Albin Östervall holds an MSc in Political Science from Uppsala University. He worked as a research assistant at the Department of Political Science at the Swedish Defense University from 2023–24.

Charlotte Wagnsson is Professor of Political Science at the Swedish Defence University. Her research lies at the intersection of political communication, international relations and security studies.

In June 2024, RUSI’s Centre for Finance and Security set up the UK Sanctions Implementation and Strategy Taskforce. This report presents findings from the second meeting of the Taskforce, held in ...

Tom Keatinge and Wagner expert Jack Margolin discuss how the group became a global mercenary powerhouse and how to counter the rise of such groups. With insights from Jack Margolin, author of ‘The ...

Ending the war and establishing lasting peace in Ukraine is impossible without implementing practical measures to deter ...

This policy brief examines how countries have approached proliferation financing national risk assessments (NRAs), and advises jurisdictions on how to approach future NRAs. In 2020, the Financial ...

Andriy Zagorodnyuk is the Chairman of the Centre for Defence Strategies. He previously headed the Ukraine MOD’s Reform Projects Office, was appointed as an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...