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Assistance to Locally Appropriate Military Forces in Southern Somalia: Bypassing Mogadishu for Local Legitimacy
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020Colin D Robinson and Jahara Matisek
Better outcomes might be achieved by supporting local forces.
Tags: Horn of Africa, Counterinsurgency, Defence Policy, Africa
Fighters in the Blood: The Story of a Spitfire Pilot and the Son Who Followed in His Footsteps
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020Justin Bronk
Justin Bronk reviews Fighters in the Blood: The Story of a Spitfire Pilot and the Son Who Followed in His Footsteps, by Air Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson.
Tags: Aerospace, UK, History
Migration Routes: Trails of Hope and Desperation in Yemen
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020Susan Schulman
A photo essay on the challenges faced by migrants.
Tags: Horn of Africa, The Gulf Region, Global Security Issues, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
Book Review: The First Political Order: How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020Demi Starks
Demi Starks reviews The First Political Order: How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide, by Valerie M Hudson, Donna Lee Bowen and Perpetua Lynne Nielsen.
Tags: Global Security Issues
A Quarter of a Century Since Dayton: Will Bosnia Remain a Frozen Conflict?
RUSI Newsbrief, 4 December 2020Harun 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
Strengthening UK Support for Gender-Responsive, People-Centred Peacekeeping in Africa
RUSI Journal, 3 December 2020Georgina Holmes
The UK can play an important role in supporting the development of best practice in peacekeeping throughout Africa.
Tags: UK, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Africa
Enhancing Port and Harbour Security with Unmanned Surface Vehicle Technology
RUSI Defence Systems, 3 December 2020George Galdorisi
Initial trials at the Port of Los Angeles suggest that unmanned surface vehicles offer significant benefits over traditional solutions to providing round-the-clock security coverage for the ports and harbours that underpin the global economy.
Tags: National Security, Resilience
Delegate, Disrupt and Protract: Biden’s Path Dependency in the Middle East
RUSI Newsbrief, 27 November 2020Andreas 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
Overhyped Hypersonics? Examining the US Navy’s Prompt Strike Ambitions
RUSI Defence Systems, 25 November 2020Sidharth Kaushal
The recent announcement that all US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will carry hypersonic weapons for conventional prompt strike missions raises important questions regarding both the CONOPS guiding conventional prompt strike and the specific value of hypersonics for this mission set
Tags: Maritime Forces
Pakistan: What a New Kashmir Policy Might Look Like
RUSI Newsbrief, 20 November 2020Tim 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, IndiaPages
Russian Electronic Warfare, Cyber and Information Operations in Ukraine: Implications for NATO and Security in the Baltic States
RUSI Journal, 24 February 2021Duncan McCrory
Russia's investment in its electronic, cyber and information capabilities should concern NATO states.
Tags: Cyber, Information, Technology
Between a Pandemic and a Hard Brexit: Grand Strategic Thinking in an Age of Nationalism, Renewed Geopolitical Competition and Human Insecurity
RUSI Journal, 24 February 2021William D James
The UK's turbulent domestic situation has implications for how the country faces external threats.
Tags: Defence Policy, UK Defence
The Personal Costs of War: Illustrated by the 2014 England Football Squad
RUSI Journal, 8 February 2021Jo Spear
Contemporary football provides a reminder of the multinational nature of British society and its historical war effort.
Tags: The Great War, History
Book Review: Institution Building in Weak States: The Primacy of Local Politics
RUSI Journal, 8 February 2021Andrew Rathmell
Andrew Rathmell reviews Institution Building in Weak States: The Primacy of Local Politics, by Andrew Radin.
Tags: Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Book Review: How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence
RUSI Journal, 7 February 2021Gill Bennett and John Scarlett
Gill Bennett and John Scarlett review How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence, by David Omand.
Tags: Intelligence
Book Review: The Grand Strategies of Great Powers
RUSI Journal, 7 February 2021Peter Layton
Peter Layton reviews The Grand Strategies of Great Powers, by Tudor A Onea.
Tags: Defence Policy, Global Security Issues
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, September 2020
RUSI Journal, 7 February 2021Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the September 2020 issue of the RUSI Journal.
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Captains of War: History in Professional Military Education
RUSI Journal, 2 February 2021Louis Halewood and David Morgan-Owen
History, if used correctly, can have an important role in professional military education.
Tags: History, Military Personnel
NATO and the Arctic: The Need for a New Approach
RUSI Journal, 21 January 2021Duncan Depledge
NATO needs to review its traditionally cautious approach to the Arctic.
Tags: NATO, Climate Security
Good Practice for the Development of Autonomous Weapons: Ensuring the Art of the Acceptable, Not the Art of the Possible
RUSI Journal, 21 January 2021Tony Gillespie
Highly autonomous weapon systems require new approaches to all stages of procurement and use to ensure compliance with international law.
Tags: Law and Ethics, Technology
Resistance and Information Warfare in Mosul and Raqqa: In Darkness, Light
RUSI Journal, 22 December 2020Mike Stevens
Information warfare against the Islamic State made extensive use of two-way communication channels between those inside and outside the occupied cities.
Tags: Information
Public Communications Leadership: #CrisisComms and the Manchester Arena Attack
RUSI Journal, 9 December 2020Jill S Russell and Pablo de Orellana
Greater Manchester Police's communications strategy is an example of how to respond in the aftermath of an attack.
Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Emergency Response, Terrorism
Book Review: The First Political Order: How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020Demi Starks
Demi Starks reviews The First Political Order: How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide, by Valerie M Hudson, Donna Lee Bowen and Perpetua Lynne Nielsen.
Tags: Global Security Issues
Book Review: The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020Andrew Rathmell
Andrew Rathmell reviews The Dragons and the Snakes: How the West Learned to Fight the Rest, by David Kilcullen.
Tags: Defence Policy, Global Security Issues
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, June 2020
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the June 2020 issue of the RUSI Journal.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic: Global Challenges Require Global Cooperation
RUSI Newsbrief, 26 February 2021Andrey Krivorotov, Jennifer Cole and Klaus Dodds
The UK–Russia Security Dialogue addresses the ‘new normal’ of international health policy.
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What to Do in Afghanistan?
RUSI Newsbrief, 19 February 2021Greg Mills
Donors are caught in a bind in Afghanistan. But it is a bind that ties.
Tags: NATO
Military Takeover in Myanmar and the International Community: Past as Prologue?
RUSI Newsbrief, 12 February 2021Jürgen Haacke
Will the coup in Myanmar follow historical patterns or take a different and unpredictable trajectory?
Tags: United Nations
Japan and the US in the Indo-Pacific
RUSI Newsbrief, 5 February 2021Satoru Mori
The election of Joe Biden presents Japan with new opportunities to shape economic and security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific.
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Turkey: The Rising Drone Power
RUSI Newsbrief, 29 January 2021Harun Karčić
Poor relations with the West have spurred Turkey’s investment in an indigenous drone capability.
Tags: Aerospace
Half of the National Risk Register is Missing
RUSI Newsbrief, 22 January 2021Suzanne 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: Information, National Security
The SCRI and Strategic Advantage for the UK in the Indo-Pacific
RUSI Newsbrief, 15 January 2021Jagannath 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.
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The Long Trail of British China Policy
RUSI Newsbrief, 7 January 2021Oliver 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.
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Regaining the Initiative: Can the US Lead Again?
RUSI Newsbrief, 18 December 2020Frank 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: US Defence Policy
Reports of the ‘Failure’ of the F-35 are Premature and Exaggerated
RUSI Defence Systems, 25 February 2021Justin Bronk
First and foremost, there is no guarantee that the ‘fifth-gen-minus’ fighter concept will yield a viable alternative approach when examined as part of the TacAir study. In the recent Saab/Boeing T-7 trainer competition, and reportedly within the shadowy Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) programme, digital design techniques have significantly reduced development timescales and costs compared to...
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Israeli Options for Direct Attacks on Iranian Nuclear Sites
RUSI Defence Systems, 23 February 2021Ehud Eilam
The Iranian Air Force operates ageing fighters such as the Mig-29 and F-14A Tomcat, but they could credibly threaten either the B-52 or C-130J. Given an IAF fighter escort, the main threat would be from the Russian S-300PMU-2/VM, indigenously produced Bavar-373 and Sayyad series surface-to-air missile systems. A single S-300PMU-2 battery radar could detect up to 100 aircraft simultaneously at a...
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Why the RAF Should Continue to Prioritise the P-8 Poseidon and E-7 Wedgetail
RUSI Defence Systems, 19 January 2021Justin Bronk
The requirements for ISTAR during high-intensity warfighting in the 2020s and beyond are likely to be very different, however. The continued development and proliferation of advanced air defence systems by a range of threat actors will force traditional ISTAR assets to stand off hundreds of kilometres from the frontline during the critical and potentially decisive stages of a future state-on-...
Tags: Aerospace
Sustainment Is the Division’s Hardest Responsibility
RUSI Defence Systems, 13 January 2021Jack Watling
Those who wish to preserve the current structure may advocate pulling some of the functions further from the front and essentially extending the division’s depth. This does not solve the problem. It simply extends the distance that logistics units must traverse to resupply combat brigades and thins out the brigade’s rear, expanding the opportunity for enemy special reconnaissance forces to...
Tags: Land Forces
From Multirole to Modularity
RUSI Defence Systems, 10 December 2020Jack Watling
Ironically, many of these expensive multirole capabilities have been driven by threats to budgets. Because the Army has more, but smaller, procurement programmes than its sister services, it has sought to protect key programmes from cuts by centralising capability around them. The same approach is now being pursued with formations. As the Army contracts in size, it is hoped that fewer units can...
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Enhancing Port and Harbour Security with Unmanned Surface Vehicle Technology
RUSI Defence Systems, 3 December 2020George Galdorisi
The State of the Art of Today’s Port and Harbour SecurityPorts and harbours are chronically vulnerable as they are ‘soft’ targets. Denying illicit access to these large entities by sea or land is an enormous task. While port authorities must be successful all of the time, an attacker only has to successful once.Traditional instruments still dominate security provision for ports and harbours...
Tags: National Security, Resilience
Overhyped Hypersonics? Examining the US Navy’s Prompt Strike Ambitions
RUSI Defence Systems, 25 November 2020Sidharth Kaushal
During the 1991 Gulf War, finding launchers rather than the speed of subsequent engagements was the critical weakness of counter TEL operations. In 1991, over 1,400 sorties against Iraqi Scud launchers did not yield a confirmed kill. Moreover, of the 42 instances in which a launcher was identified, only eight yielded the certainty needed to authorise a weapons release. In other words, it was not...
Tags: Maritime Forces
Avoiding the Reign of Artificial Stupidity
RUSI Defence Systems, 27 October 2020Jack Watling
The problem is that optimised manoeuvres – especially in the context of uncertainty – are liable to be either predictable, or pattern-forming. If for example an AI is told that units must not cross one another’s boundaries to avoid fratricide it will apply that rule rigidly. The result will be unit boundaries that are more rather than less distinct, and therefore more exploitable by enemy forces...
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The Type 055: A Glimpse into the PLAN’s Developmental Trajectory
RUSI Defence Systems, 19 October 2020Sidharth Kaushal
The Current and Future Capabilities of the Type 055Though nominally a destroyer, the Type 055 is closer to the US Navy’s Ticonderoga-class cruiser in terms of its displacement and capabilities. The 12,000-tonne vessel carries 112 vertical launch system (VLS) cells. This is slightly fewer than the Ticonderoga class, but the nine-metre-long VLS cells on the Type 055 have a greater volume, allowing...
Tags: Maritime Forces
The UK’s Response to Cyber Fraud: A Strategic Vision
Occasional Papers, 22 February 2021Sneha Dawda, Ardi Janjeva and Anton Moiseienko
This paper provides targeted, long-term recommendations for stakeholders across government, law enforcement and the private sector to tackle cyber fraud.
Tags: Cyber, UK
The Contested Relationship Between Youth and Violent Extremism: Assessing the Evidence Base in Relation to P/CVE Interventions
Occasional Papers, 8 February 2021Claudia Wallner
This paper examines the key limitations of youth empowerment interventions in preventing and countering violent extremism, and identifies potential solutions to overcome these.
Tags: Tackling Extremism
Exploring National Cyber Security Strategies: Policy Approaches and Implications
Occasional Papers, 3 February 2021Sneha Dawda
This Occasional Paper examines national cyber security strategies from around the world and identifies six recurring policy challenges to be considered when building a national cyber strategy.
Tags: Information, Technology
The Silent Threat: The Impact of Fraud on UK National Security
Occasional Papers, 26 January 2021Helena Wood, Tom Keatinge, Keith Ditcham and Ardi Janjeva
This paper explores the impact of fraud on the UK's national security landscape, and sets out the case for adopting a fundamentally different pathway for responding to the problem.
Tags: AML/CTF, UK, National Security, Organised Crime
The Future of the NATO Corps
Occasional Papers, 12 January 2021Jack Watling and Sean MacFarland
This paper examines the future of the corps echelon in NATO, its role on the future battlefield and how it will need to be resourced.
Tags: NATO
Project Sandstone Report 8: Our Man in Malaysia: The Ri Jong Chol Files
Other Publications, 14 December 2020James Byrne and Gary Somerville
Using data extracted from some of Ri Jong Chol's electronic devices, this report highlights the scope and scale of North Korea’s networks abroad and their roles in evading sanctions.
Tags: North Korea
Exploring the Nexus Between Human Rights and Denuclearisation in North Korea
Conference Reports, 9 December 2020Cristina Varriale
A report on a RUSI workshop convened to assess whether human rights and denuclearisation should be addressed as part of the same policy approach to North Korea.
Tags: North Korea
Five Tests for the Integrated Review
Occasional Papers, 8 December 2020Will Jessett, Tom McKane and Peter Watkins
This paper proposes five tests to compare the Integrated Review with the most significant defence and security reviews since 1990.
Tags: Defence Spending, UK, Defence Policy, UK Defence
Persistent Engagement and Strategic Raiding: Leveraging the UK’s Future Carrier Strike Capability to Effect
Occasional Papers, 26 November 2020Sidharth Kaushal
This Occasional Paper examines how the Royal Navy can leverage the potential of its Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers in the context of a strategic environment characterised by persistent competition.
Tags: UK, Maritime Forces
For Whose Benefit? Reframing Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Around Users’ Needs
Occasional Papers, 23 November 2020Tom Keatinge and Anton Moiseienko
Beneficial ownership information should be used to support greater financial system integrity. This paper explores its applications and what they mean for policymaking.
Tags: AML/CTF, Law and Ethics
The Case for Joint Military–Industry Greyzone Exercises
Briefing Papers, 28 September 2020Elisabeth Braw
This Briefing Paper suggests that joint military–industry exercises can help build resilience against the increasing number of greyzone attacks that liberal democracies are facing.
Tags: UK, National Security, Resilience
The Integrated Review: Harnessing the UK’s Financial Capabilities in Support of National Security
Briefing Papers, 5 August 2020Tom Keatinge
This Briefing Paper argues that the UK’s finance capabilities can – and should – contribute to a far greater extent to national security.
Tags: UK, National Security
Rethinking the UK Response to Cyber Fraud: Key Policy Challenges
Briefing Papers, 21 July 2020Sneha Dawda, Ardi Janjeva and Anton Moiseienko
This Briefing Paper outlines the challenges faced in responding to the threat from cyber-enabled fraud in the UK, and provides an overview of the challenges in combating cyber fraud over the next decade and beyond.
Tags: Cyber, UK
Coronavirus: Financial Inclusion Considerations for Risk-Based Supervision and the Virus’s Impact on the Risk-Based Approach
Briefing Papers, 13 July 2020Isabella Chase and Tom Keatinge
This Briefing Paper explores how the financial services opportunities created by the coronavirus pandemic can be used to propel the global adoption of a genuinely risk-based approach to supervision and financial crime controls.
Tags: Coronavirus, AML/CTF
Free Ports, Not Safe Havens: Preventing Crime in the UK’s Future Freeports
Briefing Papers, 27 April 2020Anton Moiseienko, Alexandria Reid and Isabella Chase
This Briefing Paper analyses the possible criminal risks posed by the UK's future freeports.
Tags: UK, Domestic Security, Organised Crime
Data Analytics and Algorithmic Bias in Policing
Briefing Papers, 16 September 2019Alexander Babuta and Marion Oswald
This paper summarises the use of analytics and algorithms for policing within England and Wales, and explores different types of bias that can arise during the product lifecycle.
Tags: Equipment and Acquisitions, UK, Securing Britain, Law and Ethics, National Security, Technology
The UK Cyber Strategy: Challenges for the Next Phase
Briefing Papers, 27 June 2019Conrad Prince and James Sullivan
The UK's 2016 National Cyber Security Strategy reaches its conclusion in 2021. At the midway point of the current strategy, and with an upcoming Spending Review, the focus should now be on building the next strategy. This Briefing Paper poses a series of questions to help frame this debate.
Tags: Cyber, UK, Law and Ethics, National Security, Organised Crime, Technology
No Deal, No Data? The Future of UK–EU Law Enforcement Information Sharing
Briefing Papers, 26 February 2019Alexander Babuta
The UK has been instrumental in developing many of the systems relied upon by EU law enforcement agencies, but the advent of Brexit means that the UK may lose access to these important tools. This briefing paper examines three options for UK–EU law enforcement information sharing post-Brexit.
Tags: European Union, UK, National Security, Europe
The Scale of Money Laundering in the UK: Too Big to Measure?
Briefing Papers, 11 February 2019Anton Moiseienko and Tom Keatinge
By measuring the measurable – rather than lamenting the immeasurability of the immeasurable – the lower bounds of the scale of money laundering in the UK can be established.
Tags: AML/CTF, Intelligence
Brexit and European Security
Briefing Papers, 26 February 2018Malcolm Chalmers
RUSI Deputy Director-General Malcolm Chalmers looks at the security implications for the UK and Europe post-Brexit.
Tags: European Union
War by Others’ Means: Delivering Effective Partner Force Capacity Building
Whitehall Papers, 13 November 2020Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds
In a world of powerful states, countries are likely to partner their armed forces to achieve common aims. Efforts to build capacity in partner forces will play a crucial role.
Tags: Defence Policy, Military Personnel
Decision Points: Rationalising the Armed Forces of European Medium Powers
Whitehall Papers, 30 September 2020Edited by Jack Watling
Europe's medium powers face unavoidable tradeoffs when determining the future shape of their militaries.
Tags: Aerospace, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Land Forces, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, Europe
Future NATO: Adapting to New Realities
Whitehall Papers, 4 April 2020John Andreas Olsen
A rapidly changing security environment poses new challenges for the Atlantic Alliance.
Tags: NATO, Defence Policy, International Institutions, Europe
The Future of NATO Airpower: How are Future Capability Plans Within the Alliance Diverging and How Can Interoperability be Maintained?
Whitehall Papers, 18 December 2019Justin Bronk
NATO members are pursuing different paths – this poses new challenges for working together as an Alliance.
Tags: Aerospace, NATO, Defence Policy, International Institutions
Security in Northern Europe: Deterrence, Defence and Dialogue
Whitehall Papers, 25 October 2018Edited by John Andreas Olsen
There are a number of challenges facing NATO members in coordinating their response to Russia.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, NATO, North America, Americas, Germany, Russia, France, UK, Defence Policy, International Institutions, Europe
Strategic Hedging in the Arabian Peninsula: The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement
Whitehall Papers, 20 September 2018Jean-Loup Samaan
Offering a new perspective on the geopolitics of Gulf-Asian relations.
Tags: Pacific, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
Making Mogadishu Safe: Localisation, Policing and Sustainable Security
Whitehall Papers, 31 July 2018Alice Hills
Tailoring approaches to local conditions has been an important aspect of community security in Mogadishu.
Tags: Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, Domestic Security, National Security, Terrorism, Africa
The Spectre of a Westphalian Europe?
Whitehall Papers, 7 March 2018Luis Simón
European geopolitics is undergoing a major structural revision.
Tags: NATO, Germany, European Union, Russia, France, UK, Defence Policy, UK Defence, Europe
Russia's New Ground Forces: Capabilities, Limitations and Implications for International Security
Whitehall Papers, 28 June 2017Igor Sutaygin with Justin Bronk
Russia is undertaking a number of reforms to enhance the capabilities of its land forces in the twenty-first century.
Tags: Russia, Defence Policy, Land Forces, Europe
China's Eurasian Pivot: The Silk Road Economic Belt
Whitehall Papers, 31 May 2017Raffaello Pantucci and Sarah Lain
The modern Silk Road is a key component of China's political and economic strategy in Eurasia.
Tags: China, Pacific
The Personal Costs of War: Illustrated by the 2014 England Football Squad
RUSI Journal, 8 February 2021Jo Spear
Contemporary football provides a reminder of the multinational nature of British society and its historical war effort.
Tags: The Great War, History
Captains of War: History in Professional Military Education
RUSI Journal, 2 February 2021Louis Halewood and David Morgan-Owen
History, if used correctly, can have an important role in professional military education.
Tags: History, Military Personnel
Fighters in the Blood: The Story of a Spitfire Pilot and the Son Who Followed in His Footsteps
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020Justin Bronk
Justin Bronk reviews Fighters in the Blood: The Story of a Spitfire Pilot and the Son Who Followed in His Footsteps, by Air Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, History
Overhyped Hypersonics? Examining the US Navy’s Prompt Strike Ambitions
RUSI Defence Systems, 25 November 2020Sidharth Kaushal
The recent announcement that all US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers will carry hypersonic weapons for conventional prompt strike missions raises important questions regarding both the CONOPS guiding conventional prompt strike and the specific value of hypersonics for this mission set
Tags: Military Sciences, Maritime Forces
Missiles, Vessels and Active Defence: What Potential Threat Do the Russian Armed Forces Represent?
RUSI Journal, 5 November 2020Maren Garberg Bredesen and Karsten Friis
Russia's strategy is increasingly focusing on its naval capabilities.
Tags: Maritime Forces
The Type 055: A Glimpse into the PLAN’s Developmental Trajectory
RUSI Defence Systems, 19 October 2020Sidharth Kaushal
The Type 055 Renhai destroyer, which displaces 12,000 tonnes, represents a significant advance in People’s Liberation Army Navy blue-water surface combatant vessel capabilities, in terms of both size and complexity
Tags: Military Sciences, Maritime Forces
Legislating to Counter Foreign Influence in the UK: Lessons From Across the Pond
RUSI Newsbrief, 28 August 2020Ben Freeman and Tarun Krishnakumar
As it seeks to develop a transparency-based registration framework to counter foreign influence activities, the UK can learn from the rich experience of the US and the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Tags: Domestic Security, Law and Ethics
A Gathering Storm? The Chinese ‘Attrition’ Strategy for the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
RUSI Newsbrief, 21 August 2020Alessio Patalano
Chinese activities in the waters around the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands have undergone a significant change over the past few months. This is a potentially dangerous development for Sino–Japanese relations.
Tags: Maritime Forces
The Nexus Between Crime and Violent Extremism in Kenya: A Case Study of Two Prison Complexes
RUSI Journal, 14 August 2020Gayatri Sahgal and Martine Zeuthen
There is little evidence that radicalisation is occurring in Kenya's prisons.
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, Domestic Security, Terrorism
Dealing with Returning Islamic State Fighters
RUSI Newsbrief, 17 July 2020Sabin Khan
We should take collective global action to hold foreign terrorist fighters to account, prevent impunity, and reverse the growth and influence of global jihadism.
Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, Domestic Security
Recapitalisation of the US Coast Guard: New Ships for the White, Red and Black Hull Fleets
RUSI Defence Systems, 30 June 2020Edward Lundquist
The US Coast Guard is in the midst of a major fleet reset, with new and more capable platforms to replace an aging fleet of patrol ships, inland tenders and icebreakers.
Tags: Domestic Security, Maritime Forces
Deployment Options for the Future Royal Navy’s Long-Range Land-Attack Fires
RUSI Journal, 29 June 2020Ben Wan Beng Ho
A new long-range land-attack capability could be valuable for the Royal Navy.
Tags: Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Policy, Maritime Forces, UK Defence
Insurance Gaps: A Growing Vulnerability for National Security
RUSI Newsbrief, 19 June 2020Hélène Galy and James Vickers
Insurance protection gaps are fast becoming a high-priority issue for national and international security, not just one that captures headlines in the aftermath of natural catastrophes.
Tags: Coronavirus, Domestic Security, Resilience
Book Review: Secret Alliances: Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway 1940-1945
RUSI Journal, 1 June 2020Gill Bennett
Gill Bennett reviews Secret Alliances: Special Operations and Intelligence in Norway 1940-1945, by Tony Insall.
Tags: History
Book Review: Europe, Small Navies and Maritime Security: Balancing Traditional Roles and Emergent Threats in the 21st Century
RUSI Journal, 1 June 2020Mathieu 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
Project CRAAFT: 2021 Agenda at RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies
Multimedia, 5 January 2021Kinga Redlowska, Project Manager at RUSI Europe talks what’s in store for Project CRAAFT in 2021.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Sanctions and CPF: 2021 Agenda at RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies
Multimedia, 5 January 2021Sasha Erskine, Research Analyst at RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies, gives a glimpse of what she’ll be focusing on in 2021 in terms of sanctions and CPF.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
UK Economic Crime: 2021 Agenda at RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies
Multimedia, 5 January 2021Helena Wood, Associate Fellow at RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies, talks about her research agenda for 2021.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Countering Terrorism Financing: 2021 Agenda at RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies
Multimedia, 5 January 2021Stephen Reimer, Research Analyst at RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies, shares his upcoming research agenda on countering terrorism financing for 2021.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Kleptocracy in the First Mile: 2021 Agenda at RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies
Multimedia, 5 January 2021Maria Sofia Reiser, Research Analyst at RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies, talks about her focus on 'kleptocracy in the first mile' for 2021.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Financial Inclusion: 2021 Agenda at RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies
Multimedia, 5 January 2021Isabella Chase, Research Fellow at RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies, shares her agenda on financial inclusion in 2021.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
When Did We Stop Inventing Stuff?
Multimedia, 31 December 2020Disruptive technology has surpassed innovation as the de rigour buzzword for policy documents and is a mandatory phrase for successful funding applications. Militaries and defence organisations...
Tags: Military Sciences
Is the Era of Manoeuvre Warfare Dead?
Multimedia, 24 December 2020US military power since 1980 has been one of historical significance. The doctrine of rapid manoeuvre in the deep battle space, by elite armies of professional all-volunteer forces has defined the...
Tags: Military Sciences
Episode Eight: Freeports in the UK
Multimedia, 18 December 2020In February 2020, the UK government launched a consultation on its plans to establish up to 10 freeports in the UK. Alexandria Reid is joined by Richard Ballantyne from the British Ports Association...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF
Electronic Warfare and Cumulative Risk
Multimedia, 17 December 2020Above all other competitors, Russia is the pre-eminent authority in Electronic Warfare. The US military is trying to catch up with their generational deficit in this domain but there is little sign...
Tags: Military Sciences
Iran in the South Caucasus: Adjustment and Evolution
Rose Roth, language and youth
The Politics of UK Accession to Pacific Free Trade Club