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Previous Events
Workshop: UK Military Operations in Afghanistan
11:00, 8 Jun 2009, RUSI
Lieutenant General Peter Wall, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations), UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Adam Thomson, Director South Asia and Afghanistan at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), will discuss UK strategy in Afghanistan and the relationship between military operations and wider UK government support to Afghan governance, reconstruction and economic development.
Lieutenant General Peter Wall, Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations), UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Adam Thomson, Director South Asia and Afghanistan at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), will discuss UK strategy in Afghanistan and the relationship between military operations and wider UK government support to Afghan governance, reconstruction and economic development.
Conference: RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference: The Maritime Contribution to the Joint Campaign and the National Security Strategy
09:00, 3 Jun 2009, RUSI
Set against the background of a developing National Security Strategy and a growing discussion of the direction and nature of UK defence policy, the RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference, one of the Institute's flagship events, will look at the maritime contribution to joint operations, defence policy and the wider national security environment.
Conference: The Tenth RUSI Missile Defence Conference
09:00, 28 May 2009, RUSI
The Tenth RUSI Missile Defence Conference takes place at a critical juncture for the future of international missile defence. Enormous technical progress has been achieved in recent years, and many defensive weapon systems are in production and development. Countries as different as Israel and Japan have embraced the need for Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), and concepts as varied as the Air Borne Laser and Aegis are being fielded or demonstrated. Yet, after eight years of strong support from a Republican Administration, a new political climate in the US may alter the picture.
Conference: International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers: 6th Annual Conference
10:00, 21 May 2009, RUSI
A conference to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, including the annual Folke Bernadotte lecture and a memorial ceremony at the Cenotaph.
Event: Gallipoli Memorial Lecture – Strait is the Gate and Narrow is the Way
12:15, 20 May 2009, RUSI
This year’s Gallipoli Memorial Lecture will draw on selective aspects of the Gallipoli Campaign to identify comparisons with operations elsewhere and to isolate some recurring issues. As Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar, Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton will reflect on themes of relevance to UK and Allied security today.
Event: Members' Military History Lecture - Vulcan Bombers in the Cold War
12:45, 8 May 2009, RUSI
This presentation by Andrew Brookes, Aerospace Analyst, International Institute for Strategic Studies, will outline Vulcan development, service deployments, nuclear and conventional weaponry, training and targeting for high and low level operations and the Falklands swansong.
178th RUSI Annual General Meeting
16:00, 30 Apr 2009, RUSI
The 178th Annual General Meeting of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies will be held on Thursday 30 April 2009 at 4pm in the RUSI Library. The Agenda for the meeting will be posted on or before 16 April 2009.
CNI 2009: Protecting Critical Infrastructure in a Changing World
09:00, 29 Apr 2009, RUSI
RUSI’s CNI conferences have now firmly established themselves as the forum for networking and discussion between senior policy makers and practitioners concerned with the UK’s CNI across the public and private sectors. Recent conferences have featured outstanding line-ups of decision makers and thought leaders from the UK, EU and beyond. Building further on RUSI’s unrivalled reputation in the field of CNI, our 2009 event featured our most impressive collection of contributors to-date.
Members' Lecture: Nato in the 21st Century - CANCELLED
13:00, 22 Apr 2009, RUSI
A lecture by Dr Imre Szekeres, Minister of Defence, Republic of Hungary. PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES. DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Event: Members' Lecture - Operation Snakebite: An Inside Story of Britain's Afghanistan War
18:00, 7 Apr 2009, RUSI
Stephen Grey will discuss his new book Operation Snakebite, an in-depth study of one battle around Musa Qala, Helmand, in December 2007 which draws lessons for Britain’s overall strategy in Afghanistan and its success in adapting to a modern counter-insurgency.
Event: Frontline Insights: Royal Navy and Task Force Operations in The Persian Gulf
12:15, 6 Apr 2009, RUSI
Commander Martin Connell Royal Navy, former Commanding Officer of the Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham, recounts the high profile and highly successful deployment to the Persian Gulf between March and October 2008.
Conference: Prosecuting Presidents: The Challenges of International Indictments of African Leaders
09:15, 27 Mar 2009, RUSI
This conference will discuss the practical issues surrounding the international indictments and prosecutions of African leaders, as well as examining the wider issues around global indictments.
Event: The Changing Face of Taiwan’s Military Challenge
14:30, 26 Mar 2009, RUSI
After nearly two decades of modernisation, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has changed in its approach towards both domestic and foreign affairs. Taiwan no longer faces a bellicose mass conscript army but rather one that has undergone considerable reform in recent years.
Conference: Focus and Exit: An Alternative Strategy for the Afghan War
10:00, 26 Mar 2009, RUSI
Gilles Dorronsoro, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment, will present an alternative strategy for Afghanistan. Dorronsoro argues that the U.S. troops surge should focus on securing key cities, especially Kabul, and roads in order to strengthen Afghan institutions. Ultimately, this should create the conditions for a progressive combat troop withdrawal - the only realistic political strategy for the allies to de-conflict Afghanistan.
Conference: POSTPONED: Defence Acquisition Symposium 2009 - A New US Presidency: Prospects For Co-operation In Transatlantic Acquisition
09:00, 18 Mar 2009, RUSI
The US remains, by far, the biggest single customer for military hardware; a fact unlikely to change for some time, regardless of Barack Obama’s priorities for his new Administration. Nevertheless, security and procurement priorities may be re-assessed and, with them, the transatlantic debate over defence acquisition could be overhauled. The Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty is the most obvious route to improved transatlantic co-operation in defence acquisition; therefore, the incoming Administration’s stance on the treaty will be of particular interest to officials and industrialists on both sides of the Atlantic.
The US remains, by far, the biggest single customer for military hardware; a fact unlikely to change for some time, regardless of Barack Obama’s priorities for his new Administration. Nevertheless, security and procurement priorities may be re-assessed and, with them, the transatlantic debate over defence acquisition could be overhauled. The Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty is the most obvious route to improved transatlantic co-operation in defence acquisition; therefore, the incoming Administration’s stance on the treaty will be of particular interest to officials and industrialists on both sides of the Atlantic.
Event: The 4 RIFLES Battle Group Operations in Basra, Summer 2007
12:15, 9 Mar 2009, RUSI
Colonel P N Y M Sanders DSO OBE recounts the British withdrawal from Basra, Summer 2007
Colonel P N Y M Sanders DSO OBE recounts the British withdrawal from Basra, Summer 2007
Conference: RUSI Alternative Energy and Sustainability Conference
09:00, 27 Feb 2009, RUSI
Recent dramatic changes in the price and security of supply of oil have driven a remarkable shift in military assumptions. Traditional dependence on hydrocarbons has risen rapidly on the agenda of military concerns and the effect on front line capability is now in question; however, the adoption of alternative energy technologies and practices into planning and operations remains a significant challenge.
Event: Afghanistan - Pakistan: Searching for a New Regional Balance
10:00, 26 Feb 2009, RUSI
The appointment of a new British Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the wake of the first regional tour of President Obama’s top envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, demonstrates a new transatlantic commitment to stability in South Asia. There has been acknowledgement that the solution to the Afghan conflict lies in finding a new regional balance. However, there remains a need for more analysis on the concrete political, military and diplomatic steps that the U.S. and its UK ally will need to take to deliver stability in the long term.
Conference: Bahrain Security Forum & Exhibition
08:00, 24 Feb 2009, Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Resort
The Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Bahrain – in association with the Royal United Services Institute – will hold its second international security summit in Bahrain on 24-25 February 2009. The ‘Bahrain Security Forum & Exhibition’ will also feature a demonstration of the latest border security technologies by the world’s leading manufacturers. The event is poised as the key security meeting in the Middle East for regional dialogue and co-operation on homeland security.
Event: RUSI Middle East Forum - Peace in the Wake of Gaza
13:00, 11 Feb 2009, RUSI
However the events in Gaza conclude, the future of Palestine’s statehood will remain uppermost in the minds of governments. But with the future of Hamas in suspended animation, the question remains as to whether President Abbas can unify Gaza and the West Bank once more and bring to the peace plan a sole representative Palestinian authority.
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