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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.

Three workshops explored the role of anti-money laundering regulation, supervision and enforcement activity in preventing, detecting and punishing ‘enabling’ behaviour and incentivising good practices.

RUSI's inaugural Serious and Organised Crime Conference brought together law enforcement officers, policymakers, academics, analysts and industry experts, to determine how key stakeholders can collaborate to enhance the effectiveness of the response to serious and organised crime, and better measure the impact of law enforcement and other relevant activity.

Stakeholders from the public and private sectors discussed the scope of Russian sanctions evasion activity in the virtual asset industry at our roundtable event in May 2024

Discussions held in Copenhagen in March 2024 addressed the state of sanctions implementation and enforcement in Denmark.

A workshop discussion in February 2024 explores the role of AI and intelligence in a hypothetical invasion.

Discussions held in Riga in March 2024 highlight the difficulties of sanctions enforcement.

A workshop held in March 2024 highlights the contemporary nature of state threats, and the specific implications for Germany.

Discussions held in Malta in March 2024 reveal the challenges that public and private actors face in implementing sanctions and tackling illicit finance.

A roundtable on sanctions implementation sheds light on the challenges that the public and private sectors are facing in the Netherlands.

Roundtable discussions held in Riga in March 2024 highlighted the importance of data sharing in improving the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia.

This report highlights key stakeholder views from a recent workshop on developments in Ukraine's financial system.

This workshop report summarises the discussion of 10 scholars, debating what impact AI has on geopolitics, whether there is a need for a new analytical framework to capture AI’s impact on international relations, and what we can learn from other technologies and their respective impact on geopolitical developments.

The Centre for Finance and Security at RUSI and the Bulgarian Center for Not-For-Profit Law convened a roundtable in January 2024 to discuss the country’s recent grey listing and dissect its Mutual Evaluation Report.

Discussions explored the Financial Action Task Force's legitimacy deficit. Marginal, regular and consistently enacted reforms that address legitimacy concerns, enhance transparency and take steps towards effectiveness were seen as the best way forward for the organisation.

Discussions revealed the particular challenges that Georgia faces in implementing sanctions against Russia – and how its partners can help.

Participants discussed the key role that data plays in the success of sanctions.

Participants discussed the sanctions implementation in Sweden and how new EU sanctions imposed on Russia are challenging the Swedish system.

This report is a summary of a closed roundtable on ‘Decoding Emerging Threats: Ransomware and the Prevention of Cyber Crises’ in July 2023.

A report from a June 2023 workshop provides insights into trade-based money laundering in anticipation of the UK government's strategy.