This report from UK think tank RUSI examines which US capabilities will be most relevant in a potential Taiwan crisis, as well as which are of utility both in Europe and in a Taiwan contingency. This report examines which US capabilities will be most relevant in a potential Taiwan crisis, as well as which are...

This report from UK think tank RUSI explores the challenge to Russia’s established position in the South Caucasus as the region undergoes significant change. This paper explores the challenge to Russia’s established position in the South Caucasus as the region undergoes significant change. Russia and the Euro-Atlantic community now find that their reach exceeds their...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform presents an analysis of EU defence bonds, their benefits and feasibility. European security is under threat and Europeans are trying to strengthen their defences. However, addressing long-standing gaps in military capabilities will require time, a sustained fiscal effort, and enhanced co-ordination. Constraints on national...

This report from UK think tank RUSI examines the challenges and opportunities Taiwan will need to consider for the military application of AI. This paper examines the challenges and opportunities Taiwan will need to consider for the military application of AI. Increasing cross-strait tensions between mainland China and Taiwan suggest the need for the latter...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines what’s at stake at COP29 and beyond. Azerbaijan hosts the UN’s 29th climate Conference of the Parties (COP29), from 11 to 22 November, at a critical moment for multilateral efforts to address climate change. Climate impacts are worsening, yet action is inadequate to the scale of...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House assesses the political and economic challenges ahead for the end of the war in Ukraine. There are four possible outcomes for Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine: ‘long war’, ‘frozen conflict’, ‘victory for Ukraine’ and ‘defeat for Ukraine’. Regardless of which scenario emerges, the far-reaching and traumatic sociological,...

This report from UK think tank RUSI outlines the core tasks and capabilities required to provide coherent, layered C-UAS protection. This paper outlines the core tasks and capabilities required by NATO members to provide coherent, layered protection from uncrewed aerial systems. The impact of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) on land operations has been a subject...

This report from UK think tank Civitas examines what a coherent UK policy towards China would look like. China is becoming the most serious challenge to UK and the West, due to its economic growth, military strength, and fast-developing foreign policy in relation to its territorial claims and record on human rights. These developments are...

This report from UK think tank RUSI and the Open Source Centre looks at disrupting Russia's artillery supply chains. This report focuses on Russia’s artillery supply chain, as artillery is central to the invasion of Ukraine and has inflicted more than 70% of Ukraine’s casualties. Disrupting Russia’s access to ammunition and new artillery barrels should...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at military lessons for NATO from the Russia-Ukraine war. The Russia-Ukraine war has showcased Ukraine’s remarkable ability to resist a significantly more powerful adversary despite its limited resources. Ukraine’s defence efforts have combined innovative strategies, harnessing both domestic ingenuity and foreign support to counter...

This report from UK think tank IPPR urges government to follow up quickly on its commitment to place ‘international nature’ at heart of foreign policy. A healthy natural world is a non-negotiable life-support system for every person on earth. It underpins all of our lives in fundamental ways. However, our joint life support system is...

This report from UK think tank RUSI offers a nuanced exploration of North Korea’s approach to deterrence. This paper offers a nuanced exploration of North Korea’s approach to deterrence by examining the trade-offs in arsenal structure amid fissile-material constraints. North Korea remains one of the most opaque nuclear states in the world, offering little information...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform analyses UK, German and NATO/EU interests in the Nordic-Baltic region. Britain and Germany are keen to deepen defence co-operation. The two countries should work together more closely in the Nordic-Baltic region, where they have long-standing shared interests. That is the conclusion of a new...

This report from UK think tank the British Foreign Policy Group explores the British public’s support for the new Government’s ambitions for a ‘reconnected’ Britain. As the new Government settles in, this year’s BFPG Annual Survey of UK Public Opinion on Foreign Policy, the sixth edition of the survey, explores the British public’s support for...

This report from UK think tank RUSI examines the UK–Japan Cyber Partnership and considers the factors that determine how it functions. Agreed strategic priorities and concrete activities demonstrate that the UK–Japan Cyber Partnership has momentum. They also reflect the commitment of each country to cyber as an international policy area. The UK–Japan Cyber Partnership demonstrates...

President Biden arrives in office with a full foreign policy in-tray, albeit one that will have to compete for attention with myriad domestic priorities from tackling run-away virus to repairing the foundations of its own democracy. Most of America’s traditional allies will let out a huge sigh of relief that his predecessor has left the...

The Taiwan Straits maybe the most volatile point in the Asia-Pacific. Even if this thin strip of water, separating Taiwan and China, is not the site of a great power collision this year it nevertheless will be a source of tension between Beijing and Washington. The Communist Party of China claims Taiwan as “an inalienable”...