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Hybrid·Defense & Security

Chief of the Air Staff to Deliver Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture

MON, OCT 26
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

This year's Lord Trenchard Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth, Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Air Force, who will connect the enduring lessons of air power history with the capabilities required to equip the RAF for future conflict.

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In-person·Governance & Democracy / Finance & Monetary Policy / Foreign Policy & Diplomacy

Cryptocurrencies in UK Politics

TUE, NOV 17
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET

RUSI panel discussion on a new paper by Eliza Lockhart examining how cryptocurrency can channel opaque or foreign money into UK political finance, with recommendations for reform; chaired by Tom Keatinge.

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In-person·Defense & Security / Economics & Trade / Governance & Democracy

The Long War Conference 2026

TUE, NOV 24
4:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET

RUSI's second annual Long War Conference gathers policymakers, military leaders, industry figures and experts to examine how Britain and its allies can mobilise people, industry and political will to sustain protracted,…

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In-person·Defense & Security / Foreign Policy & Diplomacy

Panel Discussion Exploring the Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes

TUE, DEC 1
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET

A RUSI members' panel discussion launching Dr Michael Keegan's biography of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, covering his naval career, the Zeebrugge raid and the Commandos, chaired by Sir David Lidington.

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Online·Defense & Security / Finance & Monetary Policy / Technology & Society

Webinar: The Abuse of Social Media for Terrorist Financing

WED, DEC 2
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

A Project CRAAFT briefing on how terrorists use social media and messaging platforms to raise funds, with Gonzalo Saiz of RUSI in conversation with RUSI Associate Fellow Andrew Mackay.

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Hybrid·Foreign Policy & Diplomacy / Defense & Security / Finance & Monetary Policy

From Coordination to Collective Power: UK–EU Sanctions Cooperation

WED, DEC 9
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Panel discussion on how UK and EU sanctions cooperation can move beyond coordination toward collective impact, hosted by Kinga Redlowska of RUSI Europe's Centre for Finance and Security.

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In-person·Finance & Monetary Policy / Defense & Security / Foreign Policy & Diplomacy

Closing the Crypto Recovery Gap

THU, DEC 10
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET

A RUSI Centre for Finance and Security panel discussion on closing the global crypto enforcement gap, covering how illicit digital assets are investigated, traced, frozen, seized and recovered through international…

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In-person·Defense & Security / Technology & Society

UK Cyber Effects Network Conference 2027

MON, MAR 1
7:00 PM ET

A two-day RUSI conference examining offensive cyber effects operations in conflict, covering concepts and doctrine, legal and policy, and capability and technology, supported by the National Cyber Force.

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