Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi is Senior Research Fellow at the International Security Studies department at RUSI. Her research is... read more
Sarah Lain
As the situation deteriorates at the frontline, there is always the danger of a serious eruption in hostilities and escalation. But it is more likely that each side is trying to provoke the other into committing further ceasefire violations.
Tags: Ukraine, Global Security Issues
James Sullivan and James Muir
This Emerging Insights paper analyses the ransomware threat and outlines policy options for organisations, policymakers, law enforcement and national-level cyber security agencies.
Tags: Cyber, Cyber Security, Emerging Insights, Global Security Issues
Elizabeth Buchanan
The blockage of the Suez Canal has underscored once more the urgency of diversifying global maritime trade routes. While the Arctic’s Northern Sea Route is often held up as an alternative, it is more likely that the two routes will end up coexisting without undercutting each other.
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Russia, Global Security Issues
Sarah Lain
As the situation deteriorates at the frontline, there is always the danger of a serious eruption in hostilities and escalation. But it is more likely that each side is trying to provoke the other into committing further ceasefire violations.
Tags: Ukraine, Global Security Issues
Emil Avdaliani
Iran’s position in the South Caucasus, a region it sees as a part of its historical interests, is coming under tremendous pressure. The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War underlined the need for Tehran to rapidly adjust its approach in light of Turkey’s and Russia’s growing power.
Tags: Unpacking the MENA, Iran
Adnan Tabatabai
As US officials engineer the reinstatement of the 2015 nuclear deal, they should pay particular attention to Iran’s expectations of this process.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iranian Nuclear Pathways, Unpacking the MENA, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Andrey Krivorotov, Jennifer Cole and Klaus Dodds
The UK–Russia Security Dialogue addresses the ‘new normal’ of international health policy.
Tags: International Security Studies, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, RUSI Newsbrief, Russia, UK
William D James
The UK's turbulent domestic situation has implications for how the country faces external threats.
Tags: RUSI Journal, UK, Defence Policy, UK Defence
Ehud Eilam
The Israeli government sees Iran’s nuclear programme as an existential threat. The Biden administration is attempting to re-open negotiations, but if these fail and Iran tries to produce a nuclear weapon then Israel might attempt to bomb Iranian nuclear sites. US supplies of new bombs and the B-52 bomber would be critical to any prospects of success.
Tags: Iran, RUSI Defence Systems, Israel
In 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, UK, Defence Policy, Intelligence, International Institutions, Terrorism, Europe
Raffaello 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 Asia
Director-General Dr Karin von Hippel discusses the first year of the Trump Presidency.
United States, US Defence Policy, Global Security Issues
In 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, UK, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK Defence
RUSI 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, Europe
This webinar will discuss how key non-traditional maritime security challenges shape the security and strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific.
Tags: International Security Studies, Navigating the Indo-Pacific
The 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 MENA
This 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 Studies
Unintended Consequences: Humanitarianism and CTF Compliance
The Imperfect Equilibrium of Russian Civil–Military Relations
A Post Mortem of a Disintegrated Review