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The 2% Target: Spending Increases and the Russian Threat
RUSI Newsbrief, 8 November 2019
Malcolm Chalmers
While all NATO countries have increased defence spending since 2014, the Alliance’s new members have done the most.
Tags: Defence Spending, NATO, North America, Europe
NATO vs Russia at 70
Commentary, 6 November 2019
Peter Roberts
The competition between NATO and Russia is not going the Alliance’s way. Russia has encircled Europe and divided the Alliance. How odd then that NATO is in such a self-congratulatory mood on its 70th anniversary.
Tags: NATO, North America, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, Europe
"NATO and its partner states have shifted to a "public engagement campaign, which basically calls people out for cyber attacks, jamming and disruptive behavior to try and deter and discourage it," said Jack Watling, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a think tank based in London. "
Norway calling out Russia's jamming shows European policy shift
In The News, 24 November 2018 Tags: NATO, North America, Russia, Military Sciences, Europe
Canada’s Pledge to Latvia and the Bigger NATO Bargain
RUSI Newsbrief, 26 October 2018
Stéfanie von Hlatky
A debate on defence spending that has re-emerged within the NATO Alliance seems to have exacerbated tensions between the two sides of the transatlantic partnership. Continuing a long tradition of defining itself in opposite terms against its neighbour to the south, Canada’s approach to this debate offers a rarely explored take on burden sharing within the Alliance.
Tags: NATO, North America, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues
Security in Northern Europe: Deterrence, Defence and Dialogue
Whitehall Papers, 25 October 2018
Edited 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, Defence Policy, UK, International Institutions, Europe
NATO Spending: The Great Convergence
RUSI 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, EuropePages
NATO vs Russia at 70
Commentary, 6 November 2019Peter Roberts
The competition between NATO and Russia is not going the Alliance’s way. Russia has encircled Europe and divided the Alliance. How odd then that NATO is in such a self-congratulatory mood on its 70th anniversary.
NATO, North America, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, Europe
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, EuropePages
The 2% Target: Spending Increases and the Russian Threat
RUSI Newsbrief, 8 November 2019Malcolm Chalmers
While all NATO countries have increased defence spending since 2014, the Alliance’s new members have done the most.
Defence Spending, NATO, North America, RUSI Newsbrief, Europe
Canada’s Pledge to Latvia and the Bigger NATO Bargain
RUSI Newsbrief, 26 October 2018Stéfanie von Hlatky
A debate on defence spending that has re-emerged within the NATO Alliance seems to have exacerbated tensions between the two sides of the transatlantic partnership. Continuing a long tradition of...
NATO, North America, RUSI Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues
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.
United States, US Defence Policy, Whitehall Papers, NATO, North America, Americas, Germany, Russia, France, Defence Policy, UK, International Institutions, Europe
NATO Spending: The Great Convergence
RUSI 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, North America, RUSI Newsbrief, 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 EthicsPages
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
"NATO and its partner states have shifted to a "public engagement campaign, which basically calls people out for cyber attacks, jamming and disruptive behavior to try and deter and discourage it," said Jack Watling, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a think tank based in London."
Norway calling out Russia's jamming shows European policy shift
In The News, 24 November 2018 Tags: NATO, North America, Russia, Military Sciences, Europe
"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
Clarity on Brexit: The Security Consequences
Hong Kong After the District Council Elections: Will Anything Change?
Sir Michael Howard - A Tribute