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""From a European perspective, there has been a lot of difficulty and challenges in dealing with the policy," said Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, a research fellow in Middle East security at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London.
"There has not been an endorsement from across the pond," Tabrizi told Al Jazeera.
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Pompeo to face House panel on US killing of Iran's Soleimani
In The News, 28 February 2020 Tags: US Defence Policy, Iran, International Security Studies, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"The American withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in May 2018 has not prevented Washington from influencing the future of the agreement. Quite the opposite. "
How U.S. Sanctions Affect Europe’s Leverage in the Iran Deal Dispute Resolution Mechanism
In The News, 13 February 2020 Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Americas, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North Africa
"“States like Russia, North Korea and Iran have reliable internet access and skilled hackers. The 2017 Wannacry hackers [who sent out a virus threatening to destroy victims’ data] got their ransom in cryptocurrency. If a country is mining cryptocurrency it can stockpile it — it’s volatile but it will keep at least some of its value,” said Kayla Izenman, an analyst specialising in cryptocurrencies and security threats at the Royal United Services Institute, a think tank.
"I’d like to think that governments are taking this seriously. But it’s hard to take this to the policy makers when their reaction is ‘what is cryptocurrency?’ There is no cohesive mindset, not even regionally. And that is so dumb because cryptocurrencies are inherently borderless.”
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Regimes dodge sanctions with cryptocurrencies
In The News, 30 January 2020 Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Iran, Technology, Middle East and North Africa
Soleimani’s Killing: The Regional Ripple Effects are Yet to Come
Commentary, 20 January 2020
Jessica White
While the initial furore seems to have abated after the US killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, the ripple effects will continue to spread across the region.
Tags: Iran, Terrorism and Conflict, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, Middle East and North Africa
"European powers have triggered a dispute mechanism over the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, after the country took a further step back from its commitments. With guest Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, research fellow, Royal United Institute for Defence and Security Studies. "
European nations trigger Iran nuclear deal dispute mechanism
In The News, 15 January 2020 Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Middle East and North Africa
"After months of internal debate, France, Germany and the United Kingdom (the E3) decided to trigger the dispute resolution mechanism, a provision which aims at addressing issues over breaches to the Iran nuclear deal. "
European powers have set us on a new and dangerous phase in Iran's nuclear saga
In The News, 15 January 2020 Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Middle East and North AfricaPages
Soleimani’s Killing: The Regional Ripple Effects are Yet to Come
Commentary, 20 January 2020Jessica White
While the initial furore seems to have abated after the US killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, the ripple effects will continue to spread across the region.
Iran, Terrorism and Conflict, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, Middle East and North Africa
The Death of Soleimani Brings Uncertainty, Violence and Opportunity
Commentary, 3 January 2020Jack Watling
A US-ordered assassination of a key Iranian lynchpin could overturn many Middle East calculations
United States, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
UAVs in the Middle East: Coming of Age
Commentary, 10 July 2019Alexander Balas
UAVs are fast becoming a major feature of security in the Middle East.
Global Security Issues, Technology, Middle East and North Africa
Morocco’s Strategy in Africa: Rooting Back
Commentary, 23 May 2019Youssef Tobi
Morocco is redeveloping its African roots. To the benefit of all concerned.
RUSI International, African Union, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
A Threat to Jus in Bello: Legal Implications of Iran’s Designation of the US Central Command as a Terrorist Organisation
Commentary, 15 May 2019Christopher Galvin
Iran’s designation of the US Central Command as a terrorist organisation has serious implications for the treatment of its personnel in any conflict.
United States, Iran, Americas, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, Middle East and North AfricaPages
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
Psychological Occupation and Resistance in Mosul
Multimedia, 6 April 2018Mike Stevens on a new study published by RUSI that tells the extraordinary story of how resistance activists and fighters in Mosul ‘punctured Daesh’s image of invincibility’ leading to the city’s...
Tags: Iraq, Middle East and North Africa
The Iran Protests
Multimedia, 5 January 2018 Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
Understanding Unpredictability in the Middle East in 2018
Multimedia, 4 January 2018Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi outlines priorities for analysts will be to understand the impact and unpredictability of US policy in the Middle East.
Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Middle East and North Africa
The Legacy of Hashemi Rafsanjani
Multimedia, 9 January 2017RUSI Research Fellow Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi discusses on AlJazeera English the legacy and significance of Iranian leader Hashemi Rafsanjani as he passes away.
Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Middle East and North AfricaPages
No Exit: Outside the Camp, Daesh Incidents are on the Rise. Inside, Tempers are Seething.
RUSI Journal, 18 December 2019Susan Schulman
A photo essay on northern Iraq sheds light on the situation in camps for displaced persons.
RUSI Journal, Iraq, Middle East and North Africa
Iran's Objectives and Capabilities: Deterrence and Subversion
Occasional Papers, 19 February 2019Jack Watling
This Occasional Paper explores Iran's foreign policy objectives through a strategic lens, considering strengths, weaknesses, and proxy relationships.
Civil–Military Relations, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, Occasional Papers, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Military Personnel, Terrorism, Middle East and North Africa
Introducing a Trauma-Informed Practice Framework to Provide Support in Conflict-Affected Countries: The Case of the Syrian White Helmets
RUSI Journal, 28 January 2019Nicola Lester
A proposal for a ‘trauma-informed’ framework to provide training and support to the Syrian White Helmets.
RUSI Journal, Syria, Resilience, Middle East and North Africa
Armed Drones in the Middle East: Proliferation and Norms in the Region
Occasional Papers, 17 December 2018Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi and Justin Bronk
This Occasional Paper aims to provide an in-depth inventory of armed drones possessed by Middle Eastern states, assessing quantity, types and timeframes; and to explore where and how armed drones...
Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Occasional Papers, International Security Studies, Military Sciences, Middle East and North Africa
Strategic Hedging in the Arabian Peninsula: The Politics of the Gulf-Asian Rapprochement
Whitehall Papers, 20 September 2018Jean-Loup Samaan
Offering a new perspective on the geopolitics of Gulf-Asian relations.
Whitehall Papers, Pacific, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North AfricaPages
Briefing by Saudi Foreign Minister Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir
Events, 20 June 2019His Excellency Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs delivered a briefing at RUSI on the Saudi view on Middle East security.
Middle East and North Africa
The Great Betrayal: How America Abandoned the Kurds and Lost the Middle East
Events, 21 May 2019At this event Professor David Phillips will examine US Middle East policy, how it relates to Kurdish political aspirations and the role of Kurdish fighters combating ISIS in Iraq and Syria
RUSI International, Middle East and North Africa
Yemen: A Pathway to Reconciliation
Events, 16 May 2019This event will explore ways in which both Yemeni society and its disparate political groups can begin to reach compromise.
RUSI International, Middle East and North Africa
Learning to Fight Daesh
Events, 11 March 2019A lecture by Lieutenant General Jameel Kamil Al Shimary, President of Iraq’s Defence University for Military Studies.
Iraq, Middle East and North Africa
Iraq, Iran and the US: Economic trends in the wake of sanctions
Events, 31 October 2018In association with the Iraq Britain Business Council, RUSI will host a panel discussion on the future of Iraq, its economic and political stability.
RUSI International, Iran, Iraq, Middle East and North AfricaPages
""From a European perspective, there has been a lot of difficulty and challenges in dealing with the policy," said Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, a research fellow in Middle East security at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London. "There has not been an endorsement from across the pond," Tabrizi told Al Jazeera. "
Pompeo to face House panel on US killing of Iran's Soleimani
In The News, 28 February 2020 Tags: US Defence Policy, Iran, International Security Studies, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
"The American withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in May 2018 has not prevented Washington from influencing the future of the agreement. Quite the opposite. "
How U.S. Sanctions Affect Europe’s Leverage in the Iran Deal Dispute Resolution Mechanism
In The News, 13 February 2020 Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Americas, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North Africa
"“States like Russia, North Korea and Iran have reliable internet access and skilled hackers. The 2017 Wannacry hackers [who sent out a virus threatening to destroy victims’ data] got their ransom in cryptocurrency. If a country is mining cryptocurrency it can stockpile it — it’s volatile but it will keep at least some of its value,” said Kayla Izenman, an analyst specialising in cryptocurrencies and security threats at the Royal United Services Institute, a think tank. "I’d like to think that governments are taking this seriously. But it’s hard to take this to the policy makers when their reaction is ‘what is cryptocurrency?’ There is no cohesive mindset, not even regionally. And that is so dumb because cryptocurrencies are inherently borderless.” "
Regimes dodge sanctions with cryptocurrencies
In The News, 30 January 2020 Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Cyber, AML/CTF, Iran, Technology, Middle East and North Africa
"European powers have triggered a dispute mechanism over the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, after the country took a further step back from its commitments. With guest Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, research fellow, Royal United Institute for Defence and Security Studies."
European nations trigger Iran nuclear deal dispute mechanism
In The News, 15 January 2020 Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Middle East and North Africa
"After months of internal debate, France, Germany and the United Kingdom (the E3) decided to trigger the dispute resolution mechanism, a provision which aims at addressing issues over breaches to the Iran nuclear deal."
European powers have set us on a new and dangerous phase in Iran's nuclear saga
In The News, 15 January 2020 Tags: Iran, International Security Studies, Middle East and North Africa
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