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"She said: “A face-to-face meeting with an American President is a huge propaganda coup for Mr Kim and the summit could be seen as rewarding their rush to develop nuclear weapons. The North Korean regime is brutal and by smiling and shaking hands with their leaders you give them something which will be played on TV endlessly at home.” "
Donald Trump trolled after footage of president awkwardly saluting North Korean soldier broadcast on state TV
In The News, 15 June 2018 Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
China’s Xi Jinping Will Sleep More Soundly After the Singapore Summit
Commentary, 13 June 2018
Charles Parton
China was absent from the US-North Korea summit, but is a beneficiary of what has emerged from that gathering in Singapore.
Tags: China, United States, North Korea, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
"Something like this could transit to areas very fast, and, if produced in large numbers without having to train pilots, could at the very least soak up missiles from US fighters, and at the very best be an effective fighter by itself. If you can produce lots of them, quantity has a quality all its own," Bronk told Business Insider. "
China just showed it has a new 'Dark Sword' fighter jet — and it's a nightmare for the US
In The News, 5 June 2018 Tags: Aerospace, China, United States, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues
India’s Strategic Links with the US: Differing Visions, Different Impact
Commentary, 4 June 2018
Dr Vinjay Kaura
As India’s strategic links with the US expand, New Delhi will find it difficult to shield its fruitful military relations with Russia. In theory, India does not have to face a binary choice between allies, but in practice, may increasingly be faced with precisely this predicament.
Tags: China, United States, India, Russia, Global Security Issues
Nord Stream II: The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn
Newsbrief, 1 June 2018
Alex Maciag
Increasing tension over Nord Stream II puts the spotlight on a West that still lacks unity or a clear policy towards Russia. The divisions over the project are adding to bitterness within the EU and the transatlantic relationship, and benefiting Moscow.
Tags: United States, Russia, Global Security Issues, Europe
Book Review: True to Their Salt: Indigenous Personnel in Western Armed Forces
RUSI Journal, 30 May 2018
Richard S Fogarty
Richard S Fogarty reviewsTrue to Their Salt: Indigenous Personnel in Western Armed Forces, by Rob Johnson.
Tags: United States, France, UK, Military PersonnelPages
China’s Xi Jinping Will Sleep More Soundly After the Singapore Summit
Commentary, 13 June 2018Charles Parton
China was absent from the US-North Korea summit, but is a beneficiary of what has emerged from that gathering in Singapore.
China, United States, North Korea, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
India’s Strategic Links with the US: Differing Visions, Different Impact
Commentary, 4 June 2018Dr Vinjay Kaura
As India’s strategic links with the US expand, New Delhi will find it difficult to shield its fruitful military relations with Russia. In theory, India does not have to face a binary choice between allies, but in practice, may increasingly be faced with precisely this predicament.
China, United States, India, Russia, Global Security Issues
Collateral Damage: President Trump’s Decision on Iran and Its Impact on Europe
Commentary, 9 May 2018Emil Dall
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Iran nuclear agreement, and reimpose sanctions against Iran, will matter most in Europe.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
The US–Russia Relationship is Doomed, for Years to Come
Commentary, 23 April 2018Lincoln Pigman
Despite seemingly encouraging signs, the US–Russia relationship is fundamentally unhealthy
United States, Russia
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, UKPages
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
Nord Stream II: The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn
Newsbrief, 1 June 2018Alex Maciag
Increasing tension over Nord Stream II puts the spotlight on a West that still lacks unity or a clear policy towards Russia. The divisions over the project are adding to bitterness within the EU and...
United States, Newsbrief, Russia, Global Security Issues, Europe
Book Review: True to Their Salt: Indigenous Personnel in Western Armed Forces
RUSI Journal, 30 May 2018Richard S Fogarty
Richard S Fogarty reviewsTrue to Their Salt: Indigenous Personnel in Western Armed Forces, by Rob Johnson.
RUSI Journal, United States, France, UK, Military Personnel
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 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 Ethics
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 CommitmentsPages
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, 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 IssuesPages
"She said: “A face-to-face meeting with an American President is a huge propaganda coup for Mr Kim and the summit could be seen as rewarding their rush to develop nuclear weapons. The North Korean regime is brutal and by smiling and shaking hands with their leaders you give them something which will be played on TV endlessly at home.”"
Donald Trump trolled after footage of president awkwardly saluting North Korean soldier broadcast on state TV
In The News, 15 June 2018 Tags: United States, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
"Something like this could transit to areas very fast, and, if produced in large numbers without having to train pilots, could at the very least soak up missiles from US fighters, and at the very best be an effective fighter by itself. If you can produce lots of them, quantity has a quality all its own," Bronk told Business Insider."
China just showed it has a new 'Dark Sword' fighter jet — and it's a nightmare for the US
In The News, 5 June 2018 Tags: Aerospace, China, United States, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues
"“Maybe the mood is less pro-Iran at the moment, but things change.”"
Iran’s Push for Influence Meets Resistance in Iraq and Syria
In The News, 24 May 2018 Tags: RUSI International, United States, Iran, Global Security Issues
"Shashank Joshi, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London said: “Iran conducted a wave of assassinations across Europe in the 1990s, and the Iran-backed militant group Hizbullah is widely thought to have been responsible for the Burgas attack in 2012 as retaliation for Israeli targeting of Iranian nuclear scientists.”"
Mike Pompeo claims Iran carrying out 'assassination operations' in Europe
In The News, 22 May 2018 Tags: United States, Iran, Global Security Issues
" “Europeans need to be realistic about their own capabilities: playing into the populist anti-American narrative won’t do anything to create a European defense architecture, not will it result in more defense spending by Germany.”"
Lifting Trump’s Playbook Is Risky for Europe
In The News, 21 May 2018 Tags: RUSI International, United States, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Europe
Colombia’s New President: Will the Peace Deal Survive?
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan: Moving From the Personal to the Strategic Domain
The UK Government's Prevent Strategy