South Africa’s apartheid-era ‘Bantustans’ exemplified state-sponsored pseudo-independence. Today, history risks repeating itself in Russia’s occupied Ukrainian territories, though this irony seems ...

Dating back to 1874, the Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize reflects and reinforces the Institute's status as a uniquely placed platform for free-thinking debate on defence and security. Awards are made on ...

Why did North Korea decide to deploy its troops to Ukraine? Pyongyang appears to be concerned that Trump’s electoral victory could restrict its opportunity to become a critical part of Russia’s ...

A riot control agent found in samples collected from the confrontation lines in Ukraine by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons implicates Russia in yet another breach of the ...

Is there any real civil society left in Russia today? How one answers this question usually feeds into discussions about the accountability of ordinary Russians for the war in Ukraine, the democratic ...

Tom Layhe, a speaker at the 2023 UK PONI Annual Conference, discusses nuclear security and the urgent need for proactive discourse in deterrence strategies for the UK.

There is no pan-European approach to space. Instead, there is a diverse set of European actors, agencies and infrastructures that are making a mark on the final frontier.

Despite some common interests, Russia and China have different goals in the Arctic. Closer engagement between Russia and China has fuelled assumptions of an emerging axis. The Arctic is often cited as ...

Russian forces are likely to peak in late 2024, with increasing material challenges over the course of 2025. Defeating Russia's attempt to subjugate Ukraine must be based upon an understanding of what ...

Developments in the energy system are shifting the foundations of energy security in the UK and across the world. Technological advances, alterations to demand patterns, and climate imperatives, ...

This Policy Brief proposes six principles for a more dynamic and broadly based – and so more effective – China strategy.

A recent conference held at the London School of Economics and Political Science highlighted the difficulties faced by Ukraine’s female servicemembers. Tackling these problems will require improved ...