Conference Reports

21st-Century Assistance Dogs? Harnessing Data and Technology

Paul O’Neill and Alison Gregory

This report reflects the learning from a RUSI/PA Consulting-hosted series of discussion groups on data and technology. The groups were held between June and December 2020, and featured representatives from the public sector, multiple industry sectors and academics.

Exploring the Nexus Between Human Rights and Denuclearisation in North Korea

Cristina Varriale

A report on a RUSI workshop convened to assess whether human rights and denuclearisation should be addressed as part of the same policy approach to North Korea.

The 2020 UK PONI Papers

Edited by Luba Zatsepina and Tom Plant

The 2020 UK PONI Papers examine contemporary civil and military nuclear issues and are written by emerging experts from academia, government and industry who presented at the 2019 UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI) Annual Conference.

Countering CBRN at Home and Abroad

Jack Watling

A report from RUSI's virtual conference on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons.

Strategic Command Inaugural Conference

A report from the inaugural conference for the UK’s new Strategic Command, hosted by RUSI.

Time-Sensitive Targets, Space and Missile Defence

Sidharth Kaushal and Alexandra Stickings

RUSI held its 20th Missile Defence and Space Conference on 26 and 27 February 2020, at which issues around space as an operational domain were integrated into the programme for the first time. The immediate catalyst for this has been the proliferation of conventional threats to time-sensitive targets, the strains that these threats will place on traditional missile defence architectures, and the...

Integrating Information Manoeuvre

Nick Reynolds and Jack Watling

A report from RUSI's conference on Integrating Information Manoeuvre.

UK–Russia Security Relations: Talking To Understand

Emily Ferris and Andrey Kortunov

A report based on findings from the latest round of the UK–Russia Track 1.5 (non-governmental) bilateral security dialogue, which RUSI held in collaboration with the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).

The 2019 UK PONI Papers

Edited by Sam Dudin and Chelsey Wiley

The 2019 UK PONI Papers examine contemporary civil and military nuclear issues and are written by emerging experts from academia, government and industry who presented at the 2019 UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI) Annual Conference.

An Outline for UK–China Cooperation on Afghanistan

Veerle Nouwens and Raffaello Pantucci

A report of the UK–China conference on cooperation on Afghanistan.