Previous Events

Conference: Future Counter-Terrorism: Evolving Threats and Response 09:00, 17 Mar 2010, RUSI
Addressing the evolving threats and responses to counter-terrorism, this conference will consider the near-future challenges to counter-terrorism policy.

The Duke of Gloucester Lecture Series: Flood Risk and the Built Environment. Flood Risk Management: Future Directions 17:45, 15 Mar 2010, RUSI
A lecture by Robert Runcie, Director of Flood and Coastal Risk Management, the Environment Agency, in the presence of HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GVCO.

Perspectives on Pakinstan Security Conference

Event: Pakistan, Its Neighbours and Regional Security 09:00, 12 Mar 2010, RUSI
Despite the presence of NATO troops in Afghanistan for almost eight years, the trust deficit between and Afghanistan and Pakistan and lack of coordination between the two countries has exacerbated the threat posed by the Taliban insurgency to Pakistan’s security and integrity. The stability of the Afghan state, effective counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency, and wider efforts at governance are imperative for Pakistan, as well as Afghanistan and the West.

Conference: Surveillance and the Information Society Conference 09:00, 11 Mar 2010, Clifford Chance LLP
This conference, jointly organised by the Constitutional Law Group, UK, and supported by Clifford Chance LLP will identify key issues concerning the spread of surveillance and information technology.

Commemorating our Armed Forces: Remembrance in a Modern Society 19:00, 10 Mar 2010, RUSI
The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies and The Art Fund, Britain’s leading art charity, would like to invite you to a reception and debate on the topic of “Commemorating our Armed Forces: Remembrance in a Modern Society”.

Event: The Foreign Policy Framework of a New Conservative Government 13:00, 10 Mar 2010, RUSI
An address by The Rt Hon William Hague MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary and Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet. As the date of the General Elections approaches and the electoral campaign is about to begin, Mr Hague addressed members of the Institute on his party’s foreign policy priorities.

Event: Modern Society, Military Traditions: Effective Armed Forces in Today’s Britain 10:00, 8 Mar 2010, RUSI
A lecture by Bill Rammell MP, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, UK. Defence is acting to reflect the values of modern society in the way it does business. In his lecture, Bill Rammell addressed the issue of how the UK's Armed Forces can adapt to changes in society and meet the needs of service personnel and their families while maintaining ethos, spirit and effectiveness.

Conference: Complex Programmes Management: Discovering What Really Gets Results 09:00, 4 Mar 2010, RUSI
This event launches an innovative and collaborative research project bringing together a community of public, private and 3rd sector organisations to better understand how to successfully manage complex projects.

Conference: The Civilian Contribution to Military Stabilisation Operations: Reserves, Contractors and Private Security Companies 09:00, 2 Mar 2010, RUSI
This RUSI conference will bring together the leading figures from the military, academic, policy and industry spheres. Discussion will encompass the issues raised by the ever-increasing use of civilian actors in stabilisation operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

UK Border Security 08:15, 25 Feb 2010, RUSI
This conference will present valuable new insights into the threats to the UK’s border, the impact of recent reforms and the nature of the challenge as we go forward.

Conference: Ground Robotics: Lightening the Load, Enhancing Effectiveness and Delivering the Edge 09:00, 18 Feb 2010, RUSI
The successful integration of UAVs into the operational theatre has raised questions over the effectiveness of utilising unmanned systems in other domains. This event will investigate the role that UGVs can and will have and examine the military implications of automated machines in the land environment.

Conference: International Initiatives in Alternative Energy and Sustainability for the Military 09:00, 16 Feb 2010, RUSI
Analysing capability enhancements across NATO in alternative fuels, energy resources, estate management and sustainable procurement for the military.

Event: The Strategic Defence and Security Review: A Conservative View of Defence and Future Challenges 10:00, 8 Feb 2010, RUSI
A lecture by Dr Liam Fox MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence and Conservative Member of Parliament for Woodspring. In his lecture, Dr Fox addressed the challenges the next government is likely to confront while attempting to carry out a Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). He will discuss the strategic thinking on which the foundation of a future Conservative government review will be based, the structure of the review and specifically how the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will carry out its role in the SDSR process to best prepare the MoD for the challenges of the 21st Century.

Event: Civilian-Military Collaboration: The Stabilisation Unit Coming of Age 13:00, 4 Feb 2010, RUSI
A lecture by Richard Teuten, recently Head of the Stabilisation Unit, UK.

Event: Thinking About International Relations: The Uses and Abuses of History 12:45, 3 Feb 2010, RUSI
Professor Margaret MacMillan, Warden, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, will explore some of the ways in which history has been used and abused in the recent past.

Event: Douglas Haig Fellowship Lecture: Haig and Veterans 13:00, 28 Jan 2010, RUSI
A lecture by Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely commemorating the life of Field Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde and the forces he commanded.

Event: Whitehall Dialogue – Engagement of the Science and Technology Supplier Base in Delivering Military Capability 15:45, 20 Jan 2010, RUSI
Presentation by Professor Phil Sutton, Director Science and Technology Strategy, UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), on how the MoD is engaging with the science and technology supplier base in delivering military capability.

Event: RUSI Library of Military History lecture for Members’ - Pakistan: the Eye of the Storm 15:30, 15 Jan 2010, RUSI
While Pakistan remains the West’s closest ally in the conflict against extremism in Afghanistan and the region, it has also faced attacks within its own borders from the same extremist groups using the country as a base of operations. The past few months have been no exception, with attacks on the Army, the Navy and the intelligence agency ISI.

Conference: The Future Defence Review: Red Teaming a Green Paper - Part of the RUSI Future Defence Review Event Series 08:00, 13 Jan 2010, RUSI
Building on the success of the previous three RUSI conferences analysing the issues affecting the development of the United Kingdom’s Future Defence Review (FDR), this conference provides a timely opportunity to debate the context, concepts and conclusions of the Green Paper that the Ministry of Defence is developing in preparation for the defence review after the formation of the next Government.

Event: Courage and Commitment: Doing the Job in Afghanistan, Supporting Personnel at Home 10:30, 17 Dec 2009, RUSI
A lecture by the Rt. Hon. Bob Ainsworth MP, Secretary of State for Defence, UK.

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