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The US-Russia Nuclear Treaty Under Threat
Multimedia, 21 October 2018
After 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 offering his assessment.
Tags: United States, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
India’s Balancing Act Between the US and Russia
Commentary, 19 October 2018
Vinay Kaura
India proposes to purchase the S-400 Russian missile defence system. The plan unnecessarily infuriates the United States, and is unlikely to enhance India’s long-term security objectives.
Tags: India, International Security Studies, Russia, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Technology
The Russian Military Commitment in Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean
Article, 17 October 2018
Rod Thornton
Russia is likely to stay in the region for the long term.
Tags: Russia, Syria
Salisbury, Novichok and International Law on the Use of Force
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018
Stephen Lewis
Can the alleged poisoning be considered an armed attack?
Tags: Russia, UK, Global Security Issues, UK Defence
Book Review: Biosecurity in Putin’s Russia
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018
Ryan Henrici
Ryan Henrici reviews Biosecurity in Putin’s Russia, by Raymond A Zilinskas and Philippe Mauger
Tags: Russia, Technology
Russia’s Hybrid State and President Putin’s Fourth-Term Foreign Policy
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018
Graeme P Herd
Russia’s hybrid state poses a problem for Western attempts to engage Moscow.
Tags: RussiaPages
India’s Balancing Act Between the US and Russia
Commentary, 19 October 2018Vinay Kaura
India proposes to purchase the S-400 Russian missile defence system. The plan unnecessarily infuriates the United States, and is unlikely to enhance India’s long-term security objectives.
India, International Security Studies, Russia, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Indo-Pakistan Conflict, Technology
Countering Russian Cyber Operations
Commentary, 8 October 2018Conrad Prince CB
The coordinated international action targeting hostile Russian cyber operations represents a real determination by Western governments not to leave cyber an uncontested space for Russia. But the question remains as to what steps governments can take that will actually deter Russia from continuing their hostile cyber operations.
Cyber, Cyber Security, Russia, Technology
Russia’s Vostok-2018 Exercise is About a Lot More Than War With NATO
Commentary, 7 September 2018Jack Watling
Russia’s large-scale forthcoming exercise will demonstrate the country’s growing military capabilities. But there is also an element of theatre in this exercise.
Russia, Military Sciences, Land Forces, Military Personnel
Russia Unlikely to Walk Away from Ukraine Agreements, but Tense Times Lie Ahead
Commentary, 5 September 2018Emily Ferris
The recent assassination of a rebel leader in Ukraine spotlights the region’s murky realities, but probably won’t influence the current political stalemate over the Ukraine crisis.
RUSI International, Ukraine, Global Strategy and Commitments, Russia, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
The Aftermath of the Helsinki Summit: The Belarus Angle
Commentary, 1 August 2018Emily Ferris
As the dust settles on the 16 July Helsinki summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the discussion continues to focus on whether Putin or his US counterpart came out on top, exactly what was said in the closed-door session and whether there will be another summit. One significant European angle, however, continues to be overlooked: what the summit revealed...
International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security IssuesPages
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
Russia’s Hybrid State and President Putin’s Fourth-Term Foreign Policy
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Graeme P Herd
Russia’s hybrid state poses a problem for Western attempts to engage Moscow.
RUSI Journal, Russia
The Russian Military Commitment in Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean
Article, 17 October 2018Rod Thornton
Russia is likely to stay in the region for the long term.
Russia, Syria
Salisbury, Novichok and International Law on the Use of Force
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Stephen Lewis
Can the alleged poisoning be considered an armed attack?
RUSI Journal, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues, UK Defence
Book Review: Biosecurity in Putin’s Russia
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Ryan Henrici
Ryan Henrici reviews Biosecurity in Putin’s Russia, by Raymond A Zilinskas and Philippe Mauger
RUSI Journal, Russia, Technology
Vostok’s Weak Optics Reveal Russia and China’s Fractured Relationship
Newsbrief, 21 September 2018Emily Ferris and Veerle Nouwens
The joint Russia–China Vostok exercises demonstrated some military cooperation between the two. However, the more significant event was the concomitant Eastern Economic Forum, an investment forum...
China, Newsbrief, International Security Studies, Russia, Global Security Issues, New Silk Road, Land Forces, Land OperationsPages
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 Policy
Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess
Events, 17 March 2016A lecture by Andrew Lownie, literary agent and author.
Russia, UK, HistoryPages
"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
"“It is significant,” said Ewan Lawson, a cyber warfare analyst from the Royal United Services Institute, the UK think-tank. “While the US tend to indict and name and shame, the UK has been reluctant to do that up to now.” "
UK blames ‘reckless’ cyber attacks on Russia’s GRU spy agency
In The News, 4 October 2018 Tags: Russia, Military Sciences, UK, Intelligence
"“By launching disruptive operations that threaten life in target societies, they blur the line between war and peace,” explained Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director general at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)."
West accuses Russia of global hacking conspiracy
In The News, 3 October 2018 Tags: Russia, UK, Intelligence
""It would be very unlikely that the Israelis were trying to engineer a situation where the Syrians shot down a Russian plane," Bronk said, but perhaps they did intend to use the Il-20 overhead to convince Syria not to shoot. "The S-200 is not a very sophisictated system," said Bronk. "It's not going to distinguish between a fighter and a big plane.""
Syria's air defenses kill 15 Russian airmen in the latest embarrassing blunder
In The News, 18 September 2018 Tags: Aerospace, Russia, Military Sciences, Syria, Global Security Issues
"Prof Trevor Taylor, of the RUSI think-tank, confirmed: “There remains a reluctance from member states to commit to capital projects like this, for fear that they may be viewed as provocation.”"
Vladimir Putin FLEXES MUSCLES with HUGE show of military force - NATO on alert
In The News, 16 September 2018 Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, Russia, Global Security Issues
The US-Russia Nuclear Treaty Under Threat
India’s Balancing Act Between the US and Russia
Denmark’s Poor Performance in the Fight Against Financial Crime Shows Why European Regulation is Needed