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.
Open warfare has crossed the Middle East, and in its wake came an erosion of the norms of statesmanship and the power of international law to avert conflict. What are the implications for deterrence, diplomacy, and the future of UK, US, and regional strategy?
The era of artificial intelligence as an ‘emerging technology’ is over; the dawn of AI-enabled sanctions evasion is here, threatening to fundamentally reshape global financial security.
This paper aims to provide an initial scoping review of the structural and operational features of voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) that expose them to corruption risk.
The 12-day war between Israel and Iran had the potential to enflame the region and stretch into a prolonged conflict, but each party carried strategic concerns that necessarily drove the cessation of open warfare.
Russia is introducing new formations designed to integrate more unmanned systems into its structure. Recently announced naval regiments may give an indication of what the future holds for these formations.
RUSI analysts have applied tests to every major strategic paper published by the UK in recent years, and now look at how the Strategic Defence Review published in June 2025 satisfies close examination.
Military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and Tehran's criticism of the IAEA threaten to undermine the credibility and effectiveness of the Agency's work, with implications for non-proliferation beyond the Iran nuclear file.
The government’s recently published sanctions strategy under-promises, overdelivers and sets a vision for the future use of sanctions. Now the work begins.
EU financing of defence procurement is sensible. But excluding non-EU European industry risks delays and reliance on bond markets limits long-term, strategic security.
This paper explores how Russian state-affiliated and state-aligned actors are discussing, conceptualising and framing AI within their online communications.
A conversation with Ingrid Southworth, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to NATO and Lt Gen Sir Ian Cave, UK Military Representative to NATO and the EU.
The AI arms race is definitely ‘gathering speed’. What about the information wars? ‘Countries that are very good at AI could gain significant leverage in international relations through influence operations’, says the Military Review in its March-April 2025 issue. It is, therefore, necessary to consider the threats Russia has presented and could present in the future with AI-powered information operations.
When export controls are seen as a tool to limit competitors’ technology advancements, they can have unintended consequences. Such is the case for quantum technologies, where export controls accelerate a localized quantum supply chain in China.
