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Organising Defence in a Competitive Age

Article, 22 April 2021

Ewan Lawson

If UK defence is to achieve the levels of coordination required to meet the aspirations of the Integrated Review, a bold reorganisation of the current command structure and supporting systems is...

Armed Forces, Martial Power Programme, RUSI Defence Systems
UK troops clash with demonstrators during Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972

The Trouble with Northern Ireland Legacy Cases

Commentary, 22 April 2021

Edward Burke

The departure of a UK government minister does little to promote a serious discussion about a painful episode.

UK, Law and Ethics, Military Personnel

Michèle Flournoy: The Enemy Went to School

Multimedia, 22 April 2021

Former US Under Secretary for Defence for Policy Michèle Flournoy talks to Peter Roberts about technology, concepts, young minds and competitive spaces in warfare. The conversation is predicated on...

Military Sciences

Germany and the Future of European Security

Multimedia, 21 April 2021

In this podcast episode, hosted by Dr. Neil Melvin, Director RUSI International Security Studies, Dr. Christian Mölling, Research Director at the German Council on Foreign Relations, and Dr. Barbara...

European Security Beyond Europe, Global Security Briefing Podcast Series, International Security Studies
Czech Interior Minister Jan Hamacek and Prime Minister Andrej Babis at a press conference at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague, Czech Republic, on 17 April 2021

Bohemian Forest Dark Tales: The Czech Republic, Russia’s Dirty War Machine and Western Solidarity

Commentary, 21 April 2021

Ondřej Ditrych

Revelations that Russia’s intelligence agents were responsible for setting off deadly explosions at a Czech arms depot back in 2014 offer Prague an opportunity to hit back at Moscow’s egregious...

Russia, Intelligence, Europe

Western Jihadism: A Thirty Year History

Events, 14 July 2021

A conversation with Professor Jytte Klausen about her new book, ‘Western Jihadism: A Thirty Year History’, which charts the development of Al-Qaeda’s growth in the West.

Prisons and Terrorism

Events, 30 June 2021

A presentation by Professor Seán McConville on the imprisonment of terrorists, focusing on the use of prisons by paramilitary organisations to further their objectives.

RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021: Integrating for Operations Today and Warfighting Tomorrow

Conference, 2 June 2021

Held annually on behalf of the Chief of the General Staff, the RUSI Land Warfare Conference is the UK’s pre-eminent gathering of the land forces community In the wake of the UK's Integrated Review...

International Day of UN Peacekeepers Conference: Enhancing the UK Contribution to Peacekeeping

Conference, 27 May 2021

Our annual conference, jointly organised by RUSI and the Westminster Branch of the United Nations Association, has established itself as one of the UK’s most authoritative reviews of UN peacekeeping...

Strategic Command Conference: Sharpening the UK Defence’s Edge in the 2020s

Events, 26 May 2021

Held against the backdrop of the substantial financial settlement for Defence but also a deteriorating security situation and the broader impact of the pandemic, the UK Strategic Command Conference...