Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is the oldest defence and security think tank in the world.
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Official narrative
The group's stated purpose is to "study, promote debate and provide options on all issues relating to national and international defence and security".[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 Arthur Wellesley 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 extende dinto areas of defence management and defense procurement. In recent years it has broadened it remit " to include all issues of defense 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.
RUSI Governing Bodies
Patron
Her Majesty the Queen[2]
President
His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent KG, GCMG, GCVO, ADC (Prince Edward)
Senior Vice-President
General (Ret'd) David H Petraeus
Chairman
The Rt Hon the Lord Hague of Richmond (William Hague)
Vice-Chairman
Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE
Vice-Presidents
Dr James Hay
The Rt Hon. the Lord Hutton of Furness (John Hutton)
Sir Paul Lever KCMG
Vice Admiral Rory McLean CB OBE
Professor Sir David Omand GCB
Mr John Weston CBE
Trustees
His Grace the Duke of Wellington OBE DL (Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley)
The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander
The Rt Hon the Baroness Ashton GCMG (Catherine Ashton)
Sir Roger Bone KCMG
Mr John Dowdy
Mr Nik Gowing
The Rt Hon the Lord Hague of Richmond
General the Lord Houghton of Richmond GCB CBE ADC
Mr Andrew Jamieson
Ms Alison Levitt QC
Sir John Scarlett KCMG OBE
Mr Stephen Phipson CBE
Mr Ian Willis
ADVISORY BOARD
The Rt Hon the Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom
Ms Jane Attwood
The Rt Hon Lord Campbell of Pittenweem CH CBE QC (Menzies Campbell)
Lt Gen (Ret'd) Sir Robert Fry KCB CBE
Mr Bob Keen
Ms Sarah MacIntosh
Dr Greg Mills
Mr Andrew Parker
Ms Kathryn Parsons MBE
Mr William Nye LVO
Dr Rhodri Williams
Mr Rory Bremner FKC
Mr Harper Reed
Mr David Giampaolo
Mr Mark Fox
Mr Michael Ridley
Ms Mina Gerowin
Ms Caroline Wyatt
Mr Chris DiBona
Ex-Officio
Brigadier General Lowell Thomas
Brigadier Chris Parson
Brigadier General Ralf Raddatz
Brigadier General Christopher Short
Rear Admiral Patrick Chevallereau
Air Commodore Brian J Edwards
Fellows
The RUSI has many interesting fellows as well, including many spooks, diplomats and military movers and shakers.
The RUSI Council 2010
VICE-PRESIDENTS
- Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham KCB BA
- Lt Gen The Hon Sir Thomas Boyd-Carpenter KBE
- Sir David Omand GCB:
- The Lord Peter (Keith) Levene of Portsoken KBE
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir Julian Oswald GCB
- Sir David Veness CBE QPM
- His Grace the Duke of Westminster KG OBE TD DL
- Mr John Weston CBE former CEO of BAe Systems and Chairman of iSoft plc responsible for the disastrous NHS IT contract.
Elected
- Sir Paul Lever KCMG - Chairman
- Ms Margaret Aldred
- Captain Simon Ancona Royal Navy
- Professor Roy Anderson FRS - Ex-officio
- Général d'Armée Henri Bentégeat - Ex-officio - Honorary
- Lieutenant General Sir Robert Fulton KBE - Ex-officio
- Air Marshal The Lord Garden KCB FRUSI
- The Rt Hon Bruce George MP
- Mr Nik Gowing
- General Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman KCB CBE ADC Gen - Vice Chairman
- Mr John Howe CB OBE
- Lieutenant General Sir John Kiszely KCB MC - Ex-officio
- Dr Jamie MacIntosh
- The Hon Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller DCB - Ex-officio
- Ms Susanna Mason
- Ms Cornelia Meyer
- General Richard Myers USAF - Ex-officio - Honorary
- Dame Pauline Neville-Jones DCMG
- Mr Edward Oakden - Ex-officio
- General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue KCB CBE - Ex-officio
- Sir David Omand GCB
- General Wolfgang Schneidehan - Ex-officio - Honorary
- Mr Julian Scopes
- Mr Andrew Sleigh
- The Hon Nicholas Soames MP
- Sir Peter Spencer KCB - Ex-officio
- Air Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup KGB AFC FRAeS FIMgt RAF
- Mr Ian Stopps CBE
- Professor Hew Strachan
- Dr Ian Thomas
- Richard Norton-Taylor from 2006
Staff
- Chris Pope Head of intelligence
- Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold Director until summer 2007
- Michael Clarke from September 2007
- Dr Jonathan Eyal Director, International Security Studies
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[3]
Employees on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karin von Hippel | Royal United Services Institute/Director-General | 30 November 2015 | |
| James Sherr | Royal United Services Institute/Director-General | 1983 | 1985 |
| Richard Walton | Senior Associate Fellow | January 2016 |
Sponsor
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Smith Richardson Foundation | CIA front organization that funds select projects with $$$ |
