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In an environment where Europe must be able to deter Russia with reduced US support, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine should spur significant efforts to address what has been demonstrated to be a manifestly inadequate defence-industrial base. This paper focuses on the key policy issues that have shaped military-industrial production in Russia, Ukraine and European NATO.

There is substantial value to establishing a UK-wide framework that enables more effective local authority engagement with China. This paper profiles the direct engagement of UK local authorities with Chinese diplomats and local governments.

This paper provides recommendations for enhancing European electromagnetic warfare capabilities in NATO’s air and space forces.

This paper argues for greater mission specialisation among NATO’s European air forces to effectively deter and defeat potential Russian aggression.

This paper assesses the role of long-range strike on the modern battlefield, and finds that the deterrent and competitive effects of long-range strike outweigh their impact in conflict.

This paper examines whether the Wagner Group was profitable under its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, what its business model meant for Russia and Russia’s geopolitical rivals in the recent past, and what the model could mean in the future.

Electronic warfare has shifted from being a niche force multiplier to become an all-arms concern. This paper outlines what has changed in electronic warfare operations and assesses how this should impact force design within NATO militaries.

Explore RUSI's insights into supply-chain dependencies and their implications for global security, utilising trading data from the clean energy industry.

In this research paper, Dan Marks and James Henderson address a series of questions, including how to ensure the security of production networks while simultaneously decarbonising rapidly and affordably, promoting innovation and maximising local economic benefits.

As the new UK government undertakes its Strategic Defence Review, this paper provides recommendations for the UK to strengthen the Joint Expeditionary Force to increase its value to NATO and best contribute to European security.

This paper seeks to outline the likely scope of a putative presence of the People’s Liberation Army Navy in and around the Euro-Atlantic in the next 15 years and the nature of the foreign policy it will support.

This paper explores the challenge to Russia’s established position in the South Caucasus as the region undergoes significant change.

This paper examines the UK’s role as a financial and trading hub for the mining industry, and a centre of sustainability and international development expertise, assessing how far these have been, and could be, leveraged to improve standards.

This paper examines whether the UK could or should do more to ensure the security of critical hydrogen supply chains by examining the activities of peer countries in Africa, the GCC states and Latin America.

This paper seeks to identify how state ‘permissive’ behaviours can contribute to the proliferation of offensive-cyber tools and services.

This paper outlines the core tasks and capabilities required by NATO members to provide coherent, layered protection from uncrewed aerial systems.

This paper offers a nuanced exploration of North Korea’s approach to deterrence by examining the trade-offs in arsenal structure amid fissile-material constraints.

Agreed strategic priorities and concrete activities demonstrate that the UK–Japan Cyber Partnership has momentum. They also reflect the commitment of each country to cyber as an international policy area.

This paper analyses North Korea’s procurement networks, particularly in view of North Korea’s programmatic successes and recent geopolitical shifts in Russia’s relationship with North Korea as a result of the war in Ukraine.

This paper seeks to identify lessons relevant to the British Army, based on analysis of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operations in autumn 2023.