Neutrality between China and the US, sidestepping two competing chauvinisms for fear of being crushed in between them, plays into Beijing’s hands. A recurring tragedy of statecraft is our habit of ...

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz without formally closing it. The question facing Washington is not how to secure the waterway – it is whether any realistic military operation actually can.

As the conflict deepens, the world must urgently address the risk of biological weapons falling through the cracks. The intensifying military campaign by the US and Israel has rightly focused the ...

The webinar explores how terrorists could exploit LLMs for fundraising, examining risks, current AI misuse, platform safeguards, and strategies to detect and disrupt illicit activities. This online ...

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 ...

Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, Chief of the Air Staff, gives the closing keynote address at this year's Combat Air Power Conference Conference delegates and RUSI Members can watch the full ...

With violent extremism pushed to the periphery of mainstream security debates, the concern is not just a lack of resourcing, but a revival of obsolete assumptions and policy approaches. The UN ...

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, ...

Its ammunition spent on Ukraine, Russia can no longer act on the world stage. The Moscow-Tehran axis is collapsing in real time. As US and Israeli strikes continue across the country, Tehran is ...

The paper examines the current state of cooperation on cyber security between the UK and South Korea and offers recommendations to strengthen the partnership. This research paper highlights the ...

Violent extremism must be understood within, and addressed as, part of a wider conflict ecosystem. Integrated responses can offer efficiency, impact and much-needed value for money. By contextualising ...

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 ...