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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.
Robert Hannigan on the Creation of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre
28 February 2019, 18:15RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
In 2016, Robert established the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The NCSC acts as a bridge between industry and government, providing...
NATO’s Efforts in Projecting Stability: The Role of Allied Joint Force Command Naples
05 March 2019, 13:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The NATO Allied Joint Force Command in Naples is focused on providing advice and assistance to missions in identifying the root causes of...
Learning to Fight Daesh
11 March 2019, 13:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
In June 2014, Iraq lost 40% of its territory to the Islamic State. Over the past four years, the Iraqi army has regrouped and fought a...
Fighting Fraud and Corruption in a Shrinking World
03 April 2019, 13:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
In this lecture, Lisa will explore the challenges posed by globalisation, the increasing sophistication of communications technology and...
Reflections on D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
30 May 2019, 17:30RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The Normandy Landings that took place on 6 June 1944 involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking...
Combat Air Survivability Conference
20 March 2019, 9:00RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
The survivability equation is not simply a question of picking stealth or advanced kinematics, jamming or stand-off weapons, massed or exquisite platforms, but instead a mix of different elements to...
International Day of the Peacekeepers 17th Annual Conference: The Thin Blue Line
23 May 2019, 9:30RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
Now in its 17th year, the conference will focus on challenges and opportunities that face contemporary UN peacekeeping as the Secretary General’s Action For Peacekeeping agenda is endorsed by a...
Modern Deterrence Conference 2019
29 May 2019, 9:30RUSI Whitehall London, SW1A 2ET
To deter modern warfare techniques and other emerging threats, Western countries need comprehensive defence strategies and plans. Given that hybrid warfare (also known as threshold or grey zone...
Nuclear Deterrence and Franco-British Cooperation: From the Second World War to Lancaster House
04 June 2018, 18:00RUSI Whitehall
Hosted throughout April and May at the Maison Française d'Oxford and developed by the Military Applications Division of the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energy Commission (CEA/DAM), this exhibition retraces the history of the French nuclear...
Accord Publication Launch: Issue 27 – Progressive peace in Afghanistan
01 June 2018, 16:45RUSI Whitehall
Contributions to Accord offer a unique compilation of experiences and insights by Afghan and international men and women from academia, the military, government, armed opposition and civil society. More than 25 articles explore lessons and...
Missile Defence Conference 2018
30 May 2018, 9:00RUSI Whitehall
The 18th annual Conference in this series is very timely, with Missile Defence coming to the forefront of policymakers minds. The conference will address the North Korean nuclear threat and how it will have evolved and East Asian missile defence...
Strengthening the AML Response to Cyber Crime
30 May 2018, 9:00RUSI Whitehall
On that basis, the objectives of this workshop are to develop a better understanding of money laundering techniques used by cyber criminals, identify how anti-money laundering (AML) responses can render cyber crime less lucrative, and examine the...
Tom Tugendhat on Defending the Rules
29 May 2018, 11:00RUSI Whitehall
In his address, Mr Tugendhat discussed Britain’s place in the world and his vision for the UK’s foreign policy priorities post-Brexit. Drawing on his time working for the Chief of the Defence Staff and his work on the committee, he argued that a...
Breakfast Briefing: Artificial Intelligence – Latest Analysis from RUSI
29 May 2018, 8:15RUSI Whitehall
Recent developments in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have resulted in rapid advancements in the abilities of computers to learn automatically and improve from experience, and make decisions just like humans....
RUSI–The First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference 2018
24 May 2018, 8:00RUSI Whitehall
First Sea Lord's Speech Read the speech here Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson The conference addressed the potential for human-machine combat teaming, implications for force design, disinvestment strategies and people from the year 2035. The...
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 16th Annual Conference
23 May 2018, 9:30RUSI Whitehall
To read the closing remarks by Her Royal Highness Princess Tessy of Luxembourg, please click here. Now in its 16th year, the conference focussed on 'Politics, Partners and Protection’ and explored some of the key issues confronting contemporary...
Why We Fight: The Evolutionary Psychology of Warfare
22 May 2018, 18:00RUSI Whitehall
From the pursuit of social status and belonging, to the rationalisation of violence through mechanisms such as morality, religion and shared ideology, this lecture will explore recent advances in the cognitive sciences, and demonstrate their...
Organised Crime/Terror Nexus Workshop
22 May 2018, 11:00RUSI Whitehall
The organised crime/terror nexus manifests at various levels. Organised crime groups and terrorists may converge, permanently or opportunistically. For instance, terrorist groups such as the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) are known to tax and extort...
Air Marshal Phil Osborn on Intelligence and Information Advantage in a Contested World
18 May 2018, 12:30RUSI Whitehall
The clarity of peace, transition to war, and war is fast disappearing. State-based competition and confrontation are now becoming the norm, played out across a multi-dimensional and multi-speed battlespace. For some, traditional levers of national...
Breakfast Briefing: Iran’s Nuclear Deal – What Next?
17 May 2018, 8:15RUSI Whitehall
US President Donald Trump has until 12 May to decide whether or not to waive sanctions against Iran again, in line with the terms of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Back in January, President Trump stated that unless a series of...
Global Connectivity or Stitching Up the World: How Should We Understand the Belt and Road
16 May 2018, 17:00RUSI Whitehall
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is Beijing’s dominant foreign policy narrative. But how should we understand it from a normative perspective from Beijing – is it about a community of shared destiny or is it rather an attempt to tie up international...
The Iraq Election Results: What next for Iraq’s political stability?
16 May 2018, 15:00RUSI Whitehall
On the 12th of May, Iraq will experience its fourth democratic Parliamentary election, the nation’s first since its near destruction at the hands of ISIS. Following the official end of the campaign against ISIS in December 2017 and the start of the...
The Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History Award Ceremony
15 May 2018, 18:00RUSI Whitehall
The Royal United Services Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History, named in honour of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and the Founding Patron of RUSI. The Institute acknowledges, with...
Ministers Meet to Discuss Middle East in Warsaw Conference Beset by Divisions in the West
A New Generation of Intelligence: National Security and Surveillance in the Age of AI
Episode 8 – Janice Charette