Royal United Services Institute

📺Last month, Christina Lamb OBE and Lyse Doucet CM OBE became the recipients of the 35th Chesney Gold Medal, the highest honour from RUSI. Ahead of the award ceremony, Lyse and Christina sat down together to reflect on their distinguished careers. You can watch the full interview on our website: https://bit.ly/40uxFrE

🎙Join Kinga Redlowska, Head of CFS Europe, and Tom Keatinge, CFS Director and special guest Stephanie Baker, Bloomberg investigative journalist and author of Punishing Putin, in the latest Suspicious Transaction Report podcast episode as they delve into the impact of sanctions on Russia following its illegal invasion of Ukraine: https://bit.ly/4frCMgu

As the UK and South Korea mark the first anniversary of their elevated relationship, what has been achieved, and what more can be done to fully realise their strategic partnership? Read the latest RUSI Commentary from Sang Hun Seok to learn more.

'Kazakhstan strives to maintain a strategic distance from both China and Russia, while also ensuring that these two powers remain at a distance from each other' writes Miras Zhiyenbayev.

'If Turkey continues on its current trajectory and charts a direction contrary to that of its traditional allies, the West should urgently reappraise Ankara’s role in its strategic frameworks' writes Dr Waldman Simon in the latest RUSI Commentary.

🎙How does space power fit into German defence thinking, and has this changed since German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a ‘Zeitenwende’ (‘turning point’) in 2022? Tune in to the latest episode of War in Space🚀, with special guest Dr. habil. Antje Nötzold (Assistant Professor at Technische Universität Chemnitz and Associate Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies at The University of Bonn) to learn more: https://bit.ly/3UuPbbt

At the Singapore International Cyber Week, in partnership with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), we hosted government officials, regional experts and researchers for a workshop addressing Indo-Pacific perspectives on responsible cyber behaviour. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ey6EGa2n (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

🎙The world order is being challenged by new organisations and initiatives designed to sideline existing Western-led institutions. In the latest episode of Global Security Briefing, Neil Melvin is joined by Dr Philip Shetler-Jones, Dr Burcu Ozcelik and Callum Fraser from the International Security RUSI team to discuss what sort of organisation the BRICS is becoming: https://bit.ly/4hrGBnx

'Regulatory weakness, widespread corruption and structural inequalities embedded in supply chains mean that the risk – not economic value – flows to the most vulnerable workers, worsening their prospects in the process' write Roy Maconachie and Annie Snelson-Powell in the latest RUSI Commentary.

We are excited to announce that Sharon Thorne, Rio Tinto Board Director and former Global Chair of Deloitte, has become a Trustee of RUSI.