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The 2026 NATO Summit convened at a moment of fragile unity for the alliance. What did it deliver? What did it leave unresolved?

A Research Article applying the ‘protection curse’ framework to European defence in light of US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and actions; the author argues that a strategic rethink is necessary.

In our 100th episode, we talk to RUSI senior research fellow Dr Jack Watling about the transformation in Ukraine in response to Russia’s War.

Radek Sikorski, Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister tells RUSI audience 'this is not the world Western Europeans tried to build after 1945. It is also not the world central Europeans expected to join after 1989.'

What does the Russian wartime economy look like beneath the official data – and what are the implications for regime stability?

A Research Article drawing on fieldwork across Europe to examine how organised crime embeds itself in legal economies and institutions, exposing vulnerabilities across current policy approaches.

For NATO, this year has seen one battle after another, all started by the U.S. The latest is a plan to allocate fewer forces to Europe. Europeans should treat it as an opportunity.

On 26 May 2026 in Brussels, RUSI's Energy and Security Programme, in partnership with the Climate Bonds Initiative, hosted a roundtable to discuss how emerging security challenges and infrastructure risks are changing approaches to resilience.

UK leadership in Arctic security is vital as NATO faces new threats from Russia, China and US policy shifts. Strategic action is urgently needed.

Dr Neil Melvin and Dr Philip Shetler Jones discuss Brexit, European security, the Indo-Pacific and the changing global order.