

Veerle Nouwens is a Research Fellow at the International Security Studies Department of the Royal United Services Institute, focusing on... read more
Aaditya Dave
As the UK charts a new foreign policy following its exit from the EU, strengthening relations with India is likely to be a key objective.
Tags: International Security Studies, UK Integrated Review 2021, India, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, History, Law and Ethics, Central and South AsiaNeil Melvin
With new amendments to Russia’s Law on Citizenship, the Kremlin is establishing a legal pretext to threaten or actually to use force based on a claim to protect Russian citizens resident in neighbouring states.
Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, EuropeClaudia Wallner and Jessica White
Extremist groups across the ideological spectrum are capitalising on the uncertainty created by the pandemic.
Tags: International Security Studies, Terrorism and Conflict, UK Counter-terrorism, Afghanistan, Tackling Extremism, Germany, UK, Domestic Security, Law and Ethics, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, EuropeEmily Ferris
Relations with Russia are one of the thorniest challenges for the UK’s Integrated Review. Here are a few ideas on how the UK should approach its troubled relationship with Moscow.
Tags: International Security Studies, UK Integrated Review 2021, Russia, UKVeerle Nouwens
The UK’s upcoming Integrated Review is a good opportunity to assess the country’s commitment to and posture in the Asia-Pacific, which is rapidly becoming the world’s most pivotal region.
Tags: International Security Studies, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, PacificNeil Melvin
The forthcoming French-sponsored summit to resolve the Ukraine conflict may provide some diplomatic opportunities, but could also come at a high strategic price.
Tags: International Security Studies, Ukraine, RussiaRaffaello Pantucci
As the battle for Mosul rages on and Daesh is put under increasing pressure in other parts of Iraq and Syria, how will the threat from the group evolve? Will Daesh end up following the path of Al-Qa’ida, with regional affiliates becoming more prominent?
Tags: International Security Studies, Terrorism, RUSI Newsbrief, Al-Qa'ida, TerrorismSarah Lain
The UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury and banks have been criticised by MPs over Britain’s alleged role in a transnational money laundering scheme. However, closer examination shows that combating money laundering may not be as simple as MPs and other critics think.
Tags: International Security Studies, RUSI Newsbrief, AML/CTF, Russia, UKAniseh Bassiri Tabrizi
In Iran’s upcoming elections it is not just the presidency that is at stake, but the future of the country’s moderates.
Tags: International Security Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, RUSI Newsbrief, Middle East and North AfricaA briefing by Iraq’s Foreign Minister and Former Prime Minister, Dr Ibrahim al Jaafari.
Tags: International Security Studies, Iraq, Middle East and North AfricaDr Shiraz Maher will explore the ideology followed by the most destructive terrorist groups of the modern age.
Tags: International Security Studies, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorism and Conflict, Tackling Extremism, The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Middle East and North AfricaAt this event Capt. Bernard D. Cole, USN (Ret.) and Dr. Cynthia Watson from the U.S. National War College will address U.S. policy in the Asia-Pacific as China grows in economic, military, and...
Tags: International Security Studies, Central and South Asia
Failure to Lift Off: The UK’s Space Launch Ambitions
On the Quest to Revive the Iran Nuclear Deal
Prime Minister Outlines Vision for International Cooperation