This report from UK think tank RUSI examines why more states and other actors are turning to alternative financial systems. A desire for autonomy, necessity, and opportunity are reshaping global financial systems and reducing longstanding Western influence and control – it’s not too late to act. The central conclusion is that the longstanding dominance of...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform asks whether Europe can save Ukraine and itself from Putin and Trump. If European leaders do not want to confront Russian forces on NATO territory, they will have to do so in Ukraine, even without US backing. That is the conclusion of a new...

This report from UK think tank the Coalition for Global Prosperity sets out why supporting Jordan is a strategic necessity for the UK. Jordan has long been one of the UK’s most important allies in the Middle East. Despite immense pressures – from hosting millions of refugees and coping with water scarcity, to confronting regional...

This report from UK think tank the Foreign Policy Centre proposes a way for the UK Government to develop and implement a soft power strategy as a central component of its foreign policy. In today’s fractious world, soft power has increasingly become a critical tool for states seeking to maintain or expand their influence, and...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society identifies key companies and projects to replace US capabilities. Europe’s growing interest in diversifying away from US defence systems is rooted in strategic unease. The Ukraine war has reignited discussions on European defence integration, yet tensions persist between the financial costs and national autonomy such...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society shares insights gleaned from personal observations of a full aid distribution period in Gaza. On 28th July 2025, in the middle of a raging international debate around aid and alleged starvation in Gaza, I was granted unprecedented access to Gaza and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society examines how to make sanctions more effective. Economic sanctions have become a cornerstone of modern international diplomacy, increasingly employed by governments around the world to advance a wide range of foreign policy objectives – from deterring armed conflict to disrupting illicit financial flows and combatting...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House explores how to strengthen Europe and NATO’s approach to the region. For the best part of two decades, Europe and NATO have underestimated Russia and its motivation to dominate the Black Sea region. Understanding the patterns of consistency and adaptation in Moscow’s Black Sea posture is essential...

This report from UK think tank the Coalition for Global Prosperity outlines how the UK can deepen and renew the special relationship over the next 20 years. The UK is facing the most volatile and unpredictable global environment since the Second World War, a situation the Ministry of Defence has called a "pre-war era." In...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House argues in favour of using Britain’s alliances and networks for greater impact. Although UK foreign policy has for some time acknowledged the Indo-Pacific’s importance to Britain’s long-term interests, the government has yet to articulate and instrumentalize a sufficiently coherent approach to the region. Worries over European security,...

This report from UK think tank the British Foreign Policy Group explores the British public’s opinion on foreign policy and global affairs. BFPG’s 2025 Annual Survey, the seventh iteration of the survey which began in 2019, finds that public support for the ‘special relationship’ has collapsed, with President Trump seen to be undermining the UK’s...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House explores why and how many sanctions fail, and what to do about it. Sanctions are a key instrument of foreign policy and economic statecraft, applied with increasing frequency by the US, the UK and the EU. Given the growing prevalence of these tools, there are mounting concerns...

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 explores how Russia is discussing, conceptualising and framing AI within their online communications. This paper explores how Russian state-affiliated and state-aligned actors are discussing, conceptualising and framing AI within their online communications. As generative AI technologies rapidly evolve, their implications for global information security are becoming more acute....

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...