http://www.rusi.org/ web@rusi.org en-us Copyright 2013 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A5183D35BD2DF2/ As the London Conference on Somalia reconvenes, the focus remains on concerns surrounding the durability of the federal governmental structure 2013-05-03 16:10:44 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A517E5D4A66407/ While the recent terrorist attack in Algeria shone the spotlight on threats from North Africa, this is not a new phenomenon. Terrorist threats to UK citizens at home and abroad will continue to arise from multiple sources of insecurity 2013-04-29 12:45:16 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A51309AC5AA060/ Recent events in Mali and France's subsequent intervention raise questions about the roots of the conflict in a state that used to be considered an example of good governance in West Africa 2013-03-01 12:10:50 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A5107F08E29646/ A concentrated multinational presence, coupled with the exploitation of an increasingly diverse range of data, is successfully informing counter-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean and elsewhere. Daran Scarlett of Esri UK examines the advances being made and what the future holds 2013-01-29 15:55:34 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A50C76FE0A6290/ Julian Lewis MP reviews Fighting the Ideological War: Winning Strategies from Communism to Islamism (edited by Katharine C Gorka and Patrick Sookhdeo) 2012-12-11 17:39:51 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A5058A8D542731/ Chief Inspector Ken Pennington of the Police Service of Northern Ireland explains why the West needs to keep up with the wide range of networks used by terrorist groups 2012-09-18 18:01:27 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4E82EC2B128EF/ Will the international community seize the opportunity presented by the famine in the Horn of Africa to re-energise its efforts against Al-Shabaab and develop a sustained campaign of assistance for Somalia? 2011-09-28 10:46:31 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4E60FE6E743B7/ By Professor Jack SpenceThere is something new and distinctive in the the way the West has responded to the 'new' threats of international terrorism but it is not a fundamental shift. 2011-09-02 17:05:42 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4E0ACA3028860/ The 'information-space' is always vital for Al-Qa'ida's operational effectiveness. Its ability to make swift statements in the media and through the internet demonstrates the terror-network's potency and ability to reach a mass audience. Yet, since Bin Laden's death, we have seen the US dominate the media with stories about both the man and the organisation, demystifying both. 2011-06-29 07:48:24 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4DE6283469504/ As events in Yemen are coming to an all too violent and bloody head, it is essential to examine the long-term implications of an increasingly unstable Yemen for both regional and Western security. 2011-06-01 12:57:47 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D90A51D14AB0/ As North America publicy confronts the issue of radicalization, those involved would do well to observe the lessons of the UK's experience - but have thus far shown little inclination to do so. 2011-03-28 16:55:30 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D7105EF0E2BA/ Many claim that the revolutionary arc engulfing the Middle East will challenge terrorist groups and their narrative. But this ignores how groups might exploit the crisis to strengthen their positions and pose a more potent and sophisticated threat to the UK than they do at the moment. 2011-03-04 15:38:45 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D4A9D0B08769/ What do recent developments in Russian foreign policy towards the Greater Middle East tell us about Moscow's long-term plans for involvement in the region? 2011-02-03 12:21:14 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CC0291D5A362/ The thwarted ‘Mumbai-style’ attacks at key European cities underline the need for even greater European counter-terrorism co-operation. 2010-10-14 12:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4C932B85440CB/ The recent kidnapping and execution by AQIM has alarmed France 2010-09-17 09:50:13 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4BF566DD21BB8/ India and Israel are strengthening a surprisingly robust alliance – albeit behind closed doors 2010-05-20 17:45:36 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B475B34EBDA8/ The failure of terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow up an airliner over the US has also highlighted failures in our counter-terrorism strategies and analysis, which must now be addressed. 2010-01-08 16:21:38 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4AD6FC9F41077/ Speaking at RUSI's Qatar office on 12 October 2009, RUSI Council member and Shadow Security Minister Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones discussed the role the Middle East and the Gulf region could play in Britain's fight against terrorism over the next few years. 2009-10-15 11:52:26 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4A8AB8E10E751/ It is unlikely that the forthcoming presidential election in Afghanistan will have an immediate impact on the ground. However the political direction of Afghanistan and the determination of NATO to maintain stability will be of crucial significance for the long-term security of South Asia and the rivalry between India and Pakistan. 2009-08-18 15:22:52 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4A573F14A1AC0/ Both Pakistan and the United States view good relations as crucial. But despite an alliance which goes back over half a century, mutual distrust and a feeling of suspicion still linger. 2009-07-10 14:16:44 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C49A3DC77588B5/ The US Director of National Intelligence is right, it’s not just protectionism that we need to worry about; the financial crisis could contribute to global instability as key actors focus less on international security. 2009-02-24 11:43:12 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C48E0FBFB0EC6C/ The latest arrests of terror-suspects in Germany highlight the authorities’ success in preventing attacks in that country. But this episode also represents the increasing threat to the country and the difficulty Germany faces in balancing security with civil liberties. 2008-09-29 17:03:13 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/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/analysis/commentary/ref:C47E2955944075/ The National Security Strategy is the first step in opening a dialogue between the UK Government, its international security partners and the public. It forms a framework into which all subsequent strategy and policy must fit. 2008-03-19 16:15:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4753EE1D1E014/ The simplistic logic of US policy in Pakistan which posits a dichotomy between these two core aims is misleading and should lead to a broader reassessment of US policy in the war on terror. 2007-12-03 11:54:44 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4730783AE5E49/ Last September’s foiled terrorist attacks in Germany have precipitated a fierce debate on anti-terror legislation. 2007-11-06 14:21:31 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A468E5C9029295/ Although American officials now speak of US foreign policy in terms of transformational diplomacy, in fact it is actually a conceptual repackaging of the same foreign policy goals. 2007-07-06 16:15:36 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A44B5218447712/ Has Canada’s multiculturalism encouraged divisions rather than integration? 2006-07-12 17:21:26 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A44B5218447712/ Has Canada’s multiculturalism encouraged divisions rather than integration? 2006-07-12 17:21:26 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4430FAAF08076/ The codification of the ‘Long War’ in the 2006 QDR means that although relations between Washington and its European allies have improved recently, in the long term the Long War paradigm does not support this trend. 2006-03-03 11:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A43847DD621033/ The relative marginalization of Africa has rendered the continent a breeding ground for greater international security threats. 2005-11-23 14:35:03 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4731A81A638CB/ The United Nations is logically the most appropriate, if not the only, forum in which multilateral engagement on terrorism can take place. 2004-05-01 11:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea83ccb6/ India cannot be seen to be turning the other cheek against terrorism within its borders. 2002-01-01 09:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea7dd4d2/ United States, World Trade Centre, terrorism, Middle East, intelligence 2001-11-01 09:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea7ded8c/ Germany, EU, United States, terrorism 2001-11-01 09:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea7c73b3/ United States, World Trade Centre, terrorism, Middle East, intelligence 2001-10-01 09:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea7c427f/ United States, World Trade Centre, terrorism, Middle East 2001-10-01 09:00:00