Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies
Project Title
As a one-time grant for a project on the effects of the U.S. presidential election on transatlantic relations
Date
Jun. 06, 2024
Duration
30 months
Description
The 2024 U.S. presidential election and its outcome will have substantial implications for the future of transatlantic relations and the United States’ role in the international system. In the months before and after the vote, the London-based Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) aims to provide balanced analysis on the international dimensions of the election from the European perspective, with the goal of ensuring long-term transatlantic cooperation on critical global security issues. Through analysis and dialogue among experts, the project seeks to engage European and U.S. policymakers and the media on the implications of the election’s outcome and on how the United States and Europe will approach relations in the upcoming years.
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For a project on Transatlantic cooperation in relations with the Indo-Pacific
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
34 months
Description
As China’s economic and military capacity and influence continue to rise, transatlantic actors and some countries in the Indo-Pacific are increasingly focused on China’s role in the region. This concern is particularly acute in the United States, where there is a broad bipartisan consensus that China is the country’s primary strategic adversary. The picture is more varied across Europe, where some countries are more open to the opportunities presented by trade, investment, and cooperation with China than they are concerned about its growing international influence. Building on its previous Corporation-supported transatlantic dialogue, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) will partner with the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) to explore the potential for transatlantic cooperation and coordination in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Project Title
For a transatlantic dialogue on China
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
China’s rise has been accompanied by increasing concerns in the West about the wider implications for international security, multilateral institutions, and a rules-based international order. Differences across the Atlantic over China are magnified by the broader estrangement between the United States and Europe on such issues as trade, climate change, Iran, and some regional conflicts. The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House) will team up for a project to explore European and American perspectives on specific areas of China’s increasing influence. The project will build on each institution’s strengths and focus on four key themes that have been identified as crucial to developing effective and collaborative policy responses: digital technology; trade and investment; governance of global commons; and climate change and the environment.
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For a project on the strategic implications of advanced conventional weapons in non-nuclear-weapons states
Date
Sep. 07, 2017
Duration
36 months
Description
Emerging technologies are creating new “strategic” capabilities among non-nuclear states, including among American allies or partners who feel threatened by nuclear forces in Russia, China, or North Korea. These states, long reliant upon U.S. extended nuclear deterrence and ballistic missile defenses, are now integrating advances in automation, surveillance, data integration, and material sciences into precision strike capabilities, such as South Korea’s integrated “Kill Chain” system designed to counter North Korea’s nuclear missiles and command and control. This project represents one of the first efforts to understand these developments and their implications for nuclear stability and alliance management.