This conference report presents insights and reflections on Romania’s progress and challenges in navigating sanctions, illicit finance and economic security.
With a new German government taking office in May 2025, this Policy Brief examines how the UK and Germany can maximise their new relationship to ensure that it delivers the most value to each of them and to European security.
North Korea has supplied up to 5.8 million artillery rounds to Russia according to the Open Source Centre. This is potentially 40% of Russia’s ammunition, showing the extent to which North Korea’s illicit activity has extended the war.
Join RUSI's Emily Ferris and Jason Pack as they explore Russia's internal dynamics, infrastructure challenges, and the complexities of its role as a disordering power.
As the US-China rivalry intensifies, both powers are courting mineral-rich African countries in an effort to secure critical raw materials. Translating Africa's vast natural-resource wealth into lasting development requires an infrastructure-led strategy that delivers long-term value for local communities.
The evolving contest over semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and market access is being reshaped by the wider US-China competition – with profound implications for economic security and geopolitical stability.
Given the operational challenges of the PLA executing an amphibious invasion against Taiwan on a scale without historical precedent, China’s greatest hope is to ‘win without fighting’ by destabilising defence spending essential to the island nation.
This Policy Brief presents an assessment of the current UK system to counter illicit finance, the identification of key missing elements, and an analysis of implications and root causes of the UK's approach. It concludes with actions to drive improvement to the UK's illicit finance agenda.
As the prospect of a ceasefire in Ukraine grows, United Nations Peacekeeping Operations were held up to the light at a UN Security Council meeting in March 2025.
Watch an insightful conversation on the evolving landscape of electoral security, the role of financial and digital transparency, and the steps needed to protect democratic processes.
Baroness Catherine Ashton, formerly the European Union’s lead for foreign and security strategy, discusses challenges, opportunities and tips for collaborative strategy-making.
Trump’s shift to unilateral tariff enforcement weakens the international systems on which sanctions depend. Europe must lead in rebuilding credible enforcement.
Under increasing economic and diplomatic pressure from the US, it is time for Canada to reconsider joining the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). The UK should support its likeminded ally and put the question of Canadian membership to the JEF at its Leaders’ Summit in Oslo on 9 May.
As defence budgets grow across Europe, fragmented procurement, tight budgets, and currency instability demand innovative financial solutions. The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank might hold the key to balancing security and economic stability.
