Monitoring and engaging with political, social, economic and military thinking.
Conflict Studies Research Centre is a research, analysis and consultancy group with strong expertise in Eurasian area studies and defence studies, cyber security, energy security and terrorist finance.
CSRC's members are drawn from among staff of the UK Ministry of Defence's former open source research groups, the Advanced Research and Assessment Group (ARAG) and Research and Assessment Branch (R&AB).
The strength of CSRC lies in its proven capability for deep analysis of open source intelligence (OSINT) sources. CSRC is able to provide cogent and timely analysis of geopolitical issues highlighting their significance in order to inform decision-makers.
About Us
CSRC’s antecedents date back to 1972, when the Soviet Studies Research Centre was founded at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
This was the original “Red Team”, tasked with interpreting the thinking and attitudes of the then Soviet bloc in order accurately to assess threats and vulnerabilities.
Services
Working from unclassified sources, CSRC experts monitor and engage with political, social, economic and military thinking in areas of interest via both formal and informal channels.
They play an active role in both local and international initiatives to develop expertise in all aspects of security policy.
Recent Publications
Links to download freely-distributable publications (including co-authored with associates from other institutions) and to order or subscribe to commercial editions are available below.
Containing Russia, Securing Europe
Mathieu Boulegue et al.
Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), 31/01/2024
Russian cyber and information warfare in practice: Lessons observed from the war on Ukraine
Keir Giles
Chatham House, 15/12/2023
