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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 8h

Could a concerted strategy of strengthened sanctions, advanced weapons for Ukraine, and incentivising Russian brain drain change Putin's calculus and stop the war machine in Ukraine? Read the latest RUSI Newsbrief by Sergei Guriev to learn more.

Putin's Polycrisis

Despite mounting economic and demographic pressures, Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue to feed the war machine so long as he gains ground in Ukraine. To change his calculus, Western leaders must strengthen sanctions against the Kremlin, pro...

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 11h

'France is banking on nuclear power, while Germany relies on renewables. Without coordination between the two top European economies, these choices risk colliding head-on' writes Xavier Jaravel in the latest RUSI Commentary.

The Priorities of a New Franco-German Covenant

To defend Europe against geopolitical and economic turbulence, the Franco-German duo must be re-energised to act now.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17h

Strategic investments from government, patient funding for priority technologies and a national security community that works more closely with the wider innovation ecosystem will enhance the UK’s ability to secure strategic advantage from disruptive technologies.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17h

👉To secure a true strategic advantage, our report recommends that the UK abandon the unrealistic ambition of being a "global tech superpower" and instead adopt a radically prioritised approach to its tech policy in line with the resources at its disposal.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17h

While the UK often compares itself to the US and China, the report notes a limited understanding of best practices from similarly sized European allies facing similar challenges.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17h

💱As it stands, the UK frequently loses talent and promising companies to competitors, falling victim to the ‘valley of death’ due to a lack of scale-up capital and a risk-averse culture.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17h

The cultural gap separating the siloed national security community from the broader tech ecosystem needs to be overcome, and aspirational but vague strategies need to define clear priority areas instead.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17h

👉Establishing a strategic approach to tech policy for national strategic advantage faces several hurdles and sometimes is in competition with the mission for economic growth.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17h

But the UK’s ambitious tech agenda aims high across too many technologies. The UK needs a more strategic approach to its tech policy or risks stretching itself too thin.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17h

The UK possesses world-leading assets like its academic sector and a thriving start-up scene, strong tech diplomacy, particularly in AI safety, but fails to translate this early research into industrial strength.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17h

Our latest paper argues it’s time for a reality check in the global race for disruptive technologies, which is primarily dominated by the US and China.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17h

🌐Is the UK’s ambitious tech agenda translating into national advantage?

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 17h

🚨🧵New RUSI report, ‘UK National Security Advantage from Disruptive Technologies’ by @piahuesch.bsky.social and @tashbuckley.bsky.social is out now!

UK National Security Advantage from Disruptive Technologies

This paper identifies existing assets that strengthen UK strategic advantage for national security in disruptive technologies and highlights some gaps and risks for UK policymakers to consider.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 1d

Wabtec's $4.2B locomotive deal with Kazakhstan has been celebrated as a win for Trump's dealmaking and a huge boost for the Middle Corridor. However, a realistic assessment of the deal reveals a more complicated picture, writes Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi.

What to Make of the $4.2 Billion Kazakhstan-US Locomotive Deal?

The Wabtec deal is a big vote of confidence in US industry and diplomacy in Kazakhstan. However, any optimism must be tempered with realism.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 1d

🎙️How can societies accustomed to a peace dividend adapt to new global threats? Dr Fiona Hill, who served the first Trump administration as a Russia expert, shares her expertise on Russian, American, and British defence strategies in the latest Talking Strategy episode: https://bit.ly/3KZd2Og

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 1d

On the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks, revisit yesterday's RUSI webinar that assesses how the subsequent war in Gaza and Israel’s regional operations have fundamentally challenged the political and security balance of power in the Middle East: https://bit.ly/48Qyhf6

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 1d

'One of the main challenges the Royal Navy faces is fielding systems rapidly to enhance capability in the near term whilst maintaining flexibility to embrace improvements and future technology' writes Commander Edward Black.

Subsurface Defence Technology – A Smörgåsbord of Choice

The wide variety of emerging subsurface technologies is both an opportunity for the Royal Navy and presents a challenge in terms of prioritisation of limited resources

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Ready to share your innovative ideas on defence and security? Enter the Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize and showcase your expertise in national or international security! Visit our website for more details.

RUSI's Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize is Now Open to Entries for 2025

The Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize is RUSI's annual competition for original writing on contemporary issues of national and international defence and security.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 2d

Our recent event with International SOS, we explored the critical need for resilient European healthcare. We discussed significant threats and how to protect health systems through national plans and allied collaboration to execute the NATO Medical Action Plan.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 2d

🚑If you want to learn more, revisit our other RUSI Commentary that explores the question: How would the NHS cope with war?

How Would the UK’s Healthcare System Cope with War?

Two decades of discretionary out-of-area operations have made European militaries and societies complacent about the potential demands of large-scale warfighting on military and civilian medical care....

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 2d

Russia's playbook in Ukraine includes bombs, cyberattacks, misinformation, and supply disruptions—all aimed at healthcare resilience. As European militaries ready themselves for war, the UK risks making medical readiness an afterthought, write @edrusi.bsky.social and Si Horne.

European Medical Provision in Times of War

As European militaries ready themselves for war, creating resilient medical systems remains an afterthought for the UK.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 5d

Research across different geographies has increasingly reshaped how the relationship between militancy, criminality and legitimacy is understood, with important implications for conflict prevention and peace-making.

Read the latest #RUSICommentary.

Guns, Goods and Governance: Illicit Economies and the Foundations of Insurgent Rule

Research across different geographies has increasingly reshaped how the relationship between militancy, criminality and legitimacy is understood, with important implications for conflict prevention and peace-making.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 5d

🎙In our latest episode of #STRPodcast, host Kinga Redlowska and Kimberly Donovan (@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social) discuss the evolving role of economic security and economic statecraft in global affairs.
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Episode 3: Economic Statecraft and Economic Security in Global Affairs

Kimberley Donovan joins Kinga Redlowska to discuss the evolving role of economic security and economic statecraft in global affairs.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 5d

On 6 June, Kemi Badenoch MP launched her ‘Lawfare Commission’ at RUSI, arguing the UK “will likely need to leave” the ECHR, while urging caution: “We must look before we leap.” See more:

UK Leader of Opposition Speaks on International Law at RUSI

On 6 June The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party, gave a speech in RUSI’s Library.

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 5d

At RUSI’s Annual Security Lecture on May 29, Lord Hermer KC warned: “The rules-based order breaks down when states breach law in their national interest.” See more:

UK Attorney General Highlights Importance of International Law in RUSI Annual Security Lecture

On 29 May The Rt Hon Lord Hermer, the UK Attorney General, gave the Annual Security Lecture at RUSI.

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