Manama Dialogue 2009

The IISS Regional Security Summit

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14 May 2010 - - Gulf News - Clinton to head US delegation to Manama Dialogue In Washington earlier this month, I was delighted to learn that it is the intention of the US Secretary of state Hilary Clinton to lead a very significant and broad-ranging delegation to the 2010 Manama Dialogue to be held this December, John Chipman, the head of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and co-sponsor of the conference, said. The Manama Dialogue is now in its seventh year and maturing, into the only region-wide forum that encourages active defence and securit
13 May 2010 - - Gulf Daily News - Key think-tank opens office A WORLD-RENOWNED think-tank that could help shape government strategy officially launched its regional operations in Bahrain yesterday. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) will conduct research on Gulf and Middle East security, as well as relations between the Middle East and other regions - particularly Asia. It will study challenges posed by weapons proliferation, terrorism, demographics and economic change, as well as the problems of geo-politics and the impact of geo-economics
07 May 2010 - - Asian News International - Planning Commission chief Ahluwalia to address inaugural Bahrain Global Forum The Deputy Chairman of the Indian Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, will be the keynote speaker at the IISS Bahrain Global Forum. A new annual event, the IISS Bahrain Global Forum will bring together government ministers and officials, business leaders and economists from advanced and emerging countries to discuss the changing balance of global economic power and the international impact of this shift as the world looks to return to growth.
06 May 2010 - - The National - Respected think tank opens branch in Middle East with Bahrain summit The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) will hold a geo-economic summit in Bahrain next week and mark the occasion by opening an office in the country, its first in the Middle East. The moves by the London-based think tank, which is one of the most respected in the world, appear to be a sign of its intent to play a bigger role in the interaction between regional states, the Middle East and the West.
26 Mar 2010 - - International Herald Tribune - Listen to the Arabs The same applies to dealing with Iran. At every annual Manama Dialogue of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, smaller Gulf nations speak out for the creation of a Gulf Security Conference in which both Iran and Israel would be included a step that could greatly enhance regional confidence by bringing more transparency to these countries activities. Yet in the name of preserving a united front against Iran, the United States always blocks the idea. "This creates a fertile environment
08 Mar 2010 - - Business Standard - Look west policy By Sanjaya Baru, Consulting Senior Fellow for Geo-Economics and Strategy

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