In June 2024, RUSI’s Centre for Finance and Security set up the UK Sanctions Implementation and Strategy Taskforce. This report presents findings from the second meeting of the Taskforce, held in ...

Tom Keatinge and Wagner expert Jack Margolin discuss how the group became a global mercenary powerhouse and how to counter the rise of such groups. With insights from Jack Margolin, author of ‘The ...

This policy brief examines how countries have approached proliferation financing national risk assessments (NRAs), and advises jurisdictions on how to approach future NRAs. In 2020, the Financial ...

The UK and Canada, leveraging their strengths as trusted middle powers, are well-positioned to lead in setting global AI standards, fostering ethical, responsible and innovative AI governance. AI has ...

The appointment of a new National Security Adviser in the UK might involve some of the most profound changes to the role since its creation in 2010. Having a National Security Adviser who is ...

As Russia turns to Pyongyang for reinforcements against Ukraine, we explore the events that have shaped North Korea as a security actor. Following the stalling of the ‘Six Party’ talks about North ...

World leaders’ responses to Trump’s return reflect an effort to flatter his self-image, yet differences from his previous administration are likely to make cooperation this time around much more ...

This year’s Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture was delivered by Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, Chief of the Air Staff, RAF.

The recent US elections have created a new political reality that will impact global stability in the coming years, including the Russian war in Ukraine. While Donald Trump’s stated goal of ending the ...

The experience of the US’s defeat in Vietnam shows that ending the war in Ukraine requires a comprehensive strategy, combining military, economic and diplomatic pressures to force Russian withdrawal ...

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Following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US election, RUSI's experts outline how US defence and foreign policy could change over the next four years.