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Book Review: Dealing with the Russians
RUSI Journal, 20 August 2020
Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky
Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky reviews Dealing with the Russians, by Andrew Monaghan.
Tags: Russia, Defence Policy, Europe
‘The Unsolid’ Pro-Kremlin Narratives in Slovak Cultural and Educational Institutions
RUSI Journal, 14 August 2020
Veronika Golianová and Aliaksei Kazharski
Pro-Russian sentiments can be found in a number of Slovakia's leading cultural and educational institutions.
Tags: Russia, Art, Culture and Literature, Information, Europe
Belarus: No Easy Answers
Commentary, 14 August 2020
Malcolm Rifkind
Western governments cannot afford to ignore the events in Belarus. But they must tread carefully in their reactions.
Tags: European Union, Russia, UK, Europe
Polish LGBTI+ in the Frontline of the Fight Between Liberalism and Illiberalism
Commentary, 22 July 2020
Rémy Bonny
The recent Polish presidential elections were fuelled with anti-LGBTI+ bigotry. The battle resembled the broader current European fight between liberalism and illiberalism.
Tags: Europe
The Sino–Russian Entente and EU Foreign Policy After the Pandemic
Commentary, 21 July 2020
Zachary Paikin
The current health crisis has exacerbated the rivalry between great powers. But it has also given Europe a few more opportunities to engage with Russia.
Tags: China, European Union, Russia, Europe
Between Affluence and Influence: Examining the Role of Russia and China in Austria
Occasional Papers, 21 July 2020
Tessa Szyszkowitz
In the second paper in RUSI's series on Russia and China in Europe, Tessa Szyszkowitz examines their role in Austria.
Tags: China, Russia, EuropePages
Gendered Implications: Highlighting the Unequal Impact of the Pandemic
Commentary, 6 May 2020Jessica White
Gender inequality remains an often underestimated and under-recognised contributing factor to many health, economic, security and societal challenges. The current global health crisis highlights just how deep these inequalities run.
Terrorism and Conflict, North America, Coronavirus, Domestic Security, Global Security Issues, Law and Ethics, Terrorism, Europe
Russia’s Policy of Passport Proliferation
Commentary, 1 May 2020Neil Melvin
With new amendments to Russia’s Law on Citizenship, the Kremlin is establishing a legal pretext to threaten or actually to use force based on a claim to protect Russian citizens resident in neighbouring states.
International Security Studies, Russia, Europe
The Far-Right and Coronavirus: Extreme Voices Amplified by the Global Crisis
Commentary, 30 April 2020Claudia Wallner and Jessica White
Extremist groups across the ideological spectrum are capitalising on the uncertainty created by the pandemic.
International Security Studies, Terrorism and Conflict, UK Counter-terrorism, Afghanistan, Tackling Extremism, Germany, UK, Domestic Security, Law and Ethics, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Europe
Addressing the Cyber Resilience of Healthcare Systems During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Commentary, 28 April 2020Rebecca Lucas and Sneha Dawda
Increased public attention on the digital infrastructure underpinning healthcare systems during this pandemic is an excellent reason to boost its security.
Cyber, Cyber Security, United States, North America, Coronavirus, UK, Domestic Security, Resilience, Technology, Europe
How (Not) to Elect a President in a Pandemic – The Case of Poland
Commentary, 14 April 2020Wojciech Pawlus
The Polish authorities may have done well in stemming the coronavirus pandemic, but they are in a political dilemma.
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, NATO, Coronavirus, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, International Institutions, Law and Ethics, EuropePages
Future NATO: Adapting to New Realities
Whitehall Papers, 4 April 2020John Andreas Olsen
A rapidly changing security environment poses new challenges for the Atlantic Alliance.
Whitehall Papers, NATO, Defence Policy, International Institutions, Europe
Malaise on the Vistula: Memory and Security in Poland
RUSI Newsbrief, 3 April 2020Alex Maciag
Bitter exchanges between Russia and Poland over the Second World War highlight the impact of historical memory on real-world security concerns.
NATO, RUSI Newsbrief, European Union, Russia, History, Europe
The Challenge of Change: Acquiring Technologies for Defence in the UK
Occasional Papers, 31 March 2020Trevor Taylor and John Louth
The UK needs a speedier defence procurement process that recognises the long-term value of failure.
Armed Forces, Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Spending, Occasional Papers, Equipment and Acquisitions, UK, Defence Policy, UK Defence, Europe
Defence and the Integrated Review: A Testing Time
Whitehall Reports, 26 March 2020Malcolm Chalmers and Will Jessett
The coronavirus pandemic means that the timeline for the new Integrated Review will need to be revised.
Armed Forces, UK Integrated Review 2021, Whitehall Reports, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Space: A Case Study for UK Fusion Doctrine Development?
RUSI Journal, 18 March 2020Joe Fossey
Space is the ideal proving ground for the UK's Fusion Doctrine.
RUSI Journal, UK, Defence Policy, Technology, UK Defence, EuropePages
The UK and the EU: Redefining the Relationship or Heading for the Exit?
Events, 7 December 2015RUSI is delighted to host the second RUSI-Ditchley Foundation roundtable, this time revisiting the discussions had at the recent Ditchley conference on Britain's current negotiations with the EU and...
RUSI International, Europe
The Future of Nuclear Navies: the UK and China
Events, 11 March 2015This event will bring together leading Chinese scholars and veteran British practitioners to consider the future of the UK and China's ballistic missile submarine forces and implications for...
China, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, UK, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Defence, Europe, Pacific
Armchair Discussion: Trident and the SDSR
Events, 9 February 2015One of the first acts of the next Government will be publication of a Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), outlining the UK’s defence policy in the years ahead. With the life cycle of the UK...
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Trident, UK, Defence Policy, UK Defence, EuropePages
"This week marks 30 years since the Berlin Wall came down, signalling the end off the decades-long Cold War. It was the single most important moment since the end of World War II. On the night of November 9, 1989 - the Berlin Wall came crashing down. It drew to a close one of Europe's darkest chapters. Since 1961, the wall was a physical reminder of a divided East and West - the Soviet Union on one side, and NATO and its Western allies on the other. Hundreds of East Germans climbed on top of the wall, chipping away at the concrete with hammers. On the other side, their cousins came out in support in their thousands. The East Germans were shouting for freedom and democracy after decades of communist rule. But did it bring about a new world order? "
What is the legacy of the fall of Berlin Wall?
In The News, 8 November 2019 Tags: Germany, History, Europe
"The UK has seen the highest degree of success in securing its strategic objectives vìs-à-vìs Iran when closely coordinating its policies with both its European partners (France and Germany in particular) and the US, often playing a crucial role as a mediator between the two sides."
Written evidence submitted by Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi (RUSI)
In The News, 8 November 2019 Tags: International Security Studies, Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
"In this exclusive interview KYC360 talks to Tom Keatinge, Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London, where his research focuses on matters at the intersection of finance and security, including the use of finance as a tool of intelligence and disruption."
Tom Keatinge on FATF, Terror Finance and the Misplaced ‘Obsession with Transparency’
In The News, 7 November 2019 Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, AML/CTF, UK, Organised Crime, Terrorism, Europe
"Foreign publications did not ignore the past regional elections. So, Emily Ferris on August 6 in Foreign policywrites: “Of course, this is not about where the power is located in Russia, since it is firmly established in the Kremlin - these governorates are not the forerunners of the national leadership, as it can be in other federalized countries such as the United States. The role of governors is to remain unchallenged and enforce Moscow’s policies, rather than fueling their own political aspirations. Instead, some of these changes in regional leadership may reflect the Kremlin’s strategy for Russia's investment climate, which in turn determines its future foreign policy. If you look at the Russian Far East, the Kremlin, based on economic necessity, and not on the dynamics of political power, is changing its approach to regional governorates [Translated from the original Russian]. "
«Актуальные комментарии» открывают рубрику «Путинизм»
In The News, 14 October 2019 Tags: International Security Studies, UK-Russia Security Dialogue, Russia, Europe
"“This suspension of fiscal responsibilities can lead to an oversight of customs’ security function,” said Alexandria Reid, a research analyst at the Royal United Services Institute working on a global project on illicit trade in free trade zones. “In some countries, customs have historically perceived free zones as ‘transit’ issues—effectively ignoring illicit trade or money laundering issues so long as there is no serious leakage of illicit goods or funds into the national economy.” Because free ports do not require disclosures of beneficial owners, anyone can bring in goods on behalf of anyone else, Reid said. The lack of transparency ultimately permits unsourced goods to be bought and sold with cash. Moreover, because free ports rely on self-declarations of the value of any particular export, there is no insight into whether goods have been assigned a false value as part of a trade-based money laundering scheme, according to Reid."
UK Free Ports Plan Risks Influx of Dirty Money, Say Experts
In The News, 11 October 2019 Tags: Organised Crime and Policing, UK, Europe