Events
The Institute brings leading practitioners and academics together at a variety of events including networking sessions, lectures, research seminars and conferences.
Forthcoming events
"The Philosophy Gap in Strategic Understanding: An American Perspective"
by Frank Hoffman Wednesday 16 January 2013, 1200 - 1400hrs, Matrix Lecture Theatre, Building One
A former US Marine, Frank Hoffman is now a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the US National Defense University and will be giving the first of our 2013 SSI Lunchtime Talks.
This talk is open to all staff and students - if you are interested in attending please email ssi.events@exeter.ac.uk.
"Drone Warfare: A Question of Legitimacy" by Professor Steven Haines
Monday 21 January 2013, 1200 - 1400hrs, Council Chamber, Northcote House
This talk will be given by Professor Steven Haines, a former naval officer, who is currently Professor of Public International Law at the University of Greenwich. His latest publication is a two chapter contribution to "International Law and the Classification of Conflict" (OUP, 2012) the result of a three year research project conducted under Chatham House auspices.
This talk is open to all members of the University; please email ssi.events@exeter.ac.uk to reserve a place.
Grand Challenges
3-13 June 2013
Academic staff from the Strategy and Security Institute will challenge first year undergraduate students to consider the dilemma 'Human security v power politics: the debate about international security' at the Grand Challenges event in 2013. The event will involve students working in interdisciplinary groups working on ideas and proposing solutions to some of the key dilemmas of the 21st Century.
Recent events
The Strategist's Pursuit and the Role of Control
0900-1100hrs , Wednesday 12 December 2012
Strategy is an inherently competitive pursuit, whereby reacting opponents use force to obtain their ends contest for control over their adversary. In this lecture students were introduced to the adversarial nature of strategy and why the role of control holds such an important place in the pursuit of the strategist. Students were also taken into the past to highlight some of the best known cases of the establishment of control.
Contemporary Security Challenges Lecture Series: mystery guest
1530hrs Wednesday, 14 November
The inaugural lecture in this series was a great success and our Senior Whitehall Security Official gave an off-the-record lecture on "Strategy and Security: a personal view". Following an interesting Q&A session he then took part in an invitation-only seminar attended by Sir Steve Smith and Chaired by SSI's Director of Research, Professor Gareth Stansfield, the topics under discussion were:
Topic 1: “The complexities of securing the state: has the rarefying of individual rights undermined the collective security of all?” introduced by Professor Paul Cornish.
Topic 2: “Geopolitical transitions: Europe and the Middle East / North Africa are both regions in transition. Will changes in the latter enhance / jeopardise UK National Security and, what, if anything, can UK institutions do about this opportunity / threat?” introduced by Professor Jonathan Githens-Mazer.
View more about our lecture series.
SSI would like to thank all those Exeter students and staff who have upheld our promise that this lecture would be off the record and non-attributable.
Talking to Terrorists
These small interactive sessions were open to students in Politics and Arab and Islamic Studies and involved discussions on issues relating to terrorism. Find out more.
Conference at RUSI - Contemporary Security Challenges and Developing Relevant Capabilities
A two-day invitation only workshop at the Royal United Services Institute at Whitehall in London brought together key people from Cabinet Office, Foreign Office MoD, regional experts, practitioners, government strategists and others. View more.
Visit to HQ NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in the field
The Institute visited the Headquarters of NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps while they were on exercise at RAF St Mawgan. The trip offered an opportunity to see how a crisis simulation is planned and executed by a major military command. View more.
US Army War College Conference in Carlisle, USA
Sir Paul Newton was a speaker at the US Army War College Conference in April and was a member of the panel considering the US Role in the World and Role of Partners: International Perspectives offering a partner's perspective on US strategic options in an age of austerity. View more.