Is Hacking an ‘Act of War’?

In The News, 21 August 2019
Modern Deterrence

Who should pay for the damage Iran has inflicted on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz? It’s longstanding practice for insurance companies not to cover acts of war. Taking on the risks of warfare, which lays waste to entire regions, would expose an insurer to ruin.

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From Schools to Total Defence Exercises: Best Practices in Greyzone Deterrence

RUSI Newsbrief, 15 November 2019

Elisabeth Braw

How NATO member states can develop societal resilience to combat modern threats.

Tags: Modern Deterrence, NATO, RUSI Newsbrief, Resilience

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Competitive National Service: How the Scandinavian Model Can Be Adapted by the UK

Occasional Papers, 23 October 2019

Elisabeth Braw

This Occasional Paper examines the Scandinavian model of national service and discusses how it can be adapted by the UK to fit its national security needs and acquaint a wider segment of youth with service within national security

Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Modern Deterrence, Occasional Papers, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, Military Personnel, UK Defence

A B-52 Stratofortress deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lands on the flight line at RAF Fairford, England, March 20, 2019. The B-52s are deployed to support U.S. Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force (BTF) in Europe. Courtesy of U.S. Air Force

Partnerships are at the Core of Modern Deterrence

Commentary, 15 October 2019

Giedrimas Jeglinskas

How does a state achieve effective deterrence? Lithuania provides an example.

Tags: Modern Deterrence, NATO, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience, Europe

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From Schools to Total Defence Exercises: Best Practices in Greyzone Deterrence

RUSI Newsbrief, 15 November 2019

Elisabeth Braw

How NATO member states can develop societal resilience to combat modern threats.

Tags: Modern Deterrence, NATO, RUSI Newsbrief, Resilience

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Get Yourself Stress Tested

RUSI Newsbrief, 15 August 2019

Elisabeth Braw

Ordinary citizens in Western countries are under-prepared to deal with extended disruptions to power or the internet. To strengthen resilience to greyzone attacks, societies should start stress testing themselves.

Tags: Modern Deterrence, RUSI Newsbrief

The Gathering Storm: As the Baltic States Prepare to Disconnect from the Russian Power Grid, the Kremlin is Ready to ‘Help’

RUSI Newsbrief, 2 August 2019

Justinas Juozaitis

With the Baltic states on-track to become independent from centralised Russian control over their power networks, the Kremlin has demonstrated an alarming potential to disconnect them from its power grid before they are ready to join the continental European network.

Tags: Modern Deterrence, RUSI Newsbrief, Russia, Global Security Issues

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