Turkey’s influence in Syria is more complex than commonly portrayed. While it has played a role in shaping events, its long-term dominance remains uncertain amid shifting power dynamics. Indeed, the ...

RUSI hosted its third annual Latin American Security Conference, opened by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America. The conference brought together ...

Russia’s undeclared war against the West is intensifying, leveraging fear, destabilisation and covert operations to undermine NATO unity and Western resilience. With the war in Ukraine, Russia is ...

This episode explores the potential of whistleblower reward programmes to transform economic crime investigations. CFS Director Tom Keatinge is joined by Eliza Lockhart, Research Fellow at CFS, and ...

Jason Pack and Alex Hall Hall delve into listener inquiries about autocratic regimes, cultural shifts, and the implications of secrecy in intelligence and diplomacy. In this episode, Jason and Alex ...

This conference report captures discussions from a SIFMANet roundtable held in November 2024 in Tokyo, exploring Japan's efforts to implement and enforce sanctions against Russia The ongoing war in ...

Brazil’s defence budget is skewed towards personnel expenses, yet the real issue lies in its underfunding of defence. When discussing Brazil’s military expenditure, it has become commonplace to claim ...

President Trump’s first few days in office and the launch of the Chinese AI model DeepSeek have shaken up the AI sector. Trump needs to navigate international and domestic power dynamics and secure AI ...

As 2025 gathers pace, we reflect on security challenges from the previous year and look at what to expect in the coming months. What was foreseen and what was unexpected in last year’s global security ...

As the new US president threatens to impose steep tariffs on any country challenging the dollar’s global dominance, India has been quietly making overtures to China. This development, partly driven by ...

Electronic warfare has shifted from being a niche force multiplier to become an all-arms concern. This paper outlines what has changed in electronic warfare operations and assesses how this should ...

A Chinese simulation admitting to a PLAN destroyer's defeat by US missiles hints at advanced electronic warfare capabilities while raising questions about PLA transparency and messaging. Based on what ...