The recent public attention given to the UK’s role in Russia-related money laundering, and concerns about fraud during the coronavirus pandemic have elevated the recognition of fraud and money laundering as national security threats.
On this basis our new report makes the case for adopting a national security policing model in response, drawing from the lessons of other national security policing responses and adapting them the unique challenges and context of economic crime.
It proposes an alternative model that introduces a single policing command structure, with a ring-fenced budget of £250m per year to fund a new proactive response at the regional policing tier. Head over to our website now to read the full report!
🚨New RUSI Special Resource, 'Preliminary Lessons in Conventional Warfighting from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: February–July 2022' by Mykhaylo Zabrodskyi, @Jack_Watling, Oleksandr V Danylyuk and Nick Reynolds is out now! rusi.org/explore-our-re…
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has provided an unparalleled opportunity to assess the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation's military capabilities and the implications of a range of capabilities for modern warfare.
Ensuring that the correct lessons are drawn from this conflict is vital for Ukraine, if it is to receive appropriate military support from its allies, and for NATO members if they are to ensure they are militarily capable of deterring aggression in the future.
2|8 To deliver on a commitment to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030, a Liz Truss government will need to increase defence spending by around 60% in real terms. This is equivalent to some £150 billion additional spending over the next eight years.
3|8 The increase in defence spending would require careful planning and preparation; it would mean investing in new industrial capacities and putting in place the process for building a larger service personnel workforce.
🚨As Biden returns from his visit to the Middle East and efforts to restore the JCPOA continue, the new RUSI report ‘Chain Reactions: The Iranian Nuclear Programme and Gulf Security Dynamics’ by @tobiasborck and @DDolzikova is out now!
Western policy has historically divorced the Iran nuclear issue and regional Gulf security – often, intentionally-so. This approach has been criticised by the six Gulf Cooperation Council states - Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
They see Iran’s regional security as a greater threat than its nuclear programme and have felt excluded from the diplomatic process.
📚Our Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History is awarded on an annual basis to the best English language writing on military history.
We are delighted to announce that we have drawn up a shortlist of seven titles in contention for this year's award.
The first title to be short listed is 'Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945' by Richard Overy, published by @PenguinUKBooks.
@PenguinUKBooks The second book to be short listed for this year's Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History is 'Not One Inch: America, Russia and the Making of the Post-Cold War Stalemate' by Mary Sarotte (@e_sarotte), published by @yalepress.
🚨New RUSI Whitehall Paper, ‘The Balance of Power Between Russia and NATO in the Arctic and High North’ by Dr Sidharth Kaushal, James Byrne, Joseph Byrne, Giangiuseppe Pilli and Gary Sommerville is out now!
The growing importance of the #Arctic and High North is reflected in #Russia’s recent military build-up in the area, which has received an increasing share of expenditure from the #Kremlin over the past decade.
Our report maps Russia’s #military infrastructure in the Arctic and High North and assesses the power balance between #NATO and Russia in the region.
North Korea’s #nuclear programme has been the most prominent capability of concern to the international community, but North Korea is also suspected to possess a chemical weapons programme.
There is a lack of detailed understanding and assessment of the status, scope, and scale of its chemical weapons programme, especially in the public domain.