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The Military Sciences research group examines the utility of military power from strategic concepts to technical platforms.
The Military Sciences group includes experts in the traditional Air, Land and Maritime domains as well as Cyber, Influence Operations and Space. Our aim is to contribute to the nuance of UK public, media and policy discussions on defence by combining research with practical experience and contextual awareness. As part of this work, Military Sciences staff engage with military, defence industrial and governmental stakeholders from the operational to the senior leadership level in the UK and overseas.
The cornerstone of the Military Sciences group’s work is the Martial Power Programme which forms a conceptual framework aimed at providing UK decision makers with a deeper evidence base to feed into defence policy.
Focus
The Military Sciences research group aims to:
- Conduct world class research and analysis on defence issues.
- Provide evidence and advice to assist UK policy makers in defence and security matters.
- Provide a forum for open and frank discussion of UK and international defence matters between the military, defence industry, academia and other stakeholders, where rank is not an issue.
- Promote public understanding of defence issues through engagement with the media.
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Expect Iran to Go Further
Commentary, 23 July 2019
Jack Watling
Iran is dominating the escalation cycle, but the risk of miscalculation is high.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, Military Sciences, Sanctions, Global Security Issues
"“It’s difficult to offer protection and would have been even two or three decades ago during the Armilla patrols of the 1980s, when the Royal Navy could keep two or three frigates on station in the Gulf but still couldn’t have necessarily covered every particular contingency in the region. But it’s true that it could have offered perhaps a more robust protection to British tankers in the region.” "
Dr Sidharth Kaushal on the Royal Navy's presence in the Gulf
In The News, 22 July 2019 Tags: Iran, Military Sciences, UK, Maritime Forces
UK Strategic Command: Look East to Understand What it Means
Commentary, 22 July 2019
Peter Roberts
A recent command transformation announced in the UK may have drawn inspiration from an unlikely source: China.
Tags: Armed Forces, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK Defence Policy, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK, Domestic Security, Securing Britain, Land Forces, Military Personnel, National Security, UK Defence
Roundtable Discussion on Disinformation in Ukraine
Conference Reports, 15 July 2019
Ewan Lawson
A report on a recent roundtable analysing how information may be having an impact on Ukrainian politics.
Tags: Ukraine, Military Sciences, Information, Europe
""There has been a long-term rise in tension in the Middle East over Iranian policy across the region - sponsoring proxies, building up a ballistic missile arsenal, and, as events have shown over the last few months, there are a number of trip wires that could rapidly escalate into conflict.
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OPINION: Where Will The British Military Next Be Deployed?
In The News, 12 July 2019 Tags: Military Sciences, UK, UK Defence
2019 International Day of the Peacekeepers
Conference Reports, 12 July 2019
Ewan Lawson
RUSI's 2019 International Day of the Peacekeepers conference brought together speakers from the UN and several states to discuss UN peacekeeping operations.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, Policing and Security, United Nations, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and PeacebuildingPages
Expect Iran to Go Further
Commentary, 23 July 2019Jack Watling
Iran is dominating the escalation cycle, but the risk of miscalculation is high.
Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iran, Military Sciences, Sanctions, Global Security Issues
UK Strategic Command: Look East to Understand What it Means
Commentary, 22 July 2019Peter Roberts
A recent command transformation announced in the UK may have drawn inspiration from an unlikely source: China.
Armed Forces, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK Defence Policy, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK, Domestic Security, Securing Britain, Land Forces, Military Personnel, National Security, UK Defence
Britain’s Declining Tank Numbers Highlights a Wider Problem
Commentary, 24 April 2019Jack Watling
The current debate about Britain’s shrinking numbers of main battle tanks obscures the need for a much deeper discussion about the country’s strategic choices.
Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Ukraine’s Impractical Martial Law
Commentary, 19 December 2018Sébastien Gobert
Ukraine’s decision to impose martial law in parts of its territory in the wake of the latest Russian military provocation is not helpful and does not answer Ukraine’s strategic weaknesses.
Civil–Military Relations, Ukraine, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, Martial Power Programme, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel, National Security
The Army’s ‘Recruitment Crisis’ is Not Just an IT Failure
Commentary, 14 December 2018Jack Watling
The British Army’s experience with outsourcing its recruitment to a commercial firm is not going well.
Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK, Securing Britain, Land Forces, Land Operations, Military Personnel, UK DefencePages
Roundtable Discussion on Disinformation in Ukraine
Conference Reports, 15 July 2019Ewan Lawson
A report on a recent roundtable analysing how information may be having an impact on Ukrainian politics.
Ukraine, Conference Reports, Military Sciences, Information, Europe
2019 International Day of the Peacekeepers
Conference Reports, 12 July 2019Ewan Lawson
RUSI's 2019 International Day of the Peacekeepers conference brought together speakers from the UN and several states to discuss UN peacekeeping operations.
Civil–Military Relations, Policing and Security, United Nations, Conference Reports, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
RUSI First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference
Conference Reports, 9 July 2019Sidharth Kaushal
On 15 May 2019, RUSI held the First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference to discuss maritime strategy in a changing naval environment.
Armed Forces, Civil–Military Relations, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, Conference Reports, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK Defence Policy, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, National Security, Technology, UK Defence
Land Warfare Conference: Securing Competitive Advantage
Conference Reports, 3 July 2019Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds
RUSI's Land Warfare Conference in June 2019 discussed strategies for UK land forces to secure advantage in a competitive landscape.
Armed Forces, Civil–Military Relations, Cyber, Defence Spending, NATO, Equipment and Acquisitions, Conference Reports, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, Defence Management, UK, Land Forces, Land Operations, Military Personnel, National Security, Technology, UK Defence
Strike: From Concept to Force
Occasional Papers, 20 June 2019Jack Watling and Justin Bronk
This Occasional Paper provides an independent assessment of non-discretionary capabilities to enable the British Army's Strike concept to achieve its mission. It explores which vulnerabilities can be...
Armed Forces, Occasional Papers, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, UK, Land Forces, Land Operations, UK DefencePages
International Day of the Peacekeepers 17th Annual Conference: The Thin Blue Line
Conference, 23 May 2019This annual conference, jointly organised by the United Nations Association – UK, UNA-Westminster and RUSI, is the UK’s most authoritative public review of UN peacekeeping activities.
Military Sciences
Combat Air Survivability Conference
Conference, 20 March 2019This conference will seek to re-examine what the optimal survivability mix might look like in the late 2020s, 2030s, in light of current trends of both combat air systems design and emerging...
Air Power Conference 2016: Inspiration and Innovation, Military Sciences
RUSI Modern Deterrence Conference 2018: Securing Societies
Conference, 6 November 2018The conference, the first of its kind, featured senior executives and government officials in charge of total defence and civil protection. It aimed to identify practical steps that can be taken to...
Modern Deterrence, Military Sciences, Defence Policy
General Stephen Townsend to Deliver the Annual Kermit Roosevelt Lecture 2018
Events, 15 June 2018General Stephen J. Townsend, commander of the US Army Training and Doctrinal Command will deliver the 72nd Annual Kermit Roosevelt Lecture.
United States, Military Sciences, UK
Missile Defence Conference 2018
Conference, 30 May 2018A major highlight in the missile defence calendar, the RUSI Missile Defence Conference will contribute to the evolution of policy with a stimulating discussion of missile defence issues between...
Military SciencesPages
What is the Agenda for the New Defence Secretary?
Multimedia, 2 May 2019Dr Jack Watling, Research Fellow at RUSI, discusses what the new agenda might be for the new Defence Secretary, Penny Mordaunt.
Tags: Military Sciences, UK, UK Defence
The Royal Air Force at 100
Multimedia, 29 March 2018Justin Bronk, RUSI's Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force, established on 1 April 1918.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences
British Army Recruitment
Multimedia, 11 January 2018 Tags: Armed Forces, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, UK, Land Forces, Military Personnel, UK Defence
US Air Strikes Against Syrian Air Base
Multimedia, 7 April 2017Justin Bronk, Research Fellow at RUSI assesses the US airstrike against a Syrian airbase following the Syrian government's chemical attack in the Idlib province.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, Syria
Westminster Attack: Encryption and Intelligence Gathering
Multimedia, 28 March 2017Ewan Lawson, Senior Research Fellow examines the debate around WhatsApp encryption and whether the app should be more freely available to law enforcement.
Tags: UK Counter-terrorism, Military Sciences, UK, Terrorism
Expect Iran to Go Further
UK Strategic Command: Look East to Understand What it Means
The UK, France and the US: Still Special Relationships