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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4-5 July 2012
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Emergency Response

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Ouse flood News: Flood Resilience, Response and Recovery 3 Aug 2011
A new Lloyd's report in co-operation with RUSI examines how insurers and key stakeholders can work together to improve flood resilience, response and recovery. Emergency Response Terrorism
Command and Control 2010 Analysis: CONTEST 3: The importance of interoperability 15 Jul 2011 by Jennifer Cole
The government's latest counter-terrorism strategy once again places an importance on the interoperability of the police and other agencies to respond to emergencies such as terrorist attacks. Yet, without placing a proper framework, and with constrained finances, it will be difficulty to see how interoperability will be achieved. Terrorism Emergency Response Technology UK Europe
Celebration at Buckingham Palace Analysis: Ensuring security at the Royal Wedding 23 Apr 2011 by Valentina Soria
With hundreds of thousands of people lining up the streets and millions watching the televised event around the world, it is no wonder that policing the Royal Wedding will be seen as a valuable and precious security test ahead of the Olympics next year. In particular, many will watch closely how effectively stretched police resources will be managed and maximised. Terrorism Emergency Response
Anatomy of Terror News: NEW REPORT: Anatomy of a Terrorist Attack: What the Coroner’s Inquests Revealed about the London Bombings 21 Apr 2011
Without a dedicated Minister for the Emergency Services, the forthcoming recommendations from the Coroner's Inquests into 7 July 2005 London bombings are unlikely be implemented in full, claims a new report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Terrorism Emergency Response July 7 Bombings Tackling Extremism
Emergency Management White Paper News: RUSI and Serco publish White Paper 12 Dec 2010 by Jennifer Cole
RUSI is pleased to announce the publication of this White Paper, which presents 'the case for a capability and consequence-based approach to resilience and emergency planning.' Emergency Response Terrorism Defence Policy UK Europe Information Domestic Security
Sir Paul Stephenson News: Metropolitan Police Commissioner warns of the 'persistent' terrorist threat to the UK 24 Nov 2010
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson gave a speech at RUSI on 'Building National Resilience'. The Commissioner said that, whilst several significant threats to UK security have been disrupted since 9/11, the threat from terrorism is a persistent and constantly changing landscape that the police, security services and public must work together to address. Emergency Response Terrorism Tackling Extremism
Aeroplane Analysis: A Coordinated Approach to Air Cargo Security is Urgently Needed 5 Nov 2010
The recent bomb scare attributed to Al-Qa’ida has highlighted the need for a better co-ordinated and regulated air cargo screening process. Global Security Issues Terrorism Emergency Response Europe Middle East and North Africa UK
Emergency services responding to 2005 London bombi Analysis: 7/7 Inquest: Be Careful of Demanding the Impossible 2 Nov 2010
The current press coverage of the 7/7 Inquest has undermined real progress made by the emergency services since July 2005. We must guard against expecting the impossible of our emergency services and concentrate instead on how they can be maintained amid impending cuts. Terrorism Emergency Response Europe UK July 7 Bombings
Aldgate 77 Memorial RUSI Journal: 7/7 Revisited: The Question of ‘Preventability’ 18 Oct 2010 by Margaret Gilmore
The 7/7 inquests will have to answer not only whether the attacks could have been prevented, but whether the bombings’ victims could have survived Emergency Response Terrorism UK Europe July 7 Bombings
Afghan National Army Training Analysis: How Should the EU Combat an Evolving Terrorist Threat? 14 Oct 2010
The thwarted ‘Mumbai-style’ attacks at key European cities underline the need for even greater European counter-terrorism co-operation. Global Security Issues Terrorism Domestic Security Tackling Extremism Emergency Response UK Europe Afghanistan Central and South Asia Pakistan International Responses
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