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While the Hashemite Kingdom has long managed to avoid the instability that has gripped many of its neighbours, the current crisis in the Middle East is presenting it with mounting challenges that it will need international support to overcome.

As the Royal Navy proceeds with its recapitalisation programme, what lessons can it draw regarding future threats from the conflicts in the Red Sea and Black Sea?

As the US prepares to choose between two radically different pathways, the message for UK policymakers is clear: Europe matters.

With the 2024 NATO Washington summit now concluded, the UK must address the significant threat posed by AI and disinformation to global security.

Current UK China policy is defined by the three main concepts of protecting national interests, aligning with allies and engaging with China on key matters such as climate change where possible. But how are these approaches coordinated and prioritised?

With the next round of country assessments starting, the new FATF President has a lot of work to do over the next two years.

Given the significant challenges posed by the need to design, implement and enforce sanctions on Russia and the recent publication of the UK government’s sanctions strategy, RUSI has established a new taskforce to consider what the UK’s independent sanctions policy might be in this dramatically changed sanctions environment.

Despite the consistent inclusion of pandemic risks in recent national security documents, the UK's response to Covid-19 fell short, highlighting the challenge of translating strategic plans into real-world action.

Chief of the General Staff Sir Roly Walker addresses the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2024.

Major Patrick Hinton, Former Chief of the General Staff's Visiting Fellow at RUSI, discusses how AI can be used in military wargaming, recruitment and retention and procurement.

Russian intelligence services have now adapted their thinking about how to optimally integrate cyber and conventional capabilities.

The Rt Hon John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence, addresses the 2024 RUSI Land Warfare Conference.

The new UK government must act for a genuine and sustainable peace settlement in Israel–Palestine to be possible.

In this episode, host Tom Keatinge, CFS Director, is joined by Darya Dolzikova, RUSI Research Fellow, to discuss her recent paper, 'Power Plays: Developments in Russian Enriched Uranium Trade'.

In recent years, China has stepped up its contribution to UN peacekeeping operations, particularly in countries where doing so aligns with its strategic interests. The US must take action to reassert its leadership role in this space, not just to check Beijing’s growing influence, but to demonstrate that it is fully invested in bringing peace, security and stability to challenged regions.

The purpose of this report is to examine the causes of the failure of the Ukrainian offensive in 2023 to avoid the repetition of such errors in the future and to inform the regeneration of offensive combat power in NATO militaries.

The language and culture around risk differ dramatically between defence and healthcare, and this may limit the UK’s ability to operate effectively. It may also lead to a focus on the wrong risks.