Five Tests for the New NATO Chief | Royal United Services ...
WEB5 days ago · The first test for the new Secretary General is Ukraine. With another harsh winter looming, Russia continues its brutal attacks on civilians and energy infrastructure, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking support for his ‘victory plan’. As NATO Secretary General, Rutte must take the lead in arguing for more defence ...
Recording: Punishing Putin: A Conversation with Stephanie ...
WEB4 days ago · The Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI invited Stephanie Baker to discuss her new book, Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia, which uncovers how the financial war in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has unfolded as the West entered unchartered territory and implemented a new …
Iran’s Missile Attack is a Challenge Israel Can’t Ignore
WEB3 days ago · Israel can’t be in the position of tolerating direct attacks from ballistic missiles on its territory, especially if those attacks increase in scale and begin to put pressure on its missile defence system. Video and photographs show multiple impacts on the ground, especially at Nevatim, and there were certainly more impacts and visible ...
Global Security - Royal United Services Institute
WEB4 days ago · Our analysis from a global security perspective looks at the emerging threats to the global security environment, sources of potential conflict and the political, military and economic trends around the world. John Samuel, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Podcast Series. Global Security Briefing Podcasts. View online.
Iran seems to have badly miscalculated the risks Israel are ...
WEB5 days ago · Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at the Royal United Services Institute, said Iran has a reputation for calibrating its operations to avoid escalation to direct war with Israel. "But it seems to have badly miscalculated how much risk the Israelis - and Netanyahu in particular - are willing to take after 7 October, given the shock that …
Sounion Attack Brings Red Sea Shipping Crisis Back to the Fore
WEB4 days ago · In July 2024, 905 cargo-carrying vessels sailed in the Red Sea (only 30 vessels per day), carrying approximately 66 million DWT. Data suggests that more shipowners are becoming reluctant to use this shipping lane, with transits continuing to fall over the year. Safety is paramount to the return of normal operations in the Red Sea.
Israeli forces begin 'targeted' ground operation in Lebanon ...
WEB4 days ago · Iran faces “no good options in retaliating against Israel,” following the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, according to a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a London based think tank. Burcu Ozcelik said in a commentary that Iran could “mobilize militia in Iraq and Syria against Israeli, U.S. and …