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NATO Spending: The Great Convergence
Newsbrief, 11 July 2018
Malcolm Chalmers
NATO’s latest data reveals important new trends in patterns of defence spending across the Alliance that have occurred since Russia’s 2014 intervention in Ukraine.
Tags: US Defence Policy, Defence Spending, North America, Americas, Defence Policy, UK Defence, Europe
Book Review: Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA
RUSI Journal, 19 March 2018
Huw Dylan
Huw Dylan reviews Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA, by Timothy H Edgar.
Tags: United States, North America, Americas, Intelligence, Law and Ethics
Book Review: From Kinshasa to Kandahar: Canada and Fragile States in Historical Perspective
RUSI Journal, 7 March 2018
Benjamin Zyla
Benjamin Zyla reviews From Kinshasa to Kandahar: Canada and Fragile States in Historical Perspective, edited by Michael K Carroll and Greg Donaghy.
Tags: United Nations, North America, Americas, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Book Review: How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon
RUSI Journal, 22 January 2018
Trevor Taylor
Trevor Taylor reviews How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon, by Rosa Brooks.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, United States, US Defence Policy, Defence, Industries and Society, North America, Americas, Defence Policy
"Shashank Joshi of the Royal United Services Institute in London noted that “a lot of [Kabul’s] control is pretty tenuous.” "
Afghanistan Is President Donald Trump's War Now: Fighting Without Purpose Or End
In The News, 22 August 2017 Tags: Afghanistan, North America, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Central and South Asia
""I think part of Trump's most recent comments … you'll recall on the campaign trail he made a series of controversial comments about Japan and South Korea, potentially interest being served by developing nuclear weapons. And then when challenged he really doubled down and said maybe it would be a really great idea. So I see this most recent statement as part of that trend. I think the slightly encouraging thing is the statement that we've now had from Mattis, in particular, which starts to re-emphasise over the military angle the diplomatic side of things." "
War with North Korea would be 'catastrophic' - Mattis
In The News, 10 August 2017 Tags: North America, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyPages
Donald Trump's 'East Asianisation' of Europe
Commentary, 26 April 2017Hans Kundnani
What is President Donald Trump’s real approach to both NATO, and the US security guarantee to Europe?
United States, NATO, North America, International Institutions, Europe
Trump’s Tomahawks: Are We Seeing the Emergence of a New Doctrine?
Commentary, 7 April 2017Peter Roberts
It is tempting to draw immediate conclusions about the US response to the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime in Syria. However, the question is whether the launching of 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian air base constitutes Trump’s doctrine for interventions and foreign policy. This is somewhat hard to determine.
United States, North America, Syria, Middle East and North Africa
A Quiet Take Off – US Navy Deploys E-2Ds to Japan
Commentary, 24 January 2017Justin Bronk
A recent deployment of new US assets in the Pacific could represent a significant capability boost in countering improving Chinese missile and aircraft technology.
Aerospace, China, United States, US Defence Policy, Japan, North America, North Korea, Maritime Forces, Pacific
Trump Inaugurated, Europe Stumped
Commentary, 23 January 2017Jonathan Eyal
The inauguration of the new US president has produced mixed reactions in Europe: some, like Germany, are cold-shouldering Donald Trump, while Britain is embracing him. Yet there is no consensus on what is the right approach. There is no guarantee that either would succeed in influencing Washington.
United States, US Defence Policy, NATO, North America, Germany, European Union, UK, Europe
Trump’s Pivot to Asia: What Comes Next?
Commentary, 20 January 2017Patrick Cullen
Almost everything we believe we know about President Donald Trump’s future policies is based on guesswork. Not so on Asia, where evidence about the president’s intentions is plentiful.
China, United States, US Defence Policy, North America, Defence Policy, PacificPages
NATO Spending: The Great Convergence
Newsbrief, 11 July 2018Malcolm Chalmers
NATO’s latest data reveals important new trends in patterns of defence spending across the Alliance that have occurred since Russia’s 2014 intervention in Ukraine.
US Defence Policy, Defence Spending, Newsbrief, North America, Americas, Defence Policy, UK Defence, Europe
Book Review: Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA
RUSI Journal, 19 March 2018Huw Dylan
Huw Dylan reviews Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA, by Timothy H Edgar.
RUSI Journal, United States, North America, Americas, Intelligence, Law and Ethics
Book Review: From Kinshasa to Kandahar: Canada and Fragile States in Historical Perspective
RUSI Journal, 7 March 2018Benjamin Zyla
Benjamin Zyla reviews From Kinshasa to Kandahar: Canada and Fragile States in Historical Perspective, edited by Michael K Carroll and Greg Donaghy.
RUSI Journal, United Nations, North America, Americas, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Book Review: How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon
RUSI Journal, 22 January 2018Trevor Taylor
Trevor Taylor reviews How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon, by Rosa Brooks.
Civil–Military Relations, RUSI Journal, United States, US Defence Policy, Defence, Industries and Society, North America, Americas, Defence Policy
A Classified Cloud: The Security of Military Data
RUSI Defence Systems, 7 April 2017Alexander Babuta
In the digital age, it is often necessary to make compromises between cost and security. For the US Army, miscalculating the balance of this compromise could have serious implications for national...
Cyber, United States, North America, RUSI Defence Systems, TechnologyPages
Assessing the Foreign Policy Implications after the American Election: A Conversation with Jane Harman
Events, 17 November 2016RUSI hosted a conversation with Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO, Woodrow Wilson Center and former US representative for California's 36th congressional district.
United States, North America, Americas
General Robert E. Lee: A Study in Leadership
Events, 13 June 2016A lecture by Professor Brian Holden Reid FRHistS FRGS FRUSI FRSA FKC, Professor of American History and Military Institutions, King’s College London.
United States, North America, History
Understanding Global Challenges and the Spectrum of Conflict: The View from Canada
Events, 25 April 2016General Jonathan Vance, Chief of Defence Staff at the Canadian Department of National Defence, will outline his country's defence priorities and the need to continue to provide military forces that...
North America
General David H Petraeus on Major Global Developments and Strategic Trends
Events, 4 March 2016RUSI hosted an off-the-record conversation with General (Ret) David H. Petraeus, Senior Vice President of RUSI, moderated by Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE, Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI and former Chief...
US Defence Policy, North America, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
‘Which Way to Pennsylvania Avenue?’: The US Election Rundown
Events, 29 February 2016As the US presidential primary gets underway, the Under 35s Forum will host an irreverent session unpacking the candidates’ policies, reflect on some of their gaffes, and attempt to predict who might...
United States, North AmericaPages
"Shashank Joshi of the Royal United Services Institute in London noted that “a lot of [Kabul’s] control is pretty tenuous.”"
Afghanistan Is President Donald Trump's War Now: Fighting Without Purpose Or End
In The News, 22 August 2017 Tags: Afghanistan, North America, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, Central and South Asia
""I think part of Trump's most recent comments … you'll recall on the campaign trail he made a series of controversial comments about Japan and South Korea, potentially interest being served by developing nuclear weapons. And then when challenged he really doubled down and said maybe it would be a really great idea. So I see this most recent statement as part of that trend. I think the slightly encouraging thing is the statement that we've now had from Mattis, in particular, which starts to re-emphasise over the military angle the diplomatic side of things.""
War with North Korea would be 'catastrophic' - Mattis
In The News, 10 August 2017 Tags: North America, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
""What we have seen is that we have ended up with two leaders shouting over each other and that can be incredibly destabilizing for allies in the region," according to Cristina Varriale, a research analyst at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank more commonly known as RUSI. "
U.S.-North Korea Standoff: Miscommunication Is Biggest Threat
In The News, 10 August 2017 Tags: North America, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
""GCHQ is an increasingly public facing organisation particularly with regards to its role in cyber security. If it is to build the trust with the public and business necessary to be successful in this, it needs to distance itself from activities that could suggest a more nefarious role. The organisation has come a long way in recent years with regards to its openness and whilst there is still more to do, allegations such as this could undermine that progress. Thus a robust and open response to Fox News was not just desirable but essential.""
GCHQ was right to slap down Sean Spicer's comments – it needs to build trust, not conspiracies
In The News, 17 March 2017 Tags: Cyber, North America, Military Sciences, UK
"Ewan Lawson, senior fellow for military influence at the Royal United Services Institute told SC that if one is inclined to believe that the Russian government uses non-state groups to carry out its offensive operations, this makes sense. If Cozy Bear is one such proxy, “it is likely that they will have come across material that the state did not wish to use but which provided an opportunity to make a little money. If those individuals/groups were previously cyber criminals then it is perhaps even less surprising.""
Are Russian Cozy Bears blackmailing liberal American groups?
In The News, 7 March 2017 Tags: Cyber, North America, Military Sciences
Cracking Down on China’s Distant Water Fishing Fleet: What Impacts Closer to Home?
Stabilising Pakistan’s Relations with the Gulf
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