Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture 2018
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The Afghanistan-Pakistan Relationship: Quest for Regional Peace
24 September 2018, 17:00RUSI Whitehall
The Eid ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban offered hope for the stagnated peace process in Afghanistan. However, the resumption of large-scale fighting soon after and the Taliban...
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Known Unknowns: Plugging the UK’s Intelligence Gaps on Money Laundering Involving Professional Services Providers
26 September 2018, 16:00RUSI Whitehall
Members of the UK’s professional services sector, including lawyers, accountants, estate agents and trust and company services providers, are regarded as key actors in so-called high-end money...
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Cyber Strategy: The Evolving Character of Power and Coercion
01 October 2018, 10:30RUSI Whitehall
Are cyber operations as revolutionary as the headlines suggest? Do they compel rival states and alter international politics? By examining cyber strategy as a contemporary form of political warfare...
RUSI Members Only
Soldiers of Character: Research Report
03 October 2018, 18:00RUSI Whitehall
Complementing work by the Jubilee Centre about virtues in professional practice and public service, the Soldiers of Character research report presents the results of a rare empirical study of over...
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Ukraine’s Security and Its Importance to the UK
08 October 2018, 8:30RUSI Whitehall
“Our commitment to Ukraine remains unwavering”, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson told his hosts during his recent visit to Kyiv. And there is no doubt that Britain’s commitment to Ukrainehas been...
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The Wildlife Trafficking-Security Nexus: Targeting the Organised Crime Threat
10 October 2018, 13:30RUSI Whitehall
However, organised criminal wildlife trafficking and its security implications are often not addressed as comprehensively as they could be. Part of the challenge is the lack of an established...
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Breakfast Briefing: Virtual Currencies - Virtue or Vice?
18 October 2018, 8:15RUSI Whitehall
Virtual currencies (and cryptoassets more generally) are never far from the headlines and continue to gain in popularity. Yet, global regulatory responses remain inconsistent, ranging from hostility...
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RUSI Whitehall Paper Launch - Security in Northern Europe: Deterrence, Defence and Dialogue
23 October 2018, 12:30RUSI Whitehall
The volume looks at how key NATO allies can respond to the changing strategic situation through a successful mix of effective deterrence, a credible ability to fight, and constructive dialogue with...
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Members’ Event - UK Future Combat Air Strategy
24 October 2018, 17:30RUSI Whitehall
The government has been reviewing the future combat air strategy for the UK, based on the need to replace Typhoon in the 2030s. An extensive programme of work has been conducted in government on the...
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The Afghanistan-Pakistan Relationship: Quest for Regional Peace
24 September 2018, 17:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The Eid ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban offered hope for the stagnated peace process in Afghanistan. However, the...
Cyber Strategy: The Evolving Character of Power and Coercion
01 October 2018, 10:30RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
Are cyber operations as revolutionary as the headlines suggest? Do they compel rival states and alter international politics? By examining...
Soldiers of Character: Research Report
03 October 2018, 18:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
Complementing work by the Jubilee Centre about virtues in professional practice and public service, the Soldiers of Character research...
Ukraine’s Security and Its Importance to the UK
08 October 2018, 8:30RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
“Our commitment to Ukraine remains unwavering”, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson told his hosts during his recent visit to Kyiv. And...
RUSI Whitehall Paper Launch - Security in Northern Europe: Deterrence, Defence and Dialogue
23 October 2018, 12:30RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The volume looks at how key NATO allies can respond to the changing strategic situation through a successful mix of effective deterrence, a...
Ukraine’s Security and Its Importance to the UK
08 October 2018, 8:30RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
“Our commitment to Ukraine remains unwavering”, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson told his hosts during his recent visit to Kyiv. And there is no doubt that Britain’s commitment to Ukrainehas been...
RUSI Modern Deterrence Conference 2018: Securing Societies
06 November 2018, 9:30RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The conference will launch RUSI’s Modern Deterrence programme, which will run over the next four years with the aim of better defining the concept. In recent months, the notion of Modern Deterrence...
Is Space the New Cyber? UK Dependencies and Vulnerabilities
16 January 2019, 9:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
Conversations about space across the UK government are dominated by the military and industry. Despite broad agreement across other government departments on the importance of space, there seems to...
Missile Defence Conference 2019: Beyond Ballistic Missiles? Missile Defence in an Era of Great Power Competition
13 February 2019, 9:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The purpose of the conference will be to explore the ways in which missile defence programmes will have to adapt in an era where rogue states are not the bete noire of the international order. In...
Open House 2018
22 September 2018, 11:00RUSI Whitehall
Designed by Sir Aston Webb, the home of the Royal United Services Institute is a Grade ll* listed building built as a discreet addition to Banqueting House in 1895; at the time the extension housed their offices, lecture hall and galleried library...
The Current Situation in Ukraine: Ukrainian Armed Forces as a Key Element for Deterrence
21 September 2018, 14:00RUSI Whitehall
During the 21st Century, misunderstood assumptions of Russian geopolitical intentions led to the degradation of defence capabilities in the West, fuelling military aggression and interference by the Russian Federation in its 'near abroad'. As a...
NATO Strategy in the Black Sea
19 September 2018, 10:00RUSI Whitehall
While Western strategists have fretted over Russia’s revanchism in Ukraine and uncertainties over Russian designs on the Baltic states, less attention has been paid to the Black Sea, a region of significant strategic interest. Under President Putin...
Sold Out: Breakfast Briefing - Cyber and Information Security: A Danish Perspective
19 September 2018, 8:15RUSI Whitehall
In April 2018, the Danish government launched a National Strategy for Cyber and Information Security, designed to address growing challenges in the digital and cognitive domains. As one of the world’s most digitalised countries, Denmark has in...
ISIS in South Asia
13 September 2018, 17:00RUSI Whitehall
With ISIS losing territory in Iraq and Syria, there are questions surrounding the organizational form the group will take next. Kabir Taneja will discuss his recent monograph, The ISIS Phenomenon: South Asia and Beyond, which aims to fill the lacuna...
Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture 2018
04 September 2018, 11:00RUSI Whitehall
In this centenary year of the Royal Air Force, the world’s oldest independent air force, Air Marshal Stringer reflected on what independent air power has achieved. He argued that in the modern environment we need to get back to educating our officer...
Prospects for Peace, Development, Security, Democratisation and Stability in Sudan and the Region
26 July 2018, 10:00RUSI Whitehall
As well as being the Imam of the Ansar, a Sufi order, Imam Sadiq Al Mahdi is the leader of the National Umma Party and was Prime Minister of Sudan from 1986 until 1989, when he was deposed in a coup by now President Omar al Bashir, and continues to...
Decoding Dehumanisation: Preventing Dehumanisation through Neuroscience
25 July 2018, 10:30RUSI Whitehall
Based on cutting-edge research across five continents, Beyond Conflict is creating evidence-based tools to better prevent systemic discrimination, reduce conflict, and prevent mass atrocities.RUSI is delighted to host Beyond Conflict for a...
Breakfast Briefing: Thinking the Unthinkable
23 July 2018, 8:15RUSI Whitehall
Executive leadership faces new vulnerabilities. Many leaders privately concede them, but few are willing to talk publicly about them. ‘Unthinkable’ events since 2014 have revealed a new leadership fragility at the highest levels and the pace of...
187th RUSI Annual General Meeting
19 July 2018, 16:00RUSI Whitehall
AGENDA1. The Chairman’s Address and Director-General Update2. Financial Report3. First Resolution“That the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018, as circulated, be taken as read and adopted”.4. Second Resolution“That Messrs BDO LLP...
SOLD OUT: Breakfast Briefing: Reflections on the NATO Summit: What Next?
16 July 2018, 8:15RUSI Whitehall
Please note this event is now sold out. All NATO summits seem to be meeting at times of 'critical choice'. The NATO summit in Brussels on 11-12 July will be no different, but more importantly, it will straddle some near-term and major structural...
The New Russian Empire: A discussion with Dr Agnia Grigas
11 July 2018, 17:00RUSI Whitehall
In 2016 Dr Agnia Grigas asked how Russia will redraw post-Soviet borders in the wake of Russian expansionism. In Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire Dr Grigas illustrated how —for more than two decades—Moscow has consistently used its compatriots...
The UK Modernising Defence Programme
09 July 2018, 17:30RUSI Whitehall
Throughout 2018, the Ministry of Defence has been undertaking a defence review to match resources to requirements. This supposes that the government understands the range of obligations it has, the sort of operations towards which it might commit UK...
The India-Pakistan Deadlock
09 July 2018, 17:00RUSI Whitehall
Please click 'Register Now' to book your place - if you are unable to do so, please register your attendance with Sajid Ali via SajidA@rusi.org. Please note, registration is mandatory for this event.Ceasefire violations, militancy, and diplomatic...
Cracking Down on China’s Distant Water Fishing Fleet: What Impacts Closer to Home?
Stabilising Pakistan’s Relations with the Gulf
Vostok - 2018