Joseph Jarnecki
Research FellowCyber and Tech
Biography
Joseph is a Research Fellow in the Cyber and Tech team. He leads RUSI’s work on cloud adoption for national security and defence, and its intersection with tech sovereignty. His previous research on Ukraine’s digital resilience has informed other lines of work including on low-earth-orbit SATCOM connectivity, the provision of cyber capabilities in conflict, competition and crisis, and the integration of AI into battlefield management systems.
His present research covers diverse topics including tensions between competition and cyber security policy, upcoming UK and EU legislation including the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, and assuring green transition technologies such as EVs and wind turbines. In addition to this research, Joseph leads engagement activities with UK partners in East Asia and tracks China’s activities in cyber and technology.
Between 2024-25 Joseph was a European Cybersecurity Fellow. Prior to joining RUSI, he worked as a research assistant at King’s College London on practices of democratic oversight and control over intelligence services, as well as on risk and responsibility in cyber security.
Joseph holds an MA in International Conflict Studies from Kings College London’s Department of War Studies.
Recent events
Joseph Jarnecki spoke as part of the panel: “Navigating the geopolitical environment” on cyber threats to space systems, the increased proliferation of space capabilities and the role of private companies alongside Dame Fiona Murray and Lt. Col. Stuart Crawford.
