

Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi is Senior Research Fellow at the International Security Studies department at RUSI. Her research is... read more
Alistair Burt
The hard work lies ahead in re-engaging with the US in handling Iran.
Tags: Iranian Nuclear Pathways, Unpacking the MENA, Iran, UKKasra Aarabi
Hossein Dehghan, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps heavyweight with strong ties to Hizbullah, has announced his candidacy for Iran’s 2021 elections. What would his presidency mean for Iran’s policies at home and abroad?
Tags: Iran, RUSI NewsbriefVali Nasr
Although a potential Biden presidency has been explicit about how it wishes to engage with Iran, its choices are far from straightforward.
Tags: Iranian Nuclear Pathways, United States, Unpacking the MENA, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyGuy Burton
Reports of a pending China–Iran alliance are premature, and ignore a more hesitant Chinese approach to the Middle East.
Tags: China, Middle East and North AfricaEmily Ferris
The detention of Sergei Furgal, former governor of the region of Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East, prompted widespread protests that have taken on a distinctly anti-government edge. This has laid bare some of the Kremlin’s and incumbent United Russia party’s political vulnerabilities in the Far East.
Tags: International Security Studies, RussiaVeerle Nouwens and Raffaello Pantucci
The UK may escape serious Chinese retaliation for its decision to bar Huawei’s equipment. But that is no substitute for the elaboration of a coherent UK strategy towards China.
Tags: China, International Security Studies, UK, TechnologyWilliam James
Proportionality is at the heart of successful grand strategies.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Policy, UK, Global Security Issues, UK DefenceRod Thornton and Marina Miron
Russia is expecting artificial intelligence to have strategic consequences in cyberspace.
Tags: Cyber, RUSI Journal, Russia, Defence Policy, Technology, EuropeP Sadeghi and Jack Watling
It is hard for the Supreme Leader to change his position on major policy questions.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Military Sciences, RUSI Journal, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North AfricaProfessor Ali Ansari, Senior Associate Fellow at RUSI discusses with Dr Gary Samore, former Nuclear negotiator with the Obama Administration, the Iran Deal and the next steps.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, Iran, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyInternational Security Studies, Afghanistan, Global Security Issues
Does Strategy Matter?
Global Security IssuesThis joint event with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) will look at the drivers of the conflict, the humanitarian impact and the view from the West.
Tags: RUSI International, The Gulf Region, Middle East and North AfricaProfessor Stanley R. Sloan will discuss his latest book, Transatlantic traumas: Has illiberalism brought the West to the brink of collapse?, which examines the external threats and internal...
Tags: RUSI International, United States, Americas, Russia, UK, Global Security IssuesSince the referendum on Kurdish independence in September 2017 and the subsequent loss of territory to the Federal Government of Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq has been placed in a...
Tags: RUSI International, Iraq, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
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