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Dr Sidharth
Kaushal

Research Fellow, Sea Power

Sidharth Kaushal's research at RUSI covers the impact of technology on maritime doctrine in the 21st century and the role of sea power in a state's grand strategy. Sidharth holds a doctorate in International Relations from the London School of Economics, where his research examined the ways in which strategic culture shapes the contours of a nation's grand strategy.

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A Trident submarine leaving its base on the Clyde, 2013. Courtesy Wikimedia

A Critical Enabler for Power Projection: Options for a UK Missile Defence Capability in an Age of Escalation Control

24 May 2019

This Occasional Paper presents options and rationale for adopting a UK national missile defence capability as a critical enabler of power...

Tags: Defence Spending, Occasional Papers, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, Trident, UK, Securing Britain, National Security, Technology, UK Defence

"‘The Belgorod will not be part of the Russian Navy per se, meaning its covert and aggressive actions will effectively be deniable. The submarine appears set up for non-attributable Special Forces warfare with its commanders answering directly to the [political] leadership and bypassing the Russian naval command structure.’"

Vladimir Putin's VERY sinister submarine: Latest devastating weapon in Russian leader's arsenal - set to be launched tomorrow - is bristling with deep-sea spy drones and nukes capable of taking out an entire city

21 April 2019

Tags: Russia, Military Sciences, Maritime Forces

Two THAAD interceptors and a Standard-Missile 3 Block IA missile are launched during a flight test near the US Army Kwajalein Atoll/Reagan Test Site, 2013. Courtesy of Missile Defense Agency/U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Missile Defence Conference 2019: Beyond Ballistic Missiles? Missile Defence in an Era of Great Power Competition

29 March 2019

In February 2019, RUSI's 19th Missile Defence Conference brought together experts to discuss the changing role of missile defence in a time...

Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Conference Reports, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

Mackinder, Spykman and the Geopolitical Significance of Ballistic Missile Defence

8 February 2019

As missile defence becomes a central feature of many states’ security postures, it is attendant to frame the enterprise in a wider...

Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, Maritime Forces

Aerial view of the Pentagon building photographed on 24 September 2017

Strategic Net Assessment: Opportunities and Pitfalls

28 January 2019

What are the strengths of strategic net assessment?

Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Policy, Intelligence

Amphibious Assault is Over

21 January 2019

The conduct of amphibious operations is currently undergoing a drastic overhaul in response to an array of emerging threats

Tags: Equipment and Acquisitions, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Martial Power Programme, Maritime Forces

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A Trident submarine leaving its base on the Clyde, 2013. Courtesy Wikimedia

A Critical Enabler for Power Projection: Options for a UK Missile Defence Capability in an Age of Escalation Control

24 May 2019

Sidharth Kaushal

This Occasional Paper presents options and rationale for adopting a UK national missile defence capability as a critical enabler of power...

Tags: Defence Spending, Occasional Papers, Equipment and Acquisitions, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, Trident, UK, Securing Britain, National Security, Technology, UK Defence

Two THAAD interceptors and a Standard-Missile 3 Block IA missile are launched during a flight test near the US Army Kwajalein Atoll/Reagan Test Site, 2013. Courtesy of Missile Defense Agency/U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

Missile Defence Conference 2019: Beyond Ballistic Missiles? Missile Defence in an Era of Great Power Competition

29 March 2019

Sidharth Kaushal

In February 2019, RUSI's 19th Missile Defence Conference brought together experts to discuss the changing role of missile defence in a time...

Tags: Aerospace, Air Power and Technology, Conference Reports, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy

Mackinder, Spykman and the Geopolitical Significance of Ballistic Missile Defence

8 February 2019

Peter Roberts and Sidharth Kaushal

As missile defence becomes a central feature of many states’ security postures, it is attendant to frame the enterprise in a wider...

Tags: RUSI Newsbrief, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, Maritime Forces

Aerial view of the Pentagon building photographed on 24 September 2017

Strategic Net Assessment: Opportunities and Pitfalls

28 January 2019

Peter Roberts and Sidharth Kaushal

What are the strengths of strategic net assessment?

Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Policy, Intelligence

Amphibious Assault is Over

21 January 2019

Sidharth Kaushal and Jack Watling

The conduct of amphibious operations is currently undergoing a drastic overhaul in response to an array of emerging threats

Tags: Equipment and Acquisitions, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Martial Power Programme, Maritime Forces