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A Post Mortem of a Disintegrated Review
Commentary, 9 April 2021
Jack Watling
If the Integrated Review is to succeed, the government will need to demonstrate through actions, rather than words, that it is able to coordinate interdepartmental activities and support key programmes.
Tags: Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, Defence Policy
Strengthening the UK’s National Resilience: The Tasks Ahead
Commentary, 8 April 2021
Toby Harris
The need to build national resilience against acute shocks and longer-term threats is acknowledged in the UK government’s latest policy review. Diverting resources to this purpose is now the real challenge.
Tags: UK, Resilience
"“To a certain extent, it’s absolutely a symbolic move by China,” says Veerle Nouwens, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. What’s notable over the past year is how China hasn’t hit out at the U.K. in the way it has against other countries such as Australia, she notes. "
How China’s Copycat Sanctions Cut Both Ways
In The News, 31 March 2021 Tags: China, International Security Studies, UK
The UK Integrated Review, or the Unconditional Optimism of Political Leadership
Commentary, 31 March 2021
Trevor Taylor
Well-written and brimming with confidence, the recently released Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy is short on detail about its implementation.
Tags: UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, Defence Policy
The Integrated Review: The UK as a Reluctant Middle Power?
Occasional Papers, 31 March 2021
Malcolm Chalmers
In the third of a series of reflections on UK foreign policy, Malcolm Chalmers looks at the government’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
Tags: UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, National Security, UK Defence
The UK Integrated Review and Future Generations
Commentary, 30 March 2021
Cat Tully and Lewis Lloyd
The UK government has published its vision. The task now is to engage with future generations in implementing this vision.
Tags: UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, National SecurityPages
A Post Mortem of a Disintegrated Review
Commentary, 9 April 2021Jack Watling
If the Integrated Review is to succeed, the government will need to demonstrate through actions, rather than words, that it is able to coordinate interdepartmental activities and support key programmes.
Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, Defence Policy
Strengthening the UK’s National Resilience: The Tasks Ahead
Commentary, 8 April 2021Toby Harris
The need to build national resilience against acute shocks and longer-term threats is acknowledged in the UK government’s latest policy review. Diverting resources to this purpose is now the real challenge.
UK, Resilience
The UK Integrated Review, or the Unconditional Optimism of Political Leadership
Commentary, 31 March 2021Trevor Taylor
Well-written and brimming with confidence, the recently released Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy is short on detail about its implementation.
UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, Defence Policy
The UK Integrated Review and Future Generations
Commentary, 30 March 2021Cat Tully and Lewis Lloyd
The UK government has published its vision. The task now is to engage with future generations in implementing this vision.
UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, National Security
The Defence and Security Industrial Strategy: Moving Away from Adversarial Relationships in the UK Defence Industrial Space
Commentary, 26 March 2021Trevor Taylor
With its emphasis on strong research, development, production and support capability within the UK, the long-awaited Defence and Security Industrial Strategy paper released on 23 March constitutes the foundation for the credibility of the government’s overall vision of a Global Britain.
Defence, Industries and Society, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, Defence ManagementPages
The UK's Nuclear Posture: Tracking the Integrated Review
Multimedia, 17 March 2021RUSI experts Tom Plant and Dr Matthew Harries give their initial reaction to the publication of the UK Integrated Review on Foreign, Security, Defence and Development policy, published on 16 March...
Tags: UK Integrated Review 2021, UK
UK-China Relations After the Huawei Decision
Multimedia, 14 July 2020Veerle Nouwens, Research Fellow at RUSI, looks at the implications for UK China relations after the UK government excluded the Chinese firm from the 5G network.
Tags: China, International Security Studies, UK
Season Two: The Alphabet Soup
Multimedia, 22 June 2020LLPs, SLPs, UBOs… In this episode, host Tom Keatinge is joined by Graham Barrow of the ‘Dark Money Files’ to examine why these acronyms always pop up in financial crime scandals, often with the UK at...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
Season Two Trailer: High Risk Thinking
Multimedia, 19 June 2020Isabella Chase, your host from Season 1, talks to CFCS director, Tom Keatinge about the thinking behind this season’s ‘high risk’ concept and what listeners can expect – from the people, places,...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Europe
Russian and Chinese Air Defences
Multimedia, 1 May 2020Justin Bronk, Research Fellow at RUSI outlines the current state of Russian and Chinese air defence capabilities.
Tags: Adversarial Studies, Aerospace, Military Sciences, Profession of Arms, Russia, UK, TechnologyPages
The Integrated Review: The UK as a Reluctant Middle Power?
Occasional Papers, 31 March 2021Malcolm Chalmers
In the third of a series of reflections on UK foreign policy, Malcolm Chalmers looks at the government’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
UK Integrated Review 2021, Occasional Papers, UK, National Security, UK Defence
UK–Russia Security Dialogue: European Security
Conference Reports, 30 March 2021Malcolm Chalmers and Andrey Kortunov
This Conference Report outlines the main findings of the workshop on ‘European Security’ organised by RUSI and the Russian International Affairs Council in February 2021 as part of the UK–Russia...
UK-Russia Security Dialogue, Russia, Conference Reports, UK
Sealing Technology Transfer Leaks: The Whack-a-Mole Analogy
RUSI Journal, 22 March 2021Rebecca Lucas and Trevor Taylor
States that rely on the global exchange of ideas, capital and people face challenges in preventing the theft of sensitive intellectual property.
Defence, Industries and Society, RUSI Journal, UK, Defence Management, Technology
Taking the Profit Out of Intellectual Property Crime: Piracy and Organised Crime
Whitehall Reports, 8 March 2021Ardi Janjeva, Alexandria Reid and Anton Moiseienko
This Whitehall Report explores how criminals make money from piracy and provides recommendations on how the UK government, law enforcement and private sector stakeholders can decrease the...
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Organised Crime and Policing, Whitehall Reports, AML/CTF, UK, Organised Crime, Technology
A Complex Matter: Examining Reporting on Terrorism in the UK
Occasional Papers, 4 March 2021Jessica White
This Occasional Paper analyses the role of media reporting on the impact of terrorism and offers recommendations to both the police and the media on how to improve their relationship and how they...
Terrorism and Conflict, UK Counter-terrorism, Occasional Papers, UKPages
Mapping a Pandemic: Britain and China: Unusual Business - The Future Bilateral Relationship
Events, 7 May 2020An online briefing from experts of the Royal United Services Institute on the impact of Covid-19 on the UK/China relationship.
China, International Security Studies, Coronavirus, UK
Mapping a Pandemic: Lasting Consequences For The UK's Defence And Security Posture
Events, 23 April 2020An online briefing from experts of the Royal United Services Institute on the impact of Covid-19 on the UK.
UK Integrated Review 2021, Coronavirus, UK
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
Tipping Point: Britain, Brexit and Security in the 2020s
Events, 26 November 2019A discussion with Professor Michael Clarke, Distinguished Fellow, RUSI and Helen Ramscar, Associate Fellow, RUSI, to launch their latest book entitled ‘Tipping Point: Britain, Brexit and Security in...
UK
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, EuropePages
"“To a certain extent, it’s absolutely a symbolic move by China,” says Veerle Nouwens, a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. What’s notable over the past year is how China hasn’t hit out at the U.K. in the way it has against other countries such as Australia, she notes."
How China’s Copycat Sanctions Cut Both Ways
In The News, 31 March 2021 Tags: China, International Security Studies, UK
"Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, noted that the US move followed a similar decision by Italy at the end of January. “All this builds up pressure on the UK to reconsider its own position, but it is unclear if will be enough to force a change in policy,” she said."
UK urged to follow US in restricting arms sales to Saudi Arabia
In The News, 5 February 2021 Tags: International Security Studies, United States, Unpacking the MENA, Americas, UK, Europe
"Dr Kaushal told The Sun Online the “game changer” hypersonic missiles present a “substantial challenge” to any potential foe. “If directed properly it could kill a multi-billion pound asset like an aircraft carrier but it only costs in the millions,” he said. “So the attacker can afford to waste a few missiles, whereas the defender faces the problem that even one hit to a carrier can be catastrophic. If an attack fails it’s the loss of a missile costing a few million pounds which is not great but China has been developing a pretty large inventory of missiles. With a hypersonic because if can change course quite rapidly in flight it’s difficult for defenders to identify its likely target.”"
LETHAL WEAPON Brit aircraft carrier faces threat from swarm of hypersonic Chinese missiles on first mission in South China Sea
In The News, 3 February 2021 Tags: Military Sciences, UK, Maritime Forces
"Tom Ascott discusses the politicisation of coronavirus and the dangers of disinformation online."
Defeating Disinformation
In The News, 27 November 2020 Tags: Cyber, UK, Information, Intelligence, Technology, Europe
"Science and technology made easy for 1st to 6th graders. In this Interview with Tom Ascott, host Christian Amyx and Tom talk about information warfare, disinformation and deep fakes. "
Podcast: Interview with Tom Ascott, Digital Communications Manager at the Royal United Services Institute
In The News, 16 November 2020 Tags: Cyber, United States, Americas, UK, Information, Intelligence, Technology, Europe
A Post Mortem of a Disintegrated Review
Revolutions Of War
Strengthening the UK’s National Resilience: The Tasks Ahead