This report from UK think tank RUSI uncovers how regulatory gaps and limited international cooperation enable wildlife laundering. The critical issue of wildlife laundering – whereby illicit actors use legitimate corporate entities to fraudulently pass illegally harvested or obtained wildlife into legal supply chains – is a significant threat to biodiversity, national security and local...

This report from UK think tank RUSI outlines the cyberthreats against consumer mobile devices and considers strategies to mitigate these threats. This paper examines cybercrime against consumer mobile devices and their users in the UK. Mobile cybersecurity is underrepresented in policy debates and research, especially when considering the societal significance of smartphones for individuals and...

This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at push payment fraud and the role of money mules within it. This paper discusses the rising issue of fraud in the UK, particularly focusing on the role of money mules in facilitating authorised push payment fraud and the implications for national security and financial crime prevention.

This report from UK think tank RUSI argues that cyber deterrence must be part of an integrated, cross-domain strategy. Geopolitical tensions in cyberspace are escalating. There is an urgent need to reassess how the cyber domain can support broader deterrence strategies. However, the effectiveness of deterrence in cyberspace remains contested among scholars and practitioners. While...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation outlines the issues facing policing. The SMF has once again collaborated with the Police Federation of England and Wales to outline an impartial picture of the issues faced in policing. The Pay and Morale Survey collated over 35,000 responses – highlighting an unfortunately grim picture...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at developing a more ambitious response to serious and organised crime. SOC is one of the most significant contemporary threats to life, the security of property, and the peace and cohesiveness of communities across the country and the long-term prosperity of the UK. However,...

This report from UK think tank the Coalition for Global Prosperity analyses the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015 a decade after its implementation. This report from the Coalition for Global Prosperity analyses the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015 a decade after its implementation. While initially a landmark piece of legislation, the report argues that its...

This report from UK think tank RUSI provides an analysis of vehicle theft in the UK, including trends, responses and challenges. In the 20 years before 2013, the number of vehicle thefts in the UK declined. This trend has since reversed. Data from the UK Home Office indicates that incidences of vehicle theft have risen...

This report from UK think tank Civitas examines whether a ‘tiered’ approach goes to the heart of policing and the wider criminal justice system. In the wake of the civil disturbances following the Southport tragedy, any mention of the phrase ‘two-tier policing’ has been dismissed. This report questions why progressive political leaders refer to it...

This report from UK think tank RUSI presents practical considerations arising from RUSI's three-year project 'Organised Crime, Terror and Insecurity in Africa'. The report presents practical considerations arising from RUSI's three-year project 'Organised Crime, Terror and Insecurity in Africa', which explores local perceptions and experiences of key security threats. The link between crime and terrorism...

This report from UK think tank RUSI offers policy implications for addressing the underassessed financial dynamics of insecurity in the two countries. This Policy Brief is based on research on Mozambique and Nigeria carried out between February 2022 and February 2024. The research relied on in-country interviews, a targeted review of existing literature and validation...

This report from UK think tank RUSI provides a comprehensive analysis of Mozambique's complex and layered security landscape. Mozambique faces an array of security challenges, from resilient illicit economies to an enduring kidnapping problem and a long running insurgency in the north. Many security challenges play out at community level, yet local perceptions and experiences...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society offers urgent policy recommendations to combat disinformation and restore academic integrity. A new Henry Jackson Society report by Dr Helena Ivanov uncovers how antisemitic disinformation is fuelling hostility against Jewish students across UK universities – and how institutions are failing to respond. In the wake...

This report from UK think tank RUSI examines new ways to frame responsible cyber behaviour beyond the UN. Responsible cyber behaviour (RCB) refers to the collective expectations of state and non-state actors about how they should behave in cyberspace. ‘Behaviour’ in this context comprises the values, norms, policies, practices and technologies that are meant to...

This report from UK think tank Centre for Social Justice makes the case for a different and better kind of custodial sentence. Through the course of this paper, the case will be made for the introduction of a new custodial sentence for the criminal courts, the Intensive Control and Rehabilitation Order (ICRO). This new sentence...