RUSI

Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies.

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Trump once pushed Europe to buy more US energy as leverage against Russia. Now he's weighing a diesel export ban to ease record prices at home - and Europe could pay the price for its new dependence. Read more about Europe's vulnerability to potential US diesel export restrictions in our latest #RUSICommentary from Petras Katinas.
https://t.co/w7lFqN0mWN

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The Mecca Agreement, signed by Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, echoes NATO's Article 5, and could reshape Middle East security. In this latest episode of #RUSIReflects, @BurcuAOzcelik breaks down what it means for the region, and for America's role as security guarantor.

🎥 Watch the full video now - exclusively for RUSI members: https://t.co/6Zw31yykhi

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Following the shutdown of USAID, high-aid-exposure African regions experienced a sharp rise in violence: ‘the number of conflict events increased by 10.6%, battle counts rose by 6.9%, and battle-related fatalities went up by 9.3%.’ Our new RUSI Commentary explores the relationship between development aid and security.
https://t.co/z3lWPCTyMO

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The EU cannot outrun NATO in the Arctic. Its real gap is that 'it has no legal category between ‘Member State’ and ‘third country’ for partners it depends on but will never absorb through enlargement', write @AndreasOsthagen and Andreas Raspotnik.
https://t.co/KED4Tml9Dm

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Sabotage is central to Russia's hybrid warfare playbook. Our research examines the threat from multiple perspectives:

🔧 How sabotage campaigns expose NATO's infrastructure vulnerabilities: https://t.co/Hw982zPbxx

💰 How crypto, social media and proxies bankroll these operations - and how to disrupt them: https://t.co/wcbU9Tpkpf

🧩 How gender and identity dynamics are exploited by adversaries, and how allies can build resilience:
https://t.co/l14mvPMExn

⚠️ How Russia's reliance on amateur saboteurs fuels an escalating campaign - and the risk of unintended escalation it carries: https://t.co/kynxcWlB6S

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Poland says fire at Starlink station is sabotage as Denmark warns of rising Russian threat https://t.co/2ynG8yVA2N

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Sabotage, cyberattacks, disinformation - these tools of hybrid warfare are financed as deliberately as they are executed. In their latest #RUSIJournal article, Olivia Allison and Oksana Ihnatenko argue the FATF's existing framework has yet to catch up with the threat. [Free to read]
https://t.co/qp0RvjyLLq

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'What the Russians believe a war with NATO would look like, and I think this is a critical detail, is one in which they themselves face the risk of what they call a "massive aerospace attack".'

Watch Dr Sidharth Kaushal's analysis: https://t.co/uTWp1ajpZH

[Justin Bronk @Justin_Br0nk]

New from me for RUSI today…

Why NATO should urgently set up a multinational squadron dedicated to intercepting one-way-attack drones; including the rough performance, avionics and weapon requirements and aircraft options available. Free to read here:

https://t.co/T0utZutl91

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A dedicated multinational NATO squadron of armed jet trainers could shoot down Russian drone incursions without burning through frontline fighters and scarce air-to-air missiles, writes @Justin_Br0nk in the latest #RUSICommentary.
https://t.co/nXXYD1E9D7

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🎙️North Korea has abandoned unification as a goal and refuses to discuss denuclearisation, yet these old frameworks persist in shaping how we analyse Korean Peninsula security - the latest #GlobalSecurityBriefing episode asks whether they still hold, given North Korea's shifting priorities and both Koreas' growing roles in global security dynamics.

Listen here: https://t.co/nWFvRZlzBe

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Piracy off Somalia has surged in 2026. Six hijacked ships. 60+ hostages. More than a ‘resurgence’ of a past problem, 'the recent pirate activity must be understood as part of a regional network of conflict actors [...] piracy serves as another revenue stream in the broader Iran–Yemen–Somalia smuggling ecosystem', writes Christopher Hockey in the latest #RUSICommentary.
https://t.co/3SHACXUFfP

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The Prime Minister's new National Centre for Information Defence, announced at the UN this week, echoes a point raised in RUSI's recent commentary: that the UK's DCMS-led information resilience agenda requires a dedicated threat-detection body akin to the NCSC. #UNGA
https://t.co/b8SMi1Xr0J

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Russia's parliamentary election delivered the expected result: a decisive victory for United Russia. What follows is far less predictable. In the latest #RUSICommentary, @nseskuria argues that the Kremlin's options are narrowing - with growing indications it may be preparing for a further wave of mobilisation.
https://t.co/GAnf91uBij

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🎙️Talking Strategy returns.

Season 7 opens with NATO's Dr Florence Gaub on strategic foresight: how to anticipate the futures you can't predict, avoid strategic surprise, and get the people in power to actually listen.

Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts!
https://t.co/StAkTgtFPq

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77,316 general aviation flights arrived in the UK from abroad in 2025. Private jets. Light aircraft. Helicopters.
Our new research paper by @Cathy_Haenlein maps the border security blind spot above us.
https://t.co/5HhZ9hZ1Tn

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After claiming strikes on Riyadh and an Aramco facility at Yanbu, the Houthis' gains around Bab Al-Mandeb are exposing different visions of Gulf security - as Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey, Pakistan and the US weigh their responses. Read the latest #RUSICommentary from @BurcuAOzcelik for more in-depth analysis.
https://t.co/yFMd96bYXb

[Amos Fox @AmosFox6]

A new Revolution in Military Affairs podcast out today.

In this episode I discuss the evolution of Russian precision strike with the @RUSI_org’s Sidharth Kaushal and @Sam_Cranny.

https://t.co/ue0FczSQPv

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NATO is underestimating how rivals weaponise gender and identity in hybrid warfare. Our new paper argues WPS should be an operational tool, not just a values agenda - key to countering these threats. https://t.co/cDYzMCx8WL

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Irrespective of whether the US positions them atop a triumphal arch in Washington DC, snipers continue to offer a distinct value on the modern battlefield, writes Nick Reynolds in the latest issue of the RUSI Journal.

Members can read the full analysis here: https://t.co/nMWGJ68kTf

Not a member yet? Join here today: https://t.co/mjsJiOjjJw

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Trump says his planned triumphal arch will double as a military complex to store ammunition https://t.co/cJZov6WMcj

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Our latest #RUSICommentary by @GeorgeBalston examines the risks Open-weight AI models pose for criminal misuse, and asks whether UK surveillance law is keeping pace with a shifting AI landscape.
https://t.co/NTFUuxGzsa