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.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its occupation of Ukrainian nuclear facilities has highlighted the threat that militaries can pose to nuclear installations. This paper aims to understand the operational and strategic logic of why states may use military force against nuclear installations, as well as the consequences, and identify approaches for reducing related risks.
The dangers to Ukraine multiply. The international focus on President Trump’s tariffs has sucked attention away from Ukraine just as Gaza did in 2024. Trump’s threat to walk-away from a peace deal adds further jeopardy as does Europe’s increasingly unconvincing attempts to demonstrate collective resolve. Linked to this last point is a potentially fatal linguistic carelessness.
Accelerating the degradation of Russia's integrated air defence systems is critical to enabling the defeat of Russian ground forces. This paper considers the role of land-air integration in achieving their suppression and destruction.
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.
Managing expectations will be just as crucial as making physical investments for Europe’s Middle Corridor, the Trans-Caspian International Trade Route.
Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare, provides his assessment of European security three years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and reflects on what can be realistically achieved with European airpower, given Russia's current threat trajectory.
