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This Policy Brief seeks to explore how key partners in the Indo-Pacific have perceived and responded to recent North American and European efforts in the region.

In the light of recent attempts by the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate the UK Parliament and Western business organisations, how can allied democracies safeguard themselves against this growing threat?

This is the third in a series of articles on the top 10 serious and organised crime threats to the UK and their evolution over the past decade. This article traces the journey of the threat from money laundering, one that is central to the operations of organised crime. For all the progress made, an effective UK response remains elusive.

Trauma-informed research into military sexual violence and the shortcomings in.

Countries such as Iran, North Korea and Russia are under sanctions. How do these ‘rogue’ states cooperate to evade them? And what can the sanctions coalition do to counter their circumvention efforts?

Two years on from the launch of RUSI’s European Security in Transformation Programme, the continent’s security has changed profoundly. The pieces are starting to settle into new patterns, accelerated by Russia’s war on Ukraine, as new actors and groupings emerge. For the UK, this shifting landscape creates both challenges and leadership opportunities as it heads towards its next general election.

The Russia–Ukraine war has split the world into those who adhere to Western sanctions and those who do not. But the reality is more complex.

Pyongyang’s alleged decision to close around a quarter of its overseas missions reflects both the evolving sanctions-busting landscape and more concerning rapidly shifting geopolitical realities.

This is the second in a series of articles on the top 10 serious and organised crime threats to the UK and their evolution over a decade. This article traces the journey of the threat posed by modern slavery and human trafficking, which has risen rapidly up the policy agenda over a decade.

Napoleon is admired as one of the greatest strategists ever; he won most of his battles and dictated the terms of the peace treaties that ended his individual wars. Yet in the end, he was defeated, and his empire fell apart. So how great a strategist was he really?

This Policy Brief is a summary of the key lessons learned from a preventing/countering violent extremism (P/CVE) project in Kenyan universities. The brief offers recommendations for similar youth- or student-led interventions in a university setting.

An online conversation with Jiří Šedivý, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency.

Notwithstanding its difficulties at the front in Ukraine and economic hardships at home, Russia continues to pursue AI and other emerging technologies in a bid to future-proof its armed forces. However, it faces several major hurdles to before it can reach its objective of achieving battlefield superiority in selected areas.

Effective implementation of sanctions requires cooperation with partners around the globe.

With limited time before the next UK general election and a host of matters to address, can the new chair of the Defence Committee make an impact?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has focused attention on energy supply chains and contributed to growing unease in the West about the fact that supply chains for the commodities necessary for the global energy transition are highly concentrated in China (or are under Chinese control).

This article is part of a special series, and examines the first of the top 10 serious and organised crime threats to the UK and their evolution over the past decade. It traces the journey of the fraud threat – which has grown exponentially to represent the most experienced crime in England and Wales today – and the response to it.

The UK and Oman, both once-great powers in the Indian Ocean, are now consolidating a military and economic partnership for the 21st century.