technology to detect traces of chemical explosives in the air was “still in its infancy”.
Bloomberg
11 Aug 2006

Menace in a bottle Experts say a small amount of explosive material could be devastating. "It may not take a huge blast," says Suraj Lakhani, a researcher on counterterrorism at Royal United Services Institute, a think tank that advises the British government on security issues. "If the person detonating [an explosive] sat near a window or near the fuselage, it could cause a big enough hole to bring the plane down."
Wall Street Journal
11 Aug 2006

Terror investigation mutli-facted Chris Pope said the shutdown of Heathrow Airport and the intense security in Britain, the United States and elsewhere suggests that "someone else might be out there" capable of an airliner attack.
Associated Press
11 Aug 2006

Wrong weapons, wrong targets RUSI Associate Fellow Amyas Godfrey compares the tactics of the Israeli Defence Forces and Hizbollah
The Guardian
10 Aug 2006

NATO's Role in Afghanistan Michael Williams says the Taleban in southern Afghanistan have gathered strength working with poppy dealers to sell the crop internationally for heroin production.
Voice of America
10 Aug 2006

Tactics of insurgency RUSI Associate Fellow Amyas Godfrey assesses Hizbollah tactics
The Guardian
3 Aug 2006

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