It’s not about choosing sides between Russia and the West. For the Global South, G7 sanctions pose a threat to economic stability. That should focus minds. No conversation on sanctions against Russia ...

RUSI and the newly formed Open Source Centre (OSC) have agreed a strategic partnership to deliver novel, open-source based research on the war in Ukraine and other conflicts. As part of the new ...

Far from being a thing of the past, ‘shock and awe’ must be an integral part of our approach to multi-domain warfare in the future. In March 2003, more than a thousand precision-guided strikes from ...

Chesney Gold Medal award winners Lyse Doucet and Christina Lamb reflect on their distinguished careers reporting from conflict zones.

RUSI’s inaugural Securing Cyberspace conference brought together academia, industry, governments and civil society organisations to share learnings on developing responsible cyber behaviour.

RUSI’s inaugural Securing Cyberspace 2024 conference brings academia, industry, governments, and civil society organisations together for a discussion on domestic and regional views on ‘Responsible ...

The Strategic Defence Review now underway has been described as a ‘root and branch review’ of the whole UK defence enterprise, pointing the way to ‘a new era for defence’. Can the different approach ...

An exclusive members' briefing by RUSI experts on the war between Israel and Hamas, one year on.

This paper outlines the core tasks and capabilities required by NATO members to provide coherent, layered protection from uncrewed aerial systems. The impact of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) on land ...

One year on from Hamas’ 7 October attack on Israel, we look at the current state of the conflict in the Middle East and its future trajectory. Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the horrific ...

South Africa’s deepening ties with Russia and other autocratic regimes threaten both its trade relationships with the West and its fragile political unity. ‘Quite remarkable’, noted a South ...

Ukraine faces a precarious future amid waning Western support. The immediate peril comes from the 2024 US presidential election, but the fundamental problem has been the failure of Europe to commit to ...