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Tuesday 24 November 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

Building Peace After War - Launch

Mats Berdal, Professor of Security and Development, King’s College London; Consulting Senior Fellow, IISS launched his new Adelphi Book “Building Peace After War”.

‘I cannot think of anyone better suited to shine a light on the experience of peacebuilding efforts since the 1990s.’
Alvaro de Soto, former Under-Secretary General, United Nations

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Major Power Dynamics in Asia: Implications for Small and Medium-sized Powers

IISS Workshop - Major Power Dynamics in Asia

On the 12-13 November 2009 the IISS hosted a workshop in Washington, DC to explore the issue of ‘Major Power Dynamics in Asia: Implications for Small and Medium-sized Powers.’ The workshop was very kindly supported by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Asia Security Initiative (ASI).

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IISS-Asia Book Launch - Preventing Nuclear Dangers in Southeast Asia and Australasia

The International Institute for Strategic Studies has launched it's latest Strategic Dossier, 'Preventing Nuclear Dangers in Southeast Asia and Australasia' in Asia. Read More

The Dossier provides a comprehensive overview of the history of nuclear programmes in the region, an evaluation of national nuclear capabilities and policies, and an analysis of future aspirations in each of the members of ASEAN plus Australia and New Zealand.

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"Resetting" US-Russian Relations - Igor Yurgens

Igor Yurgens, The Chairman of the Russian Institute of Contemporary Development speaks on “Resetting” US-Russian Relations

Igor Yurgens, The Chairman of the Russian Institute of Contemporary Development spoke on “Resetting” US-Russian Relations .

Igor Yurgens is a prominent Russian thinker and businessman and one of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's closest economic advisers.

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Watch the Speech and the Q&A Session.

Strategic Comments - The Iranian nuclear crisis

Strategic Comments Volume 15, Issue 8 - November 2009

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

Negotiations between Tehran and major powers in Geneva and Vienna have explored whether an exchange of enriched uranium could mark the beginning of the end of The Iranian Nuclear Crisis.

Also in this issue: Are there Signs of Myanmar’s emergence from diplomatic isolation?

New IISS-Middle East Office in Manama

HE Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, Foregin Minister of Bahrain and Dr John Chipman, Director General and Chief Executive, IISS

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), headquartered in London, is delighted to announce a major expansion of its Middle East initiatives and programmes with the establishment of a regional branch office for the Middle East in Manama, Bahrain. Read more about IISS-Middle East

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