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""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: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, North America, North Korea, 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: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, North America, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Donald Trump's 'East Asianisation' of Europe
Commentary, 26 April 2017
Hans Kundnani
What is President Donald Trump’s real approach to both NATO, and the US security guarantee to Europe?
Tags: United States, NATO, North America, International Institutions, Europe
Trump’s Tomahawks: Are We Seeing the Emergence of a New Doctrine?
Commentary, 7 April 2017
Peter 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.
Tags: United States, North America, Syria, Middle East and North Africa
A Classified Cloud: The Security of Military Data
RUSI Defence Systems, 7 April 2017
Alexander 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 security.
Tags: Cyber, United States, North America, Technology
Book Review: The Trump Phenomenon and the Future of US Foreign Policy, and Crouching Tiger: What China's Militarism Means for the World
RUSI Journal, 3 April 2017
John Hemmings
John Hemmings reviews The Trump Phenomenon and the Future of US Foreign Policy, by Daniel Quinn Mills and Steven Rosefielde, and Crouching Tiger: What China’s Militarism Means for the World, by Peter Navarro.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, North AmericaPages

Secret Service, Public Failure
RUSI Newsbrief, 22 January 2016Timothy Stafford
A series of embarrassing security breaches have undermined the reputation of the US president’s protection service
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Terrorism, United States, North America, RUSI Newsbrief, Security Policy, Defence Policy, Domestic Security, Intelligence, National Security, Terrorism
Canada’s New Liberal Foreign and Defence Policy
RUSI Newsbrief, 20 November 2015Matthew Willis
Canada’s new prime minister is likely to change the methods, rather than the substance, of Ottawa’s foreign policy
North America, RUSI Newsbrief
Out of Reach? The Role of Community Policing in Preventing Terrorism in Canada
Occasional Papers, 10 February 2015Charlie Edwards, Calum Jeffray and Raffaello Pantucci
The nature of the Canadian terrorist threat mirrors the evolution in other Western countries. This report considers Canada's response
Terrorism and Conflict, North America, Occasional Papers, Terrorism
Canada and the Great War
RUSI Journal, 21 August 2014Tim Cook
Britain's war effort was crucially aided by its Dominions, with Canada's experience of the First World War a prime example of this fundamental military contribution
RUSI Journal, The Great War, North America, Americas, History
Mission Possible: Canada-UK Embassy Sharing
RUSI Newsbrief, 15 November 2012Andrea Berger
What are the factors underpinning the agreement of – and reaction to – the recent Memorandum of Understanding on Canada-UK embassy sharing and diplomatic co-operation?
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, North America, RUSI Newsbrief, Americas, UK, Global Security Issues, EuropePages
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"“Although there are still many questions over Trump’s understanding of nuclear weapons, and how he see’s nuclear use, there would still need to be a number of significant steps before the prospect of intentional nuclear use by Trump becomes a near term possibility.""
Donald Trump and the 'nuclear football': What's stopping President-elect launching lethal weapon strike
In The News, 19 January 2017 Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, US Defence Policy, North America
""All of them could suffer exactly the same fate if there is an invasion of these countries," he said. "And therefore any invasion of these countries will automatically trigger off a response by all the NATO countries.""
US Signs Defense Pacts With Baltic States, but NATO Allies Wary of Trump Era
In The News, 18 January 2017 Tags: RUSI International, US Defence Policy, NATO, North America, EuropePages
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Diversity in the UK's Intelligence Agencies
Financing Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism
New UK Government Initiative to Support High-Risk, High-Reward Military Science Needs Refinement