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RUSI(Qatar) to Produce Inaugural DIMDEX Maritime Defence Conference 2008 RUSI is pleased to announce that it will be overseeing the production of the Maritime Defence Conference accompanying the inaugural Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition (DIMDEX), being held in Doha, Qatar, on 17-19 March 2008.
11 Sep 2007
RUSI to Establish Branch in Doha, Qatar The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) is delighted to announce that it will be establishing a branch of the Institute in Doha, Qatar.
25 Jun 2007
'Transnational Terrorism: Defeating the Threat' - A RUSI Conference On the 9 November 2006, the Rt. Hon. Margaret Beckett MP, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Al-Thani, Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar, opened the third RUSI Transnational Terrorism Project (TTP) Conference where they delivered keynote addresses on 'International Cooperation to Combat the Terror Threat'
9 Nov 2006
'NATO, the Mediterranean and the Broader Middle East: The Future' - A RUSI Conference With the end of the Cold War, NATO is undertaking a profound transformation to adapt to the challenges of the twenty-first century security environment. Today’s key threats - terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, failed states, and organised crime – transcend the traditional confines of borders and, very often, of continents as well. In an effort to meet these challenges, and representing a major shift in Alliance priorities, NATO is forging new security partnerships with countries across the Mediterranean and the broader Middle East.
11 Sep 2006
Iraqi Perspectives Project: A View of Operation Iraqi Freedom from Saddam’s Senior Leadership The overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) opened up one of the world’s most secretive governments to outside analysis, providing a once in a generation opportunity for military leaders and historians to understand the decision making process of a former adversary. As part of the US Joint Forces Command’s (USJFCOM) efforts to understand the reasoning behind the actions of Saddam’s regime, Kevin Woods led a two year study into the former Iraqi military and leadership interviewing principle figures and reviewing captured documents. An overview of these findings was presented at RUSI on 29 June 2006.
29 Jun 2006
Martin van Creveld Speaks at RUSI As one of eight seminars held by RUSI, as part of the Westminster Foundation sponsored project; 'The Role of Reserve Forces in an Age of Military Transformation', Professor Martin van Creveld, of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem addressed a closed seminar at RUSI on the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). The findings of this project will be published in a Whitehall report in late 2006.
28 Jun 2006
Wadah Khanfar, Director General of Al-Jazeera, Speaks at RUSI Few people can doubt that one of the greatest changes in the Middle East in the last decade has been the emergence of Satellite TV. It has provided not just a flow of news but has opened a broader dialogue unheard of under the staid printed media that was previously available.
5 May 2006
'Israel and Hamas: The Next Step', a Roundtable with Dr Jonathan Spyer, (GLORIA) At the critical juncture following Kadima’s victory in Israel’s March election and the inauguration of the Hamas government in the Palestinian Authority, RUSI holds a roundtable discussion at which Dr Jonathan Spyer, of the Inter-Disciplinary Center, Herzliya, talks on the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the development of Israeli policy regarding Hamas.
3 May 2006
Ambassador Nimrod Barkan, Head of Assessment, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Speaks at RUSI In the aftermath of the success of Hamas in the elections to the Palestinian Authority, Ambassador Barkan gives a talk on ‘the strategic implications of the Hamas challenge’.
5 Apr 2006