Global Security Briefing

The Royal United Services Institute 188 - The Future of War: How Autonomous Systems Are Reshaping Conflict

Global Security Briefing provides regular insights from leading international experts to help you make sense of the far-reaching changes affecting international security around the globe. Hosted by analysts from RUSI's International Security Studies team, the podcast looks at how the UK can best shape its foreign and security policies in an increasingly dynamic international environment. The Global Security Briefing channel is also host to a back-catalogue of episodes from the concluded RUSI podcasts 'Bridging the Oceans' and 'Mind the Gulf'. Running from 2020 to 2023, 'Bridging the Oceans' aimed to create a platform to discuss the key defence and security questions of the world's most dynamic region: the Indo-Pacific. Hosted by Veerle Nouwens, it explored what the Indo-Pacific is, where its limits lie, and what the fast-evolving defence and security issues are in this dynamic part of the world. Running from January to May 2022, the 'Mind the Gulf' Podcast Series explored how the Iranian nuclear programme – and international diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon – interacts with regional security dynamics and the wider Middle East. The views or statements expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by RUSI employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of RUSI.

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The Future of War: How Autonomous Systems Are Reshaping Conflict

Great Power Diplomacy: How to Prevent a Third World War

Energy on the Frontline of European Security

Japan's Intelligence Reforms

After Ankara: First Reflections on the 2026 NATO Summit

Geopolitics, Statecraft and the Changing Face of Organised Crime

Inside Russia's Wartime Economy

No Easy Off-Ramp: Iran, the US and the Search for a Deal

President Trump in Beijing: The Future of US-China Relations

How is International Security Changing?

What is Driving Turkey's Foreign and Security Policy Agenda?

The Regional and Global Significance of the US-Led Attack on Iran

Is Ukraine Any Closer to Peace After Four Years of War?

Is the Trump Administration's 'Donroe' Doctrine Transforming Relations with Latin America?

Greenland: A Flashpoint in Transatlantic Relations

Can the Transatlantic Alliance Survive the Trump Presidency?

How Will German Rearmament Shape European Security?

The View from Doha 2025

A New US Approach to the Caspian Region?

The UK in a Changing World: A Conversation with Professor John Bew

The Return of America First: US Power and Influence in Latin America

Taiwan's Strategic Balancing Act Amid US-China Tensions

Trump's Stalled Peace Push and the Future of the Ukraine War

Turkey's Balancing Act: Prospects for Stabilisation in Syria and Iraq

The UK's 2025 Carrier Strike Group Deployment and Britain's Indo-Pacific Tilt.

Does the Trump Administration Have an Indo-Pacific Security Strategy?

Have the Recent Conflicts Transformed the Middle East?

How Should the UK Approach European Security?

Can Russia-Ukraine Negotiations to End the War Succeed?

Can Illiberal Peace Bring Stability to the Middle East?

The Rise of a Fragmented and Contested World

Can Europe Rearm – and Might this be in Time?

Can Taiwan Resist China's Campaign of Grey Zone Coercion?

The Future of Transatlantic Security

Security Trends and the Role of Think Tanks, With Rachel Ellehuus

Japan's Defence Industry Revival

New 'Great Power' Competition in the Middle East

New Year Special Part Two: The Indo-Pacific and Latin America

New Year Special Part One: Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East

Is Stability in the Middle East Possible?

The Imminent End of the Ukraine War?

North Korea's Emergence as an International Security Actor

A New World Disorder? From the BRICS to the G20

Waiting for Escalation: Where is the Middle East Crisis Heading?

Can Japan Deliver on its Defence Reforms?

How are the Crises in the Middle East Reshaping the Region?

How Ukraine's Kursk Incursion Changed the War in Russia

How is NATO Approaching China's Security Challenge?

Will the Labour Government Seek A New Approach to the Middle East?

Does the New UK Government Need a Fresh China Policy?