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The RUSI Journal is a leading journal on defence and security. First published in 1857, it brings together scholars, decision-makers and practitioners in a unique forum that combines academic rigour with policy relevance.
March 2020, Vol: 165 No: 2
Foresight 2020: The Challenges Facing China
RUSI Journal, 11 February 2020, No: 2Charles Parton
The Chinese Communist Party is facing an increasingly challenging domestic and international environment.
Tags: China, Pacific
Artificial Intelligence, Drone Swarming and Escalation Risks in Future Warfare
RUSI Journal, 16 April 2020, No: 2James Johnson
Artificial intelligence on the battlefield challenges key assumptions which underpin military planning.
Tags: United States, Defence Policy, Maritime Forces, Technology
Proxy Warfare and the Future of Conflict: Take Two
RUSI Journal, 2 April 2020, No: 2Vladimir Rauta
The Syrian conflict shows that there are ever-more reasons for states choosing to use proxies.
Tags: US Defence Policy, Syria, Defence Policy, Middle East and North Africa
Personalised Deterrence of Cyber Aggression
RUSI Journal, 18 March 2020, No: 2Elisabeth Braw and Gary Brown
Targeting individuals rather than states might be a better way of deterring cyber attacks.
Tags: Cyber, Military Sciences, Technology
Space: A Case Study for UK Fusion Doctrine Development?
RUSI Journal, 18 March 2020, No: 2Joe Fossey
Space is the ideal proving ground for the UK's Fusion Doctrine.
Tags: Defence Policy, UK, Technology, UK Defence, Europe
Military Safety: A Systems Perspective on Lariam
RUSI Journal, 29 April 2020, No: 2Peta Bathie
The antimalarial poses dangers for the military performance of the UK armed forces.
Tags: UK, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, Europe
War Writing as Ego-Media
RUSI Journal, 17 April 2020, No: 2Alisa Miller
Blogs were once a place for war writers to communicate calmly with their readers.
Tags: Information, Technology
Book Review: The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines Between War and Peace
RUSI Journal, 1 June 2020, No: 2Andrew Monaghan
Andrew Monaghan reviews The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines Between War and Peace, by Oscar Jonsson.
Tags: Russia, Defence Policy, Europe
Book Review: Secret Alliances: Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway 1940-1945
RUSI Journal, 1 June 2020, No: 2Gill Bennett
Gill Bennett reviews Secret Alliances: Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway 1940-1945, by Tony Insall.
Tags: UK, History, Europe
Book Review: The Taliban at War, 2001-2018
RUSI Journal, 3 June 2020, No: 2Andrew Rathmell
Andrew Rathmell reviews The Taliban at War, 2001-2018, by Antonio Giustozzi.
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Book Review: Europe, Small Navies and Maritime Security: Balancing Traditional Roles and Emergent Threats in the 21st Century
RUSI Journal, 1 June 2020, No: 2Mathieu Boulègue
Mathieu Boulègue reviews Europe, Small Navies and Maritime Security: Balancing Traditional Roles and Emergent Threats in the 21st Century, edited by Robert McCabe, Deborah Sanders and Ian Speller.
Tags: Maritime Forces, Europe
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, January 2020
RUSI Journal, 5 May 2020, No: 1Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the January 2020 issue of the RUSI Journal.
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The Strategic Communications Issue: An Introduction
RUSI Journal, 5 May 2020, No: 1Alastair Reed
Alastair Reed introduces this special issue of the RUSI Journal on strategic communications.
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The Strategic Logic of State and Non-State Malign ‘Influence Activities’
RUSI Journal, 21 February 2020, No: 1Haroro J Ingram
Malign actors are exploiting weak points in modern democratic governance.
Tags: Cyber, Domestic Security, Information, Technology
The Challenge of Conspiracy Theories for Strategic Communications
RUSI Journal, 12 March 2020, No: 1Donald Holbrook
Facts are often ineffective tools to combat conspiracy theories.
Tags: InformationPages
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