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:
Attack on Saudi oil facilities highlights danger of 'kamikaze' drones
In The News, 18 September 2019 Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences
Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Amanda Brydon and Ewan Lawson
This Whitehall Report details the research conducted by RUSI and Save the Children on how to improve the UK's Protection of Civilians strategy following its review.
Tags: Civil–Military Relations, United Nations, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK Defence Policy, Military Sciences, UK, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Law and Ethics, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience
Nick Reynolds
The political and security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has not substantially changed in the last couple of years, but this should not be mistaken for stability. The domestic situation is likely to get worse.
Tags: Military Sciences, Europe
Saudi oil attack highlights Middle East’s drone war
In The News, 17 September 2019 Tags: Military Sciences, Middle East and North Africa
DSEI 2019: 'New' space race calls for UK strategy rethink
In The News, 9 September 2019 Tags: Military Sciences, UK
Jack Watling
The US Army’s Future Vertical Lift programme is premised on an obsolete concept of employment. The helicopter will continue to be a critical tool in warfare, but like the horse in the Second World War, its place on the modern battlefield is as a beast of burden
Tags: Military Sciences, Martial Power Programme, Land Forces
Nick Reynolds
The political and security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has not substantially changed in the last couple of years, but this should not be mistaken for stability. The domestic situation is likely to get worse.
Military Sciences, Europe
Peter Roberts and Seth Newkirk
Regardless of how difficult Erdogan’s Turkey may now be, it is a key state in NATO and must be treated as such.
Turkey, United States, US Defence Policy, NATO, Americas, Military Sciences, Defence Policy, International Institutions, Europe
Alexandra Stickings
The UK has recently announced a number of new military space initiatives, showing that it is taking this strategic environment seriously. While these are welcome developments, questions persist over the UK’s broader space ambitions.
Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, United States, Defence Spending, Equipment and Acquisitions, UK Defence Policy, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, Technology, UK Defence
Jack 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
Peter 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
Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Amanda Brydon and Ewan Lawson
This Whitehall Report details the research conducted by RUSI and Save the Children on how to improve the UK's Protection of Civilians strategy following its review.
Civil–Military Relations, United Nations, Whitehall Reports, Global Strategy and Commitments, UK Defence Policy, Military Sciences, UK, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Law and Ethics, Maritime Forces, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Resilience
Ewan Lawson
A report on a recent roundtable analysing how disinformation may be having an impact on Ukrainian politics.
Ukraine, Conference Reports, Military Sciences, Information, Europe
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.
Civil–Military Relations, Policing and Security, United Nations, Conference Reports, Military Sciences, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Sidharth 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
Jack 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
This 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
This 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
The 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 J. Townsend, commander of the US Army Training and Doctrinal Command will deliver the 72nd Annual Kermit Roosevelt Lecture.
United States, Military Sciences, UK
A 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 Sciences
Dr 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
Justin 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
Justin 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
Ewan 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
No Prime Minister: The Deteriorating Security Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Saudi Arabia Under Attack
Episode 1: The Suspicious Transaction Report