Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi is Senior Research Fellow at the International Security Studies department at RUSI. Her research is... read more
Shashank Joshi
While official footage of air strikes against ISIS targets provide good optics, they are not a reliable in measuring the success of the broader military strategy against the group.
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, International Security Studies, United States, Americas, Global Strategy and Commitments, Iraq, Syria, UK, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
If we are to opt for ‘boots on the ground’ in confronting ISIS, military planners should consider airmobile forces that promise agility, force projection and most importantly, a temporary time-span.
Tags: Terrorism, Middle East and North Africa
Air strikes against ISIS will inevitably lead to ‘boots on the ground’. Those boots must be worn by Sunni Arabs focusing on Iraq
Tags: Middle East and North Africa
What should be made of the recent spate of helicopter losses in Iraq? Are they a series of unfortunate coincidences, an indication of poor practice in coalition activities or the result of enhanced insurgent operations?
Tags: Terrorism, Middle East and North Africa
In light of the established evidence, the Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel seems bizarre
Tags: Maritime Forces, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
Conference report on the 7 March 2007 proceedings at RUSI. The debate was led by Des Browne, Michael Codner, Steven Haines, and Paul Ingram.
Tags: Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, Europe
International Women’s Day: The Tasks Ahead
Diversity in the UK's Intelligence Agencies
Financing Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism