RUSI Journal

RUSI Journal
Title	RUSI Journal
Discipline	Defense studies; international affairs

RUSI Journal is a peer-reviewed periodical focused on strategic studies, international security, defence policy and defence technology that originates from a long-standing British institution. The Journal publishes analysis, commentary and research relating to United Kingdom, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, European Union, United States, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Ukraine, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Romania, Balkans, Baltic states, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, China–United States relations, Sino-Russian relations, Indo-Pacific, Middle East, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden and other strategic theatres.

History

The Journal traces its antecedents to institutions and events such as Royal United Services Institute, Crimean War, Napoleonic Wars, First World War, Second World War, Cold War, Suez Crisis, Falklands War, Gulf War (1990–1991), Iraq War, Afghanistan War (2001–2021), War on Terror, Yalta Conference, Treaty of Versailles, Congress of Vienna, Congress of Berlin, North Sea oil discoveries, Marshall Plan, European Coal and Steel Community, Treaty of Rome, Commonwealth of Nations, League of Nations, United Nations, United Nations Security Council, NATO intervention in Kosovo, Kosovo War, NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and debates around nuclear deterrence involving Truman Doctrine, Kennedy administration, Reagan Doctrine and leaders like Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Barack Obama, Donald Trump that have shaped the field covered by the Journal. Its institutional lineage includes connections with figures and organizations such as Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Horatio Nelson, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Viscount Slim, Sir John Hackett, Sir Basil Liddell Hart, T. E. Lawrence, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Julian Corbett, Sir Michael Howard, Sir Lawrence Freedman, Hugh Trenchard, Sir Winston Churchill debates, and policy networks linked to British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Cabinet Office (United Kingdom), Parliament of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, House of Lords.

Editorial scope and content

Content spans strategy, force structure, intelligence, cyber operations, defence procurement, arms control, non-proliferation, and operational analysis. Regular subject anchors reference institutions, incidents and doctrines such as Signals Intelligence, Ultra (codebreaking), Five Eyes, GCHQ, Secret Intelligence Service, MI5, Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Defense Intelligence Agency, European External Action Service, Schengen Area, Common Security and Defence Policy, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Chemical Weapons Convention, Ottawa Treaty, Arms Trade Treaty, Geneva Conventions, Hague Conventions and technological topics tied to F-35 Lightning II, Eurofighter Typhoon, Challenger 2 tank, Leopard 2, T-14 Armata, AH-64 Apache, MQ-9 Reaper, Predator (UAV), Bayraktar TB2, HIMARS, S-400 missile system, Aegis Combat System, Patriot (missile), THAAD, Iron Dome, GPS, Galileo (satellite navigation), Starlink, Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cryptography, electronic warfare, cybersecurity, information warfare, and policy responses shaped by leaders such as Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, Justin Trudeau, Pedro Sánchez, Sergio Mattarella.

Publication and access

The Journal has been issued on periodic schedules and accessible via print, academic libraries, digital platforms and institutional subscriptions tied to entities such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Taylor & Francis, JSTOR, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, HeinOnline, Scopus, Web of Science, CrossRef, DOAJ, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and repositories used by King's College London, London School of Economics, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Edinburgh, Durham University, University of St Andrews, University of Glasgow, Princeton University, Harvard University, Yale University, Stanford University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, National Defense University (United States), Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Naval Postgraduate School.

Editorial board and contributors

The editorial board and contributors draw from academics, former senior officials, analysts and practitioners associated with Chatham House, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Brussels School of International Studies, Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, RAND Corporation, European Council on Foreign Relations, Atlantic Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Hoover Institution, Henry Jackson Society, Royal Air Force College Cranwell, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia), and think tanks like RAND Corporation affiliates, as well as figures such as Sir Lawrence Freedman, Sir Michael Howard, Sir Nicholas Burns, Sir David Omand, General Sir Richard Shirreff, General Sir Mike Jackson, Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery in historical analyses, and contemporary authors including Gideon Rachman, Fiona Hill, Kimberly Kagan, Peter Singer (author), Andrew Exum, Sir Jeremy Fleming, Sir Mark Sedwill, Sir Jonathon Band.

Reception and impact

Scholarly and policy audiences including members of Parliament of the United Kingdom, United States Congress, European Parliament, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, U.S. Department of Defense, Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Bundeswehr, French Armed Forces, Bundesregierung, Pentagon, White House, Downing Street, No. 10 staff, and decision-makers in capitals such as Washington, D.C., Brussels, Berlin, Paris, Moscow, Beijing, New Delhi, Tokyo, Seoul, Canberra consult its analysis. The Journal has influenced debates following crises like Cuban Missile Crisis, Suez Crisis, Falklands War, Kosovo War, Iraq War, Crimea crisis, Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, Syrian Civil War, Libyan Civil War, Yemen civil war, Somali Civil War and strategic reviews including Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010, Integrated Review (2021).

Notable articles and special issues

Special issues and influential articles examine topics around nuclear strategy, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, hybrid warfare, urban warfare, maritime strategy, air power, land warfare, space strategy, cyber strategy, with case studies referencing Operation Overlord, D-Day, Battle of Britain, Battle of Midway, Tet Offensive, Battle of Fallujah, Siege of Sarajevo, Battle of Mosul (2016–2017), Operation Anaconda, Operation Neptune Spear, and doctrinal debates tied to theorists like Carl von Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Antoine-Henri Jomini.

Related programs and affiliations

The Journal is affiliated with scholarly networks, conferences and prize competitions that link to institutions and events such as Royal United Services Institute, International Security Studies Section, International Studies Association, Munich Security Conference, South by Southwest (for tech-security intersections), DSEI (Defence and Security Equipment International), Land Forces Summit, Security and Defence Agenda, European Defence Agency, NATO Defence College, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI, Small Arms Survey, Arms Control Association, United States Institute of Peace, Center for a New American Security, Gulf Cooperation Council dialogues, and academic programmes at King's College London and Queen Mary University of London.

Category:Military journals