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"As online news and social media have proliferated over the last decade, a whole new category of information has entered the popular lexicon: fake news. Online disinformation has come a long way from “On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog” to a place where a malicious article hatched from a troll farm can sit side-by-side with legitimate, rigorous journalism. Awareness of the issue is widespread, but stopping misinformation requires social media platforms, journalists, fact checkers, and citizens all to take action. "
Is media literacy the magic bullet for fake news?
In The News, 28 February 2020 Tags: Cyber, UK, Information, Law and Ethics, Technology, Europe
Germany’s Greens at 40: Between Pacifist Roots and Potential Government Responsibility
Commentary, 26 February 2020
Lydia Wachs
While Germany’s mainstream parties – the so-called Volksparteien (mass-movement people’s party) – are faltering, the Greens are on course to be part of the next German government. However, their current security policy platforms will not remain unchallenged.
Tags: Germany, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
Beyond Prevention: The Role of Strategic Communications Across the Four Pillars of Counterterrorism Strategy
RUSI Journal, 21 February 2020
Andrew Glazzard and Alastair Reed
Strategic communications is a valuable addition to counterterrorism policy.
Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, UK, Domestic Security, Information, National Security, Terrorism, Europe
"Meme warfare now more often refers to using memes as individual weapons of information warfare. It’s a form of disinformation that can be used to secure strategic goals. "
How memes are becoming the new frontier of information warfare
In The News, 19 February 2020 Tags: Cyber, UK, Information, Resilience, Technology, Europe
"Alexandria Reid, national security studies researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, has long criticised free ports for harbouring illegal activity. She says: “It is positive that the Government is taking an evidence-based approach. But a consultation is only useful if the Government listens to the evidence it receives.
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Business focus: Fears grow over new Chancellor's tax-lite free ports push
In The News, 19 February 2020 Tags: Organised Crime and Policing, UK, Maritime Forces, Organised Crime, Europe
An Increasingly Volatile International Environment Opens New Fronts for European Navies
Commentary, 19 February 2020
Patrick Chevallereau
From the Strait of Hormuz to the eastern Mediterranean, maritime tensions are pushing European states to expand their use of naval power.
Tags: Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, EuropePages
Germany’s Greens at 40: Between Pacifist Roots and Potential Government Responsibility
Commentary, 26 February 2020Lydia Wachs
While Germany’s mainstream parties – the so-called Volksparteien (mass-movement people’s party) – are faltering, the Greens are on course to be part of the next German government. However, their current security policy platforms will not remain unchallenged.
Germany, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe
An Increasingly Volatile International Environment Opens New Fronts for European Navies
Commentary, 19 February 2020Patrick Chevallereau
From the Strait of Hormuz to the eastern Mediterranean, maritime tensions are pushing European states to expand their use of naval power.
Global Security Issues, Maritime Forces, Europe
Greater Europe and the Future of Global Order
Commentary, 18 February 2020Zachary Paikin
The latest Munich Security Conference hosted a great deal of talk about Europe as a greater strategic player. But for now, as it embarks on a new decade, most of this remains just talk.
China, NATO, European Union, Russia, Global Security Issues, Europe
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly as an Antidote to Public Disengagement from Defence
Commentary, 7 February 2020Madeleine Moon
NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly is an asset which deserves greater attention
Civil–Military Relations, Modern Deterrence, United States, NATO, North America, Resilience, Europe
The Weakness of ‘People’ in Deterrence
Commentary, 18 December 2019Justin Bronk
Investing in people is a worthy cause in itself. But it plays a diminished role in deterrence.
China, United States, NATO, Military Sciences, Military Personnel, EuropePages
Episode 10: Leaks, Links and Brexit
Multimedia, 29 January 2020In this episode, host Isabella Chase is joined by guests to discuss the most recent money laundering leaks, UK-linked financial crime cases, and the impact that Brexit will have on the financial...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
Episode 09: New Year, New Challenges
Multimedia, 15 January 2020In this episode, host Isabella Chase is joined by guests to discuss the challenges that will face financial institutions in 2020. To discuss the recent financial crime news, Isabella is joined by...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
In Context podcast - Episode 13 - Sir John Scarlett
Multimedia, 29 August 2019In this episode Karin talks to Sir John Scarlett about his career in the British Secret Intelligence Service, including his time as Chief. They discuss the collapse of the Soviet Union, 9/11 and even...
Tags: The decade after 9/11, The War on Terror, Defence Policy, UK, Intelligence, International Institutions, Terrorism, Europe
Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Multimedia, 18 June 2019Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi talks to BBC News about the Iran Nuclear Deal. One year after the U.S. withdrew from the Iran Deal, Iran is looking to scale back its commitment.
Tags: United States, Iran, Americas, Germany, International Security Studies, Russia, France, UK, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
Someone Had To Do It - Reflections from D-Day
Multimedia, 31 May 2019 Tags: Germany, France, UK, History, Military Personnel, EuropePages
Beyond Prevention: The Role of Strategic Communications Across the Four Pillars of Counterterrorism Strategy
RUSI Journal, 21 February 2020Andrew Glazzard and Alastair Reed
Strategic communications is a valuable addition to counterterrorism policy.
RUSI Journal, UK Counter-terrorism, Tackling Extremism, UK, Domestic Security, Information, National Security, Terrorism, Europe
5G Cyber Security: A Risk-Management Approach
Occasional Papers, 14 February 2020James Sullivan and Rebecca Lucas
A risk-management approach is the best way to secure the UK's future 5G network.
China, Cyber, Cyber Security, United States, Occasional Papers, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, UK, Domestic Security, Information, Intelligence, Technology, Europe
Taking Control: Rediscovering the Centrality of National Interest in UK Foreign and Security Policy
Whitehall Reports, 10 February 2020Malcolm Chalmers
Following Brexit, the UK will need to adopt a flexible approach in its foreign and security policy.
Whitehall Reports, NATO, European Union, Defence Policy, UK, International Institutions, UK Defence, Europe
Understanding Financial Crime Risks in E-Commerce
Occasional Papers, 29 January 2020Anton Moiseienko
This paper shows that e-commerce continues to be exploited by criminal actors. Regulators and governments can do more to prevent this.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Occasional Papers, UK, Financial Crime 2.0, Organised Crime, Technology, Europe
Out of Sight, Out of Mind? European Responses to the Return of Foreign Fighters
RUSI Newsbrief, 24 January 2020Juliana Suess
European states are dealing with foreign fighters in diverse judicial and legislative environments, and while they would benefit from collaboration, a lack of political will could prevent this.
RUSI Newsbrief, Tackling Extremism, EuropePages
RUSI Annual Security Lecture
Events, 24 February 2020Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick delivered the inaugural RUSI Annual Security Lecture.
Cyber, Organised Crime and Policing, UK, Technology, Europe
Britain in the World
Conference, 10 February 2020This conference explored the UK’s foreign policy priorities post-Brexit and examines its new role in the world.
RUSI International, Europe
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
David Davis on Brexit and Security
Events, 6 June 2018David Davis, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, discussed security co-operation post-Brexit.
UK, Europe
Prime Minister Erna Solberg on the Security Policy Challenges Facing Norway and Europe today
Events, 6 June 2018An address by Her Excellency Mrs Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway.
NATO, International Institutions, EuropePages
"As online news and social media have proliferated over the last decade, a whole new category of information has entered the popular lexicon: fake news. Online disinformation has come a long way from “On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog” to a place where a malicious article hatched from a troll farm can sit side-by-side with legitimate, rigorous journalism. Awareness of the issue is widespread, but stopping misinformation requires social media platforms, journalists, fact checkers, and citizens all to take action."
Is media literacy the magic bullet for fake news?
In The News, 28 February 2020 Tags: Cyber, UK, Information, Law and Ethics, Technology, Europe
"Alexandria Reid, national security studies researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, has long criticised free ports for harbouring illegal activity. She says: “It is positive that the Government is taking an evidence-based approach. But a consultation is only useful if the Government listens to the evidence it receives. "
Business focus: Fears grow over new Chancellor's tax-lite free ports push
In The News, 19 February 2020 Tags: Organised Crime and Policing, UK, Maritime Forces, Organised Crime, Europe
"Meme warfare now more often refers to using memes as individual weapons of information warfare. It’s a form of disinformation that can be used to secure strategic goals. "
How memes are becoming the new frontier of information warfare
In The News, 19 February 2020 Tags: Cyber, UK, Information, Resilience, Technology, Europe
"In this episode of Dollar & Sense, David Dollar is joined by Tom Keatinge to discuss the ramifications Brexit will have on the United Kingdom’s use of financial sanctions and regulation of financial crime."
How will the UK use financial sanctions in a post-Brexit world?
In The News, 18 February 2020 Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, Brexit Briefings, UK, Europe
"Soon 20,000 U.S. soldiers will arrive in Europe. They will bring tanks, armored vehicles and other equipment. Even as some Europeans claim the trans-Atlantic relationship is unraveling, the U.S. is about to launch its largest military exercise in Europe in more than a quarter-century, known as Defender Europe 20. The first stages began earlier this month, and the exercise will continue through the spring. The next step should be a similar endeavor by the Europeans themselves."
Trump's America Is Committed to Europe
In The News, 10 February 2020 Tags: Modern Deterrence, United States, Americas, Military Sciences, France, Europe
Crypto in the Hermit Kingdom: Understanding the Objectives of the Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference
Serious Organised Crime and Britain’s Forthcoming Integrated Review
Germany’s Greens at 40: Between Pacifist Roots and Potential Government Responsibility