Reasons to (not) be cheerful in 2016…Europe: UK heading for the exit?

After a turbulent 2015, members of DSD’s Regional Security Research Centre (@KingsRegSec) look forward to the coming year and examine the issues that they believe will be prominent in 2016, including the US presidential elections, continuing instability across the Middle East and the various coalitions seeking to counter IS, talks between India and Pakistan on… Read More Reasons to (not) be cheerful in 2016…Europe: UK heading for the exit?

January 13, 2016January 10, 2016 defenceresearch2 Comments

Reasons to (not) be cheerful in 2016…Deadly rivalries in Syria, Iraq and Turkey

January 11, 2016January 6, 2016 defenceresearch1 Comment

Reasons to (not) be cheerful in 2016…Russia: coming in from the cold?

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Reasons to (not) be cheerful in 2016…South Asia: thaw in India-Pakistan relations?

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Reasons to (not) be cheerful in 2016…The Middle East and the Institutionalisation of ‘Least Bad’ Options

January 4, 2016January 3, 2016 defenceresearch1 Comment

Russian Messaging and Intention in Syria: Perception Through Strategic Culture?

ROBERT SEELY Russia’s intervention in the morass of Syria’s civil war was as dramatic as it was sudden. To date, much of the Western punditry has been pondering the question, what is Russia’s aim? Is it to attack IS, support Assad or challenge the West? Is it sending a message to global audiences of Russia’s… Read More Russian Messaging and Intention in Syria: Perception Through Strategic Culture?

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SDSR 15: Five Questions

DR CHRISTOPHER TUCK The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 (SDSR15) document is in many respects both muscular and ambitious. It has a global focus, taking the view that ‘engagement is not an optional extra’ on the basis that domestic and international security are now linked inextricably. It argues for the need to ‘act decisively’… Read More SDSR 15: Five Questions

December 16, 2015May 4, 2018 defenceresearchLeave a comment

Tale of Two Visits: THE UK’s Outreach to China and India

This post is based on a seminar series talk organised by King’s College London’s Regional Security Research Centre (RSRC), which took place on 24 November 2015. By DR AVINASH PALIWAL As the UK tries to reenergise its economy, manage its diverging interests with the US and the EU, and debate its role in the Middle East (especially the… Read More Tale of Two Visits: THE UK’s Outreach to China and India

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DID US SANCTIONS SUCCEED IN BRINGING IRAN TO THE TABLE?

By DR AMIR M KAMEL In July 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed between the P5+1 (the US, UK, France, Russia, China plus Germany) and Iran, and hailed as a landmark agreement. The JCPOA is concerned with the alleviation of sanctions levied against Tehran in return for the scaling back of… Read More DID US SANCTIONS SUCCEED IN BRINGING IRAN TO THE TABLE?

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Horizontal Military Innovation and Lessons Reports

by Dr ROBERT T. FOLEY In the summer of 1916, in the midst of one of the First World War’s most cataclysmic battles, the German army did a remarkable thing. During the course of the battle of the Somme, it created a new defensive doctrine. What is most remarkable about this is that it did… Read More Horizontal Military Innovation and Lessons Reports

December 9, 2015May 8, 2018 Robert T. Foley3 Comments

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