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Saturday 19 December 2009

Military Balance 2010

On Wednesday 03 February 2010 the IISS will launch The Military Balance 2010, the annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries world-wide.

The Military Balance 2010 is available to pre-order. Copies will be dispatched after the launch.

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Forthcoming Events

03 Feb 2010 - IISS Book Launch - Military Balance 2010

IISS Regional Security Summit: the Manama Dialogue 2009

Manama Dialogue 2009 - Keynote Address: Sh Dr Muhammad Al Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah

The Sixth IISS Regional Security Summit: the Manama Dialogue has successfully concluded in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Dialogue ran from Friday 11 December 2009 until Sunday 13 December 2009. Read More

The Keynote Address was given by Sh Dr Muhammad Al Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kuwait. Read the Keynote Address in Arabic

On Friday 18th December at 8 pm GMT Al-Arabiya TV will air 'Perspectives from The Manama Dialogue' a TV debate shot during the Dialogue. The panellists discussed security and foreign policy themes - including the Houthis in Yemen, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and progress in Iraq. Read More

Read the Agenda

Manama Dialogue - Saturday Speeches

First Plenary Session Q&A - Sh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain, Dr John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive, IISS and Manouchehr Mottaki, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iran

Speakers on Saturday at the Manama Dialogue included

Manouchehr Mottaki, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iran and Sh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain.

Read all Plenary Session Speeches.

Manama Dialogue - Sunday Speeches

General David Petraeus, Commander, US Central Command speaks in the 5th Plenary Session - Regional Security Architecture

Speakers on Sunday included General David Petraeus, Commander, US Central Command, Ali Muhammad Al Anisi, Chairman, National Security Agency and Head, Presidential Office, Yemen and Dr Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, Advisor to HM the King of Bahrain. Read all Plenary Session Speeches.

Strategic Comments - Obama's war in Afghanistan

Strategic Comments – Volume 15, Issue 10 – December 2010

The latest issue of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal has just been published.

The dispatch of an additional 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan, announced by President Barack Obama on 1 December, will improve the chances of reversing the growing momentum of the Taliban insurgency. While a new military strategy represents a clear step forward, many obstacles to success remain. Read More

Also in this Issue: Recovering Iraqi sovereignty, A new strategic concept for NATO, New impetus for nuclear security and Building global food security

Towards a New European Security Architecture?

Alexander Grushko, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation gives the Keynote Address “A New European Security Architecture: a Russian view”

The IISS and The Council on Foreign and Defence Policy (Moscow) in cooperation with the Valdai International Discussion Club (Moscow) and RIA Novosti hosted an international conference on "Towards a New European Security Architecture?” Read More

The Keynote Address was given by Alexander Grushko, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation and Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, OSCE Secretary General spoke at the opening Dinner. Read the Keynote Address

Watch: The Conference Opening Remarks and the Opening Dinner Address.

Survival: Global Politics and Strategy - Broken Trust

In the new issue of Survival: Global Politics and Strategy Daniel Deudney and G. John Ikenberry discuss The Unravelling of the Cold War Settlement. Russia’s posture towards the world, and towards the United States in particular, is marked by a narrative of grievance that the United States has abandoned the Cold War settlement as the framework for relations.

Also in this Issue:

Climate Change and Copenhagen: Many Paths Forward by Paula J. Dobriansky and Vaughan C. Turekian, South America: Framing Regional Security by John Chipman and James Lockhart Smith and A Prudent Decision on Missile Defence by Mark Fitzpatrick.

Buy the new issue of Survival now