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Sea of Azov Crisis: Ukraine and Russia Clash, as do Competing Visions of European Security
Commentary, 12 December 2018
Wojciech Pawlus
Ukraine’s current predicament is a reminder of how Western governments have failed to anchor the country in existing security structures
Tags: Ukraine, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues, History
Book Review: The Long Hangover: Putin’s New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018
Sarah Lain
Sarah Lain reviews The Long Hangover: Putin’s New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past, by Shaun Walker
Tags: Russia
Book Review: Russia’s Military Revival
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018
Frank Ledwidge
Frank Ledwidge reviews Russia’s Military Revival, by Bettina Renz
Tags: Armed Forces, Russia
Svalbard: NATO’s Arctic ‘Achilles’ Heel’
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018
James K Wither
The archipelago of Svalbard shows how emergent issues in the Arctic could lead to new tensions between Russia and NATO.
Tags: NATO, Russia
Book Review: The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018
Gill Bennett
Gill Bennett reviews The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War, by Ben Macintyre
Tags: Russia, UK
Russian Cyber Operations: State-led Organised Crime
Commentary, 28 November 2018
James Sullivan
Russia is emulating approaches used by cybercriminals as it blurs the line between state and non-state activities in cyberspace
Tags: Cyber, National Security and Resilience Studies, Cyber Security, Russia, TechnologyPages
Sea of Azov Crisis: Ukraine and Russia Clash, as do Competing Visions of European Security
Commentary, 12 December 2018Wojciech Pawlus
Ukraine’s current predicament is a reminder of how Western governments have failed to anchor the country in existing security structures
Ukraine, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues, History
Russian Cyber Operations: State-led Organised Crime
Commentary, 28 November 2018James Sullivan
Russia is emulating approaches used by cybercriminals as it blurs the line between state and non-state activities in cyberspace
Cyber, National Security and Resilience Studies, Cyber Security, Russia, Technology
Probing the Baltic States: Why Russia’s Ambitions Do Not Have a Security Dimension
Commentary, 21 November 2018Emily Ferris
As a political and military reassurance, a recent NATO exercise in the Baltic region makes sense. But Russia’s real levers of influence over the Baltic states are not military, and NATO may not be the appropriate answer.
NATO, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues, Intelligence, Europe
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
India and Russia: Ties that Bind
Commentary, 12 November 2018Aaditya Dave
Ties between India and Russia may not be strengthening quite so fast as both sides diversify their partners, but history and strategic considerations still bind the two powers.
India, International Security Studies, Russia, Defence Policy, Europe, Central and South AsiaPages
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 Trump Presidency
Multimedia, 19 January 2017RUSI Director General Dr Karin von Hippel discusses the foreign and security policy challenges of the Trump presidency ahead of his inauguration for Sky News.
Tags: China, United States, US Defence Policy, Iran, NATO, Russia, Global Security Issues
Russian Intelligence and the #Kompromat allegations
Multimedia, 11 January 2017Dr Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director at RUSI examines the allegations behind Russian intelligence and President-elect Donald Trump
Tags: RUSI International, United States, Russia, Intelligence
Russia's Foreign Policy in 2017
Multimedia, 21 December 2016RUSI Research Fellow Sarah Lain predicts that Russia's foreign policy will continue to be a major story in 2017, especially their relationship with the US in the aftermath of the election of Donald...
Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security IssuesPages
Svalbard: NATO’s Arctic ‘Achilles’ Heel’
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018James K Wither
The archipelago of Svalbard shows how emergent issues in the Arctic could lead to new tensions between Russia and NATO.
RUSI Journal, NATO, Russia
Book Review: The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018Gill Bennett
Gill Bennett reviews The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War, by Ben Macintyre
RUSI Journal, Russia, UK
Book Review: The Long Hangover: Putin’s New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018Sarah Lain
Sarah Lain reviews The Long Hangover: Putin’s New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past, by Shaun Walker
RUSI Journal, Russia
Book Review: Russia’s Military Revival
RUSI Journal, 6 December 2018Frank Ledwidge
Frank Ledwidge reviews Russia’s Military Revival, by Bettina Renz
Armed Forces, RUSI Journal, Russia
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 PolicyPages
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
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
Understanding the Cyber Threat Landscape
Events, 9 February 2017This RUSI Under 35 Forum event explored the geopolitics of cyber attacks, with speakers including Taavi Rõivas, former Prime Minister of Estonia
Cyber, Russia, Technology
Security Risks and Challenges: A View from Bulgaria
Events, 24 October 2016The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, H.E. Mr Daniel Mitov, will give a speech on the challenges facing the south-eastern flank of NATO and the EU.
Turkey, Russia, Europe
How Not to Become a Spy: In Conversation with Justin Lifflander
Events, 13 May 2016Justin Lifflander, former weapons inspector during the Cold War, will share his experience working in the former Soviet Union and provide his perspective on current Russia-U.S. relations.
International Security Studies, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyPages
"NATO and its partner states have shifted to a "public engagement campaign, which basically calls people out for cyber attacks, jamming and disruptive behavior to try and deter and discourage it," said Jack Watling, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a think tank based in London."
Norway calling out Russia's jamming shows European policy shift
In The News, 24 November 2018 Tags: NATO, North America, Russia, Military Sciences, Europe
"“Training would be deemed acceptable,” she told the Telegraph, “but anything more substantive and Russia would be forced to respond in some way.Troops on the ground are always the most aggressive scenario. Ukraine is an area of Russia’s strategic interest [but] training would not be too bad.However, it would be quite a serious escalation if British naval forces started amassing near [the Sea of] Azov. That would be seen as quite aggressive by Russia and it would have to respond to that.”"
More British troops to be deployed to Ukraine in face of threat from Russia, MoD to announce
In The News, 21 November 2018 Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, UK
"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
"Emily Ferris, from the Royal United Services Institute defence think tank, said: "GRU is one of three of Russia's intelligence agencies whose activities often overlap, the others are the Federal Security Services (FSB) and the Foreign Intelligence Services (SVR). The FSB has a broader remit, including counter-terrorism, border control and domestic surveillance, but all the agencies are in competition for resources and funding.""
GRU Russia: The spy agency and global cyber-attacks explained
In The News, 5 October 2018 Tags: International Security Studies, Russia, Intelligence
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
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