Burcu Ozcelik, a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a think tank, said anything that economically damages Iraq will have a knock-on effect for Iran, which for several years has used ...

Matthew Savill, military sciences director at defence think tank the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi), said: “Many of the best targets – helicopters and glide-bomb armed aircraft attacking ...

The Houthis are diversifying their alliances and deepening their military capabilities, leveraging regional conflicts and ...

Professor Justin Bronk from defence think tank the Royal United Services Institute told BBC News it is "very likely" that US President Joe Biden's belated decision to allow long-range strikes with ...

This paper explores the challenge to Russia’s established position in the South Caucasus as the region undergoes significant ...

Albin Östervall holds an MSc in Political Science from Uppsala University. He worked as a research assistant at the Department of Political Science at the Swedish Defense University from 2023–24.

Charlotte Wagnsson is Professor of Political Science at the Swedish Defence University. Her research lies at the intersection of political communication, international relations and security studies.

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 ...

Ending the war and establishing lasting peace in Ukraine is impossible without implementing practical measures to deter ...