

Tobias Borck
The pandemic preoccupies Europe. But the continent should not lose sight of potential new crises in the Middle East.
Tags: Egypt, Iran, The Gulf Region, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Israel, Middle East and North AfricaVladimir Rauta
The Syrian conflict shows that there are ever-more reasons for states choosing to use proxies.
Tags: RUSI Journal, US Defence Policy, Syria, Defence Policy, Middle East and North AfricaSneha Dawda and Rebecca Lucas
Many states are using data in innovative ways to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. From track and trace capabilities to the use of telecommunications data for quarantine enforcement, we highlight some of these data-driven national responses and discuss potential implications.
Tags: Cyber, Cyber Security, Coronavirus, Information, Law and Ethics, Technology, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North AfricaJessica White
While the initial furore seems to have abated after the US killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, the ripple effects will continue to spread across the region.
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, Iran, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, Middle East and North AfricaJustin Bronk
Piecing together the evidence for the tragedy
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, United States, Iran, Ukraine, Global Security IssuesMichael Stephens
For the first time since the late 1970s, Iran has hit directly at US military targets, and fully admitted its responsibility. But the real imponderable is Iran’s behaviour in the Gulf in the months to come
Tags: RUSI International, United States, Iran, The Gulf Region, Global Security IssuesEwan Lawson
Ewan Lawson reviews The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts, by Joshua Hammer.
Tags: Military Sciences, RUSI Journal, Art, Culture and Literature, Middle East and North AfricaGuney Yildiz
Turkey’s new foreign policy will see Ankara favouring closer ties with the US and Russia, and orienting away from Europe towards the Middle East.
Tags: Turkey, United States, RUSI Newsbrief, Syria, Global Security Issues, Europe, Middle East and North AfricaMichael Stephens
Michael Stephens reviews The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East, by Christopher Phillips.
Tags: RUSI International, RUSI Journal, Syria, Counterinsurgency, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North AfricaA round-table discussion with Professor Bulent Aras, Sabanci University, Istanbul and Dr Emirhan Yorulmazlar, Fellow, John Hopkins School.
Tags: Turkey, Middle East and North AfricaIn this event, Richard Nephew, former Director for Iran on the National Security Staff, and Michael Lyons, Senior Associate at Clifford Chance, will examine the challenges faced in the US and in the...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, International Security Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, US Defence Policy, Iran, European Union, Global Security IssuesIn celebration of International Women’s Day, RUSI’s Under 35s Forum a panel discussion on the role of women in peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction
Tags: Central and South America, Global Security Issues, Africa, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
The Politics of UK Accession to Pacific Free Trade Club
Rose Roth, language and youth
Failure to Lift Off: The UK’s Space Launch Ambitions