CommentaryElevating the UK’s Leadership on Defending Religious FreedomKnox ThamesRead morelong-arrowAbout RUSIThe Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is the world’s oldest and the UK’s leading defence and security think tank. Our mission is to inform, influence and enhance public debate to help build a safer and more stable world. Read more about RUSIBecome a RUSI MemberEnjoy exclusive access to high profile events and authoritative publications throughout the yearJoin our network todaychevron-rightLatest news and commentView all news and commentCommentaryRussia and Ukraine: ‘One People’ as Putin Claims?22 December 2021clock7 Minute ReadCommentaryRealpolitik Defines India–Russia Bilateral Ties22 December 2021clock5 Minute ReadCommentaryElevating the UK’s Leadership on Defending Religious Freedom22 December 2021clock6 Minute ReadLatest publicationsView all publicationsLoad more publicationsbecome a memberJoin our networkA busy programme of members' only eventsAccess to a suite of RUSI publicationsAccess to experts, networks and research teamsJoin RUSI today190Years of defence and security thought leadership50New agenda-setting research projects and initiatives248Events, conferences and workshops ran in 2020-21150Partnerships and joint projects around the worldUpcoming eventsView all eventsMembers events13 JanuaryallBlood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945Thursday, 13 January 202216:00-17:00(GMT)Open-to-all events18 JanuaryallCentral Bank Digital Currencies: Plotting a Path Ahead for the UK Tuesday, 18 January 202215:00-16:00(GMT)Open-to-all events20 JanuaryallPaper Launch: Resolving the Stalemate: Foreign Fighters and Family Members i...Thursday, 20 January 202214:00-15:30(GMT)Subscribe to our newsletterReceive updates on RUSI's publications and eventsSign upIn the NewsView all In the NewsArms RacequotequoteChina's nuclear weapons are the most important issue," according to Veerle Nouwens, of the Royal United Services institute in London. "There is a huge lack of trust on both sides and dialogue is nowhere near the level needed. There are big risks and the off-ramps are difficult to see."Veerle NouwensSenior Research Fellow21 December 2021long-arrowEconomic Sanctionsquotequote...although [economic sanctions] are cheap when aimed at puny states, bigger targets can hit back, says Tom Keatinge of the Royal United Services Institute, a think-tank. The West still has powder left. But it must choose its battles wisely." Tom KeatingeDirector, CFCS18 December 2021long-arrowForeign FightersquotequoteDefence and security think tank the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) says an international task force needs to be created to address the security risks posed by foreign ISIS fighters. Its report, titled Resolving the Stalemate: Foreign Fighters and Family Members in Syria, says the camps containing ISIS members and their families are “unsustainable” and pose a “major security threat".Sabin KhanSenior Associate Fellow16 December 2021long-arrowMore from RUSITopicschevron-rightRegionschevron-rightProjectschevron-rightMembershipchevron-rightRUSI Job Vacancieschevron-rightAbout RUSIchevron-right
