Commentary
Ukraine’s military has changed substantially since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Will its next evolution be shaped by traditionalists or technologists?
A Europe capable of deterring, denying, and defeating existential threats is within reach. However, achieving such resilience will require difficult conversations on security and preparedness across European NATO, as a whole.
Epidemic and pandemic threats are a matter of national, regional, and international security. The evolving risks demand strengthened collaboration across the health and defence communities to bring their unique expertise and resources to bear, to prepare faster and more effectively.
As heatwaves grow more frequent, intense, and prolonged, they are placing increasing strain on health services across Europe. Is this becoming Europe’s new normal?
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Ben Moss interviews The Health Foundation’s Sam Atwell about how to keep people healthy and in work, including recent work with Rand Europe looking at the evidence for caseworker models
Global capacity to sequence a new pathogen or deliver a vaccine is greater than ever. But mounting a coordinated response to future biosecurity threats will require a framework designed with geopolitics in mind.
The sea is home to an increasingly complex and vulnerable assemblage of data cables, energy pipelines, and electricity interconnectors. How might NATO help deter attacks on this critical underwater infrastructure?
Binding international agreements—particularly between the great space powers—which emphasise principles of stewardship, clarify access rights, and support common benefits from lunar development would ensure the Moon becomes a proving ground for the equitable and sustainable development of space.
Quantum computing has the potential to shape the future. In what areas might this emerging technology have tangible impacts?
Russia has been secretly stalking European spacecraft since its invasion of Ukraine in 2014. What can Europe do about it?
The success of the European Biotech Act should ultimately be judged on whether it meets health policy goals and whether patients across Europe can access, afford, and benefit from new therapies.
From a regulatory perspective, the question is not whether harmful outputs are entirely predictable, but whether platforms have taken reasonable steps to anticipate how conversational design, persistence, and personalisation may increase exposure to misleading or extremist narratives.
In this webinar, RAND Europe experts and partners review their research on artificial general intelligence (AGI) and discuss potential responses from European policymakers.
The expiration of the New START treaty won't trigger an immediate arms race. But without the norms, transparency, and dialogues that the deal fostered, the strategic environment will be more dangerous for everyone.
Chinese batteries, turbines, and solar panels aren’t just hardware anymore—they’re smart, connected systems. That connectivity brings new security risks for importers.
The peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan is fragile, and the geopolitics of the region are evolving. How might the West help promote a lasting peace in the South Caucasus?
Russia's naval and missile buildup has been informed by its invasion of Ukraine, but the risk extends further. Russia's industrial investments are building a coercive toolkit that explicitly targets European territory.
A new kind of globalization is being shaped by China and the United States. What can Europe do to stay economically and geopolitically relevant?
Unless the UK and its European partners update their approach to Channel crossings in 2026, they risk merely managing arrivals rather than disrupting the criminal systems that drive them.
What are the keys to ensuring that educational technology is a genuine driver of student improvement?
