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In The News, 26 February 2020Art, Culture and Literature, Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence
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Senior Research Fellow, Modern Deterrence Project
Elisabeth Braw directs RUSI's Modern Deterrence project, which focuses on how governments, business and civil society can work... read more
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It is hard for the Supreme Leader to change his position on major policy questions.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, RUSI Journal, Iran, Military Sciences, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North Africa
The Open Skies Treaty and Prospects for European Confidence-Building Measures
Commentary, 22 May 2020Sarah Martin and Nick Reynolds
Officials from Donald Trump’s administration have now announced that the US will formally withdraw in six months from the Open Skies Treaty. The viability of multilateral confidence- and security-building measures is called into question.
Tags: Aerospace, United States, US Defence Policy, Russia, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Intelligence, Europe
Strategic Command Inaugural Conference
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A report from the inaugural conference for the UK’s new Strategic Command, hosted by RUSI.
Tags: Armed Forces, Conference Reports, Military Sciences, UK, UK DefencePages
Britain Beyond the Pandemic: A Resilient Legal Framework
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The legal framework empowering the British government in fighting the current pandemic needs to be made more predictable and robust.
Tags: Coronavirus, Modern Deterrence, UK, Domestic Security, Law and Ethics
The UK’s Integrated Review: The Centrality of Resilience Concepts
Commentary, 6 April 2020Elisabeth Braw
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the value of national service models in building societal resilience. The future Integrated Review might want to consider these.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Modern Deterrence, Defence Policy, UK, Military Personnel, Resilience, UK Defence
Use Defence Carefully in a Civil Crisis
Commentary, 30 March 2020Jack Watling
Turning to the military for assistance has become commonplace in the coronavirus pandemic. Governments should be careful how they do this.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Military Sciences, UK, UK DefencePages
From Schools to Total Defence Exercises: Best Practices in Greyzone Deterrence
RUSI Newsbrief, 15 November 2019Elisabeth Braw
How NATO member states can develop societal resilience to combat modern threats.
Tags: NATO, RUSI Newsbrief, Modern Deterrence, Resilience
A More Usable Army: Implications of Fusion Doctrine for Land Forces
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The British Army must respond to calls for reform posed by Fusion Doctrine and Global Britain.
Tags: Armed Forces, RUSI Newsbrief, Military Sciences, UK, Land Forces, UK Defence
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RUSI Journal, 25 September 2019Stephen Reimer
A review of ‘What Remains’ at the Imperial War Museum.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Art, Culture and Literature, Law and EthicsPages
Postponed: Can National Security be Taught?
Events, 31 March 2020What other countries can learn from Latvia’s pioneering national security curriculum
Tags: Modern Deterrence
Protecting Advanced Economies Against Cyber Attacks
Events, 25 February 2020At this briefing, Dr Ravich will discuss the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s work and findings, as well as her own thoughts on how the US and other advanced economies can better protect themselves...
Tags: Modern Deterrence
Insurance Gaps: A Growing Vulnerability
Events, 28 January 2020At this 'in-conversation' event with Elisabeth Braw, James Vickers, Chairman, Willis Re International, will discuss the growing issue of insurance gaps, which is leaving countries exposed to enormous...
Tags: Modern Deterrence
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