Other Publications

Public–Private Collaboration to Counter the Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes: What Can be Learnt from Efforts on Terrorist Financing?

Florence Keen

Notwithstanding inherent differences between the counterterrorist financing regime and the regulatory regime governing communication service providers, there are clear benefits in taking lessons learnt from longstanding efforts on terrorist financing into account when developing a response to the online terrorist threat.

Project Sandstone Report 1: The Jie Shun Incident

James Byrne and Tom Plant

This report examines potential connections between Chinese state-owned enterprises and the North Korean arms trade.

Countering Proliferation Finance: Model Law Second Edition

Anagha Joshi

This is the updated version of the model law from the previous guidance paper produced by RUSI on countering proliferation finance. It aims to assist governments seeking to strengthen their legal and institutional frameworks to counter proliferation finance.

Better Together: Brexit, the E3, and the Future of Europe’s Approach towards Iran

Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Thierry Coville, David Ramin Jalilvand

The paper provides insights into what London, Paris and Berlin think about the prospects of survival of the E3 format in light of Brexit; it also explored their views as to what the future of Europe’s approach towards Iran and the nuclear deal will be moving forward.

Aid, Security, and Britain’s Role in the World: Proposals for Coherent Government Action

Victoria Metcalfe-Hough and Malcolm Chalmers, with Alina Rocha Menocal, Hanna Nomm and David Watson

A briefing paper on how to promote a more integrated and effective UK government approach to ensuring greater international stability and prosperity.

Countering Proliferation Finance: Implementation Guide and Model Law for Governments

Andrea Berger and Anagha Joshi

This is the second of two guidance papers produced by RUSI on countering proliferation finance. It aims to assist governments seeking to strengthen their legal and institutional frameworks to counter proliferation finance.

Project SUN: A Study of the Illicit Cigarette Market in the European Union, Norway and Switzerland

KPMG, RUSI

This study investigates the scale of the illicit cigarette trade in the EU, Norway and Switzerland. Commissioned by RUSI with the quantitative data supplied by KPMG through their annual Project SUN report, this year, for the first time, RUSI has provided additional qualitative research, bringing a new dimension to the study.

The Future of Transatlantic Sanctions on Russia

Peter E. Harrell, Tom Keatinge, Sarah Lain, and Elizabeth Rosenberg

This report examines Russian aggression and election intrusion, how current and future sanctions can serve as a countermeasure, and how Europe can maintain a united front on sanctions even as the EU and the UK negotiate Brexit. The report also makes a series of recommendations for US and Europe on ensuring sanctions continue to be effective.

STRIVE: Lessons Learned

This report introduces the lessons learned from the STRIVE Horn of Africa project based on the presentations, discussions and key recommendations outlined during a November 2016 conference in Brussels.

Countering Proliferation Finance: An Introductory Guide for Financial Institutions

Emil Dall, Tom Keatinge and Andrea Berger

This Guidance Paper is the first of two to be produced by RUSI on countering proliferation finance. It is aimed at financial institutions that have carried out little or no concerted thinking on proliferation finance as distinct from other forms of financial crime. The paper seeks to raise awareness of the risk of proliferation financing and create a baseline policy for mitigating the institution...