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Articles, analysis and events on the United States from the Royal United Services Institute.
Book Review: Preparing for War: The Emergence of the Modern U.S. Army, 1815–1917
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018
Brian Holden Reid
Brian Holden Reid reviews Preparing for War: The Emergence of the Modern U.S. Army, 1815–1917, by J P Clark
Tags: Armed Forces, United States, The Great War
US Drone Base in Agadez: A Security Threat to Niger?
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018
Olayinka Ajala
The US drone base in Niger has repercussions for the Sahel Sahara’s fragile security.
Tags: Sahel, United States, National Security, Africa
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 Exercise: Political Theatre with a Purpose
Commentary, 20 November 2018
Jack Watling
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 military exercise has served to solidify ties between member states, but the Alliance remains vulnerable in the eventuality of a military confrontation from Russia.
Tags: United States, NATO, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Europe
Is This the End of Nuclear Arms Control?
Newsbrief, 7 November 2018
Malcolm 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 Forces Treaty. While the discussion revealed some differences in perspective, it was agreed that expert dialogue can play an important role in informing the policy positions of all governments concerned.
Tags: UK-Russia Security Dialogue, United States, 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 2018
Justin 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 challenges and drivers; and suggests some potential options for force optimisation
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, United States, Germany, Military Sciences, France, UK
Lone Actor Terrorists and Extreme Right Wing Violence
Commentary, 31 October 2018
Raffaello Pantucci
Recent attacks perpetrated by extreme right wing terrorists in the US are undoubtedly linked to the upcoming mid-term elections, reflecting the reality that the country’s charged political scene may be pushing would-be terrorists into action
Tags: United States, Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, Terrorism, UK, Lone-Actor Terrorism, TerrorismPages
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 Exercise: Political Theatre with a Purpose
Commentary, 20 November 2018Jack Watling
NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 military exercise has served to solidify ties between member states, but the Alliance remains vulnerable in the eventuality of a military confrontation from Russia.
United States, NATO, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Europe
Lone Actor Terrorists and Extreme Right Wing Violence
Commentary, 31 October 2018Raffaello Pantucci
Recent attacks perpetrated by extreme right wing terrorists in the US are undoubtedly linked to the upcoming mid-term elections, reflecting the reality that the country’s charged political scene may be pushing would-be terrorists into action
United States, Tackling Extremism, International Security Studies, Terrorism, UK, Lone-Actor Terrorism, Terrorism
The Impending Demise of the INF Treaty: Britain Has a Job on Its Hands
Commentary, 22 October 2018James Cameron
President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US will withdraw from a landmark nuclear treaty comes at a bad time for the UK. Still, if damage to British security is to be limited, deft diplomatic handling from London will be required.
United States, US Defence Policy, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Collision Course in the South China Sea?
Commentary, 3 October 2018Veerle Nouwens
The United States and Chinese navies have just narrowly avoided a dangerous collision. This was not an accident but an escalation, a show of force on the part of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) to drive out the US Navy from what China considers its territorial waters in the South China Sea.
China, United States, Defence Policy, Law and Ethics, Maritime Forces
Give Up the Dream of a Grand Bargain: Why a Trump Can’t Strike a Deal with Iran
Commentary, 27 September 2018Albert Wolf
The US administration pretends that its decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran is a radically new approach which may change the entire regional strategic equation, similar to the huge policy reversal towards China executed by President Nixon in the early 1970s. But the Trump White House will be disappointed; the comparisons with Nixon are misconceived.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyPages
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 and Resilience 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
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
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
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
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 Issues
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, AmericasPages
"Back then “you had short notice systems and distrust on both sides,” said Tom Plant, a former specialist at the U.K.’s nuclear warhead design facility, and now director of proliferation and nuclear policy at the Royal United Services Institute, a London think tank. A return to a world without arms control would be “hideously dangerous.”"
As Trump Moves to Scrap Nuclear Treaty, Europe Asks: Why So Fast?
In The News, 25 October 2018 Tags: United States, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
"“This is the most severe crisis in nuclear arms control since the 1980s,” said Malcolm Chalmers, the deputy director general of the Royal United Services Institute. “If the INF treaty collapses, and with the New Start treaty on strategic arms due to expire in 2021, the world could be left without any limits on the nuclear arsenals of nuclear states for the first time since 1972.”"
Trump says US will withdraw from nuclear arms treaty with Russia
In The News, 21 October 2018 Tags: United States, Russia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
"“Kim referred only to Yongbyon, when we know that North Korea has other nuclear related facilities, which most analysts – and the US and ROK [South Korean] governments – believe includes at least one undeclared uranium enrichment plant,” he said. “The promised missile site dismantlement is neither nothing, nor tremendously meaningful. It is a positive step, but should be seen more as a confidence building measure than a serious concession,” he added."
Grand Olympic gestures are no substitute for progress on North Korean nukes
In The News, 19 September 2018 Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
"“As well as demonstrating to the West that it has this alliance with China, it’s also an opportunity for Russia to show what it’s learned from its military interventions, for example in Syria, for example in eastern Ukraine,” Ferris told VOA in an interview."
Russian War Games Seek to Cement Ties With China, Send Message to West
In The News, 13 September 2018 Tags: United States, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues
"Karin von Hippel on Trump's decision to cut US assistance to Pakistan."
Dr Karin von Hippel on US-Pakistani relations
In The News, 2 September 2018 Tags: Pakistan, United States
The Army’s ‘Recruitment Crisis’ is Not Just an IT Failure
Sea of Azov Crisis: Ukraine and Russia Clash, as do Competing Visions of European Security
In Context podcast - Episode 6: Sir Malcolm Rifkind