Using unmanned aerial systems as a primary case study, this article proposes that purchasing 'cheap mass' is not as simple, nor necessarily as cheap as some proponents make out.

Our experts comment on the US strikes of three Iranian nuclear facilities at Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow.

While strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities are often cast in the light of avoiding escalation, underlying all considerations is the efficacy of military action to halt proliferation, as discussed by ...

This paper outlines tactical developments by Russian and Ukrainian forces during 2024 and highlights areas where military–technical assistance to Ukraine can be improved.

The Eastern Mediterranean is increasingly becoming a geopolitical battleground, where competing claims over maritime rights, energy resources, and regional influence converge. The Republic of Cyprus ...

ATACMS striking Russia provide an opportunity to inflict significant damage. To take advantage of this, however, the targets must align with a wider plan.

This report by Open Source Centre and RUSI provides a comprehensive overview of Russia’s artillery supply chain. It set out with the ambitious goal of mapping the supply chain, from the extraction and ...

A worst-case scenario could see the depopulation of cities, but options remain to head off this eventuality. Russian missile strikes have been degrading Ukraine's energy infrastructure for months.

The purpose of this report is to examine the causes of the failure of the Ukrainian offensive in 2023 to avoid the repetition of such errors in the future and to inform the regeneration of offensive ...

Strategic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing has visibly intensified in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, Russia is now firmly the weaker partner in the relationship, with China ...

Despite the death of its former leader, the Wagner Group continues to operate in some parts of the world. In Syria, however, its presence has long since evaporated. What went wrong?

As uncertainty grows over the future of cooperation in the Arctic, the risk is that creeping alternatives will harden the dividing lines between Russia and the West.