Strengthening Europe’s defence requires public spending and public backing. How can political leaders explain and gain support for policies to fund defence investment? ‘We are making difficult choices ...

This paper explores transnational anti-rights mobilisation as a hybrid threat to UK and European democracy, driven by foreign actors, funding and influence. This paper highlights the growing threat of ...

Aside from policy differences with the US, the UK’s Armed Forces’ size and capacity make difficult any large UK involvement in war with Iran. The outbreak of a new war in the Middle East has led to ...

The paper examines the current state of cooperation on cyber security between the UK and South Korea and offers recommendations to strengthen the partnership. This research paper highlights the ...

Violent extremism must be understood within, and addressed as, part of a wider conflict ecosystem. Integrated responses can offer efficiency, impact and much-needed value for money. By contextualising ...

Keith Dear and Magdalena Pacholska argue that humans are responsible and accountable when delegating the use of lethal force to machines and these actions are regulated by existing international ...

As Britain’s Digital Targeting Web moves from concept to reality, learning lessons from past and current conflicts will be crucial to the success of the Army’s digitalised Land Targeting Enterprise.

Despite rising military spending, the European Union’s defence capabilities remain constrained by fragmented procurement, uneven national budgets and weak coordination. Bolstering resilience and ...

Within 12 months, the US President’s second term in office has had an impact on international relations unlike any in recent memory. Unpredictable. Unorthodox. Unprincipled. Foreign leaders, military ...

Dr Claudia Major joins Neil Melvin to discuss Germany’s rearmament drive and its implications for European and transatlantic security. Germany is undertaking the most significant overhaul of its ...

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 ...

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 ...