2010 IISS Regional Security Summit Press Coverage
- 18 September 2011 - - Malta Independent - What a hypocritical world we live in
In December 2010, Foreign Secretary William Hague, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other world leaders attended the International Institute for Strategic Studies Conference (IISS) in Bahrain.
- 29 January 2011- - Agence France Presse - Qaeda warns of 'Christian-Shiite pact' on Yemen
Azdi was referring to the annual Manama Dialogue, held in December by the London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies and billed as the "most important regional security meeting in the Middle East."
- 21 January 2011- - Huffington Post - To the P51: Consider Declaring Diplomatic Process Over
I was watching the Iranian delegation's reaction as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton directly addressed her Iranian counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki, during the Manama Dialogue held in Bahrain on December 3. Mrs. Clinton once again extended the US hand and reiterated President Obama's offers of reconciliation. But the delegation's body language was telling: Some did not even bother looking at her; others just sneered. (Mottaki was abruptly fired ten days later, a sign of probable dissensions within the reg
- 14 December 2010 - - The National - Tehran staggers and Mottaki falls
By Emile Hokayem, Senior Fellow for Regional Security, IISS Middle East
- 14 December 2010 - - Washington Post - Ahmadinejad shows who is in charge
Shortly after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went chasing after Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki, Ahmadinejad canned him.
- 14 December 2010 - - Agence France Presse - No change in nuclear policy with new minister: Iran
Earlier this month, at a security meeting in neighbouring Bahrain, Mottaki hailed as a "step forward" remarks by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Iran is entitled to a peaceful nuclear energy programme.
Clinton had told the BBC that Tehran could enrich uranium for civilian purposes in the future, but only once it has demonstrated it can do so in a responsible manner and in accordance with Iran's international obligations.
