Chiaki
Director, RUSI Japan
Chiaki Akimoto
Director, RUSI Japan
Chiaki
Director, RUSI Japan
Chiaki Akimoto
Director, RUSI Japan
Chiaki
Director, RUSI Japan
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RUSI International helps coordinate the Institute's global activities and facilitates high-level training for governments, corporations and large organisations.
To respond to the challenges of 21st century policy-making, RUSI has launched a new venture, RUSI International, which targets the multi-faceted challenges facing the modern global security agenda. RUSI International promotes a global society of forward-thinking leaders, policy practitioners, eminent scholars and strategic thinkers representing diverse points of view.
RUSI International pursues thoughtful and incisive geopolitical, defence, intelligence and business analysis; encourages better strategic thinking; and presents balanced and informed policy recommendations on vital global security issues. In addition, it offers executive education and personalised training in relevant fields.
RUSI International promotes discreet and influential exchanges at the global level with the goal of expanding understanding of security matters across networks in the academic and business communities, governments, international institutions, non-governmental organisations and across the international community.
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"With a new Prime Minister, this is a huge strain on a government that is distracted by Brexit. This crisis reminds us there is more to life than Brexit, and we have to be involved in these issues. We would have to go along with the US but make sure we are a constraining partner.
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Will UK Go to War with Iran?
In The News, 25 July 2019 Tags: RUSI International, Iran, UK, Europe
"'“Iran has responded in a way that presents the UK with a problem,” Michael Stephens, Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute think-tank in London, told the Sunday Telegraph. "The ball is now in our court. The UK could choose to detain more Iranian ships, or look to gather a group of states around the table, such as France, Germany and the US, to see how, and in what ways, more pressure can be placed on Iran both economically and strategically," he said." "
Iran crisis: How and why a British oil tanker was seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards
In The News, 21 July 2019 Tags: RUSI International, Iran, UK, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
"While the memos were critical of Trump, the leak is actually a headache for Britain, according to Jonathan Eyal, associate director at the Royal United Services Institute, a think tank in London. The content of the memos was "not exactly remarkable stuff," Eyal said. "
U.K. officials scramble as top diplomat in U.S. blasts Trump in leaked memos
In The News, 8 July 2019 Tags: RUSI International, United States, UK
Georgia and the Limits of Russia’s Soft Power
Commentary, 4 July 2019
Natia Seskuria
Spontaneous anti-Russia demonstrations in Georgia are evidence of the country’s Western orientation and Russia’s declining soft power in the region.
Tags: Leadership Centre, RUSI International, Russia, Georgia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics
Clan Conflict and Violent Extremism in the North-Eastern Counties of Kenya
Conference Reports, 28 June 2019
Gayatri Sahgal, Timothy Kimaiyo, Abdulrahman Hamo Mohamed, Stephen Rotich, David Karienye and Ahmed Osman Warfa
The Conference on Clan Conflict and Violent Extremism in the North-Eastern Counties of Kenya, held by RUSI in January 2019, shared research on the connections between clan conflicts and violent extremism and produced recommendations for policy and programming.
Tags: RUSI International, Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, European Union, Counterinsurgency, STRIVE - Horn of Africa, International Responses, Global Security Issues, Resilience, Terrorism, Africa
Hong Kong: So What? Now What? In the Future What?
Commentary, 18 June 2019
Charles Parton
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s attempt at introducing a Fugitive Offenders Ordinance has harmed the interests of Hong Kong and China; it may also harm their relations with foreign countries.
Tags: China, RUSI International, Asia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, PacificPages
Georgia and the Limits of Russia’s Soft Power
Commentary, 4 July 2019Natia Seskuria
Spontaneous anti-Russia demonstrations in Georgia are evidence of the country’s Western orientation and Russia’s declining soft power in the region.
Leadership Centre, RUSI International, Russia, Georgia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics
Hong Kong: So What? Now What? In the Future What?
Commentary, 18 June 2019Charles Parton
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s attempt at introducing a Fugitive Offenders Ordinance has harmed the interests of Hong Kong and China; it may also harm their relations with foreign countries.
China, RUSI International, Asia, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Pacific
Morocco’s Strategy in Africa: Rooting Back
Commentary, 23 May 2019Youssef Tobi
Morocco is redeveloping its African roots. To the benefit of all concerned.
RUSI International, African Union, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
The End of the Two-State Solution to the Israel–Palestine Conflict? Turkey and the Kushner Plan
Commentary, 17 May 2019Burcu Ozcelik
The unveiling of the ‘deal of the century’ to resolve the thorny Arab–Israeli conflict, conjured up by chief negotiator and President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is rumored to be imminent. Turkey will also be affected.
RUSI International, Turkey, Israel, Global Security Issues, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Israel’s Election: It Is Bibi All the Way
Commentary, 11 April 2019Michael Stephens
Binyamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli election, setting the scene for a right-wing administration which may well be tempted to formally annex the occupied territories and set Israel on a dangerous gambit.
RUSI International, Israel, Middle East and North AfricaPages
Clan Conflict and Violent Extremism in the North-Eastern Counties of Kenya
Conference Reports, 28 June 2019Gayatri Sahgal, Timothy Kimaiyo, Abdulrahman Hamo Mohamed, Stephen Rotich, David Karienye and Ahmed Osman Warfa
The Conference on Clan Conflict and Violent Extremism in the North-Eastern Counties of Kenya, held by RUSI in January 2019, shared research on the connections between clan conflicts and violent...
RUSI International, Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, Conference Reports, European Union, Counterinsurgency, STRIVE - Horn of Africa, International Responses, Global Security Issues, Resilience, Terrorism, Africa
Peacekeeping After Brexit
Conference Reports, 12 December 2018David Curran, Georgina Holmes and Philip Cunliffe
On 7 September 2018, the British International Studies Association (BISA) Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Working Group, in partnership with RUSI, held a roundtable on the future of the UK's relations...
RUSI International, United Nations, Brexit Briefings, National Security Studies, Conference Reports, European Union, UK, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Europe
Gender and Violent Extremism
Conference Reports, 7 September 2018Martine Zeuthen and Gayatri Sahgal
In recent years, Kenya has seen an increasing interest in understanding the participation of women in violent extremist activity. This report summarises the proceedings of a research seminar jointly...
RUSI International, Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, Conference Reports, STRIVE - Horn of Africa, Africa
Transatlantic (Mis)alignment: Challenges to US-EU Sanctions Design and Implementation
Occasional Papers, 10 July 2017Tom Keatinge, Emil Dall, Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi and Sarah Lain
This paper argues that despite recent coordination on sanctions against Russia and Iran, there is still a misalignment over how the US and the EU approaches sanctions. The different policymaking...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, RUSI International, United States, Occasional Papers, European Union, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
Understanding Iran's Role in the Syrian Conflict
Occasional Papers, 1 August 2016Edited by Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi and Raffaello Pantucci
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of Iran's role in the Syrian conflict, drawing on the perspective of major regional state and non-state actors
RUSI International, Iran, Occasional Papers, International Security Studies, Counterinsurgency, Syria, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North AfricaPages
The Great Betrayal: How America Abandoned the Kurds and Lost the Middle East
Events, 21 May 2019At this event Professor David Phillips will examine US Middle East policy, how it relates to Kurdish political aspirations and the role of Kurdish fighters combating ISIS in Iraq and Syria
RUSI International, Middle East and North Africa
Yemen: A Pathway to Reconciliation
Events, 16 May 2019This event will explore ways in which both Yemeni society and its disparate political groups can begin to reach compromise.
RUSI International, Middle East and North Africa
Iraq, Iran and the US: Economic trends in the wake of sanctions
Events, 31 October 2018In association with the Iraq Britain Business Council, RUSI will host a panel discussion on the future of Iraq, its economic and political stability.
RUSI International, Iran, Iraq, Middle East and North Africa
Ukraine’s Security and Its Importance for the UK
Conference, 8 October 2018RUSI and The Atlantic Council together with the British-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce are holding a one-day conference in London to look at current developments in Ukraine, and their implications for...
RUSI International, Ukraine, UK, Global Security Issues
The Iraq Election Results: What next for Iraq’s political stability?
Events, 16 May 2018This panel event, in partnership with the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) assessed the Iraqi election result, the early indications of any political realignment and possible impacts on the...
RUSI International, Iraq, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North AfricaPages
NATO and the New Trump Presidency
Multimedia, 16 January 2017Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director of RUSI speaks with Oana Lungescu, NATO spokesperson on the transatlantic relationship as Donald Trump prepares to become the 45th US President.
Tags: RUSI International, United States, Europe
Russian Intelligence and the #Kompromat allegations
Multimedia, 11 January 2017Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director at RUSI examines the allegations behind Russian intelligence and President-elect Donald Trump
Tags: RUSI International, United States, Russia, Intelligence
Populist Politics in 2017
Multimedia, 21 December 2016RUSI's Associate Director, Dr. Jonathan Eyal, argues that in 2017 Europe may see a rise in populist politicians aiming to capitalise on the anti-establishment wave seen in Britain and the US with...
Tags: RUSI International, United States, France
The 2016 Battle of Fallujah
Multimedia, 3 June 2016RUSI Research Fellow Michael Stephens gives his assessment on the Iraqi government's push to retake the strategically important city of Fallujah from Daesh militants.
Tags: RUSI International, Iraq, Middle East and North Africa
2016 Year Ahead: Europe in 2016
Multimedia, 17 December 2015RUSI's International Director Dr Jonathan Eyal argues that Europe must stay united in 2016 to confront its internal and external challenges, including a changing of the guard in Washington
Tags: RUSI International, European Union, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Europe
Get Africa Involved: Morocco’s Lead in the Management of Immigration
Turkey, the US and the S-400: A Counter-Narrative
India Tightens Control Over Jammu and Kashmir