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Russia’s Greater Eurasia

Emily Ferris | 2025.11.05

As Russia cements its broader foreign policy plans for a Greater Eurasia, the role of Belarus and North Korea will be instrumental in turning theory into supply-chain practice.

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US-LAC Educational Exchanges

Romina Bandura and Mirka Martel | 2025.11.04

Promoting educational exchanges between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is a powerful way to strengthen economic ties, build human capital, counter Chinese influence, and foster positive public opinion across the Hemisphere.

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UK’s Politics Of Immigration

Cathy Haenlein | 2025.10.31

The long-delayed release of Nick Timothy’s 2023 review of Home Office effectiveness points to ongoing institutional dysfunctions. The creation of an independent cross-party commission could restore delivery discipline and reduce incentives to use immigration as a political weapon.

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Lawless Britain?

Alastair Greig | 2025.10.30

Official data show that violent crime has fallen, even as visible low-level offences and social media-fuelled perceptions of disorder continue to shape a growing sense of lawlessness and insecurity.

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Energy And Russian Aggression

Dan Marks | 2025.10.30

This paper studies the impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on global energy markets, with a particular focus on the vulnerabilities to which UK energy security is susceptible.

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Cyber Sanctions Taskforce

Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin | 2025.10.28

This paper reports on the first meeting of the RUSI Cyber Sanctions Taskforce, focusing on the role of sanctions in countering cyber state threats, and highlighting their potential to disrupt malicious operations, impose costs on adversaries and reinforce international security strategies.

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Ireland’s Defence Dilemma

Edward Burke | 2025.10.27

The election of Catherine Connolly as Ireland’s President will raise concerns in Europe about a shift in Ireland towards isolationism that stands at odds with the EU’s commitment to rapidly increase collective defence spending and cooperation.

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Truth To Power

Paul O’Neill | 2025.10.24

Proposals to integrate the External Scrutiny Team into the Military Strategic Headquarters will undermine the only honest safeguard for transformation of the UK’s reserve forces.

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UA’s Combined Manoeuvre

Jack Watling | 2025.10.23

Ukrainian forces have begun to develop novel approaches to combined arms manoeuvre, incorporating new capabilities, that bear scrutiny for NATO armies.

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