

Justin Bronk is the Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology in the Military Sciences team at RUSI. He is also Editor of the... read more
Alexandra 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, UKEhud Eilam
The Israeli government sees Iran’s nuclear programme as an existential threat. The Biden administration is attempting to re-open negotiations, but if these fail and Iran tries to produce a nuclear weapon then Israel might attempt to bomb Iranian nuclear sites. US supplies of new bombs and the B-52 bomber would be critical to any prospects of success.
Tags: Iran, RUSI Defence Systems, IsraelAdnan Tabatabai
As US officials engineer the reinstatement of the 2015 nuclear deal, they should pay particular attention to Iran’s expectations of this process.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iranian Nuclear Pathways, Unpacking the MENA, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyAlexandra 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, UKAdnan Tabatabai
As US officials engineer the reinstatement of the 2015 nuclear deal, they should pay particular attention to Iran’s expectations of this process.
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Iranian Nuclear Pathways, Unpacking the MENA, Iran, Proliferation and Nuclear PolicyNick Reynolds and Sarah Martin
The new Biden administration is off to a rocky start with Russia, the understandable result of a series of turbulent events. A lack of effective support structures to facilitate dialogue or cooperation has created a dangerous environment with few opportunities for common ground.
Tags: United States, RussiaEhud Eilam
The Israeli government sees Iran’s nuclear programme as an existential threat. The Biden administration is attempting to re-open negotiations, but if these fail and Iran tries to produce a nuclear weapon then Israel might attempt to bomb Iranian nuclear sites. US supplies of new bombs and the B-52 bomber would be critical to any prospects of success.
Tags: Iran, RUSI Defence Systems, IsraelGreg Mills
Donors are caught in a bind in Afghanistan. But it is a bind that ties.
Tags: United States, Afghanistan, NATO, RUSI Newsbrief, UKHarun Karčić
Poor relations with the West have spurred Turkey’s investment in an indigenous drone capability.
Tags: Aerospace, Turkey, RUSI NewsbriefJustin Bronk, Research Fellow at RUSI outlines the current state of Russian and Chinese air defence capabilities.
Adversarial Studies, Aerospace, Military Sciences, Profession of Arms, Russia, UK, TechnologyJustin Bronk, RUSI's Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force, established on 1 April 1918.
Aerospace, Military SciencesThe successful and spectacular inaugural launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy this week not only captured public imaginations with its ground-breaking double booster recovery and quirky payload, but also...
Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Terrorism and Conflict, United StatesThis webinar forms part of a series of panels, organised by RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime & Security Studies, which will examine the impact of the US elections on global illicit finance.
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, United StatesAt this event chaired by Sir Michael Fallon, NATO Assistant Secretary-General Giedrimas Jeglinskas, Isar Aerospace Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Metzler and Dr Staffan Truvé, Co-Founder and CTO, Recorded...
Tags: Military Sciences, Modern DeterrenceOnline payments are accelerating, not least as a result of coronavirus-related lifestyle changes.
Tags: Military Sciences, Modern Deterrence
The Politics of UK Accession to Pacific Free Trade Club
Rose Roth, language and youth
Failure to Lift Off: The UK’s Space Launch Ambitions