On September 29, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) hosted the first workshop on security issues within the framework of the project “A New Agenda for Russia–UK Relations” and its sub-component on strategic stability, arms control, and cooperation in space
On September 29, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) hosted the first workshop on security issues within the framework...
Decisions made by NATO may be unpalatable for Moscow, but they are generally consistent and predictable. The same cannot be said of structures such as AUKUS
The establishment of a new trilateral military and political alliance consisting of the United States, Australia, and the UK (AUKUS) and the corollary rupture of France’s “contract of the century” to build a new generation of diesel-powered submarines for Australia elicited mixed reactions in Russia. Some were pleased to see a conflict arise...
Unless the partnership falls apart for some reason in years to come, AUKUS may well mark a watershed
One of the biggest news stories of this year—both in terms of military-technological cooperation and in the geopolitical sense— seemingly appeared out of the blue last week. The U.S., Australia and the UK set up what was dubbed AUKUS, a military and political grouping, whose first publicly stated goal is to be the building of atomic submarines for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Throughout the...
On September 21, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Third Generation Environmentalism (E3G) held workshop (chatham house format) on green agenda approaches and energy transition. The workshop was organized within the framework of the sixth round of the project “A New Agenda for Russia–UK Relations”
On September 21, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Third...
On September 9, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) held a closed workshop on approaches of Russia and the UK in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The workshop was organized within the framework of the sixth round of the project “A New Agenda for Russia–UK Relations”.
On September 9, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) held a closed workshop on approaches...
On September 7, 2021, the first meeting of the Advisory Council of "Russia-UK Bilateral Expert Dialogue" was held within the framework of the sixth cycle of the project “A New Agenda for Russia–UK Relations”
On September 7, 2021, the first meeting of the Advisory Council of "Russia-UK Bilateral Expert Dialogue" was held within the framework of the sixth cycle of the project “A New Agenda for Russia–UK Relations”.
RIAC is implementing the sixth cycle of the project in collaboration...
What if the sides cross the “red lines” and the warning shots, for one reason or another, take a toll in human life?
The incident in the Black Sea concerning the manoeuvres of the British destroyer HMS
Defender
led to an exchange of information and diplomatic jabs between Russia and the UK. Russia and the West have a fundamentally different understanding of the legal status of the Republic of Crimea, and hence its sea borders. The British do not recognise Crimea as Russian. They regard the territorial...
On May 26, 2021, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC General Director, had a meeting with Deborah Bronnert, British Ambassador to Russia
On May 26, 2021, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC General Director, had a meeting with Deborah Bronnert, British Ambassador to Russia. The results of the regular cycle of RIAC and RUSI joint research project and the prospects for working on the project in a new expanded format were discussed in the course of the meeting. The meeting allowed for an exchange of views on the current state...
When advocates of ‘Global Britain’ romanticize the vision of Britain trading across the Commonwealth, they tend to forget to tell the complete story
As the UK is yet again able to take its future into its own hands, the ‘Global Britain’ narrative appears to be emerging as the leading framework set to define the country’s future engagement with the rest of the world.
Although the phrase has recently become more pervasively used in the public domain, it still remains stubbornly ambiguous to many...
... groups also evolve with the technology.
I would say that it is something that we need to watch out for and have strengthened cyber defenses that are standing ready to do something when cyber-attacks occur. If you look at the most recent strategy of the United Kingdom in terms of the security strategy, an emphasis has also been put on this particular dimension.
Joseph Fitsanakis:
Islamic State after ISIS. Colonies without Metropole or Cyber Activism?
Countering the use of the Internet for terrorist ...
