The DPRK’s chemical facilities: Aoji-ri area: Site profile 6
This report from UK think tank RUSI delivers a critical assessment of North Korea's Aoji-ri chemical facilities. This paper delivers a critical assessment of North Korea's Aoji-ri chemical facilities, offering new insights into their role within the country's broader chemical weapons (CW) landscape. Leveraging open source intelligence and satellite imagery, the report clarifies the operational...
From legacy to leadership: upgrading the digital state
This report from UK think tank Re:State makes the case for forcing government staff to take the risk from obsolete IT seriously by creating a new Digital Modernisation Taskforce. The State is inseparable from the digital technology it uses. It is impossible to imagine a government without the software which underpins the everyday interactions with...
Iran nuclear monitor
This report from UK think tank the ECFR monitors Iran's nuclear programme. This regularly updated Iran nuclear monitor is developed in consultation with nuclear security experts, drawing on open-source intelligence, IAEA statements and satellite imagery analysis. Indicators track distinct, observable activities or declarations of intent—for example, diplomacy, enrichment or official nuclear policy—that collectively allow readers...
The DPRK’s chemical facilities: Kanggye area: site profile 5
This report from UK think tank RUSI delivers a critical assessment of North Korea's chemical weapons (CW) infrastructure in Kanggye. This paper delivers a critical assessment of North Korea's chemical weapons (CW) infrastructure in Kanggye, offering new insights through satellite imagery and open-source intelligence. Its impact lies in providing a clearer, evidence-based foundation for understanding...
Building intergovernmental capability through secondments: Lessons from Japan for the UK
This report from UK think tank City-REDI explores how secondment can systematically build capability, share knowledge and address resource constraints across levels of government. This policy briefing, from the Local Policy Innovation Partnership Hub, explores how England’s devolution reforms could work more effectively by using staff secondments as a core part of the delivery system....
The impact of fraud on financial inclusion in the UK
This report from UK think tank RUSI identifies how fraud undermines financial inclusion in the UK and offers actionable policy solutions. This paper reveals how payment fraud undermines financial inclusion for low- and middle-income households in the UK. Drawing on a survey of 2,000+ adults from LMI households, it demonstrates that fraud disproportionately impacts those...
See it. Say it. Sort it.
This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation sets out how the Government can reset Britain’s economic policy. This briefing note sets out how the Government can reset Britain’s economic policy following disastrous local election results, arguing that an honest assessment of where the country stands is the indispensable starting point for repairing its...
The good life?
This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust explores the relationship between social mobility and happiness. Is social mobility just about jobs and income? Does being upwardly mobile make you happy? Does socio-economic background determine who gets to live good, healthy and happy lives? This report examines the connection between happiness, wellbeing, life satisfaction,...
The use of AI in UK healthcare
This report from UK think tank the Policy Institute examines public perceptions and healthcare priorities. AI is creating a significant shift in how people access healthcare, yet public attitudes to the technology remain deeply divided, according to a major new study by King's Health Partners, Responsible AI UK and the Policy Institute at King's College...
Pay check
This report from UK think tank Centre for Cities shows that rising National Living Wage rates are having very different effects across UK cities and towns. A single national wage floor, combined with varying economic performance across UK cities, means that the impact of the minimum wage is felt very differently in different places. A...