This paper explores transnational anti-rights mobilisation as a hybrid threat to UK and European democracy, driven by foreign actors, funding and influence. This paper highlights the growing threat of ...

Aside from policy differences with the US, the UK’s Armed Forces’ size and capacity make difficult any large UK involvement in war with Iran. The outbreak of a new war in the Middle East has led to ...

Strengthening Europe’s defence requires public spending and public backing. How can political leaders explain and gain support for policies to fund defence investment? ‘We are making difficult choices ...

The Gulf States will be re-evaluating their future following the US’ betrayal of its security guarantees. The new Gulf War launched by Israel and the United States against Iran represents the most ...

The US and Israel have launched major strikes on Iran, triggering retaliation across the region and raising fears of wider war. As tensions escalate around the Strait of Hormuz and across the region, ...

Keith Dear and Magdalena Pacholska argue that humans are responsible and accountable when delegating the use of lethal force to machines and these actions are regulated by existing international ...

2025 offered the most generous potential off-ramp for Vladimir Putin. He rejected it. Russia must demonstrate to its domestic audience and to the West that it retains the initiative and remains a ...

On 27 November, RUSI Europe, with the support of the UK Joint Delegation to NATO, hosted a closed-door roundtable discussion entitled 'Translating 3.5% into Capabilities' at the UK Ambassador's ...

The war in Ukraine has diverted Russia’s resources and attention away from its own critical domestic security issues, creating uneven gaps in its ability to address terrorism, corruption, regional ...

While the US and the UK attempt to contain Houthi attacks in the Bab al-Mandab and Red Sea, Somali pirates have made a daring comeback off the Horn of Africa. It is tempting to draw a link between the ...

General Jim Hockenhull KBE, Commander, Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, gives the closing keynote address at the RUSI Military Technology Conference ...

Establishing a new force with military status will help protect critical national infrastructure but needs to be more than an afterthought to Reserve force planning. Article 3 of the NATO Treaty, ...