

Previous Events
Conference: Chief of the Air Staff’s Air Power Conference 2011
09:00, 13 Jul 2011, RUSI
A multinational conference looking at the implications of the SDSR and Defence Reform Report for the size, shape and structure of the UK’s armed forces. It will focus on the air and space contribution to national security in the context of fiscal constraint and through the lens of operations in Afghanistan and Libya.
Event: Reflections on UK Counter-Terrorism Legislation
13:00, 12 Jul 2011, RUSI
Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, will reflect on the development of UK counter-terrorism legislation from 2001 to 2010.
Hollywood: Fantasy Wars and Real Wars
17:30, 4 Jul 2011, RUSI
How does the film industry deal with war in the twenty-first century? Jon Amiel, British film-maker and Dave Brown, President of Motion Picture and Literary at Hollywood Studios International discuss their experiences in making films about war and in dealing with history.
Event: The ‘New’ Middle East - A Broad Strategic Perspective
11:00, 4 Jul 2011, RUSI
A lecture by Major General (Res) Danny Rothschild, Director of the Institute for Policy and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel. In his lecture, Major General Rothschild will assess the strategic implications of current developments in the Middle East, the inter-related character of regional challenges and the way ahead.
Event: Defence, Industries and Society Programme Launch
17:00, 30 Jun 2011, RUSI
The launch event of the Defence, Industries and Society Programme will provide an overview of this new RUSI initiative and introduce the programme's first paper, ‘The Defence Industrial Ecosystem – Delivering Security in an Uncertain World’.
Event: Nigerian National Security Adviser: Round Table
15:00, 21 Jun 2011, RUSI
RUSI, in partnership with the Commonwealth Business Council and the All Africa Parliamentary Group on Nigeria, will be hosting a presentation by General Owoeye Azazi, National Security Advisor to President Goodluck Jonathan.
Event: Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature
13:00, 17 Jun 2011, RUSI
The Royal United Services Institute is proud to announce this year’s Winner of the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature: Sir Rodric Braithwaite’s Afgantsy: the Russians in Afghanistan 1979-1989.
Event: RUSI History Book Launch
18:30, 16 Jun 2011, RUSI
RUSI is proud to announce the launch of its latest book, Between Peace and War – a lively new history of the Institute and its role in British and imperial defence over the last 180 years.
Conference: The Twelfth RUSI Missile Defence Conference
09:00, 15 Jun 2011, RUSI
This conference will be RUSI’s first public opportunity to discuss NATO’s decision to develop a missile defence capability as envisaged in the newly adopted Strategic Concept, enhanced cooperation with Russia and missile threats emanating from the Middle East and elsewhere.
Conference: RUSI Space and UK National Security Conference
09:00, 14 Jun 2011, RUSI
An international speaker panel will explore methods to improve national resilience through space situational awareness, multi-national agreements on the use of space and collaboration on international projects.
Event: Whitehall Dialogue - Energy Security: Priorities for the National Grid
15:45, 8 Jun 2011, RUSI
A presentation by David Lister, Chief Information Officer, National Grid plc. As the UK energy industry works to ensure continued security of supply, the national grid will face new challenges in operating an electricity transmission system with intermittent renewable generation, new larger nuclear power stations and greater interconnection. In his presentation, David Lister will discuss work currently underway with other energy companies, the UK government and Ofgem to produce a vision of the network reinforcements as well as market and framework changes required for the future.
Conference: Science and Technology for Security 2011
09:00, 3 Jun 2011, RUSI
This year's conference turns to academia, looking at the current engagement programmes in place and the main funding avenues available. Discussions will focus on emerging technologies and how they can be applied to security and, at the same time, how they must be protected from malicious use. How can research funding be best directed to projects that will have the most impact, and how can researchers find out where research is most needed?
Event: RUSI 180 Lunchtime Panel: The World In 1831
12:45, 25 May 2011, RUSI
In 1831, the Royal United Services Institute was founded in London by the Duke of Wellington. It was the beginning of a period of rapid advance in the direction of democracy with fundamental constitutional reforms in France (1830), Belgium (1831) and Britain in the Reform Act of 1832. Nationalism also came to the fore in Europe with movements in Belgium, Poland, Italy, Bosnia and Greece among others challenging the treaties of 1815 and the integrity of the Ottoman Empire. Europe was essentially divided into two opposing diplomatic combinations; the Eastern Powers (Russia, Austria and Prussia) and the Western Powers (Great Britain and France).