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""Any attack on NATO would be an extremely high-risk gamble for Russia and any other state adversary," said Justin Bronk, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a London think tank. "The core purpose of the alliance — to ensure the collective defense of even its most militarily vulnerable members — remains flawed but still at least somewhat effective," he said. "
What is NATO? And what do Trump and Russia think about it?
In The News, 19 April 2018 Tags: United States, NATO, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues
"By arguing that we should let Assad finish the job, we are essentially telegraphing to other authoritarian leaders that it is ok to kill and displace tens of thousands of civilians, as long as they don’t use chemical weapons. We are also not addressing the grievances that enabled IS to find fertile ground in Syria. "
Syria—it’s time to launch a diplomatic war
In The News, 18 April 2018 Tags: United States, Russia, Syria, France, UK, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"“The trajectory that I’ve seen from footage of reported Syrian SAMs don’t match up with what I’d expect to see for intercept attempts against low-flying cruise missiles,” Justin Bronk, an air-combat expert at the Royal United Services Institute, told Business Insider. “I don’t believe the Russian/Syrian intercept claims.” "
Photos of the Syria strike appear to show missile interceptors firing blindly, failing to stop missile attack
In The News, 16 April 2018 Tags: Aerospace, United States, Russia, Military Sciences, Syria, UK, Global Security Issues
""I don’t think the Russians would target a warship or aircraft because they know they can’t beat the US in a conventional war,” said Mr Bronk. “But they can and would target cruise missiles to satisfy their honour.”
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US naval presence off Syria sends clear signal
In The News, 13 April 2018 Tags: United States, Russia, Military Sciences, Syria, Global Security Issues
""It is not obvious how the Russians can extricate themselves from a binary decision," said Jonathan Eyal of the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based research group. "Either they confront the American-led operation which is about to come to Syria, or they don't do anything," he added.
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Washington, Moscow Maneuver to Limit Syria Fallout
In The News, 13 April 2018 Tags: RUSI International, United States, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
""I think that this is an enormous and rather characteristic amount of hyperbole from Donald Trump," said Justin Bronk, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, referring to the latest outburst over Syria. "At times during the Cold War, we were literally minutes away at various points from all-out nuclear war." "
Trump's Cold War rhetoric over Syria doesn't reflect reality, experts say
In The News, 12 April 2018 Tags: Aerospace, United States, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security IssuesPages
Strike Options for the US, France and the UK in Syria
Commentary, 11 April 2018Justin Bronk
In 2017, the US launched an ineffective cruise missile attack Syria’s Shayrat airbase in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack. So, what can the Western powers do now to deter the Assad regime from repeating last week’s chlorine gas attack on Douma?
United States, Russia, Military Sciences, Syria, France, UK
The Proposed US–North Korea Summit: The Art of the Deal
Commentary, 16 March 2018Cristina Varriale
There has been a flurry of headlines relating to the US, North Korea and Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes. However, this time it’s not about a nuclear war, it’s about meetings and dialogue.
United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Another Bite at a 'Hamburger Summit'?
Commentary, 9 March 2018Tom Plant
Stunning news overnight, as US President Donald Trump agreed to an unprecedented summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un by the end of May. Or did he?
United States, North Korea
An Angry Tehran Cautious after Trump’s Iran Nuclear Speech
Commentary, 16 October 2017Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi
For the moment, Iran is biding its time in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to decertify its nuclear deal with key governments. But Tehran’s patience won’t last long.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Americas, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North Africa
Pulling Out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran: And Then What?
Commentary, 9 August 2017Albert B Wolf
For all the Sturm und Drang over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, neither side has answered the crucial question the Trump administration faces if it abrogates the deal: ‘And then what?’
Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Americas, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North AfricaPages
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 Issues
President Trump's Nuclear Button Tweet
Multimedia, 3 January 2018 Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
Dealing with the Latest North Korea Missile Threat
Multimedia, 11 August 2017Following a war of words between US President Donald Trump and the Pyongyang regime, are we at risk of escalation? RUSI experts Tom Plant, Cristina Varriale and Emil Dall discuss.
Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyPages
Air Forces as Weapons Systems
Conference Reports, 21 March 2018Justin Bronk
Report on the one-day RUSI conference that focused on exploring whether air forces can, or indeed should, seek to fight like a single weapons system. Delegates heard from the US Air Force and Royal...
Aerospace, China, United States, Equipment and Acquisitions, India, Conference Reports, Europe
Book Review: Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA
RUSI Journal, 19 March 2018Huw Dylan
Huw Dylan 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: Armageddon and Paranoia: The Nuclear Confrontation
RUSI Journal, 15 March 2018Gill Bennett
Gill Bennett reviews Armageddon and Paranoia: The Nuclear Confrontation, by Rodric Braithwaite
RUSI Journal, United States, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Book Review: American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump
RUSI Journal, 15 March 2018William James
WIlliam James reviews American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump, by Hal Brands.
RUSI Journal, United States, Global Strategy and Commitments
Six Months into the Fiscal Year and the US Department of Defense Might get its Budget
Newsbrief, 9 March 2018Trevor Taylor
With the threat (or realisation) of a budget negotiation-related government shutdown becoming an almost annual spectacle in Washington, it is no small miracle that the Department of Defense is able...
Civil–Military Relations, United States, Defence Spending, NewsbriefPages
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, Americas
Security Challenges Facing the Next US President: A Conversation with General (Ret) David H Petraeus
Events, 5 October 2016In this wide ranging discussion, General Petraeus considered the security challenges facing the next US President.
United States, Global Security Issues
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, HistoryPages
""Any attack on NATO would be an extremely high-risk gamble for Russia and any other state adversary," said Justin Bronk, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a London think tank. "The core purpose of the alliance — to ensure the collective defense of even its most militarily vulnerable members — remains flawed but still at least somewhat effective," he said."
What is NATO? And what do Trump and Russia think about it?
In The News, 19 April 2018 Tags: United States, NATO, Russia, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues
"By arguing that we should let Assad finish the job, we are essentially telegraphing to other authoritarian leaders that it is ok to kill and displace tens of thousands of civilians, as long as they don’t use chemical weapons. We are also not addressing the grievances that enabled IS to find fertile ground in Syria."
Syria—it’s time to launch a diplomatic war
In The News, 18 April 2018 Tags: United States, Russia, Syria, France, UK, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"“The trajectory that I’ve seen from footage of reported Syrian SAMs don’t match up with what I’d expect to see for intercept attempts against low-flying cruise missiles,” Justin Bronk, an air-combat expert at the Royal United Services Institute, told Business Insider. “I don’t believe the Russian/Syrian intercept claims.”"
Photos of the Syria strike appear to show missile interceptors firing blindly, failing to stop missile attack
In The News, 16 April 2018 Tags: Aerospace, United States, Russia, Military Sciences, Syria, UK, Global Security Issues
""It is not obvious how the Russians can extricate themselves from a binary decision," said Jonathan Eyal of the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based research group. "Either they confront the American-led operation which is about to come to Syria, or they don't do anything," he added. "
Washington, Moscow Maneuver to Limit Syria Fallout
In The News, 13 April 2018 Tags: RUSI International, United States, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
""I don’t think the Russians would target a warship or aircraft because they know they can’t beat the US in a conventional war,” said Mr Bronk. “But they can and would target cruise missiles to satisfy their honour.” "
US naval presence off Syria sends clear signal
In The News, 13 April 2018 Tags: United States, Russia, Military Sciences, Syria, Global Security Issues
Could Russian S-400s Protect Syria Against Cruise Missiles?
How Can Social Media Companies Stop the Spread of Fake News?
Syria and Salisbury: The Continuing Battle to Maintain Trust in Evidence of Illegal Use of Chemical Weapons