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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...
United States, Russia, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
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
Obituary Professor Neville Brown
Article, 18 October 2018Michael Clarke and Julian Lewis
Professor Neville Brown, who has died aged 86, combined an exceptionally long academic career with exceptionally wide academic reach, achieving distinction in subjects ranging from history and...
RUSI Journal
Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, August/September 2018
Article, 18 October 2018Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the August/September 2018 edition of the RUSI Journal.
RUSI Journal
Denmark’s Poor Performance in the Fight Against Financial Crime Shows Why European Regulation is Needed
Commentary, 18 October 2018Tom Keatinge
More famous for hygge and Hamlet than money laundering, Denmark’s travails reflect an apathy towards financial crime that extends across the continent.
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
Denmark’s Poor Performance in the Fight Against Financial Crime Shows Why European Regulation is Needed
Commentary, 18 October 2018Tom Keatinge
More famous for hygge and Hamlet than money laundering, Denmark’s travails reflect an apathy towards financial crime that extends across the continent.
A Missing Page: Strengthening the Response to the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Commentary, 11 October 2018Tom Keatinge, Cathy Haenlein and Alexandria Reid
The continued failure to target the proceeds of the illegal wildlife trade is undermining the response to this transnational crime.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, National Security and Resilience Studies, Organised Crime, Illicit Trade, Organised Crime, Africa
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...
Cyber, Cyber Security, Russia, Technology
Judge the Iraqi Government by its Achievements
Commentary, 5 October 2018Jack Watling
Iraq’s post-electoral stalemate is over. But the hard work is just about to begin.
International Security Studies, Iraq, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues
Collision Course in the South China Sea?
Commentary, 3 October 2018Veerle Nouwens
The United States and Chinese navies have just narrowly avoided a dangerous collision. This was not an accident but an escalation, a show of force on the part of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (...
China, United States, Defence Policy, Law and Ethics, Maritime Forces
Give Up the Dream of a Grand Bargain: Why a Trump Can’t Strike a Deal with Iran
Commentary, 27 September 2018Albert Wolf
The US administration pretends that its decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran is a radically new approach which may change the entire regional strategic equation, similar to the huge...
Iran's Nuclear Programme, United States, Iran, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
All to Play For: Sports Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
Commentary, 25 September 2018Tom Plant
The two halves of the Korean peninsula have engaged in sports diplomacy before. But latest agreements between the leaders of the two countries have taken this diplomacy much further, with broader...
North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
Cracking Down on China’s Distant Water Fishing Fleet: What Impacts Closer to Home?
Commentary, 21 September 2018Veerle Nouwens and Cathy Haenlein
China appears to be reigning in its distant water fishing fleet. This is good news for environmental protection, but China watchers should pay attention to the potential knock-on effects.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, China, International Security Studies, Asia, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, Organised Crime
Stabilising Pakistan’s Relations with the Gulf
Commentary, 19 September 2018Arhama Siddiqa
A new Pakistani government has a good opportunity to reform the country’s relationship with the Gulf states, and put them on a more sustained footing.
Pakistan, The Gulf Region, International Security Studies, 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
In Context podcast - Episode 2: Baroness Ashton
Multimedia, 12 October 2018This time Karin von Hippel talks to the European Union’s former foreign policy chief, Baroness Cathy Ashton. We’ll be talking about the EU, the Iran Deal and... Daleks.
Tags: Europe
In Context podcast - Episode 1: Chris DiBona
Multimedia, 28 September 2018For the first In Context podcast, RUSI Director-General Dr Karin von Hippel talks to Chris DiBona, Director of Open Source at Google. Chris has witnessed the rise of one of the biggest tech firms on...
Tags: Technology
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
Imran Khan's Pakistan
Multimedia, 27 July 2018Raffaello Pantucci and Kamal Alam talk about the recent election victory by Imran Khan in Pakistan.
Tags: Pakistan, International Security Studies, Global Security Issues, Central and South Asia
NATO Round-table
Multimedia, 11 July 2018A round table discussion on the up coming NATO summit between Jonathan Eyal, Malcolm Chalmers and Emily Winterbotham.
Tags: NATO
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Obituary Professor Neville Brown
RUSI Journal, 18 October 2018Michael Clarke and Julian Lewis
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Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, August/September 2018
RUSI Journal, 18 October 2018Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces the August/September 2018 edition of the RUSI Journal.
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Aftermath: Art in the Wake of World War One: An Exhibition Review
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Sarah Hudson
A review of Aftermath: Art in the Wake of World War One.
Tags: The Great War, Art, Culture and Literature, History
Informal Groups of States: A Growing Role in EU Foreign Policy After Brexit?
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi
Groups of states acting outside formal EU mechanisms may allow the UK to contribute to European foreign policy.
Tags: Brexit Briefings, European Union, UK
Book Review: Mutual Radicalization: How Groups and Nations Drive Each Other to Extremes
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Diana Clark Gill
Diana Clark Gill reviews Mutual Radicalisation: How Groups and Nations Drive Each Other to Extremes, by Fathali M Moghaddam
Tags: Tackling Extremism, Terrorism
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.
Tags: Russia
Insight, Forecasts and Sometimes Getting It Wrong: A Comment on Three RUSI Journal Articles from 1920
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018Trevor Taylor
A comment on three articles published in the Journal following the First World War.
Tags: Armed Forces, Land Forces, Maritime Forces
North Korea’s Missile Programme and Supply-Side Controls: Lessons for Countering Illicit Procurement
, 17 October 2018Daniel Salisbury
Pyongyang has proved adept at evading sanctions.
Tags: Aerospace, North Korea, Technology
Book Review: Principled Spying: The Ethics of Secret Intelligence
RUSI Journal, 17 October 2018John Scarlett
John Scarlett reviews Principled Spying: The Ethics of Secret Intelligence, by David Omand and Mark Phythian
Tags: Intelligence, Law and Ethics
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?
Tags: Russia, UK, Global Security Issues, UK DefencePages
Breakfast Briefing: Business Security is National Security
Events, 20 February 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing with Elisabeth Braw, Associate Fellow, Modern Deterrence, RUSI.
Missile Defence Conference 2019: Beyond Ballistic Missiles? Missile Defence in an Era of Great Power Competition
Conference, 13 February 2019This conference will examine the degree to which the policies articulated in documents such as the upcoming U.S missile defence review and U.K modernizing defence programme will have to be informed...
Breakfast Briefing: From Complexity to Simplicity: Networks to Lone Actor Terrorism
Events, 30 January 2019An exclusive breakfast briefing with Raffaello Pantucci, Director, International Security Studies, RUSI, on countering international terrorism.
Is Space the New Cyber? UK Dependencies and Vulnerabilities
Conference, 16 January 2019This year's RUSI Space conference will develop the conversation with a wider audience beyond the traditional space and defence sector, and build knowledge across the government/industry enterprise.
Annual Chief of the Defence Staff Lecture and RUSI Christmas Party
Events, 11 December 2018Lecture by General Sir Nick Carter KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of the Defence Staff, UK Ministry of Defence.
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