

Tom Ascott was previously the Digital Communications Manager at the Royal United Services Institute before leaving in February 2021. In... read more
Simon Mehdian-Staffell
In a world where technology is fundamental to both threats and opportunities ahead, it must be at the core of UK security and defence capabilities.
Tags: UK Integrated Review 2021, UK, Technology, UK DefenceKeith Ditcham and Iisa Kosonen
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the UK violated its international obligations to protect the victims of slavery and forced labour.
Tags: Organised Crime and Policing, UK, Law and EthicsPeter J Phillips and Gabriela Pohl
Algorithms are not built in a vacuum – they are affected by profoundly human psychological constraints.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Intelligence, TechnologyElly Darkin
While political and strategic considerations may push the UK to prioritise speed over substance when it comes to accession negotiations, this strategy may well pay off if joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is seen as a starting point for greater commercial diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific.
Tags: Navigating the Indo-Pacific, UK, PacificAlexandra Stickings
Creating an indigenous space launch capability is considered by many to be a key aspect of the UK’s space ambitions. Yet there are questions as to whether current plans recognise the challenges ahead.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, UKPeter Ricketts
In a well-crafted speech to the Munich Security Conference, Boris Johnson went beyond ritual repetitions of ‘Global Britain’ slogans.
Tags: UK Integrated Review 2021, Brexit, UKDavid Crouch
David Crouch reviews Toxic: A History of Nerve Agents, From Nazi Germany to Putin’s Russia, by Dan Kaszeta.
Tags: RUSI Journal, Global Security Issues, TechnologyJustin Bronk
Justin Bronk reviews Fighters in the Blood: The Story of a Spitfire Pilot and the Son Who Followed in His Footsteps, by Air Marshal ‘Black’ Robertson.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, RUSI Journal, UK, HistoryHarun Karčić
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s post-war structure remains fragile, and without international support and scaffolding it risks remaining a frozen conflict.
Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, EuropeThis event will examine the Ministry of Defence’s Future Accommodation Model and the drivers for Service families’ accommodation provision.
Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, UK, Defence ManagementNoted for it's spectacular air combat sequences this film screening will feature a short introduction to modern air combat with Justin Bronk, Research Fellow for Airpower.
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences, EuropeProfessor Stanley R. Sloan will discuss his latest book, Transatlantic traumas: Has illiberalism brought the West to the brink of collapse?, which examines the external threats and internal...
Tags: RUSI International, United States, Americas, Russia, UK, Global Security Issues
Unintended Consequences: Humanitarianism and CTF Compliance
The Imperfect Equilibrium of Russian Civil–Military Relations
A Post Mortem of a Disintegrated Review