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The Role of Information Systems
The fourth and final workshop in the Alternative Energy and Sustainability Series will discuss balance between the benefit that information systems ...

Military History Lecture - The Origins of the American Civil War: What Can We Learn from the Way a Society Remembers a War?
Long fascinated with the origins of the American Civil War, Professor Brian Holden Reid will address the various ways ‘blame’ has ...

The Future Defence Review: Red Teaming a Green Paper - Part of the RUSI Future Defence Review Event Series
Building on the success of the previous three RUSI conferences analysing the issues affecting the development of the United Kingdom’s Future ...

Turkish Foreign Policy; challenges and opportunities
RUSI welcomed Ali Babacan, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, for a speech on Turkey’s foreign policy preoccupations. ...

NATO Operations - Internal and External Challenges - General John Craddock
General John Craddock, formerly Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) spoke on the current and future tasks ahead of the organisation's Sixtieth ...

Annual Chief of the Defence Staff Lecture
In his annual lecture to the Royal United Services Institute in London, the Chief of the Defence Staff said the Taliban ...

Towards Zero: Britain’s role in furthering nuclear non-proliferation and multilateral approaches to disarmament
A high-profile conference on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. ...

Members' Lecture -The Challenges Facing Defence
A lecture by Sir Bill Jeffrey KCB, Permanent Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence, UK. ...

Courage and Commitment: Doing the Job in Afghanistan, Supporting Personnel at Home
A lecture by the Rt. Hon. Bob Ainsworth MP, Secretary of State for Defence, UK. ...

The Strategic Defence and Security Review: A Conservative View of Defence and Future Challenges
A lecture by Dr Liam Fox MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence and Conservative Member of Parliament for Woodspring. In ...

The Foreign Policy Framework of a New Conservative Government
An address by The Rt Hon William Hague MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary and Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet. As the ...

Modern Society, Military Traditions: Effective Armed Forces in Today’s Britain
A lecture by Bill Rammell MP, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, UK. Defence is acting to reflect the values ...

The Reform of the Bundeswehr
A briefing on the reform of the German military by Christian Schmidt, Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Minister of Defence ...

Afghanistan: Lessons for the Future
A lecture by the Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence. Jim Murphy talked about the priorities for ...

The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent: Past, Present and Future
A lecture by Professor Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield FBA, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary, University of London. Ever ...

The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent: Past, Present and Future
A lecture by Professor Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield FBA, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary, University of London. Ever ...

Russia-UK Bilateral Relations
A lecture by His Excellency Mr Alexander Yakovenko, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Court of St James’s. Ambassador Yakovenko ...

Russia-UK Bilateral Relations
A lecture by His Excellency Mr Alexander Yakovenko, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Court of St James’s. Ambassador Yakovenko ...




Forthcoming Conferences

UK PONI Annual Conference 2012 - Nuclear Stability: From the Cuban Crisis to the Energy Crisis
10 May 2012
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Missile Defence Conference 2012
30-31 May 2012
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Land Warfare Conference 2012
7-8 June 2012
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Future Maritime Operations Conference 2012
4-5 July 2012
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CVF Analysis: Impact of the F-35B Decision: Time Now to Have Two Ships, Not One 11 May 2012 by Dr Lee Willett
The UK Government's decision to opt for the F-35 B, vertical landing Joint Strike Fighter means that aircraft carriers will not be fitted with 'cats-and-traps' and will lose the strategic flexibility originally envisaged. To some degree, that loss can be offset by bringing two aircraft carriers into service. Technology Aerospace Maritime Forces UK Europe Defence Policy
Analysis Podcast thumb Analysis: Recovering Stolen Assets 8 May 2012 by Dr John Louth, Elizabeth Pearson
This week, the RUSI Analysis Podcast examines corruption, and how money lost to it can be reclaimed. The issue's the subject of a paper called Plundering the Treasure Chest, published recently by RUSI. It highlights the relevance of corruption to global security, and the success of Western interventions. Global Security Issues Law and Ethics International Institutions UK Europe
François Hollande thumb Analysis: Defence and Foreign Policy Under President-elect François Hollande 6 May 2012
We know little about François Hollande's stance on wider foreign and defence policy issues. Though we are unlikely to see major changes from his predecessor, some clues from his successful campaign suggest that President-elect Hollande will adopt a more European and Gaullist approach. France Europe
British forces in Iraq Analysis: The Need for Defence Diplomacy 3 May 2012
The success of military operations in Afghanistan and beyond requires better communications with publics at home and on the frontline. To do this, we need to further erode the barriers between the diplomatic, military and civilian worlds. Global Security Issues Defence Policy UK Europe
F-A-18 Super Hornet Analysis: 'Cats and Traps': Launching the Carrier Debate in the Right Direction? 27 Apr 2012 by Dr Lee Willett
Media debate on the UK's carrier programme is focusing on the jets, rather than the ships they land on. Central to this discussion is 'cats and traps', the launch and recovery system, which drives the choice of aircraft. Critics who say that this will cost too much overlook the long-term strategic value it will add. Maritime Forces Aerospace Defence Policy UK Europe
F-35 and Carrier artist impression Analysis: Of Jets and Carriers... Again 27 Apr 2012
As the UK government grapples with whether or not to carry out a U-turn over which variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), chiefly because of issues surrounding carrier conversion costs, there are broader issues beyond technical and financial ones, and some echoes from the past. Aerospace Maritime Forces Defence Policy UK Europe
Blair RUSI Journal: Ministerial Decision-Making in the Run-Up to the Helmand Deployment 16 Apr 2012
The Helmand deployment in 2006 was characterised by a general strategic failure at ministerial level (Free access) UK Europe Afghanistan Central and South Asia Counter-insurgency
Police on Thames RUSI Journal: Promoting the Concept of 'UK plc': A Public-Private Sector Olympic Challenge 16 Apr 2012
One of the major legacies of the London Olympics may well be a better way of working between private and public sector actors when it comes to national resilience Domestic Security Securing Britain Terrorism UK Europe
Franco-German brigade RUSI Journal: Confronting the European Defence Crisis: The Common European Army in Germany's Political Debate 16 Apr 2012 by Dr Henrik Heidenkamp
The current German political debate revisits the idea of a common European army as a feasible solution to the European defence crisis Germany Europe
Tornado sunset RUSI Journal: The Sum of its Parts? Partnering, the MoD and Industry 16 Apr 2012 by Dr John Louth
As the British government and defence industry seek more collaborative arrangements, they must remember that 'partnership' is more than just a word Equipment and Acquisitions Defence Review Defence Spending UK Europe Defence Management
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