Hong Kong After the District Council Elections: Will Anything Change?

Charles Parton

Hong Kong’s showdown with the central authorities in Beijing continues. And the dilemmas are only getting starker.

Ukraine Talks: A Peaceful Outcome or a Peaceful Sellout?

Neil Melvin

The forthcoming French-sponsored summit to resolve the Ukraine conflict may provide some diplomatic opportunities, but could also come at a high strategic price.

We Need to Relearn How to do Deterrence

Jack Watling

Governments and military planners are obsessed with how much leverage adversaries can exert with coercive measures that don’t risk all-out war. But to win in the ‘grey zone’ requires being proactive...

The British Public Still Believes in NATO – Even if Most Cannot Say What It Does

Joel Rogers de Waal

New YouGov/RUSI polling portrays a kind of ignorant faith in NATO but also significant doubts that UK defence capability is fit for modern purpose.

Britain, Estonia and the Wider North

Caroline Kennedy-Pipe and Duncan Depledge

The UK is at the forefront of NATO’s efforts to secure its Baltic members. We argue Britain requires an expansive strategy that covers not just the High North, as has been touted since 2018, but...

Securing the Integrity of the EU’s Financial System is Overdue – Why is Progress so Slow?

Like the proverbial frog in boiling water, the EU knows something is wrong; it just can’t decide what to do.

A New Direction for EU Sanctions: The New Commission and the Use of Sanctions

Emil Dall

As the new EU Commission takes office, responsibility for the EU’s sanctions portfolio appears to have moved between commissioners. The move is part of a focus on stricter sanctions enforcement...

NATO and the ‘Disruptive’ French President

Patrick Chevallereau

The contemptuous reactions from seasoned analysts to Emmanuel Macron’s NATO comments actually reinforce the French president’s argument.

We Should Exempt Africa from the UK-Russia Geopolitical Confrontation

Andrey Kortunov

Their differences notwithstanding, the UK and Russia could cooperate in Africa.

Planning for the Next Strategic Defence and Security Review – A Much-Needed Peg in the Ground

Andrew Curtis

Although the UK government will face a full agenda in the immediate aftermath of the general election, a high priority must be confirmation of its intent to undertake a strategic defence and security...