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Conference Reports
Summaries of the proceedings of RUSI-hosted conferences and workshops
Is Space the New Cyber? UK Dependencies and Vulnerabilities
Conference Reports, 13 March 2019Alexandra Stickings
On 16 January 2019, RUSI convened a conference to discuss the ways in which the UK government is dependent upon space and the threats and hazards to space assets that create vulnerabilities in government activities.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences
Considering a UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Donbas
Conference Reports, 20 February 2019Ewan Lawson
In December 2018, the RUSI Military Sciences research group organised its annual wargame to examine some of the challenges of establishing a peacekeeping mission in Eastern Ukraine
Tags: United Nations, Military Sciences, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Roundtable to Discuss Russian Involvement in Ukraine's Elections
Conference Reports, 7 February 2019Ewan Lawson
A RUSI roundtable in January 2019 discussed Russia's involvement in elections in Ukraine, in light of the country's upcoming election. Tools for involvement have included political destabilisation, media manipulation, and economic interconnection. Participants discussed Ukraine's resistance to influence and the need for further study.
Tags: Leadership Centre, Global Strategy and Commitments, Military Sciences, International Responses, Law and Ethics, Resilience
Swiss–UK Dialogue: Promoting a Coordinated Response to De-Risking
Conference Reports, 11 January 2019Florence Keen and Kayla Izenman
On 29 October 2018, RUSI and the Embassy of Switzerland in the UK jointly hosted a conference on de-risking, the phenomenon of financial institutions ending or restricting relationships with clients (such as non-profit organisations) that are deemed financially risky. Given that de-risking efforts often lead to the displacement of financial risk and the interruption of counterterrorism efforts...
Tags: Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, UK Counter-terrorism, AML/CTF, Global Strategy and Commitments, Global Security Issues, National Security, Organised Crime, Resilience
Lethal Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy
Conference Reports, 14 December 2018Peter Roberts
RUSI convened a conference on Lethal Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy on 7 November 2018, aimed at illuminating some of the challenges that are unique to military forces in the use of AI and autonomy
Tags: Military Sciences, Defence Policy, Technology
Peacekeeping After Brexit
Conference Reports, 12 December 2018David Curran, Georgina Holmes and Philip Cunliffe
On 7 September 2018, the British International Studies Association (BISA) Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Working Group, in partnership with RUSI, held a roundtable on the future of the UK's relations with UN peace operations in the event of Brexit.
Tags: RUSI International, United Nations, Brexit Briefings, National Security Studies, European Union, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
European Views on Leadership in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Recommendations for the UK
Conference Reports, 19 November 2018Cristina Varriale
On 18 October 2018, RUSI ran a workshop to discuss leadership in the context of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and how the UK could best contribute to its initiation or implementation.
Tags: United Nations, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, International Institutions
The 2018 UK PONI Papers
Conference Reports, 18 October 2018Edited by Cristina Varriale
The 2018 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 2018 UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI) Annual Conference.
Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Trident, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Gender and Violent Extremism
Conference Reports, 7 September 2018Martine Zeuthen and Gayatri Sahgal
In recent years, Kenya has seen an increasing interest in understanding the participation of women in violent extremist activity. This report summarises the proceedings of a research seminar jointly hosted by RUSI and the French Institute for Research in Africa that investigated women's involvement with violent extremist organisations and the gendered impact of violent extremism.
Tags: RUSI International, Tackling Extremism
International Day of UN Peacekeepers: 16th Annual Conference
Conference Reports, 6 July 2018Ewan Lawson
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 16th Annual Conference was jointly organised by the United Nations Association – UK, the United Nations Association – Westminster, and RUSI. This report outlines the proceedings of the conference, where sessions focused on missions where there is no peace to keep, future peacekeeping, and challenges of leadership in today’s complex missions.
Tags: United Nations, Military Sciences, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
The Illusion of Simplicity: Which Virtual Currencies Businesses are Subject to Money Laundering Rules?
A Confident Pakistan Army Recalibrates the Country’s Regional Policies
NATO's National Resilience Obligations