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RUSI is the podium of choice for world leaders and senior policymakers, and is ideally placed to attract high-quality speakers and participants at its events. These vary in size and format from set-piece lectures to conferences and seminars.

How Integrated are Foreign Affairs and Development in the UK Integrated Review?
26 April 2021, 16:00In this wide-ranging conversation, Douglas Alexander and Rory Stewart deploy the experience they gained in their previously-held government...

Black Gold: Exposing North Korea's Oil Procurement Networks
28 April 2021, 13:00North Korea is reported to have continually broken a UN-mandated cap on its petroleum imports for at least the past six years. The latest...

Hard Choices: What Britain Does Next
11 May 2021, 16:00After decades of peace and prosperity, the international order put in place after the Second World War is rapidly coming to an end. Foreign...

Prisons and Terrorism
30 June 2021, 16:00Erupting in 1969, the Northern Ireland “troubles” continued with terrible intensity until 1998. The most enduring civil conflict in Western...

Western Jihadism: A Thirty Year History
14 July 2021, 16:00In forensic and compelling detail, Professor Jytte Klausen shows how Islamist terrorism in Europe and North America has been driven, not by...
Precision Strike in 21st Century Multidomain Operations
13 May 2021, 12:00The ‘democratisation’ of access to long-range precision strike assets once thought to be components of an exclusively Western revolution in military affairs will have important ramifications for the...
International Day of UN Peacekeepers Conference: Enhancing the UK Contribution to Peacekeeping
27 May 2021, 10:00Marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, the conference is both an opportunity to reflect on the sacrifice made by those who have died in the service of humanity, and to analyse developments...
RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2021: Integrating for Operations Today and Warfighting Tomorrow
02 June 2021, 9:00The British Government published its Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review in March 2021, setting out its ambition for the UK’s role in the world over the next decade. Given the...
Have I got Nukes for You: The Online UK PONI Christmas Quiz and Networking Event
08 December 2020, 15:00Given the success of our previous UK PONI Christmas quiz, we’re back for a fifth year! Get ready to pull on those Christmas jumpers and join other UK PONI members for an evening of friendly competition and quiz fun.We also hosted an online careers...
Kleptopia: How Dirty Money is Conquering the World
08 December 2020, 14:30RUSI’s Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies is delighted to welcome the return of Tom Burgis for a discussion of his latest book, ‘Kleptopia: How Dirty Money is Conquering the World’, hosted by Alexandra Wrage, founder and president of...
The Making of the Salafi-Jihadi Visual Presence – An Evidence-Based Approach
08 December 2020, 14:00The fourth session presented reflections on adopting an evidence-based approach and explore new technological opportunities available by adopting an increasingly evidence-based approach and stronger data culture in the study of Salafi-Jihadi groups...
Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Outlook: Navigating a New Era of Great Power Competition
04 December 2020, 13:00Pakistan has long been an important partner for the West, first during the Cold War and then in its campaign in Afghanistan. However, the relationship has often been an uncomfortable one in recent years, given Pakistan’s growing closeness to...
Debate: This House would abolish the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force
01 December 2020, 15:00The Lancaster House treaties were signed in 2010: bilateral agreements between France and the UK to increase interoperability for defence and security cooperation. Upon signing, both governments agreed on the creation of a Combined Joint...
James Brokenshire on the Evolving Threat Posed by Terrorism in the UK
26 November 2020, 16:00Mr Brokenshire explored the challenges and opportunities the Government faces in responding to self-initiated terrorists, with a particular focus on right-wing terrorism.The full video is available to RUSI members. Please login and return to this...
Rising Global Violence – Where, When, Why?
25 November 2020, 14:00Around the globe violence is on the rise. Fifty years of bipolar antagonism gave way to 20 years of the American Moment. Now that relative geopolitical certainty is fading as other states challenge Western hegemony. With a growing risk of armed...
CTF Online Symposium No. 5: Financing Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism
24 November 2020, 14:00In this webinar, Bethan Johnson will analyse trends in the financial activities of right-wing extremists and terrorists around the world. Considering the habits of both terrorist groups and ‘lone wolf’ terrorists, she will examine the fundraising...
How Spies Think: 10 Lessons in Intelligence
17 November 2020, 16:15Members can watch the event by logging in and returning to this page. Intelligence officers discern the truth. They gather information - often contradictory or incomplete - and, with it, they build the most accurate possible image of the world. With...
The Incoming Biden Administration: Views from Iran
16 November 2020, 14:00The Trump presidency saw strained relations between the United States and Iran. There was a weakening of the nuclear deal (known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) following the US withdrawal and an increased risk of potential...
Paper Launch - War by Others' Means
13 November 2020, 14:00Working with partnered forces may extend the reach of a small military, but how can access be converted into influence, training into improved capability, and what are the limits of transferring political and fiscal risk on the modern battlefield...
Haldane: The Forgotten Statesman Who Shaped Modern Britain
12 November 2020, 16:00As a philosopher-statesman, Haldane’s groundbreaking proposals on defence, education and government structure were astonishingly ahead of his time. He was the creator of the Territorial Army and the British Expeditionary Force. Haldane laid the...
The African Soldiers of the First World War
11 November 2020, 16:00At 11am on the second Sunday in November, Britain holds Remembrance Sunday to commemorate its fallen soldiers. Up and down the country, crowds of people gather to pay their respects to those who fought at home and overseas. The soldiers who took...
Russia in the Eastern Mediterranean
11 November 2020, 15:00September marked the fifth anniversary of Russia’s intervention in the Syrian Civil War. During this time, Russia’s presence across the region has substantially grown. Indeed, Russia’s involvement in the conflicts in Syria and Libya has seen Moscow...
Impact of the US elections on the MENA
11 November 2020, 12:30The event, organised by the Unpacking the MENA programme, explores the reactions to and implications of the US elections for countries in the MENA region. Among the topics, It looks at what a new US administration will mean for the UK’s policy in...
Strategic Convergence: Towards a New Chapter in Germany–Japan Ties
Ethiopia: A New Proxy Battlespace?
The NGO–Human Rights Sanctions Link