Spotlight on International Experts and Senior Fellows

IISS Bahrain Global Forum Spotlight on International Experts and Senior Fellows:

Dr Sanjaya Baru and Dr Andrew Parasiliti

In preparation for the inaugural IISS Geo-Economic Summit: The Bahrain Global Forum, spotlights on IISS Senior Fellows and Experts will be distributed twice weekly. The IISS Bahrain Global Forum will be held in Bahrain from 14 to 16 May 2010.

This week, we are pleased to feature Dr Sanjaya Baru and Dr Andrew Parasiliti. Dr Baru and Dr Parasiliti are available for interviews now regarding the IISS Bahrain Global Forum. Please see below for information on these two gentlemen and also to spend ’30 Seconds’ with each of them.  To request an interview with Dr Baru or Dr Parasiliti, or to inquire about the IISS Bahrain Global Forum, email bgf-press@iiss.org.

Additional information on The IISS Bahrain Global Forum can be found at: http://www.iiss.org/bgf/.

Dr Sanjaya Baru

Consulting Senior Fellow for Geo-Economics and Strategy

Expertise: South Asia, Economics

30 seconds with Dr Baru: 

The IISS Bahrain Global Forum is well timed to take stock of the impact of the Great Recession on the world economy. The experience and response of the newly industrialising economies of Rising Asia, especially China and India, has been vastly different from that of developed industrial economies. While China and India are expected to drive global growth they have their own internal constraints that limit their capabilities. Increasing intra-Asian trade and capital flows is changing the structure of global integration with consequent geo-political consequences. On the other hand, the creation of G-20 has raised expectations of the role that emerging economies like China, India, Brazil and ASEAN can play in the management of the global economic system. I will be discussing these issues and more at the IISS BGF.

Dr Andrew Parasiliti

Executive Director, IISS-US

Corresponding Director, IISS-Middle East

Expertise: US foreign policy, Iraq and the Middle East, and the role of Congress in US policy toward the Middle East and South Asia

The purpose of the first annual IISS Bahrain Global Forum is to examine how changes in the international financial system and economy affect local, regional and international relations.  The role of the United States, including and especially its role in the Middle East, is critical to the development of sound global policies and institutions to deal with the impact of geo-economic changes.