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@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 12, 2026, 9:03 AM

#RUSI:
Talk of Russian Regime Change Could Inspire a New European Peace Strategy

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/talk-russian-regime-change-could-inspire-new-european-peace-strategy

While Putin doubles down to defeat Ukraine and Trump calls for regime change […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 9, 2026, 2:52 PM

#RUSI:
China is Not Just Claiming the South China Sea. It is Learning to Govern It

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/china-not-just-claiming-south-china-sea-it-learning-govern-it

Beijing claims a Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal was illegal […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 9, 2026, 5:47 AM

#RUSI:
What Joint Exercises Assume About How Crises Behave

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/rusi-newsbrief/what-joint-exercises-assume-about-how-crises-behave

Joint exercises assume crises arrive singly, are recognisable and end on schedule. Compounded crises break all […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 8, 2026, 7:42 AM

#RUSI:
In Helping Ukraine, We Protect Ourselves

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/helping-ukraine-we-protect-ourselves

Supporting Ukraine is self-interest, not charity: Russia threatens democracies well beyond Europe, and Ukraine’s battlefield innovation and […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 7, 2026, 4:18 PM

#RUSI:
The Putin Tax and the Cost of Russian Hostility to Britain

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/putin-tax-and-cost-russian-hostility-britain

Britain repeatedly uses sanctions to impose costs on Russia. But what does Russian hostility cost Britain? A new […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 7, 2026, 12:19 PM

#RUSI:
Episode 130: Radioactive Russian Drones - A Conversation with Vitaly Shevchenko

https://www.rusi.org/podcasts/global-security-briefing/episode-130-radioactive-russian-drones-conversation-vitaly-shevchenko

Vitaly Shevchenko of BBC Monitoring joins Natia Seskuria to explore the […]

@agendaforreform.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 12:03 PM

#RUSI rubbishing iron dome plan as impossible to protect an entire country or even cities. We should protect military bases and critical infrastructure as a priority.

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 6, 2026, 11:14 AM

#RUSI:
Development Aid will be Critical to Securing Ukraine

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/development-aid-will-be-critical-securing-ukraine

Ukraine needs weapons to win the war, but Europe will need a wider tool set to secure a peace.

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 6, 2026, 10:58 AM

#RUSI:
Episode 2: What Does a Return to Realpolitik Mean? With Professor John Bew

https://www.rusi.org/podcasts/talking-strategy/episode-2-what-does-return-realpolitik-mean-professor-john-bew

What is realpolitik, and why is the world said to be returning to it? Professor John Bew CMG traces […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 3, 2026, 6:05 AM

#RUSI:
Sanctions are a National Priority but Where is the Data to Prove It?

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/sanctions-are-national-priority-where-data-prove-it

The UK and the EU insist that sanctions remain atop their security agendas, but current enforcement […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 1, 2026, 4:16 PM

#RUSI:
Episode 3: From 1MDB to The China Contract

https://www.rusi.org/podcasts/suspicious-transaction-report/episode-3-1mdb-china-contract

Clare Rewcastle Brown on how Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal became a story of debt, infrastructure, China and geopolitical leverage.

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 1, 2026, 2:20 PM

#RUSI:
Why Serbia’s Election Matters to Israel’s Arsenal

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/why-serbias-election-matters-israels-arsenal

Israel’s next defence headache may have little to do with Iran, Gaza or Hezbollah. It could begin in Belgrade.

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gyOct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM

#RUSI:
Why the UK Needs a National Open-Source Intelligence Centre

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/rusi-newsbrief/why-uk-needs-national-open-source-intelligence-centre

The UK's new information defence centre targets hostile states. A national open-source intelligence […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gySep 30, 2026, 4:22 PM

#RUSI:
Testing Europe's Resolve: The Growing Threat Against European Energy

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/testing-europes-resolve-growing-threat-against-european-energy

As the Hormuz crisis strains supplies, Russia is likely to test Europe's resolve this […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gySep 30, 2026, 10:34 AM

#RUSI:
Could Stablecoins be the Future of Payments and Financial Integrity?

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/could-stablecoins-be-future-payments-and-financial-integrity

Stablecoins are becoming important payment infrastructure, but policymakers are still […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gySep 29, 2026, 11:10 AM

#RUSI:
Russia Has Not Avoided Mobilisation: It Has Normalised It

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/russia-has-not-avoided-mobilisation-it-has-normalised-it

Vladimir Putin never formally ended his 2022 partial mobilisation. The question is not whether he orders […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gySep 29, 2026, 5:59 AM

#RUSI:
Psychological Attrition: Mental Health as Combat Power

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/rusi-newsbrief/psychological-attrition-mental-health-combat-power

Mental health capability is a determinant of combat power in large-scale combat operations, and armies should […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gySep 28, 2026, 10:28 AM

#RUSI:
Under Burnham, Investment Screening Remains Hard to Predict

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/under-burnham-investment-screening-remains-hard-predict

There is uncertainty over what capabilities a sovereignty-minded government decides Britain must control.

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gySep 25, 2026, 2:27 PM

#RUSI:
Europe’s Diesel Vulnerability to US Export Restrictions

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/europes-diesel-vulnerability-us-export-restrictions

Europe’s reliance on US energy exports was meant to insulate the continent from Russia. But it may result in new […]

@ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gySep 25, 2026, 5:58 AM

#RUSI:
Development Aid as Security Policy?

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/development-aid-security-policy

Recent cuts to foreign aid have raised serious humanitarian concerns. They also offer vital insights into the relationship between development and […]

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