IISS 2007 Regional Security Summit Press Coverage
- 05 Aug 2008 - - Bahrain News Agency - HM meets Turkish Armed Forces Command
We are particularly keen on collaborating with Turkey in our efforts against terrorism, His Majesty said, noting that the meeting shed light on the importance of the annual regional security conference, the Manama Dialogue, which is organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
- 07 Apr 2008 - United Press International - Analysis: It's springtime; war in the air
And those pilot lights are controlled by Syria and Iran, two countries with whom the Bush administration refuses to engage in dialogue. At a regional security conference in Bahrain last December organized by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, Iraqi national security adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie told conference participants -- among them U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates -- that he had one message for the United States: "Until the United States engages with...
- 30 Jan 2008 - Bitterlemons International - After the NIE, the US needs a braver Iran policy
The fourth of what has been dubbed the Manama Dialogue was held in Bahrain on Dec. 7-9, 2007. The Manama meeting is organized annually by British think tank the International Institute of Strategic Studies and hosted by the government of Bahrain. The dialogue is the Gulf version of parallel meetings held in Verkunde (Germany) on Euro-Atlantic security as well as one in Asia on Asian and Pacific security. Invited were Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,...
- December 26th - - Bahrain News Agency - Bahrain-Iran Cooperation Hailed
Irans policy is based on development of its ties with regional countries, a strategy shared by both sides, he explained, pointing out to Iran intensive efforts to establish an FTA with the Gulf states. In this context, he also welcomed his call for security cooperation. Mottaki said he could not attend Manama Dialogue forum last month because he was very busy with other activities.
- December 21st - - American Forces Press Service - Defense Secretary Gates: Coalitions Critical in Afghanistan, Other Security Mi
Visiting Bahrain earlier this month, he pressed countries throughout the Persian Gulf to expand multilateral cooperation so they can better protect the region against threats from Iran and other destabilizing forces. Gates told about 200 senior military leaders from 23 countries at the Manama Dialogue that broader security relationships with closer multilateral ties and cooperation are "an absolute necessity" in light of threats the region faces. Such a framework could help pave the...
- December 19th - - Gulf Daily News - Security talks urged
He also stressed the importance of bilateral, regional and multilateral negotiations in building a viable security system free from weapons of mass destruction. He was speaking as he delivered a lecture on the Gulf region's security challenges at the invitation of the Paris-based Institut des Etudes Politiques (Institute of Political Studies). The initiative came following the Manama Dialogue conference.
