Russia's New Ground Forces: Capabilities, Limitations and Implications for International Security
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Virtual Currencies and the Future of Money Laundering
26 September 2017, 14:00RUSI Whitehall
The payments landscape is arguably facing a period of unprecedented change as the use of cash declines and alternative forms of payment such as crypto-currencies and Fintech platforms advance rapidly...
AML/CTF, Organised Crime, Technology, CyberRUSI Under 35's Members Only
M: Maxwell Knight, MI5’s Greatest Spymaster
27 September 2017, 18:30RUSI Whitehall
Based on Henry Hemming’s critically acclaimed M, described by Ben Macintyre in The Times as ‘fascinating’, and by Max Hastings in The Sunday Times as ‘excellent’, this talk reveals the dramatic true...
History, Information, IntelligenceOpen to All
This event is sold out
Preparing for a Second Korean War: RUSI Whitehall Report Launch
28 September 2017, 16:30RUSI Whitehall
With North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes developing faster than most analysts anticipated, the threat of conflict on the Korean Peninsula is now a real possibility. At the launch of this...
Open to All
Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities Conference: Force Enabler, Force Multiplier or Something More?
03 October 2017, 9:30RUSI Whitehall
The last thirty years have seen the UK and other western nations lose their strong position in electronic warfare (EW) at the same time as operations in and through cyberspace have become an...
CyberRUSI Members Only
Hope Springs Eternal? Prospects for a Durable Settlement in Cyprus
04 October 2017, 9:00RUSI Whitehall
"I want to tell Greek and Turkish Cypriots that we should unite and look at the prospects of independence, of true independence and integrity of the Republic of Cyprus as an EU member state which...
RUSI Members Only
Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture 2017
04 October 2017, 13:00RUSI Whitehall
The next eight years represent a continuing period of fundamental yet exciting change for the Royal Air Force as they adapt the way they are organised, both in the UK and on operations. Against a...
Aerospace, UK DefenceOpen to All
The Last Ring Home
04 October 2017, 17:30RUSI Whitehall
The Last Ring Home is a tribute to Lt Dial, the producer's grandfather, and all members of the Greatest Generation. It is also a journey of self-discovery, having an impact on the filmmaker, his...
RUSI Under 35's Members Only
Brexit, The Courts and Dreams of Empire
05 October 2017, 18:30RUSI Whitehall
This event will explore the notions of the UK Supreme Court and the Constitution in light of Brexit as well as Brexit through the Lenses of Empire with Reflections on Franchise and Citizenship.The UK...
InformationOpen to All
Learning the Lessons from Dereliction of Duty to Chilcot: Political-Military Decision Making in the 21st Century
11 October 2017, 12:30RUSI Whitehall
In his book Dereliction of Duty, H. R. McMaster (now President Trump’s National Security Advisor) delivers a painful analysis of the failure of political-military decision making in the early days of...
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Hope Springs Eternal? Prospects for a Durable Settlement in Cyprus
04 October 2017, 9:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
"I want to tell Greek and Turkish Cypriots that we should unite and look at the prospects of independence, of true independence and...
Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture 2017
04 October 2017, 13:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The next eight years represent a continuing period of fundamental yet exciting change for the Royal Air Force as they adapt the way they...
People, Places and Military Spouses
17 October 2017, 18:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The 2011 Armed Forces Covenant makes explicit that the British government has a responsibility towards military spouses. However, there has...
Anatomy of a Campaign: The British Fiasco in Norway, 1940
20 October 2017, 13:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The British campaign in Norway in 1940 was an ignominious and abject failure. It is perhaps best known as the fiasco which directly led to...
British Foreign Policy After Brexit: An Independent Voice
10 November 2017, 13:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The authors will discuss how Britain’s global role and influence can be enhanced rather than diminished post-Brexit, with a diplomatic,...
Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities Conference: Force Enabler, Force Multiplier or Something More?
03 October 2017, 9:30RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The last thirty years have seen the UK and other western nations lose their strong position in electronic warfare (EW) at the same time as operations in and through cyberspace have become an...
Financial Crime 2.0
27 November 2017, 8:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
Technological innovation transforms financial flows on a permanent basis: existing financial institutions adapt their processes, new actors emerge, individuals gain the ability to conduct...
Resilience Conference 2017
20 September 2017, 9:00Register Now Ensuring resilience is an increasingly complex imperative as threats diversify and interact with each other. Organised together with Loughborough University, this conference will explore key resilience issues through the relationship...
UK Security Policy: National Institutions and the Gap between Expert and Public Opinion
19 September 2017, 9:00RUSI Whitehall
This study is the first of this scale in the UK, led by Dr Catarina Thomson, University of Exeter, and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Further information on the project can be found at Constraints on the Design of...
Cyber Crime and Russian-speaking Communities
18 September 2017, 14:00RUSI Whitehall
Much of the current strategic focus in cyber security focuses on the challenge which appears to emanate from Russian-speaking territories. This has primarily focused on allegations of governmental activity in espionage, sabotage and subversion and...
CANCELLED: Iraqi Kurdistan Independence Referendum - Implications for the Region
14 September 2017, 9:00RUSI Whitehall
The referendum on Iraqi Kurdistan Independence is scheduled for 25 September 2017, with the result likely to have major implications for the future of the Iraqi State and the wider region. To discuss the referendum, RUSI hosts senior Kurdistan...
Making Africa Work - A Handbook for Economic Success
13 September 2017, 18:00RUSI Whitehall
Released in May 2017, Making Africa Work – A handbook for economic success has been authored by the former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, who serves as Chairman of the Brenthurst Foundation’s Advisory Board, alongside Drs Jeffrey Herbst and...
Assuring Access to Space Conference 2017
13 September 2017, 9:00RUSI Whitehall
This event is now sold out. To be added to the waiting list please email Allana at allanah@rusi.org'We are playing catch up on Space and if we take much more time in doing so, we will be left behind'General Sir Gordon Messenger, Vice Chief of...
Whitehall Paper Launch: Russia's New Ground Forces: Capabilities, Limitations and Implications for International Security
12 September 2017, 18:00RUSI Whitehall
This Whitehall Paper provides an in-depth analysis of Russia’s Ground Forces, including airborne and naval troops. It examines their role in Russian foreign policy, reforms to units’ equipment and operational roles, performance during combat...
A Financial Approach to Policing Organised Crime
12 September 2017, 15:00RUSI Whitehall
The threat from serious and organised crime to the UK’s national security has been growing in prominence over the past decade and with it greater recognition of the need to ensure that law enforcement’s full arsenal of tools are brought to bear in...
Paper Launch - Follow the Money: Using Financial Investigation to Combat Wildlife Crime
11 September 2017, 17:00RUSI Whitehall
A surge in poaching and wildlife trafficking is threatening to decimate endangered species worldwide. Efforts to disrupt this activity have been far-reaching, however many fail to recognise much transnational wildlife crime for what it is: serious,...
Unwinnable: Britain’s War in Afghanistan, 2001-2014
11 September 2017, 13:00RUSI Whitehall
Download MP3 to listen Regarded as the ‘definitive history’ of the UK’s intervention, the book draws on military reports and government documents, as well as interviews with Western commanders, senior figures in the Taliban, Afghan civilians and...
Paper Launch - Limiting the Use of Cash for Big Purchases: Assessing the Case for Uniform Cash Thresholds
08 September 2017, 8:00RUSI Whitehall
This Breakfast Briefing will explore the pros and cons of imposing “cash thresholds”, limits on high value cash transactions, including whether they should be introduced at a uniform level across different countries and, in particular, throughout...
Paper Launch – Big Data and Policing: An Assessment of Law Enforcement Requirements, Expectations and Priorities
06 September 2017, 14:00RUSI Whitehall
In recent years, big data technology has revolutionised many domains, including the retail, healthcare and transportation sectors. However, the use of big data for policing has so far been limited, particularly in the UK. This is despite the...
POSTPONED: Technology and Future Combat Conference
02 August 2017, 9:00RUSI Whitehall
Human free warfare, and human-machine combat teaming, has been the subject of a good deal of discussion over the past ten years making the transition from science fiction to fielded capability. To some, we are at an inflection point in the nature...
RUSI and the Victoria Cross in the First World War
27 July 2017, 17:30RUSI Whitehall
In August 2014 RUSI published the RUSI Roll of Honour, containing the names of over 500 members of the institute who perished between 1914 and 1918. As part of RUSI’s programme of activities to mark the centenary of the First World War, RUSI hosted...
RUSI MEMBERS ONLY: Sevastopol’s Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin
26 July 2017, 13:00RUSI Whitehall
Founded by Catherine the Great in 1783, the maritime city of Sevastopol has been fought over for centuries. Crucial battles of the Crimean War were fought on the hills surrounding the city and the memory of this stalwart defence inspired those who...
Sweden’s Choice: NATO or the Nuclear Ban?
Angela Merkel: A Truly ‘Strong and Stable’ Leader
Zapad-2017: Moscow’s Rules