The EU’s Black Sea strategy is a vital first step towards protecting the region, and how it is implemented will serve as a key test of the EU’s credibility.
Frenetic diplomacy over the past week has set up potential talks between Presidents Zelenskyy and Putin. But so far this is a triumph of diplomatic process rather than concrete progress, and it is far from certain that an end to the fighting is near, with much to clarify on Western ‘security guarantees.’
Following the Washington summit of European leaders with Presidents Zelenskyy and Trump, RUSI experts share their key takeaways from a seismic few days in geopolitics.
Read reactions from Director of Military Sciences Matthew Savill, Director of the Centre for Finance and Security Tom Keatinge and Director of International Security Neil Melvin on the meeting of President Trump and President Putin in Alaska.
Europe has the capacity and opportunity to cripple Russia and significantly reduce the threat posed to the continent if its states can coordinate their efforts. But the window of opportunity is closing.
We include on-the-record highlights from the Commanding General, US Army Europe and Africa, General Christopher Donahue's opening keynote and from panel discussions on Ukraine, the Middle East and on European security.
Is there a real near-term prospect of an end of Russia’s war against Ukraine? RUSI experts explain four and a half months of the Trump Administration’s approach to the war.
The complex mosaic of resistance networks and paramilitary groups within Ukraine's ground forces – all with their own political ambitions – presents a haunting challenge for any version of post-war Ukraine that may follow.
Join us with a live audience for discussion on sanctions, tariffs, and the role of markets in global finance and democracy with RUSI's Tom Keatinge and podcast hosts Jason Pack and Jane Kinninmont.
Peace negotiations with Russia require more than a contemporary understanding of events, and diplomats would do well to recognise the patterns Russia’s past teach us.
Join Mark McNamee and Jason Pack as they analyse Ukraine's economic resilience, innovative defence tech, and the implications of US-Ukraine partnerships in recovery.
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.
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.
