Russia's New Ground Forces: Capabilities, Limitations and Implications for International Security
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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.
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...
Understanding Virtual Currencies: Challenges and Opportunities
29 March 2017, 17:30RUSI Whitehall
Like any financial product, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can be used for criminal purposes; however, they also represent important financial innovations that disrupt traditional notions of how finance can work.The EU is currently finalising...
Transcript of Major-General Fungo’s speech
23 March 2017, 10:00RUSI Whitehall
As a result of ongoing security measures in London, the public event on Kosovo was cancelled, but Major-General Fungo gave his speech to a closed group at the Institute and it is made available here for the public and those who could not attend....
European Crisis Management in the Asia-Pacific
22 March 2017, 9:45RUSI Whitehall
China’s militarisation of its foreign policy objectives in the Asia-Pacific is destabilising a region already exhibiting the signs of strained relations. Beijing’s approach is undermining the principles of international law and normative behaviour....
Jane Marriott on Global Best Practice in International Counterterrorism
20 March 2017, 13:00RUSI Whitehall
The Joint International Counter-Terrorism Unit (JICTU) is responsible for the overall design of the UK’s international counter-terrorism strategies, working with cross-Whitehall and international stakeholders. The unit brings together expertise from...
Professor Liu Ming on Security Challenges of the Korean Peninsula
20 March 2017, 10:00RUSI Whitehall
The flurry of recent ballistic missile tests has brought North Korea and its nuclear proliferation programme back to the top of the global agenda. For South Korea the news strengthens its case for hosting the US-owned THAAD missile defence system,...
Israel and the Middle East: 50 Years Since the Six-Day War
17 March 2017, 9:00As of June 2017 it will be 50 years since the Six-Day War, otherwise known as the Third Arab-Israeli War. The conflict between Israel and its neighbouring states, Egypt, Jordan and Syria, damaged relations between the countries irrevocably and set...
Disrupting Human Trafficking: A Role for Financial Institutions?
15 March 2017, 14:00RUSI Whitehall
RUSI held a panel discussion to consider the role financial institutions can play in assisting with the identification and disruption of human trafficking. At a time when governments around the world, led by the UK, are championing the role public/...
The Defence Implications of Brexit
14 March 2017, 9:00RUSI Whitehall
The event will be streamed live on this webpage. Please refresh if you do not see player. BACKGROUND BRIEFINGS UK Foreign and Security Policy after Brexit More on Brexit BECOME A MEMBER Join RUSI and stay informed of the latest defence and security...
Supporting a Stable and Durable Regional Security Environment in North Africa
09 March 2017, 9:00RUSI Whitehall
Bringing together a leading Moroccan think tank, the OCP Policy Center, and the Royal United Services Institute, this conference will address the impact of Brexit on the EU and the UK's relationship with the African continent. Moving on from a...
Whitehall Paper Launch - NATO and the North Atlantic: Revitalising Collective Defence
06 March 2017, 14:30RUSI Whitehall
RUSI’s latest Whitehall Paper, NATO and the North Atlantic: Revitalising Collective Defence, explores the renewed importance of the North Atlantic to NATO’s security through the lenses of the United States, United Kingdom and Norway in particular....
‘Our Most Dear Enemies’: UK-French relations since 1945
02 March 2017, 9:30RUSI Whitehall
Since the end of the Second World War France and the UK have enjoyed close relations and worked together many times, whether on the battlefield or in the world of espionage, across the globe, stretching back to the Suez Crisis and all the way to the...
The Untold Implications of Remote Warfare
28 February 2017, 13:00RUSI Whitehall
This roundtable will focus on their conference on the military, commercial, legal and ethical implications of drones, remote weapons and other robots. This event will follow the Ditchley Foundation's conference in February 2017, which brought...
RUSI International Sea Powers Conference: A European Net Assessment of the PLA(N)
23 February 2017, 9:00RUSI Whitehall
Currently, the predominant European understanding of China is seen purely through an economic lens. As such, the Asia-Pacific security dynamic, and that inherent relationship to European security, has become increasingly subservient to desires for...
The View from Paris: Reflections on a Changing Strategic Environment
22 February 2017, 16:00RUSI Whitehall
The Western world is facing unprecedented changes and challenges. Britain, a major economic and security power in Europe, is leaving the European Union; America’s newly elected President is a thoroughly anti-establishment figure who has questioned...
Terrorism and National Security
22 February 2017, 13:00RUSI Whitehall
Counter-terrorism as a field continues to present fundamental challenges not only to the rule of law and human rights, but also to systems of political accountability. In his lecture, David Anderson reflected on the development of UK counter-...
Sweden’s Choice: NATO or the Nuclear Ban?
Angela Merkel: A Truly ‘Strong and Stable’ Leader
Zapad-2017: Moscow’s Rules