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Membership

RUSI members have access to the very best defence and security analysis and are introduced to a network of peers, specialists and decision-makers.

Corporate

RUSI’s Corporate Membership packages are open to all organisations concerned with defence and security matters, and can be tailored to meet the business interests of both public and private sectors.

Corporate

Top Tier Partnership

This is the elite tier of RUSI membership. Members at this level receive full access to the Institute’s high-level networks and research teams.

Top Tier Partnership

Individual

Individual members have access to premium analysis and events, and the opportunity to engage with RUSI's network of experts, policymakers and practitioners.

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Recent Events

In the News

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Nuclear Policy

As it stands, without the UAE pursuing enrichment and reprocessing, and assuming proper implementation of the most up-to-date IAEA safeguards, "there's little risk of a military...

Tom Plant

Deutsche Welle
20 February 2020

Memes

Meme warfare now more often refers to using memes as individual weapons of information warfare. It’s a form of disinformation that can be used to secure strategic goals.

Tom Ascott

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute
19 February 2020

free ports

Alexandria Reid, national security studies researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, has long criticised free ports for harbouring illegal activity. She says: “It is...

Alexandria Reid

Evening Standard
19 February 2020

RFI

James Sullivan, the head of cyber research at RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute in London, says that risks to 5G networks can be protected through new and inventive ways...

James Sullivan

RFI
19 February 2020

Publications

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5G Cyber Security: A Risk-Management Approach

Occasional Papers

Taking Control: Rediscovering the Centrality of National Interest in UK Foreign and Security Policy

Whitehall Reports

Understanding Financial Crime Risks in E-Commerce

Occasional Papers

Modern Russian and Chinese Integrated Air Defence Systems: The Nature of the Threat, Growth Trajectory and Western Options

Occasional Papers

Latest News

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Coronavirus – RUSI policy

20 February 2020

Sir David Lidington Nominated as Next RUSI Chair

7 February 2020

Call for Proposals: The 10th UK PONI 2020 Annual Conference

6 February 2020

Global Survey of Private Sector Reveals Significant Proliferation Finance and North Korea and Iran Sanctions Implementation Gaps

6 February 2020

Trending Themes

Defence Policy

Britain’s Integrated Defence and Security Review: Which Shibboleths? 13 February 2020
Taiwan Elections: Reactions to the DPP’s Win 15 January 2020

Organised Crime

Getting the Economic Crime Plan Done: Why Economic Crime Matters for Johnson’s ‘Global Britain’ 13 January 2020
Securing the Integrity of the EU’s Financial System is Overdue – Why is Progress so Slow? 26 November 2019

Cyber

The EU Assesses Cyber Security and 5G Networks 25 October 2019
There's More to Cyber Than Huawei 24 June 2019

Global Security Issues

An Increasingly Volatile International Environment Opens New Fronts for European Navies 19 February 2020
Greater Europe and the Future of Global Order 18 February 2020