RUSI Reflects

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.

Following the pause in US military support to Ukraine, RUSI's Senior Research Fellow for European Security Ed Arnold shares his key thoughts on this, and other seismic changes.

After participating in the Munich Security Conference, RUSI's Director-General Rachel Ellehuus shares her key takeaways from a consequential weekend of geopolitics.

Ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th US president, RUSI experts talk about what to expect from his administration in the coming months.

Following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US election, RUSI's experts outline how US defence and foreign policy could change over the next four years.

As the Russian war in Ukraine enters its third winter, RUSI Associate Fellow Dr James Henderson provides an analysis of the current state of Russia's energy sector, which has had to adapt its trade flows in response to Western sanctions since 2022.

In the aftermath of the riots across the UK following the mass stabbing in Southport in July, Dr Jessica White, Acting Director of Terrorism and Conflict Studies at RUSI, discusses how society can respond to such violence, as well as appropriate methods to prevent far-right motivators from inciting further violent activity.

In the aftermath of the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah’s senior commander Fuad Shukr, RUSI Senior Research Fellow in Middle East Security Dr Burcu Ozcelik discusses the regional response to their deaths and the likely impact of these events on ceasefire prospects in Gaza.

With the election of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, following the death of Iran's previous president Ebrahim Raisi in May, RUSI's new Senior Research Fellow in Middle East Security Burcu Ozcelik discusses the regional response to the result, and what changes we might expect to Iran's foreign policy posture.

At the 50th G7 Summit in June, leaders agreed to use frozen Russian assets as backup for a $50 billion loan to Ukraine. Separately, a 10-year bilateral security deal was concluded between Ukraine and the US.