Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies

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With its head office in London, and satellite office in Qatar and Washington, DC, The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) "is an independent think tank engaged in cutting edge defence and security research."[1] Published six times a year, the RUSI Journal is the Institute's flagship publication on national and international defence and security issues.

History

Founded in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington it is based in the centre of Whitehall. It states that "its original mission "was to study naval and military science, what Clausewitz called the art of war. It still does so." This has extended into areas of defence management and defense procurement. In recent years it has broadened its remit " to include all issues of defence and security, including terrorism and the ideologies which foster it."

Its special guests in recent years have included President Bush, the Prime Minister, the secretary general of NATO and the Director General of the Security Service. The Chief of Defence Staff traditionally speaks at RUSI once a year.

People

RUSI Council – circa 2013

Patron

Her Majesty the Queen [2]

President

His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent KG, GCMG, GCVO [2]

Senior Vice-President

General (Retd) David H Petraeus [2]

Chairman

Lord Hutton of Furness [2]

Vice-Chairman

Vice Admiral Rory McLean CB OBE[2]

Vice-Presidents

David Abrahams | Lt Gen The Hon Sir Thomas Boyd-Carpenter KBE | Sir Paul Lever KCMG | Dr Alexander Mirtchev | Professor Sir David Omand GCB | His Grace The Duke of Westminster KG OBE TD DL | John Weston CBE [2]

Trustees

Sir Roger Bone KCMG | Lt Gen Sir Robert Fry KCB CBE | John Howe CB OBE | Lord Hutton of Furness | Andrew Jamieson | Sam Keayes | Mike Maiden | Vice Admiral Rory McLean CB OBE | Stephen Phipson CBE | Lt Gen Jonathon Riley CB DSO]] | Dr Kathryn Vagneur | Ian Willis [2]

Advisory Council

The Rt Hon James Arbuthnot MP | Jane Attwood | Stephen R Ball | Tim Banfield | Menzies Campbell MP | Lord Dobbs of Wylye | John Dowdy | Nik Gowing | Robert Hannigan | Bob Keen | Michael M Kurth | Dr Jamie MacIntosh | Dr Greg Mills | Richard Norton-Taylor |Sir Peter Ricketts GCMG[2]

Ex-Officio

Brigadier-General Michael Dabros | Professor Vernon Gibson FRS | Brigadier Antony Hayward | Rear Admiral Karl-Wilhelm Ohlms | Brigadier General John T Quintas, USAF | Rear Admiral Henri Schricke | Brigadier William Sowry [2]

The RUSI Council - circa 2009

VICE-PRESIDENTS

Elected

Staff

Associate Fellows

Dr. Valur Ingimundarson Associate Fellow | Prof. Keith Hayward Associate Fellow | Mark Joyce Americas Fellow | Amyas Godfrey Associate Fellow | Michael Rance Associate Fellow | Kenneth W Allen Associate Fellow | Christopher Boucek | Humphry Crum Ewing Associate Fellow | Ken Freeman Associate Fellow | M J Gohel Associate Fellow | Ellie Goldsworthy | John Hughes-Wilson Associate Fellow | Tony Hulton Associate Fellow | Dr. Irina Isakova Associate Fellow | George Joffé Associate Fellow | Dr. James Ker-Lindsay Associate Fellow | David Kirkpatrick Associate Fellow | Dr Paul Latawski Associate Fellow | Jon Marks | Major General (Retd) Graham Messervy-Whiting CBE Associate Fellow[4]

Contact

Website: http://www.rusi.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RUSI.org?v=app_23798139265
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/RUSI_org
Newsletter: http://my.rusi.org/newsletter
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RUSIONLINE

RUSI Offices

Royal United Services Institute
for Defence and Security Studies
Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET, Great Britain
T: +44 (0)20 7747 2600

RUSI Qatar
PO Box 28282, Doha, Qatar
T: +974 508 5287
W: www.rusi.org/qatar

RUSI US
1776 I St NW
Washington D.C.
USA
Tel: +1 202 756 4843
W: www.rusi.org/us

Notes

  1. RUSI, "About", accessed on 19 December 2010
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 RUSI http://www.rusi.org/about/council/ RUSI Council], accessed 22 August 2013
  3. RUSI, "Professor Michael Clarke", Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, accessed on 19 December 2010
  4. RUSI, "Staff", Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies accessed 2 May 2009