IISS 2008 Regional Security Summit Press Coverage
- 22 Apr 2009 - - Gulf News - France plans to set up university in Bahrain
France has recently been pushing for a stronger presence in the Arabian Gulf region. In 2005, then French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie called for a strategic co-operation between Europe and the Gulf.
"I am convinced that the time has come to go up a level in our cooperation. Regarding security issues, the Arabian Gulf seems like the private domain of the US. Europe could provide a very important contribution to the region because it is a heavyweight actor," she told the Manama Dialogue.
- 02 Feb 2009 - - Wall St Journal - Senior Democrat Snubbed by Iran in Outreach Bid
The proposed meeting was brokered by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, organizer of the Manama Dialogue, an annual regional security conference. Rep. Berman canceled his trip to Bahrain after being notified by the institute that Mr. Larijani wouldn't attend, according to officials familiar with the episode.
- 17 Jan 2009 - - Guardian - The Bush Years: Colin Powell
If the need is for deep reaching change then Colin Powell would not be the man. But there is also a continuing need for American leaders who combine firmness and experience with a natural courtesy and willingness to listen. Colin Powell is an authentic part of that tradition. Listening to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and General Petraeus at the recent International Institute for Strategic Studies conference in Bahrain, I was glad to find that the tradition remains alive and powerful.
- 26 Dec 2008 - - NPR Morning Edition - United Arab Emirates Buys Patriot Missile Defenses
At a security conference in Bahrain this month, the sizable U.S. delegation, led by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, discussed security and terrorism threats from Iraq to Afghanistan, to India and Pakistan. But a number of analysts at the conference got the impression that the Americans had one thing on their minds: a $7 billion dollar missile-defense deal with the UAE. Gates made sure to remind delegates of the threat from Iran.
''The president-elect and his team are under no illusions about Iran's b
- 19 Dec 2008 - - United Press International - A Confused US Legacy
Some of the latest spin came from US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates who addressed a conference organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies on security in the Gulf region this past weekend. Gates offered a highly upbeat view of Iraqs future, post American-partum.
Gates vision of a peaceful Iraq was criticised by several observers as failing to face the reality of the issues on the ground. Critics said Gates description was simplistic, overly optimistic, and painted an unrealistica
- 18 Dec 2008 - - World Tribune - Mumbai attack called 'new form of terrorism'
Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, a senior fellow at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, said the attack in India's Mumbai, in which nearly 200 people were killed, marked a new tactic in the Islamic insurgency.
"I think we are looking at a new form of terrorism," Roy-Chaudhury told the Manama Dialogue on Dec. 13. "What we have seen in Mumbai is unprecedented. It was a very bold and brazen attack."
