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To Understand the INF Treaty’s Demise, Look to the US Republican Party
Commentary, 8 February 2019
Lincoln Pigman
The INF Treaty’s demise owes to not only Russian violations but also a fundamental shift in the way the current US administration and much of the Republican Party view arms control.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Americas, Russia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
"“Trust and verify” are at the core of all arms control agreements, said Darya Dolzikova, a specialist on non-proliferation and nuclear policy at RUSI. She was referring to a phrase beloved by President Ronald Reagan, who signed the INF treaty with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987.
“But if there’s no trust, at the end of the day," she said, "no amount of verification is going to be helpful." "
Russia exhibits missile U.S. cites as reason for leaving key arms treaty
In The News, 24 January 2019 Tags: United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
"“To some extents the treaty has outlived its initial purpose,” said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director general of the Royal United Services Institute. "
Russia exhibits missile U.S. cites as reason for leaving key arms treaty
In The News, 24 January 2019 Tags: United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
"“The challenge Trump has posed to the global order is disruptive. Most of us think the system could use shaking up because we’ve been dealing with some very stale institutions and systems that haven’t been challenged,” said von Hippel in a panel discussion entitled The Geopolitical Agenda. "
The problem isn't Trump's global order disruption, it's lack of strategy for replacing the system
In The News, 22 January 2019 Tags: United States, Americas
The Role of Verification in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dispute
Commentary, 15 January 2019
Darya Dolzikova
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is about to pass into oblivion. But its verification provisions merit further attention, both as a reflection on lesson learned from the past, but also as indicators for the future.
Tags: United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
"“Given that Trump regularly contradicts his own leadership, most [partners] will likely wait until Trump himself confirms this latest change. And even then, he may still reverse course again, depending on what he watches on Fox News,” Karin von Hippel, the director general of the Royal United Services Institute, a defense and security think tank, told VICE News. "
The Time Frame For U.S. Troops To Exit Syria Has Gone From 30 Days To To Sometime In The Future
In The News, 7 January 2019 Tags: United States, SyriaPages
To Understand the INF Treaty’s Demise, Look to the US Republican Party
Commentary, 8 February 2019Lincoln Pigman
The INF Treaty’s demise owes to not only Russian violations but also a fundamental shift in the way the current US administration and much of the Republican Party view arms control.
United States, US Defence Policy, Americas, Russia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
The Role of Verification in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Dispute
Commentary, 15 January 2019Darya Dolzikova
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is about to pass into oblivion. But its verification provisions merit further attention, both as a reflection on lesson learned from the past, but also as indicators for the future.
United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
Russia’s ‘Political Solitude’ and the US
Commentary, 4 January 2019Emily Ferris
Russia’s responses to the US’s actions are often misinterpreted, but examining more closely how Russia approaches the US could help to explain the bilateral relationship’s future trajectory.
United States, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies, Russia, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Crypto at the Crossroads: Exploring the Impact of the US Treasury’s Bitcoin Sanctions
Commentary, 2 January 2019Kayla Izenman
The US government’s move against two alleged cyber-criminals serves as a warning sign to the cryptocurrency community. The community may choose to respond by cloaking itself in an even heavier mantle of anonymity, or it may just understand that it stands to gain from policing its activities.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, United States, US Defence Policy, AML/CTF, Cyber Security, Sanctions, Illicit Trade, Law and Ethics, Financial Crime 2.0, Organised Crime, Technology
Delicate Footwork: Security and Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
Commentary, 17 December 2018Cristina Varriale
The suspension of US–South Korean military exercises is a vital step in the broader effort to build confidence on the Korean peninsula.
Armed Forces, United States, North Korea, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Global Strategy and Commitments, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Defence Policy, Asia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, PacificPages
The US-Russia Nuclear Treaty Under Threat
Multimedia, 21 October 2018After reports that the USA may with from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director General of the Royal United Services Institute speaks to BBC news...
Tags: United States, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
US Sanctions on Russia
Multimedia, 10 August 2018Emily Ferris, RUSI Research Fellow, on the new US sanctions on Russia and what the Russian response might look like.
Tags: United States, International Security Studies, Russia
The North Korean Nuclear Summit
Multimedia, 9 March 2018Tom Plant, Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy programme at RUSI on the proposed nuclear summit between North Korea and the US
Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
That's No Moon... That's A Tesla
Multimedia, 9 February 2018The successful and spectacular inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy this week not only captured public imaginations with its ground-breaking double booster recovery and quirky payload, but also...
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, United States, National Security Studies
Trump: Year One
Multimedia, 24 January 2018Director-General Dr Karin von Hippel discusses the first year of the Trump Presidency.
Tags: United States, US Defence Policy, Global Security IssuesPages
Book Review: Preparing for War: The Emergence of the Modern U.S. Army, 1815–1917
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018Brian Holden Reid
Brian Holden Reid reviews Preparing for War: The Emergence of the Modern U.S. Army, 1815–1917, by J P Clark
Armed Forces, RUSI Journal, United States, The Great War
US Drone Base in Agadez: A Security Threat to Niger?
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018Olayinka Ajala
The US drone base in Niger has repercussions for the Sahel Sahara’s fragile security.
RUSI Journal, Sahel, United States, National Security, Africa
Is This the End of Nuclear Arms Control?
Newsbrief, 7 November 2018Malcolm Chalmers and Dmitry Stefanovich
The articles below were informed by a roundtable discussion in London in October 2018 between the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and RUSI to discuss the Intermediate-Range Nuclear...
UK-Russia Security Dialogue, United States, Newsbrief, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Next Generation Combat Aircraft: Threat Outlook and Potential Solutions
Occasional Papers, 2 November 2018Justin Bronk
This Occasional Paper examines the efforts underway in the UK, France, Germany and the US to produce new combat aircraft and systems over the next fifteen to twenty years; sheds light on some of the...
Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, United States, Occasional Papers, Germany, Military Sciences, France, UK
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 coordinatng their response to Russia.
United States, US Defence Policy, Whitehall Papers, NATO, North America, Americas, Germany, Russia, France, Defence Policy, UK, International Institutions, EuropePages
Reflections on D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
Events, 30 May 2019A panel discussion to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Battle for Normandy.
United States, UK, History, Europe
Breaking the Ice – Russia and the West in 2019
Events, 9 January 2019Our next Under 35's Forum event will be a round table briefing followed by discussion led by RUSI's Russia and Eurasia Research Fellow, Emily Ferris
United States, Russia, UK
General Stephen Townsend to Deliver the Annual Kermit Roosevelt Lecture 2018
Events, 15 June 2018General Stephen J. Townsend, commander of the US Army Training and Doctrinal Command will deliver the 72nd Annual Kermit Roosevelt Lecture.
United States, Military Sciences, UK
Transatlantic Traumas: A discussion with Professor Stanley R. Sloan on the future of the West
Events, 16 April 2018Professor Stanley R. Sloan will discuss his latest book, Transatlantic traumas: Has illiberalism brought the West to the brink of collapse?, which examines the external threats and internal...
RUSI International, United States, Americas, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
UK Security Policy: National Institutions and the Gap between Expert and Public Opinion
Events, 19 September 2017The conference will discuss the findings from a three-year study of elite foreign policy attitudes and security policy preferences, comparing the views of the UK elite with their American...
RUSI International, United States, UK, Global Security IssuesPages
"“To some extents the treaty has outlived its initial purpose,” said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director general of the Royal United Services Institute."
Russia exhibits missile U.S. cites as reason for leaving key arms treaty
In The News, 24 January 2019 Tags: United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
"“Trust and verify” are at the core of all arms control agreements, said Darya Dolzikova, a specialist on non-proliferation and nuclear policy at RUSI. She was referring to a phrase beloved by President Ronald Reagan, who signed the INF treaty with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987. “But if there’s no trust, at the end of the day," she said, "no amount of verification is going to be helpful.""
Russia exhibits missile U.S. cites as reason for leaving key arms treaty
In The News, 24 January 2019 Tags: United States, Americas, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
"“The challenge Trump has posed to the global order is disruptive. Most of us think the system could use shaking up because we’ve been dealing with some very stale institutions and systems that haven’t been challenged,” said von Hippel in a panel discussion entitled The Geopolitical Agenda."
The problem isn't Trump's global order disruption, it's lack of strategy for replacing the system
In The News, 22 January 2019 Tags: United States, Americas
"“Given that Trump regularly contradicts his own leadership, most [partners] will likely wait until Trump himself confirms this latest change. And even then, he may still reverse course again, depending on what he watches on Fox News,” Karin von Hippel, the director general of the Royal United Services Institute, a defense and security think tank, told VICE News."
The Time Frame For U.S. Troops To Exit Syria Has Gone From 30 Days To To Sometime In The Future
In The News, 7 January 2019 Tags: United States, Syria
""Notwithstanding the current rhetoric and bombast, we are far from a new Cold War. The past year may feel as though we are returning to the 1970s, but the biggest danger we face is not large-scale military conflict fuelled by hypersonic weapons. It is a miscalculation of one another’s aims and intentions that precipitates confrontation and spirals out of control into conflict.""
Don’t fear Putin’s hypersonic nuke. Fear the gulf in East‑West understanding
In The News, 30 December 2018 Tags: China, United States, Russia, Global Security Issues
Episode 8 – Janice Charette
Malcolm Chalmers assesses Defence Secretary's Speech at RUSI
Upholding Stability in the Middle East: An Opportunity for Russia–Europe Cooperation?