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    • UK General Election 2019: Time for a New Approach to Security Partnerships?

      UK General Election 2019: Time for a New Approach to Security Partnerships?

      This general election is an opportunity for UK political parties to commit to a review of the UK’s approach to security partnerships to ensure that they are consistent with UK strategic objectives to reduce conflict and build peace abroad. Read more

    • WarPod Ep #7 | Drones, A.I., and Sci-Fi

      WarPod Ep #7 | Drones, A.I., and Sci-Fi

      Ulrike Franke discusses drones, artificial intelligence, the future of technology in warfare, and the insights that can be gained from studying the portrayal of drones in science fiction. Read more

    • WarPod Episode #6 | Views from Inside Westminster

      WarPod Episode #6 | Views from Inside Westminster

      Liam Walpole is joined, on location at Portcullis House, by three past and present parliamentary researchers to discuss the future of UK defence and foreign policy. Read more

    • Cycles of Violence: To Afghanistan and Back

      Cycles of Violence: To Afghanistan and Back

      As the United States seeks to end its 18-year war in Afghanistan through negotiations with the Taliban, this briefing revisits how Washington and the Western coalition have responded to the 9/11 attacks and stoked the cycle of violence that has empowered al-Qaida, Islamic State and other extreme, anti-Western groups. Read more

    • UK General Election 2019: Time for a New Approach to Security Partnerships?
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    UK General Election 2019: Time for a New Approach to Security Partnerships?

    UK General Election 2019: Time for a New Approach to Security Partnerships?

    This general election is an opportunity for UK political parties to commit to a review of the UK’s approach to security partnerships to ensure that they are consistent with UK strategic objectives to reduce conflict and build peace abroad. Read more

    Published: 10th December, 2019

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    Infographics: Fusion Doctrine in Five Steps

    Infographics: Fusion Doctrine in Five Steps

    ORG's research on Fusion Doctrine in Africa summarised in infographics. Read more

    Published: 5th November, 2019

    Updated: 2nd March, 2020

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    • Africa
    • Sahel - Sahara
    • Fusion Doctrine in Five Steps
    WarPod Ep #7 | Drones, A.I., and Sci-Fi

    WarPod Ep #7 | Drones, A.I., and Sci-Fi

    Ulrike Franke discusses drones, artificial intelligence, the future of technology in warfare, and the insights that can be gained from studying the portrayal of drones in science fiction. Read more

    Published: 14th October, 2019

    Updated: 15th October, 2019

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Non-state armed groups
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    • Operations
    • Podcasts
    WarPod Episode #6 | Views from Inside Westminster

    WarPod Episode #6 | Views from Inside Westminster

    Liam Walpole is joined, on location at Portcullis House, by three past and present parliamentary researchers to discuss the future of UK defence and foreign policy. Read more

    Published: 16th September, 2019

    Updated: 20th November, 2019

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    • Podcasts
    Cycles of Violence: To Afghanistan and Back

    Cycles of Violence: To Afghanistan and Back

    As the United States seeks to end its 18-year war in Afghanistan through negotiations with the Taliban, this briefing revisits how Washington and the Western coalition have responded to the 9/11 attacks and stoked the cycle of violence that has empowered al-Qaida, Islamic State and other extreme, anti-Western groups. Read more

    Published: 29th August, 2019

    Updated: 9th December, 2019

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Asia
    • Non-state armed groups
    • Paul Rogers' Briefings
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • Sustainable Security Programme
    WarPod Ep #5 : Covert Action and Accountability

    WarPod Ep #5 : Covert Action and Accountability

    RWP are joined by Dr. Jamie Gaskarth from the University of Birmingham to discuss the accountability of the more secretive elements of the UK security services. Read more

    Published: 15th August, 2019

    Updated: 18th September, 2019

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    • Podcasts
    Remote Warfare and the Practical Challenges for the Protection of Civilians Strategy

    Remote Warfare and the Practical Challenges for the Protection of Civilians Strategy

    This briefing explores the strategic consequences of remote warfare for Protection of Civilians (POC) and outlines practical lessons the British armed forces can draw from contemporary theatres to improve its capacity for POC in partnered operations. Read more

    Published: 10th June, 2019

    Updated: 18th July, 2019

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    • Operations
    Westminster Round-Up Podcast | May 2019

    Westminster Round-Up Podcast | May 2019

    The Remote Warfare Programme's Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen discuss the latest developments in UK defence and security policy. Read more

    Published: 28th May, 2019

    Updated: 19th June, 2019

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    • Podcasts
    Iraq After Islamic State: Divided We Stand?

    Iraq After Islamic State: Divided We Stand?

    This briefing examines how choices made throughout the anti-IS campaign have contributed to several of the factors that are currently destabilising the Iraqi security sector. Read more

    Published: 17th December, 2018

    Updated: 23rd August, 2019

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Non-state armed groups
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    No Such Thing as a Quick Fix: The Aspiration-Capabilities Gap in British Remote Warfare

    No Such Thing as a Quick Fix: The Aspiration-Capabilities Gap in British Remote Warfare

    This report is a first attempt to evaluate the gaps between contemporary strategies and activities in Iraq, Syria and Libya. Read more

    Published: 30th July, 2018

    Updated: 6th March, 2019

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    • Remote War: Military, Legal and Political Issues
    • Operations
    • Middle East
    • Africa
    Remote Warfare: Lessons Learned from Contemporary Theatres

    Remote Warfare: Lessons Learned from Contemporary Theatres

    This report is a first attempt to identify some of the factors that have helped or hindered the UK’s current approach to remote warfare. Read more

    Published: 27th June, 2018

    Updated: 16th September, 2019

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    • Remote War: Military, Legal and Political Issues
    • Operations
    Out from the shadows: the case for external oversight of UK Special Forces

    Out from the shadows: the case for external oversight of UK Special Forces

    By downplaying the benefits of opening UKSF to external scrutiny, the UK government places itself at a strategic disadvantage that devalues lessons learned exercises that could otherwise be incorporated into improving future military effectiveness. Read more

    Published: 5th June, 2018

    Updated: 19th June, 2018

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    • Operations
    Pacifism or Pragmatism? The 2013 Parliamentary Vote on Military Action in Syria

    Pacifism or Pragmatism? The 2013 Parliamentary Vote on Military Action in Syria

    Several commentators have argued that the 2013 Syria vote was a marker of parliamentary pacifism and a symbol of the perils of democratising the decision to use force. This briefing uses the transcript of the debate and recent interviews to assess the validity of these claims. Read more

    Published: 29th May, 2018

    Updated: 26th July, 2019

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    Trump and Bolton: Making a Greater American Century?

    Trump and Bolton: Making a Greater American Century?

    The last month has seen dramatic upheavals among the key personnel within the Trump administration tasked with advising the president on foreign affairs and national security policy. Trump has sought a wider range of policy options on Iran and North Korea and he is now likely to get them from a more hawkish team, increasing the possibility of new US regime change operations. This briefing compares current events to the rise of the Neo-Conservative agenda in 1997-2002. Read more

    Published: 28th March, 2018

    Updated: 1st June, 2018

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Paul Rogers' Briefings
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • Sustainable Security Programme
    • Nuclear weapons
    The Invasion of Iraq Fifteen Years On

    The Invasion of Iraq Fifteen Years On

    20 March 2018 will mark the 15th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Despite President Trump’s confident assertions that the Islamic State is defeated there and in Syria, if ORG’s predictions from before that invasion continue to hold true, we may be only half-way through a generational struggle. Indeed, dispersal of combatants from Iraq and Syria means that this is becoming an increasingly globalised war in which the West is ill-equipped to prevail. Read more

    Published: 28th February, 2018

    Updated: 29th May, 2018

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Non-state armed groups
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • Sustainable Security Programme
    • Middle East
    Nuclear Posture Review: Sliding Towards Nuclear War?

    Nuclear Posture Review: Sliding Towards Nuclear War?

    North Korea and Russia may be the focus of contemporary Western fears of imminent nuclear-armed conflict but development and deployment of “useable” nuclear weapons has been a constant throughout the atomic age and by all nuclear-armed states. Read more

    Published: 31st January, 2018

    Updated: 29th October, 2020

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Paul Rogers' Briefings
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • Sustainable Security Programme
    • Nuclear weapons
    Defining Remote Warfare: Cyber

    Defining Remote Warfare: Cyber

    This is the second briefing in a series by the Remote Warfare Programme which will bring together experts to discuss important aspects of remote warfare to provide some conceptual clarity.This briefing by VERTIC attends to cyberwar, a subject that has grabbed the attention, and imagination, of publics, media, civil society and academics alike. Read more

    Published: 29th January, 2018

    Updated: 3rd July, 2018

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Conceptual Series: Defining Remote Warfare
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    Mind the Gap: Parliament in the Age of Remote Warfare

    Mind the Gap: Parliament in the Age of Remote Warfare

    This briefing by Liam Walpole explores the origins of the War Powers Convention and parliament’s role in scrutinising the UK government’s use of lethal force over the last decade. Read more

    Published: 31st October, 2017

    Updated: 1st June, 2018

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    After the Fall: Views from the ground of international military intervention in post-Gadhafi Libya

    After the Fall: Views from the ground of international military intervention in post-Gadhafi Libya

    This report by Libya specialist Alison Pargeter elicits Libyan views on international operations in Libya and analyses the possible effects of such operations on Libya's longer-term stability. Through interviews with a diverse section of Libyan society, the research paints a detailed picture of how international intervention, both covert and overt, is perceived by Libyans Read more

    Published: 31st July, 2017

    Updated: 26th June, 2018

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    • Africa
    Towards a New Consensus on National Security

    Towards a New Consensus on National Security

    As the UK commences negotiations on leaving the EU, juggles challenges to its own union, confronts a new wave of DIY terrorist attacks, and launches Europe’s largest ever warship, the need for a “strategic” National Security Strategy has never been greater. Read more

    Published: 29th June, 2017

    Updated: 1st June, 2018

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • Sustainable Security Programme
    • Europe and NATO
    Hans Blix: Trump's Missile Attack Motivated By Domestic Politics

    Hans Blix: Trump's Missile Attack Motivated By Domestic Politics

    It is possible that the Trump administration's signal of readiness to tolerate Assad encouraged the Syrian government to barge ahead for more military gain and to use gas against its own citizens. Read more

    Published: 12th April, 2017

    Updated: 19th June, 2018

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Non-state armed groups
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • Middle East
    All quiet on the ISIS front? British secret warfare in an information age

    All quiet on the ISIS front? British secret warfare in an information age

    Remote Control’s latest report tracks the UK’s secretive but growing military commitments abroad by analysing the rise in the use of drones for targeted killing, the use of Special Forces, and the provision of capabilities such as intelligence and embedded troops to allied forces. Read more

    Published: 30th March, 2017

    Updated: 22nd June, 2018

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Non-state armed groups
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • The Remote Warfare Programme
    • Operations
    The UK and the Terror Threat

    The UK and the Terror Threat

    The recent statement from the UK’s new Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation that the terrorist threat to the country is at its highest level since the 1970s raises at least three crucial questions that this briefing seeks to answer. Read more

    Published: 28th February, 2017

    Updated: 30th August, 2018

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Paul Rogers' Briefings
    • Policy and Doctrine
    Special Measures: Donald Trump and Trans-Atlantic Relations

    Special Measures: Donald Trump and Trans-Atlantic Relations

    The first part of this briefing will expand on two good reasons why it is in the interests of the UK government and people to embark upon a full assessment of its central relationship with the US under a Trump presidency. Read more

    Published: 20th January, 2017

    Updated: 10th July, 2018

    Author: Alasdair McKay

    Related topics:
    • Policy and Doctrine
    • Sustainable Security Programme
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