On 10 March 2020, RUSI held a conference to bring together practitioners, policymakers, analysts and allies to discuss how the British Army is seeking to manage and exploit information on the future battlefield. The proceedings were off the record. This report is composed of observations by RUSI staff.
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Nick Reynolds is the Research Analyst for Land Warfare at RUSI. His research interests include land... read more
Dr Jack Watling is a Research Fellow at RUSI, responsible for the study of Land Warfare. Jack has recently published detailed studies of... read more
Trevor Taylor
In the first in a series of articles, we explore the UK’s current attempt to operate a government-wide direction in its approval of major procurement projects.
Tags: Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Jack Watling
The British Army needs a mobile anti-tank reserve capability in order to credibly stop opposing heavy armour during a peer conflict. Without it, outnumbered UK armour will be held at bay while infantry are overwhelmed
Tags: Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Land Forces, Martial Power Programme
Martin Bricknell and Paul Cain
A clear understanding of modern military healthcare will lead to better policy.
Tags: RUSI Journal, UK, Military Personnel, Europe
Trevor Taylor
In the first in a series of articles, we explore the UK’s current attempt to operate a government-wide direction in its approval of major procurement projects.
Tags: Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Peter Roberts
The UK’s review of security, defence, development and foreign policy, halted by the health emergency, is now restarting. But not from where it stopped, for both outputs and inputs need to be reconsidered.
Tags: Military Sciences, Defence Policy, UK, National Security
Peter Marshall
The UN Charter is no run-of-the-mill affair. It is a universal covenant, born of untold suffering and sorrow. As the only veteran of the Second World War still in active diplomatic circulation, Sir Peter Marshall reflects on the UN’s founding document, and its enduring relevance.
Tags: United Nations, UK, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Europe
Jack Watling
The British Army needs a mobile anti-tank reserve capability in order to credibly stop opposing heavy armour during a peer conflict. Without it, outnumbered UK armour will be held at bay while infantry are overwhelmed
Tags: Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, Land Forces, Martial Power Programme
Andrew Cainey and Veerle Nouwens
As the UK formulates its post-Brexit relationship with China, one key policy interest is the possibility of stronger commercial ties. However, the benefits of doing business with China are less straight-forward in light of the complex commercial and political landscape of the world’s second-largest economy.
Tags: China, RUSI Newsbrief, UK
Jack Watling
If Defence is to appropriately weight cyber operations then there are some dangerous myths about the practicalities of cyber warfare that need to be confronted.
Tags: Cyber, Military Sciences, RUSI Defence Systems, UK, Technology, UK Defence, Europe
Peggy Hollinger, International Business Editor at the Financial Times discusses a new RUSI paper authored by Trevor Taylor and John Louth. The paper suggests that the UK needs a speedier defence...
Armed Forces, Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence, Europe
Dr Jack Watling, Research Fellow at RUSI, discusses what the new agenda might be for the new Defence Secretary, Penny Mordaunt.
Military Sciences, UK, UK Defence
The UK government has announced plans to overhaul its approach to foreign policy through a new government-wide review. Here, RUSI experts give their initial reaction to the news.
UK, UK Defence
A major research project into military covenants and how signatories put their commitments into practice has today been announced by Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and Nationwide Building...
Armed Forces, Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management, Military Personnel, UK Defence
In this short video RUSI explores the increasingly significant role of the commercial sector in modern British defence capabilities. RUSI talks to a number of experts on how private industry is...
Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, UK Defence
At this launch event Nick Reynolds will explore RUSI's independent study examining the information operating environment.
Tags: Military Sciences
We mark the International Day of the UN Peacekeeper. We are joined by Brigadier-General Maureen O'Brien of the UN Disengagement Observer Force as we celebrate the contributions of women in...
Tags: United Nations, Military Sciences, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
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Tags: China, Coronavirus, International Security Studies, UK
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Western Way of War: Air Marshal Philip Osborn
India Must Secure the Indian Ocean to Deter China’s Assertion Along the Border