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Global Security Briefing

The Royal United Services Institute

Global Security Briefing provides regular insights from leading international experts to help you make sense of the far-reaching changes affecting international security around the globe. Hosted by analysts from RUSI"s International Security Studies team, the podcast looks at how the UK can best shape its foreign and security policies in an increasingly dynamic international environment. The Global Security Briefing channel is also host to a back-catalogue of episodes from the concluded RUSI

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Russia and the Crisis of European Security

Global Security Briefing ·

2022/02/09

This episode examines the crisis in relations between Russia and NATO, precipitated by Moscow’s large-scale build-up of military forces around Ukraine and its accompanying demands to remake the European security order. In this episode, Dr Sergei Utkin, Head of Strategic Assessments at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Dr Mark Galeotti, RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, discuss with Dr Neil Melvin, Director RUSI International Security

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Russia and the Green Transition

Global Security Briefing ·

2022/01/27

This episode examines how Russia is seeking to develop its economy as part of the green transition. It considers both the opportunities and the challenges the country faces in taking advantage of the economic and technological shifts emerging from efforts to counter climate change, at a time of growing confrontation with the transatlantic community. Dr Igor Makarov, assistant professor at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, discusses with Dr Neil Melvin, Director RUSI International Security

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Mind the Gulf #1: The View from Iran

Global Security Briefing ·

2022/01/27

Originally published 27 January 2022. In the first episode of 'Mind the Gulf', hosts Darya Dolzikova and Tobias Borck introduce the series and speak with Professor Nasser Hadian from the University of Tehran about Iranian views on regional security and the nuclear question. The podcast starts with Darya outlining the trajectory of international diplomacy around the Iranian nuclear programme and providing a quick backgrounder on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the ongoing

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Bridging the Oceans #29: What’s All the RAUKUS About?...

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/12/22

Originally published 22 December 2021. AUKUS helps build regional deterrence, yet more is needed beyond defence cooperation. Veerle is joined by Dr Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, who offers insights on how AUKUS fits into US strategic thinking on meeting the rising challenges in the Indo-Pacific for the US and its allies. Further cooperation beyond exclusive groupings focused on defence is needed, particularly in the areas of technology, trade and governance,

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44:37

UK and Russian Approaches to Climate Change and the...

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/12/15

This episode examines how the UK and Russia are approaching the interlinked challenges of climate change and the transition from hydrocarbon reliance to ‘green’ energy, and explores how these issues are shaping the domestic and foreign policies of the two countries, as well as their bilateral relationship. Professor Michael Bradshaw, Professor of Global Energy at the University of Warwick Business School, and Maria Pastukhova, Senior Policy Advisor in the energy and climate change think tank E3G’s

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Bridging the Oceans #28: What’s All the RAUKUS About?...

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/12/08

Originally published 8 December 2021. In this episode, Veerle is joined by Dr Michito Tsuruoka, Associate Professor at Keio University in Japan to explore Japan’s reaction to the announcement of AUKUS, what this means for Japan’s immediate security environment, and how it fits into the regional security architecture. Tokyo will need to think critically what role it has to play in the Indo-Pacific’s defence and security landscape: will Japan be a passive participant or will it assume a more active

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54:01

In Conversation with Fiona Hill

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/12/01

In this episode, Fiona Hill (Brookings Institution), former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council, talks to Neil Melvin about US policy towards Russia, European security, and her new book on the populist challenges in the US and the UK. Fiona Hill is currently the Robert Bosch senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe in the Foreign Policy programme at Brookings. Before serving in key roles

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51:54

Bridging the Oceans #27: What’s All the RAUKUS About?...

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/11/24

Originally published 24 November 2021. The defence partnership has divided opinion and frayed some partnerships. For Southeast Asia, the stakes are high, but consensus on AUKUS remains elusive. Veerle is joined by Dr Collin Koh, Research Fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore. Dr Koh explains that Southeast Asian countries can largely be divided into three camps in their responses to AUKUS, with a particularly

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48:02

The UK, Russia and Strategic Stability

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/11/23

This episode examines the re-emergence of the concept of strategic stability as a means of managing security relations between Russia and the transatlantic community and avoiding war. Following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its military intervention in eastern Ukraine, the confrontation between Russia and NATO has become increasingly dangerous. In 2021, Presidents Putin and Biden launched a dialogue to manage rising tensions focused on promoting strategic stability in their relations. In

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51:12

Turkey and the Future of European Security

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/11/17

This episode examines how Turkey, long viewed as a stalwart of NATO , has moved outside its previous focus on European security to play a wider regional role in its immediate neighbourhood and beyond, including across the Middle East and Africa. How will Turkey’s broadening security horizon affect its position in NATO, its relations with the Transatlantic community and in particular the US? And how can the UK – long a close partner of Turkey – best develop its security and defence links with Ankara

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Bridging the Oceans #26: What’s all the RAUKUS About?...

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/11/10

Originally published 10 November 2021. The Australia defence partnership has divided opinion and frayed relationships. For France, trust will not easily be restored. ‘A stab in the back’ is how the French government described the AUKUS announcement, maintaining that it had been misled to believe the submarine deal with Australia would survive delays and cost overruns. But the impact of this agreement goes beyond just a botched defence industry deal. How can France and its partners in the

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54:55

The UK and Russia in the Middle East and North Africa

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/11/09

This episode examines how the UK and Russia are approaching relations with countries of the Middle East as the region experiences major conflict and instability. While there is growing competition as the UK and Russia renew their interests, there may be areas where they could work together to help stabilise the region, notably on handling Iran's nuclear programme. After declining regional interest following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia returned to the Middle East with its 2014 military

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48:26

Italy and the Future of European Security

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/11/02

How is the future of European security approached by Italy? We focus on Rome’s efforts to reconcile its strong commitment to transatlantic ties with its support for further European integration. Italy’s concerns about the deteriorating security environment around Europe are discussed, including Russia’s growing involvement in conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. While Italy is one of Europe’s larger security and defence actors, with a historical focus on the Mediterranean region and North

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52:47

Bridging the Oceans #25: What’s All the RAUKUS About?...

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/10/27

Originally published 27 October 2021. The new defence partnership has divided opinion and frayed some relationships, but Australia’s logic is crystal clear. In this episode, Veerle is joined by Ashley Townshend, Director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and Founding Convenor and Co-chair of the US-Australia Indo-Pacific Deterrence Dialogue. Against a backdrop of rising Chinese assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific and a perception that the

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43:59

Poland and the Future of European Security

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/10/20

An examination of Poland’s approach to the future of European security, reflecting its perspective from the front line of NATO’s confrontation with Russia, the country’s focus on maintaining and strengthening the transatlantic relationship as the central pillar of the continent’s security, and Warsaw’s concerns about ideas of European strategic autonomy that would weaken NATO and the US security role. Poland has emerged as a key voice supporting the transatlantic link as the foundation of Europe’s

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43:17

Are Russia and China Forming a Strategic Alliance?

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/09/28

This episode examines the fast-evolving Russia–China partnership, notably the security links, and considers the implications this cooperation has for the Euro-Atlantic community as it seeks to simultaneously manage security threats in the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic regions. Over the past decade the relationship between China and Russia has broadened and deepened, and now covers cooperation on security, energy and economic issues and diplomacy, as well as developing into the realm of technology

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Bridging the Oceans #24: US Perspectives on Maritime...

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/09/15

Originally published 15 September 2021 While the Pacific is in greater focus, the Indian Ocean region is of growing importance to the US. Veerle is joined by Jeffrey Payne, who leads the maritime security programme at the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies in Washington DC. Together, they explore why the Indian Ocean region’s maritime security is of importance to the US Indo-Pacific strategy, what activities are already in place and what could lie ahead. They also touch on

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39:08

Russia’s Economic Pivot to Asia?

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/09/14

This episode examines Russia’s efforts over the past decade to shift its economic focus away from European markets and toward Asia, as part of a wider pivot to the Asia-Pacific initiated by President Putin from 2012 in the face of economic sanctions and a deteriorating relationship with the Euro-Atlantic community. A decade after Moscow launched a strategic initiative to reorientate its economy toward Asian markets, Dr Richard Connolly, Director of the Eastern Advisory Group consultancy, discusses

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Bridging the Oceans #23: Sailing East of Suez – the...

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/09/01

Originally published 1 September 2021 As part of the UK’s Indo-Pacific tilt, the Royal Navy stands to have a greater role in the region. In this episode, Veerle is joined by Admiral Sir Philip Jones, who retired from the Royal Navy in 2019 as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff. They explore the Royal Navy’s past, present and future activities in the Indo-Pacific, and how these fit into the UK’s wider strategic approach to the region.

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Russia’s Red Sea Strategy

Global Security Briefing ·

2021/08/31

This episode examines Russia’s emerging strategy for the Red Sea, looking not only at Moscow’s efforts to establish a military base in Sudan, but also its plans to use its regional presence to project influence into Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean. Dr Samuel Ramani, tutor in politics and international studies at the University of Oxford, discusses why Russia is paying growing attention to the strategic and increasingly unstable Red Sea region, as well as what Moscow’s expanding security

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