The UK in the Middle East: Strategy in a Changing Region
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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.
Project Sandstone: On the Trail of the Tae Yang - AIS Spoofing and North Korean Coal Smuggling
01 August 2019, 13:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
Project Sandstone is a new initiative looking to analyse and disrupt North Korean illicit shipping networks using Open Source Intelligence...
Elisabeth Braw on the Stasi’s Cold War Espionage Campaign inside the Church
25 September 2019, 13:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
East Germany only existed for a short forty years but in that time the Stasi developed a highly successful ‘church department’, using...
Megan Butler on Turning Technology Against Financial Crime
23 October 2019, 13:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
Technology has brought about a step change in how financial crime is committed, with much of the direct threat to customers having now...
Gallipoli Memorial Lecture 2019
30 October 2019, 13:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC was appointed First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in June 2019. Commissioned in 1990, his operational...
Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture 2019
18 November 2019, 13:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
He will also discuss the need for maintaining and enhancing military capability across defence in an ever-changing operational environment....
Modern Deterrence Autumn 2019 Conference
13 November 2019, 9:30RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
Speakers will include:Madeleine Moon MP, President, NATO Parliamentary AssemblyDan Eliasson, Director-General, Swedish Civil Contingencies AgencyDamian Collins MP, Chairman, UK Parliament Digital,...
Regional order: forging new alliances in the Middle East
23 October 2018, 11:00RUSI Whitehall
The Gulf Cooperation Council has been transformed by the blockade imposed upon Qatar by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE in June 2017. After 16 months of impasse the crisis does not appear to have abated, HE Al Khater will provide insights...
JUEST Network Launch: Towards a Comprehensive UK-EU Security Treaty
22 October 2018, 11:00RUSI Whitehall
The Network encourages multidisciplinary research and engagement to influence, irrespective of the course Brexit takes, the future development of strong and sustainable EU–UK security and criminal justice cooperation.The event will bring together...
Israel, Iran and Russia: where to next in the Middle East
19 October 2018, 9:15RUSI Whitehall
At this event Brig.-Gen Herzog will discuss Israeli strategy vis-à-vis Iran in Syria, the role of Iran in the region, as well as how the winding down of the Syrian civil war is resulting in new strategies being drawn by Russia, Iran and Israel as...
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 in certain jurisdictions to cautious support in...
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 research base setting out the relevant organised crime...
Operational and Strategic Responses to Cybercrime: a Conversation with New York District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr
09 October 2018, 8:00RUSI Whitehall
The event will address the latest challenges posed by cybercrime, including the increased anonymity associated with encryption and virtual currencies. The District Attorney will also share his office’s experience in developing a comprehensive...
Ukraine’s Security and Its Importance for 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 genuine: the UK has trained almost 10,000 Ukrainian...
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 240 junior British Army officers from twelve...
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 and covert action, this book demonstrates that the...
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 laundering. However, the involvement and roles of these...
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 attack on the city of Ghazni showed the...
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...
The UK, France and the US: Still Special Relationships
Ethiopia’s Security Dilemmas
New Technology and ‘Old’ Think Tanks