If the Netherlands agrees to US export controls, it must be mindful of its vulnerability to retaliatory measures from Beijing. Over recent decades, Dutch technology giant ASML has become a vital node ...

Beijing claims a Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal was illegal, lacking approval from Beijing, China has shifted to treating this as space it administers. Fishing bans do not ...

Russian aggression requires NATO to prepare its medical services now – using implementation science and Ukrainian experience to expand its workforce and build modular, scalable care.

Whether Lula or Flávio Bolsonaro wins Brazil’s presidential run-off, a right-leaning Congress and pressure from China, the US and Europe will constrain its foreign policy. ‘Brazil is not for beginners ...

This paper analyses how Russia's nuclear arsenal and doctrine are evolving, focusing on qualitative improvements and offensive capabilities amid strategic constraints. This paper provides a decisive ...

What might NATO governments need to do better to respond to China’s approach to cyber espionage? In their most recent research, Dr Louise Marie Hurel and Dr Gareth Mott have argued that in order to ...

Former military and intelligence personnel discuss the security and defence implications of Western aid cuts and the strategic costs of retrenchment. RUSI hosted a discussion on the security and ...

Author Liana Fix examines Germany's historic return to military power and what it means for European security as Russian aggression intensifies and confidence in US readiness to defend Europe weakens.

Joint exercises assume crises arrive singly, are recognisable and end on schedule. Compounded crises break all three, and readiness reporting cannot detect it.

A conversation with Dr Ahana Datta Fasel on her new book, Full Stack Spies: Cyber Espionage in the Age of US-China Competition.

While Putin doubles down to defeat Ukraine and Trump calls for regime change in Kyiv, the NATO Allies should pitch an off-ramp to Putin’s potential successors. A Russian-British critic of Putin now ...

Vitaly Shevchenko of BBC Monitoring joins Natia Seskuria to explore the implications of a radiation warning found on a downed Russian drone. In April 2026, Ukrainian air defences shot down a modified ...