Shangri-La Dialogue 2008

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Press Coverage 2008

09 Jun 2008 - - South China Morning Post - Little light in 'dark' US-Japan relations The exceptions are defence chief Robert Gates and Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who have just visited Asia seeking to reassure friends of US commitments to their region. But Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been to Asia just once this year and once last year. And Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia Christopher Hillhas left to subordinates all but nuclear negotiations with North Korea.
08 Jun 2008 - - Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) - Realising the importance of Asia Pacific region Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama’s address to the Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore the other day raised some important issues, belated though they may be. This annual dialogue arranged by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies is more an occasion for those specifically involved in or concerned with security issues to discuss matters of regional and international security. While Bogollagama did that using the LTTE as the launching pad for his plea for greater Asia...
08 Jun 2008 - - New York Times - A Not Very Private Feud Over Terrorism Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, a former director of central intelligence, sees merit in both sides, too; he said in Singapore last week that Al Qaeda is training European, and possibly American, recruits. But, he added, “You also have the development of violent, extremist networks.” One argument for playing down Al Qaeda’s importance — Dr. Sageman’s point — has been the public declarations of some prominent Sunni clerics who have criticized Al Qaeda for its indiscriminate killing of...
07 Jun 2008 - - Straits Times - Armed forces to the rescue ...or not? AT THE latest Shangri-La Dialogue - the yearly forum of top military and security officials hosted by Singapore - defence ministers adopted a set of guidelines which should govern their activities when offering help to disaster-stricken nations. The guidelines were prompted by the dispute surrounding the international community's approach to the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
07 Jun 2008 - - Straits Times - Power equations in flux A WEEKEND is usually time for leisure. But last weekend defence chiefs and officials from Asia and beyond were kept busy as they met for the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, organised by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates was present to reiterate America's commitment as a 'resident power' in Asia. China, which signalled its commitment to the Dialogue last year by sending a high-level team, reinforced it by sending...
06 Jun 2008 - - Straits Times - Layers of concern THE concerns of the two key major powers in the region, the United States and China, about each other came up at last weekend's Shangri-La Dialogue. The Americans are worried about the challenge that a rising China poses to their interests in the region. In particular, they are concerned that when China talks about regionalism and community-building in East Asia, this is code for excluding the US from multilateral structures in which China plays a prominent role, said security analyst Adam...

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Agenda

2008 Agenda

Plenary Sessions and Speeches

2008 Speeches

Dialogue Report 2008

The IISS has a compiled a report on the summit held in 2008 containing details of the plenary sessions and a flavour of the discussions in the breakout groups.

The Shangri-La Dialogue Report 2008 is available online.