- The launch of the new website coincides with RSDI's participation in the largest edition in the history of “IDEX 2025”.
- Reflecting a world-class platform that stays abreast of the evolving landscape of security and defence, offering specialized insights to policymakers, experts, and researchers from across the globe.
- Fostering collaboration and the exchange of ideas to drive innovation in addressing the most pressing global security challenges.
- Cementing the centre’s role as one of the leading think tanks in the nation, enhancing its efforts to shape the future of security, defence, and crisis management.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – 19 February 2025: Rabdan Security and Defence Institute (RSDI), a think tank specializing in security and defence studies, has unveiled its newly redesigned website—an innovative step aimed at enhancing its global presence and fostering new avenues for collaboration in research and innovation.
The launch of the new website coincides with RSDI's participation in the largest edition in the history of the International Defence Exhibition, “IDEX 2025,” organized by the ADNEC Group in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Defence and the Tawazun Council.
The new website features a modern, cutting-edge design that aligns with the digital transformation era, offering an interactive user experience that enables visitors to seamlessly explore a wealth of publications, research papers and in-depth analyses.
With a rich repository of high-level content, the platform covers critical areas such as security assessments, defence strategies, emergency preparedness and crisis management, positioning itself as a global reference for policymakers, experts and researchers worldwide.
A Hub for Global Knowledge Exchange
One of the website’s key features is its commitment to building a global network of researchers. It allows experts from around the world to share and publish their work, fostering the exchange of insights and contributing to the advancement of collective knowledge.
The platform further promotes collaboration and intellectual discourse, driven by a vision to accelerate innovation in addressing the world’s most pressing security challenges. Visitors can stay informed through the media section, subscribe to newsletters, publications, research findings, reports and official announcements from the RSDI.
The website also includes a dedicated events section, highlighting upcoming conferences, workshops and seminars, with a streamlined registration process for participation—enhancing knowledge-sharing in security and defence domains.
On this occasion, Dr. Wan Zokhri Bin Wan Idris, Interim Manager of the Rabdan Security and Defence Institute, reaffirmed the RSDI’s ongoing commitment to advancing research and fostering collaboration in the fields of security and defence. He expressed his strong optimism in launching a world-class platform that enables researchers, experts, and organizations to connect and collaborate in pursuit of a safer and more resilient world.
He added that the RSDI website will serve as a valuable resource for high-quality references on Middle Eastern perspectives and global security issues, a hub for constructive discussions on various ideas, and a key platform for showcasing RSDI’s research and outputs to the world.
This initiative reinforces Rabdan Security and Defence Institute role as a leading think tank in the UAE, further supporting its mission to shape the future of security, defence and crisis management.
Visit the website at (www.rsdi.ae).
