Previous Events

Alternative FuelsWorkshop: Alternative Fuels and Energy Resources 09:00, 23 Sep 2009, RUSI
This workshop, the second in the Alternative Energy and Sustainability Series will consider the available alternatives to fossil fuels for the military and the challenges faced in ensuring they are sustainable and operationally effective.
RUSImotif smallEvent: Swedish Commission On Military History Event 10:00, 18 Sep 2009, RUSI
The Swedish Commission on Military History (SCMH) will be visiting RUSI to deliver presentations on a unique collection of maps dating back to the 16th century held by the National Swedish War Archives, and also on the war of 1808-09 between Russia and Sweden. Despite having far-reaching consequences in Northern Europe, as a part of the Napoleonic wars, the Russian-Swedish war of 1808-09 is not too well known to a British audience.
Air Chief Marshal Stephen DaltonEvent: Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture 2009 - Combat Operations: The Asymmetric Advantage of Air Power 13:00, 14 Sep 2009, RUSI
The Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture 2009, was given by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Air Force, examining the utility of air power by reflecting on historical and contemporary perspectives.
Nick ChildsWorkshop: Whitehall Dialogue – The Carrier Conundrum 15:45, 8 Sep 2009, RUSI
Nick Childs, Defence and Security Correspondent for the BBC World Service, will lead a Whitehall Dialogue on: ‘The Carrier Conundrum’. In his presentation, he will discuss the viability of the carrier programme in the context of the renewed debate over the UK's future foreign, defence and security needs, and the funds likely to be available to provide for them.
Victor SebestyenEvent: Members’ Lecture – Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire 13:00, 7 Sep 2009, RUSI
Victor Sebestyen was a reporter who covered most of the key events in 1989. Two decades later he drew on first hand experience, scores of interviews with participants and new material from archives to tell the story of the collapse of European Communism.
Bill Rammell 1Event: Members' Lecture - The Defence Contribution to UK Counter-Terrorism Policy: No 'Home' and 'Away' Threats Anymore 10:00, 3 Aug 2009, RUSI
Bill Rammell MP used his first major speech as Armed Forces Minister to talk about how the UK Armed Forces are defending the UK's security interests in Afghanistan; how operations there prevent terrorism here; and how those operations fit in with the UK's wider counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST.
Ian PassinghamEvent: Members’ Military History Lecture – Vietnam: The Helicopter Comes of Age 12:45, 24 Jul 2009, RUSI
Ian Passingham will discuss the use of helicopters during the Vietnam War. He will draw upon a number of operations that demonstrated the battlefield helicopter’s potential and vulnerabilities, as well as the most salient lessons learned at that time. Finally, he will consider the legacy of the helicopter’s ‘coming of age’ in Vietnam for both current and future conflict.
Lieutenant General Louis LillywhiteEvent: Whitehall Dialogue – War and Medicine 15:45, 22 Jul 2009, RUSI
Presentation by Lieutenant General Louis Lillywhite, Surgeon General, UK Ministry of Defence, on how increased current conflict survival rates have been achieved.
IJOCC imageConference: The International Joint Operations Command Conference 2009 09:30, 15 Jul 2009, RUSI
The International Joint Operations Command Conference is the premier event for senior emergency managers, commanders and policy makers from around the world.
Energy Management for Defence InfrastructureWorkshop: Energy Management for Defence Infrastructure 09:00, 9 Jul 2009, RUSI
The first in the series of Alternative Energy and Sustainability workshops will focus on the progress being made on the Defence Estates. It will consider how the MoD can further reduce its environmental footprint at home in the UK, considering the change in behaviour and investment in infrastructure required.
Future Defence ReviewConference: A Future Defence Review – Finance, Process and Hard Strategic Choices 09:00, 7 Jul 2009, RUSI
Following its successful ‘Defence in the Round’ conference, held in November 2008, RUSI is producing a second conference in its series of events looking at UK defence policy. This event takes place in the run up to a General Election and the Future Defence Review (FDR), which an incoming Government is likely to commission.
Dr Alon Ben-MeirEvent: Members' Lecture - Obama's Middle East Challenge: Overcoming Divergent Priorities 13:00, 3 Jul 2009, RUSI
Dr Alon Ben-Meir, Senior Fellow, School of Global Affairs, New York University, USA, will propose the policy options and hard choices facing both the new governments of the United States and Israel.
Westminster medal good even smallerEvent: Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature 12:30, 1 Jul 2009, RUSI
The Royal United Services Institute is proud to announce this year’s Winner of the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature: Sir Lawrence Freedman’s A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East.
RUSImotifEvent: A Regional Perspective on the new 'Af-Pak' Strategy 14:15, 30 Jun 2009, RUSI
The Obama administration has recently revised its Afghanistan strategy, with an emphasis on a US troop surge of 17,000 men, targeting of the Taleban and Al-Qa'ida leadership, and the need for a comprehensive regional approach including better co-ordination with Pakistan. The UK has also reviewed its policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan in a similar light.
Land Warfare BannerConference: RUSI Land Warfare Conference 08:00, 23 Jun 2009, RUSI
Organised in association with the British Army and supported by the Association of the US Army; booking now open! Please note that this is a RUSI event in association with the British Army and supported by the Association of the US Army. No external persons or organisations are involved with this conference except as identified on conference materials relating to this particular event.
RUSImotif smallEvent: RUSI - Guild of Battlefield Guides Event 09:30, 19 Jun 2009, RUSI
The fourth collaboration between RUSI and the Guild of Battlefield Guides (GBG), offering insights into Battlefield tours, will cover topics including Grand Strategy in Action, The Kaiser’s Offensive 1918 and the Sicilian Campaign in 1943.
CBRN 2009 imageCBRN: Resilience and Response 09:00, 16 Jun 2009, RUSI
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats pose a significant danger to the UK and present unique challenges to resilience planners and emergency responders. Dispersal events may be the result of an accident, professional negligence or deliberate intent, but the consequences would be equally devastating to the United Kingdom.
Major General Bruce BrealeyEvent: Members’ Lecture – The Royal Artillery: Transforming in Contact to Meet the Challenges of 21st Century Operations 13:00, 15 Jun 2009, RUSI
A lecture by Major General Bruce Brealey, General Officer Commanding Theatre Troops, UK Ministry of Defence. Major General Brealey will review the challenges of current operations and the shifting nature of the operational environment. He will discuss how the Royal Artillery is responding by changing the approach to Integration, Precision Strike, Find and Force Protection.
Global Leadership Forum 2009Conference: GLOBAL LEADERSHIP FORUM 2009 - Atlantis Rediscovered? New Hope for Transatlantic Relations 09:00, 11 Jun 2009, RUSI
The Royal United Services Institute hosts an annual Global Leadership Forum with high level US and European speakers to examine US foreign policy, transatlantic relations and prospects for leadership in world politics. Last year’s forum convened during the American presidential campaign period. Entitled “America and the World Beyond 2008”, the two-day conference explored directions for US foreign policy in the post-Bush era. Key American foreign policy advisors spoke at the event alongside influential academics in the field. Discussions focused on climate change, global finance, the Middle East, weapons proliferation, the Atlantic Alliance and global health concerns.
D:DayMembers' Military History Lecture D-DAY: THE BATTLE FOR NORMANDY 12:45, 10 Jun 2009, RUSI
A lecture by Antony Beevor, to mark the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings.
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