

Dr Jack Watling is Research Fellow for Land Warfare. Jack has recently conducted studies of deterrence against Russia, force... read more
Jack Watling
Although security operations are likely to continue as before, the coup should force the international community to ask hard and probing questions about the approach taken in trying to secure the Sahel.
Tags: Military Sciences, United Nations, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, AfricaElisabeth Braw
Washington is offering $10 million for tips that would help authorities prevent possible cyber interference in the November elections. Unusual, but not necessarily unworkable.
Tags: Military Sciences, United States, Law and Ethics, National Security, ResilienceJack Watling
If the British Army is to achieve the digital integration that underpins its Information Manoeuvre concept then its recce platforms need Link-16
Tags: Land Operations, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Land ForcesPeter Roberts
Challenging entrenched thinking and slaughtering ‘sacred cows’ in defence and security reviews is easier said than done.
Tags: Military Sciences, UK Integrated Review 2021, Defence Policy, UK, National Security, UK DefenceJustin Bronk
Piecing together the evidence for the tragedy
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, United States, Iran, Ukraine, Global Security IssuesJack Watling
A US-ordered assassination of a key Iranian lynchpin could overturn many Middle East calculations
Tags: Military Sciences, United States, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North AfricaJack Watling
The US Army’s Future Vertical Lift programme is premised on an obsolete concept of employment. The helicopter will continue to be a critical tool in warfare, but like the horse in the Second World War, its place on the modern battlefield is as a beast of burden
Tags: Martial Power Programme, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Land ForcesJustin Bronk
Russia’s first UCAV prototype marks a milestone for the country’s troubled efforts to field truly modern airpower capabilities, and should also be a wakeup call to NATO Allies still publicly opposed to or unconvinced by the need for Western UCAVs to be part of future capability plans
Tags: Air Power and Technology, Martial Power Programme, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence SystemsJustin Bronk
Justin Bronk reviews Modern Chinese Warplanes: Chinese Air Force – Combat Aircraft and Units, by Andreas Rupprecht.
Tags: Aerospace, China, Military Sciences, RUSI Journal, Defence Policy, PacificThis conference will examine challenges in the information environment, the role of communications in hybrid warfare, and capability development and management.
Tags: Cyber, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, Military Sciences, Information, TechnologyThis conference will explore the nature of the Information Age and its implications for conflict and the conduct of warfare,
Tags: Cyber, Future UK Cyber Security Strategy Project, Military SciencesWe are on the cusp of a new space era. New technology poised to make dramatic changes to how and why we use space, and with increasing competition both in military and commercial spheres, the world...
Tags: Air Power and Technology, Military Sciences
Time for a New UK–US Relationship
Adversarial Studies: Russian Strategic Thinking and the Kremlin’s Approach to Coercion
The Future of UK–EU Security Cooperation