RUSI: Latest Publications

Seabed War: Russia’s Secretive Defence Units and Undersea Sabotage Architecture

Oleksandr V Danylyuk,[object Object] — Sun, 17 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Classified Russian government document revelations add to concerns that the adversarial nation’s undersea threat is both acute and invested towards a further-reaching campaign.

Episode 19: Crypto and Sanctions Evasion: Russia's Growing Shadow Economy

,[object Object],[object Object] — Thu, 14 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Crypto use is central to Russia’s evasion of sanctions aimed at restricting its military procurement. It is past time for action.

Cui Bono? Tackling Russian Illicit Finance

Matthew McGlynn,[object Object] — Wed, 13 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT

The crackdown on Russian dirty money is right but its strategic effects on Russia itself are the unexamined half of the story.

The West Is Still Getting Russia Wrong

Inna Bondarenko and Dan Sleat,[object Object],[object Object] — Wed, 13 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT

While Vladimir Putin views Russia as a great power and civilizational counterweight to Western liberalism, he does not have a coherent plan to remake the world, let alone the capacity to do so. Because of this weakness, the Kremlin is focused not on domination, but on disruption.

No Matter How Bizarre it May Sound Europe May Cooperate with China Against Russia

Justyna Szczudlik,[object Object] — Sun, 10 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT

In at least three areas Europe and China’s interests align that harm Russia: preventing Putin from war with NATO, Russian de-industrialisation, and safeguarding NATO.