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The Reform of the Bundeswehr
16:00, 17 Feb 2011, RUSI
A briefing on the reform of the German military by Christian Schmidt, Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Minister of Defence
A briefing on the reform of the German military by Christian Schmidt, Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Minister of Defence
Event: Current Challenges in North-South Defence Policy
13:00, 10 Feb 2011, RUSI
A lecture by Ms Serena Joseph-Harris, recently High Commissioner of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the Court of St James's. The northern hemisphere continues to wrestle with how to sustain a force presence in critical parts of the world, while at the same time maintain a watch on new and emerging threats in the developing world. In her lecture, High Commissioner Joseph-Harris will examine the challenges to North-South defence policy, drawing upon select case studies in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Event: Adapting to a Changing World - Stabilisation Capabilities after the Strategic Defence and Security Review
13:00, 26 Jan 2011, RUSI
A presentation by Sheelagh Stewart, Head of the UK Government’s Stabilisation Unit (SU) and Colonel Alan Richmond OBE, Commander of the Military Stabilisation Support Group (MSSG). Responding to future threats in straitened financial times poses significant challenges for both Whitehall and the Armed Forces. With the emphasis in the Strategic Defence and Security Review on integrating civilian and military stabilisation capabilities, Sheelagh Stewart and Colonel Alan Richmond will examine how the SU and MSSG will respond to changing demands in delivering a holistic and sustainable approach to security; focusing particularly on threats posed by fragile states.
Conference: Asian powers in Kashmir
09:30, 25 Jan 2011, RUSI
The Kashmir Region has been afflicted recently by a rapid upsurge in civil violence. There are few signs of an impending resolution to the Kashmir dispute and local leaders remain embroiled in a vicious cycle of distrust, fear and recrimination. This discussion will aim to evaluate measures to mitigate further deterioration of the security situation in Kashmir and will serve to provide a comprehensive analysis of the circumstances which fuel violent extremism in the region.
Event: Canadian Chief of Defence Staff Lecture: Priorities in an Uncertain Age
15:30, 24 Jan 2011, RUSI
Reinvestment in the military is a tenet of the Canada First Defence Strategy, which has allowed Canada to strengthen its capability to assert sovereignty in the Arctic, ensure it remains a robust and reliable partner for allies, and project leadership abroad.
Event: Douglas Haig Fellowship Lecture: The Enemy, the Allies and the Record: Douglas Haig after the War
13:00, 24 Jan 2011, RUSI
A lecture by John Hussey OBE MA commemorating the life of Field Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde and the forces he commanded.
Event: Nigeria and Sudan Roundtable
15:00, 19 Jan 2011, RUSI
2011 is a key year for constitutional and electoral democracy for Africa. Referenda and elections in Nigeria, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Gambia, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe, are testing the continent’s commitment to genuinely democratic processes with peaceful outcomes.
Event: Common Security and Defence Policy in the Twenty-First Century
13:00, 13 Jan 2011, RUSI
General Håkan Syrén, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, will reflect on the significant security challenges confronting western democracies and question how the EU might respond to them.
Conference: The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010: the Unfinished Business
09:00, 10 Jan 2011, RUSI
The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), published on 19 October 2010, intended to set out the strategic context, operational posture and capability requirements for the United Kingdom Armed Forces to 2020 and beyond.
Event: Annual Chief of the Defence Staff Lecture and RUSI Christmas Party
17:30, 14 Dec 2010, RUSI
A lecture by General Sir David Richards, Chief of the Defence Staff, UK Ministry of Defence.
Event: Whitehall Dialogue - Delivering Effective Strategic Communications in the UK Ministry of Defence
15:45, 7 Dec 2010, RUSI
A presentation by Nick Gurr, Director Media and Communication, Ministry of Defence, UK. In his presentation, Nick Gurr will focus on strategic communications and how it is applied in the Ministry of Defence. He will draw on his experience of defence communications that began with Operation Desert Fox in 1998 and has continued through Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Event: Armed Forces 2020: Reserves in Transformation
08:30, 6 Dec 2010, RUSI
In announcing the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the Prime Minister has directed a review to determine whether the UK‘s Reserve Forces - Royal Navy Reserve, the Royal Marines Reserve, the Territorial Army and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force – are ‘properly structured for the type of conflict we envisage undertaking in future so that we make best use of the skills, experience and capabilities of our Reservists while at the same time moving towards a more efficient structure’. The 6-month review, led by the Vice Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nicholas Houghton KCB CBE, is presently getting under way and will submit its findings and recommendations to the Prime Minister in early May 2011.
Event: Military History Lecture - The Application of Lessons Learned from Counter-Insurgency Operations, 1919-1939
12:45, 3 Dec 2010, RUSI
A lecture by Frederick Hogarth, Senior Visiting Fellow, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. During the inter-war years of 1919-1939, ‘air control’ inexpensively exerted benevolent discipline on tribesmen throughout much of the Middle East. In his lecture, Frederick Hogarth will reflect on why the descendants of those tribesmen in Afghanistan are now fighting against NATO, with pretty much the same weapons their ancestors bore, and are not being defeated.
Conference: Emergency Response 2010: Emergency Services: A 2020 Vision
09:00, 2 Dec 2010, RUSI
This year's annual Emergency Response Conference invites the key stakeholder agencies to respond to the research project's final report and discuss the practicalities of its recommendations, including contributions from the Civil Contingencies Secretariat, the Office of the Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor, the Department of Health and the Association of Chief Police Officers.
Conference: RUSI Annual General Meeting
16:00, 25 Nov 2010, RUSI
The completion of the 179th Annual General Meeting of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies will be held at 16.00 on Thursday 25 November 2010, at the RUSI Building, 61 Whitehall.
Conference: Olympic and Paralympic Safety and Security - 2010
09:15, 25 Nov 2010, RUSI
In the year since RUSI’s highly successful Olympic and Paralympic Safety and Security conference much will have changed. A new government, a Strategic Defence and Security Review, a historic Comprehensive Spending Review and the experience gained from major sporting events in Vancouver, South Africa and Delhi will all have shaped planning for 2012.
Event: Members' Lecture - Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature: Special Lifetime Achievement Award
16:00, 24 Nov 2010, RUSI
The Royal United Services Institute is proud to announce this year’s Winner of the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature: Antony Beevor’s D-Day: The Battle for Normandy.
Event: Building National Resilience
13:00, 24 Nov 2010, RUSI
A lecture by Sir Paul Stephenson QPM, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, UK. Sir Paul Stephenson QPM, 25th Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, will outline the challenges of building national resilience to the many and varied threats facing London and the United Kingdom, with particular reference to the 2012 London Olympics.
Event: Whitehall Dialogue - Climate Change and Environmental Security
15:45, 18 Nov 2010, RUSI
A presentation by the Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury, Chairman, Environment Agency. In his presentation, Lord Smith will examine the direct and indirect risks to our environment in the context of energy security, food security, water resources, patterns of weather and agriculture and disruptions to global markets.
Conference: Intelligence Oversight in the UK
09:00, 16 Nov 2010, RUSI
This one-day conference is timed to coincide with the submission of both review reports. It seeks to explore recent developments in Intelligence Oversight and the ramifications of such developments in the context of current threats to UK Security.
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