Royal United Services Institute

⚛We are now accepting proposals for presentations at the UK PONI 2024 Annual Conference which will be held in person at RUSI’s headquarters in London on 10 September. Visit our website to find out more about how you can join us: https://bit.ly/3QcdKb1

In the latest video commentary, Professor Malcolm Chalmers, our Deputy Director-General, assesses the significance of the government's announcement to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030. Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/egTqdSZ9

'If definitions of extremism are to be useful, the priority should surely be countering extremism that will lead to violence and harm' writes Emily Winterbotham in today's RUSI Commentary.

🚨Save the date!🚨 This year's RUSI Land Warfare Conference will be taking place 25 -25 June. Join us as we discuss and debate the dangerous security challenges that are currently facing the UK and its allies.

🎙In the latest episode of the Suspicious Transaction Report podcast, we discuss how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has energised governments in their efforts to combat modern kleptocracy. Join Tom Keatinge, CFS Director, Kinga Redlowska, Head of CFS Europe, and special guest Zoe Reiter, Director for Kleptocracy at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to learn more: https://bit.ly/4aPDn9T You can also check out our new report that assesses how the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine has catalysed a range of responses from Western allies: https://bit.ly/3UwUeIL

The tenth piece in RUSI’s #10years10threats series is now out! Authored by Cathy Haenlein, the article considers the evolving threat at the border, as a key point of both vulnerability and opportunity in the UK’s response to organised criminality: https://bit.ly/4aGQqdz If you've missed out on any of the previous RUSI commentaries as part of the '10 Years 10 Threats' series, marking the 10-year anniversary of the National Crime Agency (NCA), be sure to check them out here: https://bit.ly/4atIMD3

🎙A new episode of War in Space🚀 is out! Does a state's power on Earth translates into influence in orbit – and vice versa? Tune in now as host Juliana Suess and special guest Dr Jana Robinson, the Managing Director of the Prague Security Studies Institute, discuss this question further: https://bit.ly/3UxIci7

Iran and Israel’s escalation of their armed conflict is a reminder of what can happen when adversaries do not understand each other. Understanding our adversaries often plummets as battle lines harden. Breaking this cycle is essential, writes Suzanne Raine.

'The solution to Australia's deteriorating strategic environment is seen as a strategy of denial that prevents others projecting power against Australia from the seas to the north' writes Dr Peter Layton in the latest RUSI Commentary.

The announcement that the UK will commit to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030 is welcome news for the Ministry of Defence, however, the 'government will need to agree how to fund its increased commitment to defence', writes Malcolm Chalmers in today's RUSI Commentary.