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Conference Reports
Summaries of the proceedings of RUSI-hosted conferences and workshops
Rethinking the Combat Air Survivability Mix Conference
Conference Reports, 10 April 2019Justin Bronk
On 20 March 2019, RUSI brought together a conference that re-examined what the optimal survivability mix might look like in the late 2020s and 2030s, in light of current trends of both combat air systems design and emerging disruptive threat technologies.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences
UK–Russia Security Relations: Talking To, Not Past Each Other
Conference Reports, 3 April 2019Emily Ferris and Andrey Kortunov
A report based on findings from the third 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).
Tags: Global Strategy and Commitments, International Security Studies
Missile Defence Conference 2019: Beyond Ballistic Missiles? Missile Defence in an Era of Great Power Competition
Conference Reports, 29 March 2019Sidharth Kaushal
In February 2019, RUSI's 19th Missile Defence Conference brought together experts to discuss the changing role of missile defence in a time of near-peer conflicts and evolving technologies.
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, Defence Management, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
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 Russian Ambassador who Overreached: Why Russia’s Approach to Belarus Could Change
The End of the Two-State Solution to the Israel–Palestine Conflict? Turkey and the Kushner Plan
Reflections from the Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee Meeting