An online briefing and question and answer session with our panel of RUSI experts discussing the evolving security implications of the US strikes on Venezuela.

In 2020, RUSI published papers on the potential threats posed to Western forces by Russian and Chinese combat air capabilities and ground-based air defence (GBAD) systems. Since these studies were ...

Our experts comment on the US attacks on Venezuela and arrest of President Nicolás Maduro. Any consequent instability in Venezuela could have a spill-over effect in the region that would affect ...

Capturing Nicolás Maduro is not a shortcut to rebuilding a broken country. Washington must now prevent a lengthy interregnum by Maduristas. The decision by the US President Donald Trump to carry out ...

This paper highlights the urgent need for Europe to reshape its security framework to address emerging threats and ensure long-term stability and strategic advantage against the most significant ...

While STC controlling the majority of Yemen’s southern littoral may constrain the Houthis’ ability to operationally expand attacks into the Gulf of Aden, the benefit may outweigh the costs. The ...

This paper assesses the probable deterrent effect of the Atlantic Bastion, a strategic concept outlined in the UK’s Strategic Defence Review. This research paper explores the strategic concept of the ...

This year we welcome Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton for his inaugural Chief of the Defence Staff lecture following his appointment in September.

2025 offered the most generous potential off-ramp for Vladimir Putin. He rejected it. Russia must demonstrate to its domestic audience and to the West that it retains the initiative and remains a ...

Russia’s practice of state seizure is growing at pace, as it reappropriates businesses and assets from those the regime considers disloyal. In Russia, the word reiderstvo – corporate raiding – does ...

This paper examines Japan's vulnerability to foreign influence and proposes legislative measures, drawing lessons from the UK, the US and Australia. The Policy Research Council of the Liberal ...

To curtail the exploitation of critical mineral supply chains by criminal actors, lessons can be drawn from the example of gold mining. Gold provides an instructive, cautionary example of the dangers ...