Europe’s illicit cigarette trade is a major loss of tax revenue despite a declining trend, new study finds

The latest KPMG study commissioned by RUSI reveals that almost 45 billion illicit cigarettes were consumed in Europe in 2017, despite a 7.4...

The Intelligence Network at RUSI

James Sullivan, Research Fellow in Cyber Threats and Cyber Security, has been invited to join the steering committee of The Intelligence...

New Framework on Countering Violent Extremism published

Countering the Financial Networks of Weapons Proliferation

Tom Keatinge, Director of RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime, spoke at a hearing of the United States House Committee on Financial Services

RUSI at the European Parliament

Tom Plant, Director of Proliferation and Nuclear Policy addressed the Joint AFET/SEDE Public Hearing on Nuclear deterrence. 

Virtual Currencies and Terrorist Financing: Research for the  European Parliament

RUSI experts present research findings to European Parliament’s Special Committee on Terrorism.

New Partnership with the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism

New international research network to examine terrorists' use of internet technologies.

New Compendium of Research on Gender and Violent Extremism in Kenya

RUSI commissioned a compendium of four studies exploring the dynamics of women’s involvement in violent extremism jointly with the French...

Remembering George Hitchen

RUSI acknowledges with gratitude the bequests received from the estate of the late George Hitchen (1923-2014).

Research Programme into Disrupting Wildlife-Linked Illicit Financial Flows in East and Southern Africa

RUSI is launching a new research and training programme focussed on disrupting the illicit funds earned from the illegal wildlife trade in...