

Previous Events
Event: Intelligence and the Sociology of Terrorism..
09:00, 8 Dec 2006, St Antony's College
Extremism in present-day UK society presents us all with difficult choices. Delegates to the workshop will gain insight into the most vital elements of today's most taxing problem; they will be better equipped thereafter to make wiser choices in whatever field of responsibility.
Event: POSTPONED - Pakistan: Strategic Challenges and Prospects
09:00, 4 Dec 2006, RUSI
Because of its geopolitical situation Pakistan is one of the leading participants in the world-wide coalition against religious and political extremism. This conference will aim to explore Pakistani and British experiences in combating Islamic militancy and to define the road ahead for prosperity in Pakistan.
Event: Managing the Status Quo in the Taiwan Strait
09:00, 28 Nov 2006, RUSI
Preserving the current cross strait status quo is considered the best option given the intractability of the China-Taiwan problem. Few people however stop to consider what the status quo amounts to. This conference will attempt to elucidate the changing scenarios of the status quo from European, US and Taiwanese perspectives.
Conference: Future Maritime Operations Conference 2006
22 Nov 2006, RUSI
The RUSI Future Maritime Operations Conference 2006 looked at the role of maritime power in defence, security and foreign policies, analysing the role of maritime forces in delivering international security at and from the sea.
Event: NATO: What Now?
11:15, 21 Nov 2006, RUSI
Dr Liam Fox, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence and Member of Parliament for Woodspring, will address the subject of ‘NATO: What Now?’
Event: Transnational Terrorism: Defeating the Threat
10:15, 9 Nov 2006, RUSI
Keynote addresses by The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and HE Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Al-Thani, Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar.
In the five years since 9/11 the world has seen the threat posed by transnational terrorism multiply exponentially. Al-Qaeda has mutated from an organization to an ideology that has spread throughout the Islamic world and beyond; in the process becoming ever more resilient to attempts to defeat it.
Workshop: Understanding Suicide Terrorism - Series
08:30, 3 Nov 2006, RUSI
The ever-increasing threat from suicide terrorism demands our attention as the primary contemporary security threat facing the nation.
Event: Simulation and Training for Emergency & Disaster Response
08:30, 25 Oct 2006, RUSI
The threat of international terrorism to our society requires complete and unified emergency and disaster responses; involving both public services and private companies.
To improve our preparedness, training exercises are fundamental to developing an experienced, trusted and confident combined response to emergencies and disasters.
Conference: The Suez Crisis 50 Years On
09:00, 13 Oct 2006, RUSI
The events of 1956 had a lasting effect on British defence and foreign policy, Arab Nationalism and the geopolitics of the Middle East.
Conference: UK Resilience - Joining up the Sectors
09:00, 5 Oct 2006, RUSI
An increasing array of threats and challenges, from natural disasters to terrorist attacks, requires co-ordinated crisis management in all sectors of society.While both the public and private sectors have made considerable progress over the last two years, many challenges remain for those seeking to build coherent cross-sector emergency preparedness capabilities.