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Previous Events
Event: Under 35's Forum Launch Event
19:00, 18 May 2011, RUSI
RUSI is proud to announce the launch of the Under 35’s Forum, a forum for the next generation of British defence and foreign policy-makers. The launch will be celebrated at a drinks reception at the RUSI Library at RUSI’s Headquarters of 61 Whitehall, open to non-members and members alike who are under 35 years of age.
Event: Post-Conflict Missions: Time for a Rethink
13:00, 18 May 2011, RUSI
Lesley Abdela MBE, international women’s human rights campaigner and post-conflict specialist, will assess why so many peace settlements contain the seeds of future conflict. She will contend that peacemaking and peacebuilding ought not to be left so overwhelmingly to men, for one practical reason: evidence shows men on their own are not good at it.
Event: The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent: Past, Present and Future
13:00, 13 May 2011, RUSI
A lecture by Professor Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield FBA, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary, University of London. Ever since Ernest Bevin declared in a Cabinet Committee in 1946 that 'we have got to have a bloody Union Jack on top of it', successive British governments of all colours have decided that this was not the moment to cease to be a nuclear weapons power. In his lecture, Professor Lord Hennessy will discuss to what extent instinct rather than circumstances led to such outcomes and what it might take in the future for the United Kingdom to cease to be a nuclear weapons state.
Gallipoli Memorial Lecture - Vast Ills Follow a Belief in Certainty
13:00, 12 May 2011, RUSI
Drawing on recent events in the Middle East and North Africa, this year’s Gallipoli Memorial Lecture will highlight why isolationism is not an option and why diplomacy alone can neither prevent nor solve all ills in an increasingly inter-connected world. As Commandant General of the Royal Marines, Major General Buster Howes OBE will consider how we should embrace such uncertainty. He will contend that as an island nation, a maritime orientated strategy provides our best solution to achieving a balanced maximum effect from our limited military resources.
Event: Whitehall Dialogue - Adaptability and Partnership in Defence Science and Technology
15:45, 11 May 2011, RUSI
A presentation by Ron Finlayson MA MBA CEng FIET, Strategic Business Director, Defence, QinetiQ Group plc. Science and technology research is essential to keep the Armed Forces one step ahead of the enemy, on a battlefield shaped by technology that proliferates and changes frequently. In his presentation, Ron Finlayson will discuss how QinetiQ has adapted to meet the changing needs of a fast moving battlespace and engage with a more agile, open and innovative defence science and technology community.
Event: Iran’s Nuclear File: Foreign Policy Dilemmas for 2011
11:00, 15 Apr 2011, RUSI
A lecture by Dr Emanuele Ottolenghi, Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Washington DC, USA. In his lecture, Dr Ottolenghi will discuss the current diplomatic stalemate, recent developments in Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, the diplomatic overtures to Iran and the mounting discontent of Iran's civil society against its oppressive rulers.
Conference: Virtual emergencies: simulation technology for emergency planning and response
09:00, 8 Apr 2011, RUSI
From modelling the dispersal of a chemical plume or the development of a flood, to training paramedics in Second Life, simulation technology has a huge amount to offer emergency planners and responders. Such technology can be used to model the progress of an emergency over time; to provide injects into a live exercise to further push the participants; to provide real-time data and information to table-top exercises and to create virtual scenarios in which responders can train and exercise...
Event: Is There a Right to Humanitarian Intervention?
13:00, 6 Apr 2011, RUSI
A lecture by the Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, former Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor. In his lecture, Lord Falconer will address the issues arising out of the development of the right to humanitarian assistance. He will identify how the right has developed, where it stands today and likely developments in the future. In particular, he will discuss how the right to humanitarian intervention relates to the United Nations and how its use may become more acceptable to the international community.
Conference: Border Security 2011: Securing passengers and cargo across the UK’s border
09:00, 30 Mar 2011, RUSI
Securing the UK’s border and the people and goods travelling across it remains high on the agenda of the Government and its international partners.
Event: Whitehall Dialogue - Sustainability and Value in the UK Submarine Industry
15:45, 29 Mar 2011, RUSI
A presentation by Tony Burbridge CBE, Future Submarines Director, BAE Systems - Submarine Solutions. Long term sustainability of the UK submarine industry will require clear direction and commitment from the government in the form of future programmes that provide a regular rhythm for design and construction activities. In his presentation, Tony Burbridge will show that without this, industry will be unable to provide and nurture the wide range of skills and capabilities that a nuclear submarine programme requires.
The International Mission in Afghanistan: A Discussion with General David H. Petraeus
17:00, 23 Mar 2011, Banqueting House
A discussion with General David H. Petraeus, Commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and US Forces, Afghanistan.
Conference: Reserves in Transformation 2: Defining the relationship between defence, industry and society in an era of persistent conflict
08:30, 21 Mar 2011, RUSI
In association with the Ministry of Defence, RUSI is organising a second conference on the future of the Reserve Forces.
Event: UK Policing and Security
13:00, 16 Mar 2011, RUSI
A lecture by Sir Hugh Orde OBE QPM, President, Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). In his lecture, Sir Hugh Orde will contend that the police service is more effective through the freedom to make professional judgments about how we keep people safe, free from political interests. He will discuss the contribution of ACPO to effective policing at local, regional and national levels; and the significance of striking a balance between robust accountability and operational independence.
Conference: Acquisition Reform Conference
09:00, 15 Mar 2011, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
This high level conference offered perspectives on the ongoing work of the Ministry of Defence’s Defence acquisition reform initiatives within the context set by SDSR.
Conference: Terrorism: Emerging Threats and UK Responses
09:00, 15 Mar 2011, RUSI
This conference will also examine the nature and potential impact of these threats and will proceed to outline and assess the UK’s responses to them. The conference is timed to coincide with the release of a RUSI paper examining the changing strategy of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula and the threat it poses to the UK and the West.
Event: Military History Lecture - Manstein: Hitler’s Greatest General
12:45, 7 Mar 2011, RUSI
A lecture by Major General Mungo Melvin OBE, Senior Army Member, Royal College of Defence Studies. In his lecture, Major General Melvin will provide a compelling account of Field Marshal Erich von Manstein’s conflict with his political leader and the dilemmas involved in following a flawed strategy and in resisting an immoral regime.
Event: NATO: A Revitalised Alliance for a Dynamic World
13:00, 4 Mar 2011, RUSI
A lecture by Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and Senior Military Advisor to the Alliance’s Secretary General and North Atlantic Council. Three words illustrate the Alliance’s approach to security, acknowledged at the NATO Summit in Lisbon: Transformation, anticipation and co-operation. In his lecture, Admiral Di Paola will reflect on the necessity for NATO to adapt to the ever changing global security environment in order to remain relevant.
Event: Afghanistan: Lessons for the Future
13:00, 3 Mar 2011, RUSI
A lecture by the Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence. Jim Murphy talked about the priorities for coalition forces in Afghanistan to meet the withdrawal date of 2015. He will focus on how to achieve lasting, Afghan-controlled security, but also how to achieve a political settlement and match the military surge with a diplomatic surge.
Event: Whitehall Dialogue - Olympic and Paralympic Security - London 2012
15:45, 28 Feb 2011, RUSI
A presentation by Robert Raine CBE, Director of Olympic and Paralympic Safety and Security, Home Office. In his presentation, Robert Raine will outline the contribution of the Home Office, along with its partners, to the delivery of a safe and secure Olympics. He will discuss the progress and remaining challenges of security planning, eighteen months away from the biggest sporting event in the UK’s history.
Event: Faith Under Fire
13:00, 22 Feb 2011, RUSI
A lecture by the Right Reverend Dr Stephen Venner DL, Bishop to HM Forces. As religious leaders have challenged political leaders to face the moral challenges of war and peace, some have opposed wars and warfare in the name of peace; others have encouraged nations to go to war, sometimes under the banner of God himself. Either way, chaplains have stood in the name of God alongside those affected by conflicts, both combatants and victims, irrespective of the rightness of the cause. In his lecture, Bishop Stephen will explore some of these issues as they are reflected today, when war is still part of our experience, where people question any moral absolutes and faith itself is under fire.
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