Programme of events
Situated in Whitehall and within walking distance of all the major government departments, the Institute 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, seminars, round table meetings and workshops.
Event: Members’ Lecture: An Address by The Rt. Hon. Lord Owen CH
13:00, 2 Sep 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
Long fascinated with the inter-relationship between politics and medicine, Lord Owen will use his deep knowledge of both to look in detail at illness in heads of government.
Climate Change: Preparing for the New Security Environment
09:00, 3 Sep 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
The potential for climate change to reshape security landscapes is an issue which is rapidly rising on the world political agenda. Military roles and force structures must adapt to these changes, however incorporating climate effects into planning and operations, and generating momentum for institutional change in the face of this new security environment remain significant challenges.
Event: Members' Lecture: After Iraq and Afghanistan - Where Next for Expeditionary Warfare?
13:00, 9 Sep 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
Rear Admiral Chris Parry will discuss whether operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are re-defining the character of future warfare or whether they are a temporary aberration that is distracting the attention of UK strategic and military planners away from addressing more complex challenges of the next twenty years.
The Role of the Media in Emergencies
08:30, 11 Sep 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
This workshop will examine the role the media has played, and can play, in emergencies. It will explore best practice for engaging with the media and give examples both of good practice employed in previous events and those from which lessons can be learned for the future.
Conference: Space for Defence and Security
09:00, 16 - 17 Sep 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
The reliance of defence and security forces on space is often little understood. This conference will analyse the developing strategic role of space assets in the UK, US, Australia, Canada and Europe.
Workshop: Israel's Arab Citizens: Peering into the Future
13:00, 19 Sep 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
For decades, the status and fate of Israel’s Arab citizens has been a hotly disputed subject. They are full citizens of the state, but are not subjected to all the obligations of an Israeli citizen and – some argue - do not enjoy all the rights either. The difficult questions persist: who are these Arab citizens of Israel? Is their identity to be seen as merely a question of civic duties, or does it have wider strategic implications? Can they share several cultural and national identities at the at the same time? And, finally, can they act as a bridge between Israel and its immediate neighbours?
Event: Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture 2008: The RAF - A Ninety Year History
13:00, 22 Sep 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
This year marks the ninetieth birthday of the Royal Air Force, an appropriate moment to look back over the force's history and to assess the changes and the continuities that have shaped its evolution. Professor Richard Overy will examine the political context for a force that has co-existed with Britain's ninety years as a full political democracy, in which the principal role of the force has been to defend and preserve that modern political heritage.
Conference: Pakistan, the war on terror and strains with Western allies
09:30, 24 Sep 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
Without Pakistan’s full co-operation, the US and the broader international community cannot reconstruct Afghanistan, defeat the Taleban and turn the tide of international terrorism.
Conference: C4ISTAR 2008
09:00, 2 - 3 Oct 2008, Brighton Hilton, 106-121 Kings Road, Brighton
Registrations are now being accepted for the forthcoming C4ISTAR 2008.
Bookings made before 31st July receive a preferential rate.
Conference: International Terrorism Conference 2008
09:00, 2 - 3 Oct 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
The conference brings together leading academics, senior practitioners and policy-makers to analyse failure and success in the intelligence, military, policing, social and diplomatic struggle against terrorism, asking “where do we go from here?” It will provide a secure and high-level forum to facilitate constructive debate between those who inform, formulate and implement counter-terrorism strategies.
UK Resilience 2008: Contributions to Resilience
08:15, 8 - 9 Oct 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
This event will be of critical value to anybody with an interest in understanding what the future resilience of the UK will require, and what their or their organisation’s contributions to resilience will entail.
Event: Whitehall Dialogue: Securing the UK Border
12:45, 6 Nov 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
Presentation by Brodie Clark, Head of Border Force, UK Border Agency on the various border control and border force developments underway to establish a more secure UK border.
Conference: Defence Acquisition Symposium
09:00, 11 - 12 Nov 2008, RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET
This two-day RUSI conference – the latest in RUSI’s series of annual Acquisition Symposia – is deliberately timed to take place immediately after the US Elections, but in good time to inform the incoming Administration and Congress as the new US Government prepares a refreshed vision for acquisition.