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Saturday 19 May 2012

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Welcome

Syria's troubles rub off on Lebanon

Emile Hokayem

Iran: 'We accept yuan, rupees'

Elly Jupp

Fact or fiction: jihadis in Syria?

Emile Hokayem

Britain does U-turn on F-35 jet decision

Douglas Barrie & Christian Le Miere

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Latest Publications

Time for a treaty: Why the arms industry must have global standards - Alan Duncan

Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister of State for International Development

In July, officials will gather in New York to negotiate the terms of a treaty covering the trade in international arms. Alan Duncan, UK Minister for International Development, today presented the case for the treaty to be as robust as possible. He said that while it was recognised compromises might be needed in order to obtain agreement, the UK was going for ‘the full laundry list’.

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Publications

NATO leaders to consider Smart Defence in Chicago

NATO's Chicago Summit on 20-21 May is likely to be dominated by two themes. The most immediate concern will be Afghanistan: the withdrawal of combat troops, and plans for the future international military presence and its funding. The broader issue, however, will be the reduction in defence spending by almost all NATO members, and how to prevent these budget cuts from undermining the Alliance's ability to respond to future security crises with credible force. Read the latest Strategic Comment

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Assessing Russian foreign policy under Medvedev

IISS-US

Iraq slides towards new dictatorship - Toby Dodge

Iraq is undoubtedly moving towards dictatorship under Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, IISS Senior Consulting Fellow for the Middle East Dr Toby Dodge said this week in a lecture at the IISS-US. He argued that a more muscular US commitment to promoting democracy in Iraq might prevent Maliki from assuming absolute control.

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More on Iraq: Muqtada Al-Sadr Resurgent, Key to Maliki's Future by Dr Andrew Parasiliti

Key Address

New threats to the peace and security of Africa and the World

HE Mr Armando Guebuza, President of the Republic of Mozambique

With offshore gas reserves but also battling the legacy of years of conflict, Mozambique is now concerned that piracy, terrorism in Africa and climate change could affect economic development. The country's president, Armando Guebuza, explained the theats in a recent IISS Keynote Oppenheimer Lecture.

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Publications

Drugs, Insecurity and Failed States: The Problems of Prohibition - US Launch

The global trade in illicit drugs is thriving, with no apparent change in global levels of consumption despite decades of prohibition. After 18-months of research, Nigel Inkster and Virginia Comolli have concluded that the present enforcement regime is not only failing to win the ‘War on Drugs’, it is also a major cause of violence and instability in producer and transit countries.

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Publications

Latin America and the Illusion of Peace

By David Mares

More than 20 years after embracing democracy, Latin American states are still embroiled in armed combat with rebels, gangs and drugs traffickers. This new Adelphi book looks at how this intra-state unrest raises the threat of conflict between neighbouring states.

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Military Balance 2012: Asian defence spending to surpass Europe's

Asia's defence spending is set to exceed Europe's this year, for the first time in modern history. This is one of the leading conclusions in the Military Balance 2012, the annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 171 countries.

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