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Event: Members’ Military History Lecture – Tracing the Roots of the Rwandan Patriotic Front
12:45, 16 Nov 2009, RUSI
A new book, The Resilience of a Nation: A History of the Military in Rwanda, by Brigadier General Frank Rusagara, provides more than a clue suggesting the inevitability of the Rwandan genocide and the moulding of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) to what it would turn out to be as a politico-military organisation. Tracing the RPF to a socio-military tradition spanning nearly a millennium, the book distils the country’s history beginning with the pre-colonial, colonial and post-independence periods to the present asserting that ‘the history of Rwanda is the history of its military’.
Conference: Olympic and Paralympic Safety and Security
08:30, 13 Nov 2009, RUSI
This high profile conference looked at the challenges of delivering a safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games. Bringing together senior representatives from the organisers, government, industry and other key stakeholders, this one day conference offered further insight into the UK’s Security Strategy for the Games and provide an opportunity for discussion of the challenges which lie ahead.
UN Peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
13:00, 11 Nov 2009, RUSI
Mr Alan Doss, UN Special Representative to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), will deliver the 2009 Nelson Mandela Africa Lecture, held in partnership with the Brenthurst Foundation, Nelson Mandela Foundation and Royal United Services Institute.
Event: Military History Lecture - The Origins of the American Civil War: What Can We Learn from the Way a Society Remembers a War?
12:45, 10 Nov 2009, RUSI
Long fascinated with the origins of the American Civil War, Professor Brian Holden Reid will address the various ways ‘blame’ has been attributed for the outbreak of the war. He will look at the great crisis of the 1850s, the controversy over the slavery question, the unwillingness to compromise and the overwhelming conviction that the war would be short. All these factors precipitated the greatest and most important war in American history. This lecture will seek to illuminate the way we think about the coming of war and the varying ways we recall it.
Event: Members’ Lecture - Achieving Cultural and Behavioural Change in the UK Ministry of Defence
13:00, 30 Oct 2009, RUSI
Ursula Brennan, the recently appointed Second Permanent Under Secretary of State at the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), will speak on her experiences of achieving cultural and behavioural change across Government, and on what is similar and what is different in the unique civil / military environment of the MoD.
Event: Members’ Lecture – Nuclear Papers
13:00, 26 Oct 2009, RUSI
A new book makes available for the first time recently declassified government correspondence from Lord Owen’s tenure as Foreign Secretary. 'Nuclear Papers' gives a unique insight into the work of, and response to, the last major strategic nuclear study of the UK’s nuclear needs, which was undertaken by the administration of James Callaghan in 1978.
Conference: Secret Intelligence and the Armed Forces Conference
09:00, 23 Oct 2009, RUSI
Presentations at this one day conference will cover topics including SIS and the Armed Forces, 1909-1949; The Realities of Intelligence Sharing in the International Environment; View from the Ground: The Uniformed Army's Perspective; The Role of Human Intelligence; and Learning from the Past.
Workshop: Cyber Security: A Public - Private Partnership. Government and Industry Working Together to Improve UK Cyber Security
09:00, 21 Oct 2009, RUSI
The UK's first ever Cyber Security Strategy was announced on 23 June 2009. Held four months after the document's release, this two-day forum, aimed at senior policy-makers, security managers and practitioners, will offer an opportunity to critique the Strategy and the effect it has had on other areas of UK security policy.
Conference: RUSI Air Power Series: The Future of UAVs – Concepts and Considerations
08:30, 19 Oct 2009, RUSI
Event: Members' Lecture - Canadian Forces: The New Normal
12:30, 16 Oct 2009, RUSI
General Walt Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff, Canada, will highlight the role of Canadian Forces in working with other government agencies in Canada and their contribution to the international mission in Afghanistan. He will also discuss how other issues such as arctic sovereignty, recruitment and retention, as well as family care and support, have become important priorities.
Workshop: Sustainable Procurement and Green Design for Military Platforms
13:00, 15 Oct 2009, RUSI
A number of government initiatives are forcing contractors to review their products, manufacturing and services to reduce the environmental impact of government services. This workshop will analyse the MoD's upcoming Sustainable Procurement Strategy and how it will impact the defence industry. It will also explore how green design can improve new equipment and initiatives under way to reduce the footprint of legacy systems.
Conference: The Future Defence Review: Preparedness, Posture and Risk Management in Meeting Future Defence Challenges
08:30, 14 Oct 2009, RUSI
Building on the success of the ‘Defence in the Round’ and ‘Future Defence Review: Finance, Process and Hard Strategic Choices’ conferences, the third in RUSI’s series of major events looking at the issues which will shape the Future Defence Review will take place at RUSI on 14 October 2009.
Event: Members’ Lecture – Georgia: Current Security Challenges
12:15, 9 Oct 2009, RUSI
A lecture by His Excellency Mr Giorgi Badridze, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the United Kingdom and Ireland. Ambassador Badridze explained how Georgia has responded to the occupation by Russian forces and set out his thoughts on how a political solution can be found to restore stability to the Caucasus.
Event: Whitehall Dialogue – Co-ordinating Intelligence: A UK Perspective
15:45, 8 Oct 2009, RUSI
Robert Hannigan, the Prime Minister’s Security Adviser and Head of Security, Intelligence and Resilience, Cabinet Office, lead a Whitehall Dialogue on: ‘Co-ordinating Intelligence: A UK Perspective’.
Event: Supreme Allied Commander speaks at RUSI
12:30, 2 Oct 2009, RUSI
Admiral James Stavridis, NATO's newly appointed Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), engaged European academics and defence experts in a discussion to consider NATO's current and future military roles and responsibilities, taking into account SACEUR's operational equities, as NATO embarks upon the dialogue that will generate a new Strategic Concept for the Alliance.
Event: Members’ Lecture – Supporting Military Operations: The Role of the Defence Intelligence Staff
12:45, 1 Oct 2009, RUSI
A lecture by Air Marshal Chris Nickols, Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), UK Ministry of Defence. CDI will look at the intelligence requirements of current operations and the opportunities presented by improved sensors, communications and networks to help our commanders in the field conduct more effective operations, both now and in the future.
Event: Fortresses and Icebergs: The Evolution of the Transatlantic Defense Market and the Implications of U.S. National Security Policy
16:00, 30 Sep 2009, RUSI
Jeff Bialos, Executive Director, Transatlantic Security, Centre for Transatlantic Relations, John Hopkins University and former US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial Affairs will put forward the need for better transatlantic relations to improve the US national security strategy. Speaking in advance of the publication of his book, Fortresses and Icebergs: The Evolution of the Transatlantic Defense Market and the Implications for U.S. National Security Policy.
RUSI Defence Programme Management 2009
08:00, 29 Sep 2009, RUSI
The recent economic decline will have an important impact on the budget for the Ministry of Defence (MoD). In a recent RUSI Publication “Preparing for the Lean Years”, RUSI Associate Fellow, Malcolm Chalmers, stated that the MoD will likely face sustained cuts to its defence equipment budget of between 10 - 15 per cent.
Event: Members’ Lecture: The DPRK's Nuclear Policy
15:30, 28 Sep 2009, RUSI
His Excellency Mr Ja Song Nam, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) Ambassador to the UK will address members of the Royal United Services Institute on his nation’s nuclear policy.
Event: Members' Lecture - NATO at 60: A UK Perspective
13:00, 25 Sep 2009, RUSI
A lecture by Lieutenant General David Bill, UK Military Representative to NATO and the EU. This lecture will focus on the need for NATO to urgently adapt to modern day demands in a world ever more inter-related and increasingly insecure.
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