

Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi is Senior Research Fellow at the International Security Studies department at RUSI. Her research is... read more
Frank Hoffman
Restoring US leadership in global affairs will require a number of strategic shifts to change the trajectory set by the Trump administration. These substantial choices have to be made quickly by the new Biden team, which faces daunting domestic and political obstacles to its more internationalist approach.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, RUSI NewsbriefSanam Vakil
Israel, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq will be looking to influence the Biden administration’s Iran policy. Maintaining access to and engagement with these influencers will be important for the UK’s regional ties.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iranian Nuclear Pathways, United States, Iran, Iraq, UK, IsraelTom Keatinge
As President-elect Joe Biden commits to tackling illicit finance, Boris Johnson’s lack of leadership on the matter risks being embarrassingly revealed.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, United States, AML/CTF, UK, Global Security IssuesSanam Vakil
Israel, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iraq will be looking to influence the Biden administration’s Iran policy. Maintaining access to and engagement with these influencers will be important for the UK’s regional ties.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iranian Nuclear Pathways, United States, Iran, Iraq, UK, IsraelTom Keatinge
As President-elect Joe Biden commits to tackling illicit finance, Boris Johnson’s lack of leadership on the matter risks being embarrassingly revealed.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, United States, AML/CTF, UK, Global Security IssuesAaditya Dave
Mutual concerns around China’s assertiveness, as well as economic and diaspora ties, will sustain the positive trajectory of the US–India relationship.
Tags: China, International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific, United States, IndiaAndrew Rathmell
Andrew Rathmell reviews The Dragons and the Snakes: How the West Learned to Fight the Rest, by David Kilcullen.
Tags: China, RUSI Journal, United States, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, EuropeDavid Crouch
David Crouch reviews Toxic: A History of Nerve Agents, From Nazi Germany to Putin’s Russia, by Dan Kaszeta.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Global Security Issues, TechnologyColin D Robinson and Jahara Matisek
Better outcomes might be achieved by supporting local forces.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Horn of Africa, Counterinsurgency, Defence Policy, AfricaIn this episode Karin talks to Sir John Scarlett about his career in the British Secret Intelligence Service, including his time as Chief. They discuss the collapse of the Soviet Union, 9/11 and even...
The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Defence Policy, UK, Intelligence, International Institutions, Terrorism, EuropeRaffaello Pantucci and Kamal Alam talk about the recent election victory by Imran Khan in Pakistan.
International Security Studies, Pakistan, Global Security Issues, Central and South AsiaDirector-General Dr Karin von Hippel discusses the first year of the Trump Presidency.
United States, US Defence Policy, Global Security IssuesIn this short video RUSI explores the increasingly significant role of the commercial sector in modern British defence capabilities. RUSI talks to a number of experts on how private industry is...
Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Spending, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, UK DefenceRUSI contributed to a joint study by European think tanks exploring the state of defence budgets in the UK. Professor John Louth, Director of RUSI's Defence, Industry and Society Programme was the...
Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Spending, Defence Management, Defence Policy, EuropeThe webinar examined the conflict over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, explore the implications of the recent return to fighting, and consider the risks of regional escalation around the...
Tags: International Security Studies, Russia in the World, Unpacking the MENAThis webinar launched a new initiative on the security issues facing the international community, with General (Ret) David Petraeus, former CIA Director, and RUSI Chair Sir David Lidington together...
Tags: International Security StudiesAn online briefing from experts of the Royal United Services Institute on the impact of Covid-19 on the UK/China relationship.
Tags: China, Coronavirus, International Security Studies, UK
The Biden Administration’s First Steps and the UN
The Biden Presidency: What Role for the UK on Iran?
Episode Ten: Counter Terrorism Financing: Does the Current Global Approach Work?