The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced that funding for the renewal of Britain's nuclear deterrent must come from the Ministry of Defence's core budget. RUSI's Malcolm Chalmers assesses the ramifications of this announcement.
Professor Malcolm Chalmers is Deputy Director-General of RUSI and directs its growing portfolio of research into contemporary... read more
Emmanuel Karagiannis
Greece is emerging as a Mediterranean power with a more proactive foreign policy.
Tags: EuropeTrevor Taylor
The Tempest programme should be recognised as central to the credibility of the UK's claim to be an independent military actor. This paper explores its risks and opportunities.
Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, UK Integrated Review 2021, Occasional Papers, UK, UK DefenceJack Watling and Nick Reynolds
In a world of powerful states, countries are likely to partner their armed forces to achieve common aims. Efforts to build capacity in partner forces will play a crucial role.
Tags: Military Sciences, Whitehall Papers, Defence Policy, Military PersonnelMalcolm Rifkind
Western governments cannot afford to ignore the events in Belarus. But they must tread carefully in their reactions.
Tags: European Union, Russia, UK, EuropeAlexandra Stickings
The importance of space to the UK’s national security, military and international relationships means it should be a key issue in the upcoming Integrated Review. However, a shift in thinking on activities in this environment is needed to ensure that the right questions are being asked.
Tags: Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, National Security, Technology, UK DefenceRémy Bonny
The recent Polish presidential elections were fuelled with anti-LGBTI+ bigotry. The battle resembled the broader current European fight between liberalism and illiberalism.
Tags: EuropeDaniel Dobrowolski David V Gioe and Alicia Wanless
The UK needs to update its regulatory approach to respond to emerging threats in the information environment.
Tags: Cyber, RUSI Journal, UK, Information, Technology, EuropeJack Watling
If Defence is to appropriately weight cyber operations then there are some dangerous myths about the practicalities of cyber warfare that need to be confronted.
Tags: Cyber, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, UK, Technology, UK Defence, EuropeAndrew Monaghan
Andrew Monaghan reviews The Russian Understanding of War: Blurring the Lines Between War and Peace, by Oscar Jonsson.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Russia, Defence Policy, EuropeA briefing by General Sir Adrian Bradshaw KCB OBE, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, set against the backdrop of the latest security challenges facing NATO and how this will impact upon UK...
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RUSI hosted a panel to discuss Prof Theo Farrell’s new book ‘Unwinnable: Britain’s War in Afghanistan, 2001-2014’.
Tags: Military Sciences, Afghanistan, UK, UK DefenceRUSI is pleased to invite you to this event examining the future of UK sanctions policy following Brexit, kindly hosted by Dechert LLP.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Sanctions, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, EuropeAdmiral Sir Philip Jones KCB ADC on the the lessons of the Gallipoli Campaign and combined operations.
Tags: Defence Policy, UK, Global Security Issues
The Future of UK–EU Security Cooperation
Season Three Trailer: Policy Into Practice
Underwater Drone Incidents Point to China’s Expanding Intelligence Gathering