Conference Reports

Ensuring the Protection of Civilians in Modern Conflict

Amanda Brydon, Denisa Delić and Aniseh Tabrizi

Report on a private roundtable discussion with experts that was hosted in September 2017, to analyse the current landscape of civilian protection in modern armed conflict, and to discuss the role that the UK government could play in addressing them.

Defining Dialogue: How to Manage Russia–UK Security Relations – Part 2

Malcolm Chalmers, Andrey Kortunov, Sarah Lain and Maria Smekalova

Despite tensions and mistrust between the UK and Russia, there are still ways to manage security relations between the two countries. Policymakers on both sides should take note.

Air Forces as Weapons Systems

Justin Bronk

Report on the one-day RUSI conference that focused on exploring whether air forces can, or indeed should, seek to fight like a single weapons system. Delegates heard from the US Air Force and Royal Air Force, alongside representatives from multiple air forces in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Urban Warfare: Past, Present, Future

Report on a RUSI conference on urban warfare in conjunction with the Institution of Royal Engineers and the Royal Engineers Historical Society on the 75th Anniversary of the German capitulation at Stalingrad.

Iran and the West after the Nuclear Deal: High Hopes, Low Returns

Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi

Report on two days of meetings, co-hosted by RUSI and the British Council, of UK- and Iran-based scholars who discussed the state of Iran–West relations following the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The Warfighter in the Twenty-First Century

Peter Roberts and Ewan Lawson

Report on a one-day conference on the factors that affect the human dimension of those in uniform over the coming decades.

The 2017 UK PONI Papers

Edited by Cristina Varriale

The 2017 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 2017 UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI) Annual Conference.

New Emerging Trends to an Age-Old Challenge: Stable Governance in Northern Iraq

Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, Aaditya Dave, Gareth Stansfield and Stefan Wolff

Report from a roundtable looking at the challenges facing Iraq after Daesh, focusing especially on post-war identities and stable government in the north of the country.

Organised Crime and Illicit Trade in Europe

Maria Eirini Papadouka and Cathy Haenlein

In November 2016, RUSI convened a two-day conference on ‘Organised Crime and Illicit Trade in Europe’. It was supported by the EU’s Hercule III Programme (2014–2020), which is implemented by the European Commission.

The EU in the Asia-Pacific: Crisis Management Roles?

Peter Roberts

RUSI convened a conference on 22 March 2017 to consider what part Europe might play in Crisis Management in the Asia-Pacific region.