RUSI Journal

Book Review: Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA

Huw Dylan

Huw Dylan Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA, by Timothy H Edgar.

Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, February/March 2018

Dr Emma De Angelis

Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the February/March 2018 edition of the RUSI Journal.

Blood Between Us: Psychological Occupation and Resistance in Mosul

Michael Stevens

The resourceful resistance effort in Mosul provides useful lessons on how psychological operations can be effectively countered.

Influence and Interference in Foreign Elections: The Evolution of its Practice

Paul Baines and Nigel Jones

There is a long history of influence and interference in foreign elections.

The Taming of the Shrewd: How Can the Military Tackle Sophistry, ‘Fake’ News and Post-Truth in the Digital Age?

Neil Verrall and David Mason

The military needs to develop a deeper understanding of the power of words to combat the speed and scale at which misinformation is disseminated.

Radicalisation and Violent Extremism in Kyrgyzstan: On the Way to the Caliphate?

Anna Matveeva

Minority groups in Kyrgyzstan are at the greatest risk of becoming radicalised.

India’s Changing Relationship with Russia: Challenges and Convergences

Vinay Kaura

In navigating its complex geopolitical environment, India should not allow its ties with Russia to weaken.

From Homs to Aleppo: A Journey Through the Destruction of the Syrian War: Part 2: Aleppo

Susan Schulman

Part II of this two-part series surveys the conflict’s impact on Aleppo.

Introduction: The Great War Centenary

This year the RUSI Journal looks back through its archives on the First World War.

A Commentary on Lieutenant C F Jepson’s ‘Lessons of the War. A French-Admiral’s Views’

John Louth

Lessons of the War: A French Admiral’s Views

Lieutenant C. F. Jepson R.N.

This 1920 article conveys the views of France’s Admiral René Daveluy and how he saw the future of naval warfare in light of the lessons of the First World War.

Book Review: Taliban Narratives: The Use and Power of Stories in the Afghanistan Conflict

Theo Farrell

Theo Farrell reviews Taliban Narratives: The Use and Power of Stories in the Afghanistan Conflict, by Thomas H Johnson.

Book Review: From Kinshasa to Kandahar: Canada and Fragile States in Historical Perspective

Benjamin Zyla

Benjamin Zyla reviews From Kinshasa to Kandahar: Canada and Fragile States in Historical Perspective, edited by Michael K Carroll and Greg Donaghy.

Book Review: The Future of War: A History

Christian Melby

Christian Melby reviews The Future of War: A History, by Lawrence Freedman

Book Review: American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump

William James

WIlliam James reviews American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump, by Hal Brands.