http://www.rusi.org/ web@rusi.org en-us Copyright 2010 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4BA0C6DD0DE49/ Bosnia remains outside looking in at NATO and the EU. Effective defence reform could spell the beginning of a new chapter in its multilateral engagement 2010-03-17 12:11:47 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4B9A677D2E3B6/ Within the next decade, European aircraft capable of delivering US nuclear weapons are due to be withdrawn from service. What are the options available to NATO in the debate over the continuance of its tactical nuclear capability? 2010-03-12 16:21:26 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B8663FC71069/ NATO’s myriad partnership programmes need to be reviewed and updated in light of the new Strategic Concept. Viewing partnership activities in terms of public goods can help NATO members forge consensus about its strategic interests and help make it an alliance for the future 2010-02-25 11:51:17 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C4B7A986340AD7/ Operation Moshtarak is the most important campaign in Afghanistan since the invasion in 2001. Its success, however, will not be measured in military terms but in terms of public opinion, both in Helmand and the rest of Afghanistan and in the Coalition's domestic electorate. 2010-02-16 13:25:09 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C4B715FF659286/ This lecture outlined the progress made across the UK Government in its ability to adopt a comprehensive approach focusing on the increasing contributions made by the Stabilisation Unit, particularly in Afghanistan. It reviewed the debate about the respective roles of civilians and the military in stabilisation, and the ways in which civilian skills can best be generated and managed for hostile environments. Richard Teuten provided an update on the enhanced responsibilities being taken on by the Unit and refer to other complementary changes underway. 2010-02-09 13:16:01 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5ECC6C14B07/ Enhancement of military capabilities by Arctic powers may not be the zero-sum security competition that many are suggesting 2010-01-26 11:05:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5ECC22399B6/ The Obama administration’s attempt to find a new location for its missiles will test Ankara’s balancing act as both a member of NATO, and an ally of Iran 2010-01-26 11:05:03 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5ECB646C986/ Divisions between ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Europe about Israel are undermining the EU’s potential as an effective regional mediator in the peace process 2010-01-26 11:01:23 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5ECB53E720E/ The importance of the burgeoning trade relationship means China and the EU must settle their fractious differences through bilateral dialogue 2010-01-26 11:00:48 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B5EC80591908/ Institutional wrangling about who gets what in the EU’s External Action Service is diverting focus away from fashioning a more coherent foreign policy 2010-01-26 10:55:35 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4B4124C0DCB72/ As the effects of the global recession begins to be felt, this year will emphasise some new political realities in the international order. They will form the backdrop to the return of some traditional security issues. 2010-01-03 23:18:18 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B28EFD487DB5/ The US still houses nuclear weapons in allied European non-nuclear states. The relevance of these weapons is now under question 2009-12-16 14:36:09 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B28EF9067C80/ The development of a new strategic concept is vital to NATO’s future: the Alliance should be confident in its role as a contributor to future international security 2009-12-16 14:33:38 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4B28EE82D7814/ Building up the Afghan Army is a crucial element of NATO stabilisation efforts. But this approach may be built on unsound assumptions 2009-12-16 14:28:20 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C4B1D23CEC42EE/ The selection of the first permanent President of the European Council and the new High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is intended to usher in a consolidated global presence for the European Union. The choice itself, however, casts a shadow on those intentions as the new foreign and security policy chief is regarded as a relative newcomer. 2009-12-07 15:48:33 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C4B16AE24D3A55/ President Obama aims to exert sufficient military effort to create conditions for transition. This means a dominance over the Taliban - unable to reemerge when transition takes place - together with space and capacity to train and grow the Afghan military and police security forces. 2009-12-02 18:19:05 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C4B13E9028766D/ What General McChrystal asked for was five more brigades - five more brigades that he can use in Kandahar, in Helmand, a couple in the north east and a training brigade. So if he gets those five brigades then he's got backing for his plan whatever the final number turns out to be 2009-11-30 15:52:32 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C4B12E11351443/ As President Obama announces his plans for Afghanistan, there is palpable consensus within the international community that the whole enterprise is now staring strategic defeat in the face. The next eighteen months represents the last good opportunity to put right the neglect and the mistakes of the last eight years and avert a worse crisis for us all. 2009-11-29 21:04:02 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B0BCC9900F2F/ America's absence in the global climate change framework leaves China in an influential position at Copenhagen 2009-11-24 12:07:57 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B0BCBCCE8D37/ Difficult choices must be made on the response to climate change - especially by the agricultural sector 2009-11-24 12:04:31 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B0BCAEBD1CF5/ The forthcoming Copenhagen conference seems destined to fail. Without US commitment, there will be little achieved 2009-11-24 12:01:03 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4B0BC7AAF396B/ Washington's newest shorthand ‘AfPak’ illustrates the regional dimension to the current conflict, but alienates friends and foes on both sides of the border 2009-11-24 11:46:54 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4AF3FD67DA79C/ David Cameron's European policy speech still leaves questions over the kind of partner a Conservative Britain could be in post-Lisbon Europe. 2009-11-06 10:45:09 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4AF2CAD7E7536/ Reports of the United Arab Emirates entering into the advanced stages of negotiating a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with NATO comes at a time when the region continues to face threats of varying degrees, and the Atlantic alliance looks for a renewed role after celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. 2009-11-05 12:59:16 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4AEB1EFB8B7D1/ America will increasingly have to look east and towards a rising China. NATO's new Strategic Concept must acknowledge this 2009-10-30 17:14:38 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4AEB0AA41AAA0/ The institution of UN peacekeeping is once again in trouble. A clear strategy coupled with major power commitment is needed 2009-10-30 15:49:19 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C4AD728C432459/ General McChrystal's recent report paints a bleak picture of the Afghan war, but does it fully acknowledge the difference between insurgent activity and insurgent success? Attacks have indeed increased, but to what effect? ISAF's biggest problems are a failure to engage with an increasingly sceptical public, and the scale of corruption within the Afghan government. 2009-10-15 14:55:07 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C4ACC9E5A56721/ Is Britain’s strategic posture as a global actor sustainable in the economic crisis and set against failing public support for the mission in Afghanistan? 2009-10-07 15:06:39 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C4AB5F6EA82143/ Dr Jonathan Eyal, Director of International Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute, is interviewed on Channel 4's More4 News on NATO and the West's relations with Russia. He is responding to the first speech of the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. 2009-09-20 10:36:30 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4A3F560F8E842/ Sovereignty over Arctic resources can be determined by existing maritime conventions, but security challenges in the region may yet suggest a role for NATO in the High North. 2009-06-22 11:02:28 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4A0C42435442D/ ISAF’s Commander, General David McKiernan, was unceremoniously replaced on Monday 10 May 2009 with General Stanley McChrystal. The decision by the Obama Administration is a signal of intent to change the strategic landscape in Afghanistan and also tackles head-on the challenges that hampered ISAF’s effectiveness in the past. 2009-05-14 17:13:53 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A49F880D743DC2/ To counter the threats of strategic overstretch, financial squeeze and battle fatigue, the UK must take the lead in developing and promoting European defence capability. 2009-04-29 17:31:25 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:C49E8541807C15/ Rwanda's programme of disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration is distinctive for the minimal involvement of the UN. The programme's success raises important questions about local ownership in peacebuilding efforts. 2009-04-17 11:31:23 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N49DF0D6463546/ Citations of RUSI expert analysis and events in the global media, March 2009. 2009-04-10 10:22:08 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C49DB11644DE78/ NATO's current maritime operations are important and effective, but their scope is limited by fickle political agendas. The Alliance needs to look beyond current flashpoints to future risks and develop a new maritime strategy. 2009-04-07 09:50:07 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C49D0A6015E14B/ The celebration of NATO’s sixtieth anniversary will be accompanied with renewed skepticism about the Alliance’s role and relevance. However such calls are not new, and though NATO faced a major challenge to its unity and coherence in the Bush years, the Obama Administration is breathing new life into the Alliance 2009-03-30 12:10:59 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C49D0A29F1E7FF/ As NATO marks its Sixtieth anniversary, many analysts will argue that members of the Alliance have sufficiently overcome their differences to launch a new Strategic Concept. This new Concept would see a rationalisation of Europe’s military capability and would envisage a ‘minus US’ strategy for some NATO operations. 2009-03-30 11:50:23 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C49CFF9763279C/ Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has launched two initiatives that would improve its relationship with countries in the Middle East. Whilst there are undoubtedly common interests on which to build, the public perception of NATO in the region leaves much to be desired. The Alliance must tread carefully if it wishes to build lasting relationships in the region. 2009-03-29 23:44:16 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C49CCEA0F20F42/ This is a lousy time to be hitting sixty; and the candles on the birthday cake are as likely to be lit in response to a power cut as a celebration. Getting older is no more fun for an alliance than for its individual leaders. NATO saw in its fortieth birthday on the verge of triumphant success in the Cold War; its fiftieth as itwent into its first shooting war with a minor European country; and its sixtieth at the centre of a second shootingwar in a minor Asian country that may turn out to be its last. In the midst of global chaos caused by the collapse of traditional international structures and the major power shifts that the economic crisis is already causing, can NATO honestly look forward to a seventieth birthday in anything other than failing health? 2009-03-27 15:16:48 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C49CCBF65505B6/ Christopher Coker: NATO has expanded beyond its initial notion of an Atlantic community. No longer is it delineated by the Iron Curtain, and the Alliance has resisted calls to define itself against Islamic fundamentalism. NATO still needs a new self-understanding, key to which will be a clearer sense of its relationship with Russia. 2009-03-27 12:03:55 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A49C3859F24CB6/ President Sarkozy's decision to reintegrate France fully back into NATO has caused much debate. While it may appear frivolous to foreign observers, it actually goes to the heart of French political identity. 2009-03-20 12:02:29 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A49AE5AA500071/ Afghanistan looks set to provide another difficult year for coalition troops. Worse still, it is becoming increasingly clear that Pakistan is not up to the job of extending its writ throughout all of its declared territory. 2009-03-04 10:40:39 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N49A6BFC8C049B/ RUSI Occasional Paper examines the context and implications of French reintegration into NATO as suggested by President Sarkozy. 2009-02-26 16:18:45 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4974657829413/ RUSI hosts defence conference with EU Czech Presidency. 2009-01-19 11:56:48 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A494BA1E739E96/ With the end of the French EU Presidency fast approaching, the European Union is getting itself ready to pass on the chairmanship of the Council of the European Union to the Czech Republic for another six-month rotation. Yet several tell-tale signs point towards the fact that the French are in no hurry to relinquish their grip on initiating EU policy or even ready to give up their spot in the euro-limelight. 2008-12-19 13:31:04 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:N494B76B8AC75E/ As the European Union launches a counter-piracy operation in Somalia (EU NAVFOR), the likelihood of an institutional ‘beauty contest’ between NATO and the EU is again in the offing. 2008-12-15 17:14:40 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N494A7D427226D/ The Europen Security Programme at RUSI, in association with the Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian Embassies in London, hosted a Baltic Security Dialogue on 10 December 2008. 2008-12-10 17:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C492691049A922/ The European Union is set to launch its first naval operation off the coast of Somalia. A number of operational and legal challenges will have to be confronted. 2008-11-21 10:49:15 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4922D5938A99B/ The EU is to launch a naval operation to counter piracy off the coast of Somalia. Challenges for Operation Atalanta abound, from the very basic – it is often difficult to distinguish pirates from fishermen, to the very complex – the EU is not a recognised entity under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and thus the operation will need to comply with the domestic anti-piracy laws of all participating states. 2008-11-18 14:47:59 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C48FF51B4BDA34/ Speaking at RUSI earlier this week, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General John Cradock outlined how NATO is managing its procedural and strategic challenges. He argued that success is within the alliance’s reach if it can develop a comprehensive, integrated and flexible approach and the necessary political will. 2008-10-22 17:18:40 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A48DCEA9200F8C/ The conflict that flared-up in the Caucasus between Georgia and Russia heralds uneasy times ahead for Russia and the West. 2008-09-26 15:00:28 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C48D3BEA78B2D3/ Despite operations in Afghanistan, the NATO Secretary General confirmed to a RUSI audience that the alliance has no ambition to become a global policeman. Events in the Caucasus have helped put this fact into perspective. 2008-09-19 16:03:22 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C48D3BEA78B2D3/ Despite operations in Afghanistan, the NATO Secretary General confirmed to a RUSI audience that the alliance has no ambition to become a global policeman. Events in the Caucasus have helped put this fact into perspective. 2008-09-19 16:03:22 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N48E3681C1E84B/ On 15 September, Mr Wesseling and Mr Voorhoeve came to discuss their views on Peace-building and International Organisations' reform as seen from the Netherlands. 2008-09-15 13:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C48A3FDC319A3B/ Georgia’s ‘mini war’ may be over, but its implications will reverberate for years to come. Russian-Western relations will nosedive, and the East Europeans will push both NATO and the EU into adopting more hostile policies towards Russia. The US will also start to take the Russian challenge more seriously. A new ‘Cold War’ is not inevitable, but a hostile climate in East-West relations is now a certainty. 2008-08-14 10:42:32 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C48A0B419E4BCA/ As European foreign ministers gather for an emergency meeting and the diplomacy to halt the violence in Georgia intensifies, we must take stock of the performance of the EU’s foreign policy in this conflict. The conclusions are tentative, but still unmistakable: yet again, Europe scores poorly. 2008-08-11 22:52:33 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C488611CDABBB4/ Radovan Karadzic – one of the world’s most wanted war criminals – was arrested yesterday by the Serb authorities. It is a big triumph for international justice, but the legal process is only beginning. 2008-07-22 18:01:09 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C48577A840039A/ As the Irish reject the Lisbon Treaty, what are the options are left for the European Union as key member states seek ever closer union? 2008-06-17 09:52:27 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C483D752727A12/ Passage taken from the joint RUSI Transatlantic and European Security Programme study entitled 'NATO's Strategic and Operational Challenges'. 2008-05-28 16:26:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N4832FE3F8F8A4/ The Royal United Services Institute, in association with the Royal Danish Embassy in London, hosted a discussion dialogue on “Rethinking European Security Architectures?” on the 19 May 2008. 2008-05-19 17:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A482C532998D41/ The French Presidency of the EU has been a key item on the strategic calendar of European capitals over the last year. An underlying feeling of both anticipation and reserve can be felt across Europe. 2008-05-15 16:14:23 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C47DAC6B0B98CE/ A speech by Rt Hon Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Secretary General, NATO, 1999-2003) at the launch of Whitehall Paper 68 ‘Preventing War in Macedonia: Pre-emptive diplomacy in the 21st Century’. 2008-03-14 18:48:15 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N47EB82187AF37/ NATO's continued commitment to security in the Balkans formed part of a three-conference programme organised by RUSI ahead of the next NATO summit in Bucharest. 2008-03-03 11:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N473D97DE09A69/ The European Security Programme held in February 2008 a seminar in Paris on France's developing security and foreign policy objectives. 2008-02-14 13:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C478F2F9354608/ France has announced its willingness to contribute an additional 500 troops and about ten helicopters to the EUFOR Chad/CAR mission. Regardless, logistical issues loom large on the horizon and will provide a critical test for European Security and Defence Policy. 2008-01-17 10:39:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A478CC1B17B4FF/ Looking into the structures which define Europe’s relations with its southern neighbouring region, this article calls for further developments in EU-NATO co-operation within the security arena. 2008-01-15 14:23:04 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A476271C72B571/ The European Union's upcoming military operation in Africa is one of its largest, most ambitious and, hence, most challenging to date. 2007-12-14 12:06:37 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C47220147C7A2F/ The European Security Programme looks into the implications of the upcoming Libson Treaty in the field of security and defence. 2007-10-26 16:10:18 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C470FA2094C263/ Will it end up in a blind alley? 2007-10-12 17:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A461260D894185/ Both the US and EU agree on the substance of the threat from nuclear proliferation. However, there is divergence of the preferred means for ensuring non-proliferation. 2007-04-03 15:13:26 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A45F5874C6B31A/ A leaked EU report recognises that diplomatic efforts to halt Iran’s nuclear weapons programme have failed. Member states must decide whether they can accept a nuclear Iran, and what can be done to stop its programme. 2007-03-12 17:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4587FDAF90819/ Missile defence is now central to the security relationship between Europe and the United States, and NATO’s raison d’être. A European debate on BMD is overdue. This article is intended to help initiate such a debate. 2006-12-19 14:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/monitor/ref:A473DB5CE6A93A/ This article details the co-operation between Czech and Slovak weapons of mass destruction experts and Greek planners for the Athens Olympics. 2004-07-01 15:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7a7afb0c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7a8d1deb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7ba46b5b/ Dan Plesch and Martin Butcher raise the alarm over developments in NATO policy on nuclear wea 2004-06-18 12:23:44 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f79b9746b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f79d2216b/ At its Prague Summit in November 2002 NATO will address the thorny issue of enlargement. What it is 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f79f09acb/ The issue before NATO’s Prague summit in November is no longer whether a NATO enlargement will take 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f79d7edcb/ Dr Jamie Shea, NATO Director of Information and Press, mounts a robust defence of the Alliance in th 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7972bdab/ 2004-06-18 12:23:43 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f78ce2f5c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f78bc0c7c/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f784f40cb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f77ab492b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:42 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f76f52eab/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7732216b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7502487b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f75a6401b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f74c555bb/ 2004-06-18 12:23:40 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40C872A07789C/ The Netherlands will also pursue international solutions from the outset – more so than in the past... international co-operation is the only way to increase the low returns on the sum of European defence expenditure. 2004-06-10 15:39:28 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40C86BE54926C/ Post 9/11 NATO initiated a transformation process that would have profound consequences for its role as a collective defence organization, including its relations with the United Nations’ system of collective security. 2004-06-10 15:10:45 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40C86BE54926C/ Post 9/11 NATO initiated a transformation process that would have profound consequences for its role as a collective defence organization, including its relations with the United Nations’ system of collective security. 2004-06-10 15:10:45 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:P40C868974444D/ Alliances are less weighty, less solid than in the past. There is little point in bemoaning the fact: NATO is a product of our liquid times. 2004-06-10 14:56:39 http://www.rusi.org/publications/monitor/ref:A473AE2B56CBAE/ Kenneth Dibble advocates the formation of an effective framework of international co-operation to prevent terrorist organisations from manipulating charity funds. 2003-12-01 11:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/monitor/ref:A4739E1B73A9D5/ In the aftermath of the recent war with Iraq, fundamental questions are being asked regarding the current structure of the UN weapons inspection programme. 2003-06-01 17:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea88c490/ NATO continues to value the role that nuclear weapons play in preserving peace and security. 2002-08-01 09:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea789324/ Russia, United States, Intelligence, NATO, missile defence 2001-07-01 09:00:00