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Previous Events
Event: Under 35s Forum: The UK’s Cyber Security Strategy and Beyond
18:30, 8 Feb 2012, RUSI
A seminar discussion led by Mike St John Green, Deputy Director, Office of Cyber Security & Information Assurance, Cabinet Office
Event: The UN’s Response to the Arab Spring – One Year On
13:00, 8 Feb 2012, RUSI
A lecture by His Excellency Sir Mark Lyall Grant KCMG, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN). One year on from the adoption of UN Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973 on Libya, Ambassador Lyall Grant assessed the strengths and weaknesses of the UN response to the Arab Spring, discuss the impact of Libya on the dynamics within the 2012 UN Security Council and explored the prospects for future UN action in the conflicts of the Middle East and North Africa.
Event: Douglas Haig Fellowship Lecture - The Chief: Douglas Haig as a Strategic Leader
13:00, 27 Jan 2012, RUSI
A lecture by Professor Gary Sheffield MA PhD FRHistS FRSA commemorating the life of Field Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde and the forces he commanded.
Conference: Olympic and Paralympic Security Conference 2012
09:00, 25 Jan 2012, RUSI
With the countdown to the opening ceremony well under way, the security machine for the London 2012 Games is going through the final testing stages. To ensure that the world’s biggest sporting event goes on undisrupted by major incidents - be it a terrorist attack or the sort of widespread public disorder witnessed last summer – the UK’s security arrangements have required constant investment, refinement and adaptation. With the world’s eyes on London, next summer’s Olympics will represent an unprecedented challenge for the UK’s resilience and management capabilities.
Event: Launch of the Bomber Command Exhibition
18:00, 23 Jan 2012, RUSI
RUSI is to hold an exhibition to highlight the contribution of Bomber Command to the Allied victory during the Second World War and also the building of a new memorial in London.
Event: Afghanistan and the International Community: Transition and Beyond
13:00, 16 Jan 2012, RUSI
A lecture by Ambassador Sir Simon Gass KCMG CVO, NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan. In his lecture, Ambassador Gass assessed the prospects for transition and for the international community's efforts in Afghanistan, both before 2014 and thereafter.
Event: Under 35 Forum: Policy Making in Defence and Security
18:30, 11 Jan 2012, RUSI
A seminar discussion led by Matt Cavanagh, Associate Director, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
Event: The View from Tbilisi
13:00, 16 Dec 2011, RUSI
A lecture by His Excellency Mr Grigol Vashadze, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georgia. In his lecture, Minister Vashadze will offer his perspective on the outcome of the recent parliamentary elections in Russia and assess how these results may influence Russian foreign policy towards Georgia and the Caucasus.
Event: Developing the Kosovo Security Force as a Contributor to Stability
14:30, 15 Dec 2011, RUSI
A lecture by His Excellency Mr Agim Çeku, Minister for the Kosovo Security Force (KSF). In his lecture, Minister Çeku will discuss in detail the process of establishing the KSF, the processes which the KSF has undergone to date and the efforts of establishing and developing the KSF as a respected force and member of the NATO alliance which is able to contribute, support and maintain peace in the region.
Event: Annual Chief of the Defence Staff Lecture 2011
17:30, 14 Dec 2011, RUSI
Lecture by General Sir David Richards GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of the Defence Staff, UK Ministry of Defence. The Chief of the Defence Staff Lecture is held annually at RUSI, covering key topical defence and security issues.
Event: Delivering on the Frontline: Operational Success and Sustainable Armed Forces
10:00, 8 Dec 2011, RUSI
In his first key note speech as Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP focused on the operational success of Britain’s Armed Forces since the publication of the Strategic Defence and Security Review a year ago, and the key role they have played in contributing to the protection of national and international security over the last twelve months. Looking ahead, he discussed the continued importance of having agile, adaptable and sustainable UK Armed Forces fit for the future.
Event: Delivering the National Cyber Security Strategy
17:30, 5 Dec 2011, RUSI
RUSI will host the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance for a rigorous debate on the UK's new Cyber Security Strategy, published last Friday. Representatives of the OSCIA will be on hand to answer questions, listen to suggestions and to hear your views on the Strategy's strengths and weaknesses.
Event: Women in Defence and Security Leadership
09:00, 30 Nov 2011, RUSI
For the first time, the highest-ranking international women leaders drawn from defence and security institutions around the world will be brought together in one place.
Event: Blue Light Air Assets: Cost Effective Operations for the Future
18:00, 29 Nov 2011, RUSI
RUSI like to invite you to the official launch of the Occasional Paper Blue Light Air Assets: Cost Effective Operations for the Future.
Event: Afghanistan 2011: A Survey of the Afghan People
13:00, 23 Nov 2011, RUSI
This event, hosted by RUSI, and co-organised with the Asia Foundation, will discuss Afghan perceptions of the ISAF campaign and progress on governance and security in Afghanistan.
Event: The Security of the Middle East
13:00, 23 Nov 2011, RUSI
His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan discussed to what extent military hardware alone can stop terrorism and the degree to which economic opportunity, institution building and energy security can promote peace in the Middle East. He will assess what role the 'Arab Spring' can play in relation to Palestine and if it is feasible to create a brand of regional 'human security', modelled not upon the requirements of the State but upon the needs of ordinary men and women.
Event: Acting, Doodling and Fighting: On the Front Line and the Road to Recovery for Armed Forces
18:00, 22 Nov 2011, RUSI
Ross Kemp and Bryn Parry, Co-Founder of Help for Heroes, in conversation with RUSI Director-General Michael Clarke about their relationship with the military and how the front line affects everyone who goes to it.
Event: War in the Pacific: The Breaking of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Main Operational Code, JN-25
12:45, 18 Nov 2011, RUSI
A lecture by Professor John Mack AM PhD MA (Cantab) BSc, Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, Australia. During the War in the Pacific, the Japanese Imperial Navy relied upon one main operational code, the JN-25 series. In 1944, it was estimated that the inability of the Allies to read JN-25 was depriving them of an astonishing sixty percent of all useful intelligence in the Pacific. In his lecture, Professor Mack will describe the invaluable preparatory work done on this code in 1939-1941 and show how flaws in its design and operational use enabled it to be broken.
Event: Soldiers, Statesmen and Strategy
18:00, 16 Nov 2011, RUSI
A lecture by Major General Mungo Melvin CB OBE, formerly Director of the Strategic Studies Cell at the Royal College of Defence Studies, with introductory remarks by General Sir David Richards GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of the Defence Staff, UK Ministry of Defence and Professor Michael Clarke, Director General of RUSI.
Conference: Cyber Challenges for National Security
09:00, 15 Nov 2011, RUSI
Debating how the new National Cyber Security Strategy, developments at the FCO Cyber Security Conference in early November, and ongoing debates across Government and the Private Sector will shape the nature and challenges of Cyber Security in the future.
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