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Concise briefings on contemporary issues and trends in international security
March 2021, Vol: 41 No: 2
Seven Reasons Why the US Needs to Re-Engage with Turkey
RUSI Newsbrief, 5 March 2021, No: 2Taras Kuzio
The election of President Joe Biden presents a strategic opportunity for the US to resume playing a more active role in the South Caucasus, Eurasia and the greater Middle East – if Washington and Ankara can refresh their relationship.
Tags: Turkey, United States
The Coronavirus Pandemic: Global Challenges Require Global Cooperation
RUSI Newsbrief, 26 February 2021, No: 1Andrey Krivorotov, Jennifer Cole and Klaus Dodds
The UK–Russia Security Dialogue addresses the ‘new normal’ of international health policy.
Tags: International Security Studies, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, Russia, UK
What to Do in Afghanistan?
RUSI Newsbrief, 19 February 2021, No: 1Greg Mills
Donors are caught in a bind in Afghanistan. But it is a bind that ties.
Tags: United States, Afghanistan, NATO, UK
Military Takeover in Myanmar and the International Community: Past as Prologue?
RUSI Newsbrief, 12 February 2021, No: 1Jürgen Haacke
Will the coup in Myanmar follow historical patterns or take a different and unpredictable trajectory?
Tags: United Nations, Pacific
Japan and the US in the Indo-Pacific
RUSI Newsbrief, 5 February 2021, No: 1Satoru Mori
The election of Joe Biden presents Japan with new opportunities to shape economic and security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific.
Tags: Navigating the Indo-Pacific, Japan, Pacific
Turkey: The Rising Drone Power
RUSI Newsbrief, 29 January 2021, No: 1Harun Karčić
Poor relations with the West have spurred Turkey’s investment in an indigenous drone capability.
Tags: Aerospace, Turkey
Half of the National Risk Register is Missing
RUSI Newsbrief, 22 January 2021, No: 1Suzanne Raine
The UK’s National Risk Register ought to be more than a list of bad things which can happen to us. To learn the lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, it needs to be anchored in an improved risk management system which uses empowered analysis to anticipate – and therefore reduce – shocks.
Tags: UK, Information, National Security
The SCRI and Strategic Advantage for the UK in the Indo-Pacific
RUSI Newsbrief, 15 January 2021, No: 1Jagannath Panda
As the UK considers an engagement strategy with the Indo-Pacific after Brexit, the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative offers a chance to build a free-trade bloc amongst ‘like-minded nations’ and deepen strategic ties in the region.
Tags: China, Japan, India, UK, Pacific
The Long Trail of British China Policy
RUSI Newsbrief, 7 January 2021, No: 1Oliver Yule-Smith
Realising a new approach to Beijing following the Integrated Review will require policymakers to acknowledge the significant historical baggage that comes with policy design in this area. Avoiding these pitfalls will be integral to ensuring a clear-eyed strategy for China.
Tags: China, UK
Regaining the Initiative: Can the US Lead Again?
RUSI Newsbrief, 18 December 2020, No: 10Frank Hoffman
Restoring US leadership in global affairs will require a number of strategic shifts to change the trajectory set by the Trump administration. These substantial choices have to be made quickly by the new Biden team, which faces daunting domestic and political obstacles to its more internationalist approach.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy
Trouble in Tigray: Worrying Ripples from Ethiopia’s Latest Conflict
RUSI Newsbrief, 11 December 2020, No: 10Michael Jones
The unfolding conflict in Tigray could mark a dangerous inflection point for both Ethiopia and the wider region.
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, Horn of Africa, African Union, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Africa
A Quarter of a Century Since Dayton: Will Bosnia Remain a Frozen Conflict?
RUSI Newsbrief, 4 December 2020, No: 10Harun Karčić
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s post-war structure remains fragile, and without international support and scaffolding it risks remaining a frozen conflict.
Tags: Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Europe
Delegate, Disrupt and Protract: Biden’s Path Dependency in the Middle East
RUSI Newsbrief, 27 November 2020, No: 10Andreas Krieg
Joe Biden is likely to follow a trajectory of path dependency in the Middle East, by leading from behind, delegating rather than implementing, being disruptive rather than constructive, and thus protracting conflict resolutions.
Tags: United States, Middle East and North Africa
Pakistan: What a New Kashmir Policy Might Look Like
RUSI Newsbrief, 20 November 2020, No: 10Tim Willasey-Wilsey
Pakistan pays a heavy price for its claim to Kashmir: higher military spending, domestic instability, and exclusion from Indian markets and the transit trade with Central Asia. A more coherent Kashmir policy could be constructed at much reduced cost based on achievable objectives, a sober view of the national interest and the long-term needs of the Kashmiri people.
Tags: Pakistan, India
Investigating the Information Commissioner’s Office: Is It Fit for Purpose?
RUSI Newsbrief, 13 November 2020, No: 10Anjuli Shere and Miranda Melcher
The power and independence of the Information Commissioner’s Office appear to have been overstated. Downing Street has built-in oversight of funds and coronavirus data is not being protected.
Tags: Coronavirus, UK, InformationPages
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