This report from UK think tank RUSI provides actionable insights for NATO and its allies to counter Russia’s military–industrial capabilities. This research paper examines the critical vulnerabilities in the production of Russia’s Sukhoi combat aircraft and its implications for NATO and global defence markets. The paper reveals significant dependencies on foreign components, materials and machine...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies brings together authors from both the global South and the global North. A critical issue of our time is how the world can transition from a development model based on the extraction and use of fossil fuels to one based on cleaner sources of...

This report from UK think tank Re:State reveals a procurement system which has become too focused on compliance with complex rules and bureaucracy. The Government spends £400 billion a year procuring goods and services, but regularly fails to secure value for the taxpayer from that spending. Public procurement is rife with projects which are late,...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies states that a systematic and implementable approach is required at national and cross-national levels. Ten years ago, the O’Neill Review on Antimicrobial Resistance called for a major effort to discover and develop new antimicrobials. It outlined a strategy for achieving this through a combination...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the challenges facing the government in meeting its education priorities within budget. Research conducted since, including by the Institute for Government, shows that educational inequalities across English schools opened up at an alarming rate over this period, with some gaps growing to their...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies explores UK leadership in antimicrobial discovery and development. The threat of infectious diseases that resist treatment with available antimicrobials is growing. Nearly a decade after the O’Neill Review on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) called for systemic reform of antimicrobial research and development (R&D), the UK...

This report from UK think tank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research analyses the UK economic outlook in the autumn of 2025. The Autumn Budget comes at a pivotal moment for the UK economy. Growth has held up better than expected, inflation is expected to ease, and interest rates are likely to begin...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society examines whether there are conditions under which instrumentalised migration is more likely to be used. Russia’s war in Ukraine has unleashed brutality that Europe has not seen for decades. In addition to conventional war, new tactics and technologies have been used, such as drones and...

This report from UK think tank the Future Governance Forum recommends the creation of a new Department for the Prime Minister to drive his agenda. In Power 01: Transforming Downing Street is the culmination of an in-depth investigation by FGF into the centre of government. It recommends that Keir Starmer accelerate his revamp of the...

This report from UK think tank RUSI highlights the links between the illegal wildlife trade and illicit financial flows and the critical need to combat corruption.  Financial investigations are an essential investigative tool to pursue and deter important wildlife criminals. However, the challenges to strengthening financial investigations of wildlife crime in Central Africa are notable.