

Dr Jack Watling is Research Fellow for Land Warfare. Jack has recently conducted studies of deterrence against Russia, force... read more
Jack Watling
The use of martial language by politicians in managing the current pandemic obscures fundamental differences between waging war and managing a health crisis.
Tags: Military Sciences, Civil–Military Relations, Coronavirus, UK, Defence Management, National Security, Peacekeeping and PeacebuildingJack Watling
There are plenty of questions about the purpose and utility of the impending British deployment to Mali. But there are also some answers.
Tags: Armed Forces, Military Sciences, Tackling Extremism, The War on Terror, Al-Qa'ida, Global Security Issues, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Terrorism, AfricaNick Reynolds and Jack Watling
A report from RUSI's conference on Integrating Information Manoeuvre.
Tags: Armed Forces, Military Sciences, Conference Reports, UK, UK DefenceElizabeth Quintana
Most of the initial comments about Donald Trump’s surprising electoral victory last week have been of the emotional kind. Here is a more dispassionate look at what his declared policies mean for the defence sector.
Tags: Military Sciences, United States, US Defence Policy, Americas, Defence PolicyPeter Roberts
As the world prepares for Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th president of the United States in January, here are some key issues that the British defence establishment will need to consider.
Tags: Military Sciences, US Defence Policy, North America, Americas, UK, UK DefenceEwan Lawson
The quest for a more robust approach to ensuring successful UN peacekeeping operations has claimed its first scalp in South Sudan. The sacking of the force commander there comes barely two months after London hosted a summit of the world’s defence ministers on the challenges of UN peacekeeping
Tags: Military Sciences, United Nations, Sudan, International Institutions, AfricaJames Shinnie
The multinational MINUSMA and French Barkhane deployments to Mali involve the use of several indigenous European platforms, particularly the Eurocopter Tiger. Therefore, they represent a useful opportunity to evaluate some aspects of European expeditionary capabilities
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, United Nations, RUSI Defence Systems, AfricaJames Shinnie
The Ministry of Defence recently allocated £7.6 million to a ‘soft kill’ active protection system for armoured vehicles, being tested by QinetiQ. This article examines the potential place of such capabilities within the armoured concepts outlined in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
Tags: Military Sciences, Equipment and Acquisitions, RUSI Defence Systems, UK, UK Defence, EuropeJustin Bronk
Britain and Turkey signed a £100 million deal on 28 January during Theresa May’s trade talks in Ankara with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Under the deal, BAE Systems will join forces with Turkish Aerospace Industries to develop a ‘fifth-generation fighter’ for the Turkish Air Force of the 2020s. What sort of aircraft could be produced and what implications could there be?
Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences, Turkey, RUSI Defence Systems, Europe
Unintended Consequences: Humanitarianism and CTF Compliance
The Imperfect Equilibrium of Russian Civil–Military Relations
A Post Mortem of a Disintegrated Review