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Trump’s renewed withdrawal of US funding from the WHO raises concerns over global health security, leaving room for China to expand its influence amid mounting criticism. The US is major donator to ...

A Chinese simulation admitting to a PLAN destroyer's defeat by US missiles hints at advanced electronic warfare capabilities while raising questions about PLA transparency and messaging. Based on what ...

Donald Trump must ally with Latin American countries in order to stop criminality and terror practices converging in the region. Inauguration ceremonies in the US don ...

Russia’s economic resilience is defying expectations, enabling the Kremlin to sustain its war efforts in Ukraine despite mounting challenges, and raising doubts about hopes for a swift resolution.

Ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th US president, RUSI experts talk about what to expect from his administration in the coming months.

This conference report captures discussions from a SIFMANet workshop held in November 2024 in Helsinki. It provides an overview of Finland’s sanctions journey, the private sector’s perspective, the ...

Modern Turkey was forged by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk from the Ottoman Empire’s collapse. In this episode, Dr Mesut Uyar joins us to discuss Atatürk’s legacy of strategic leadership. Read the transcript ...

As President Trump is sworn in, Dr Burcu Ozcelik, our Senior Research Fellow for Middle East Security, reflects on what this means for the Middle East. The outgoing Biden administration has had to ...

This Conference Report relates to the second SIFMANET Brussels workshop held in November 2024, which focused on the diplomatic and coercive measures available to secure greater cooperation to counter ...

Ukraine's evolving search for security guarantees reflects hard-learned lessons from the Budapest Memorandum, with bilateral agreements offering hope yet raising critical uncertainties. Since gaining ...

The UK government has announced a new sanctions regime targeting organised immigration crime. How does it ensure these new sanctions have teeth? Follow the money, freeze the assets, and smash the ...