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RUSI Newsbrief
July 2019 , No: 6

‘Rasputitsa’: Why Railways and Roads are Russia’s Achilles’ Heel

RUSI Newsbrief, July 2019

Emily Ferris

Ageing railways, poor-quality roads and an inadequate response by the authorities to calls for basic services are the weak underbelly of the Russian infrastructure system.

Domestic Security, Global Security Issues
Protest against the military council in front of the army’s general headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan, 14 April 2019. Courtesy of Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/PA Images.

An Inevitable Tragedy or Tentative Hope in Sudan?

RUSI Newsbrief, July 2019

Michael Jones

Whether the recently agreed peace deal in Sudan, allegedly aimed at a democratic transition and civilian rule, will lead to stability is far from a forgone conclusion.

African Union, Domestic Security, National Security

Beyond Passportisation in Eastern Ukraine: President Zelenskiy is Put to the Test

RUSI Newsbrief, July 2019

Sébastien Gobert

How newly-elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy responds to Moscow’s provision of Russian passports to residents in occupied Donbas will not only set the tone for his administration’s foreign policy, but could seriously unsettle Putin’s project of consolidating a sphere of influence in the post-Soviet region.

Global Security Issues
Courtesy of Wikimedia

A Mackinder–Mahan Geopolitical View of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

RUSI Newsbrief, July 2019

Adam Leong Kok Wey

Both born over 100 years ago, the geopolitical theories of Halford J Mackinder and Alfred Thayer Mahan offer timely clarity of the strategic interests behind China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Global Security Issues