International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue 2008

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Shangri-La Dialogue 2008

Shangri-La Dialogue

2008 Sponsors

The following organisations have generously sponsored the 2008 Shangri-La Dialogue: The Asahi Shimbun newspaper, BAE Systems, The Boeing Company, EADS, Keppel Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Singapore Technologies Engineering, Thales, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation.

We are most grateful for their support and look forward to welcoming delegates from these organisations to future meetings.

Valuable financial contributions were also provided by the governments of Australia and Singapore.

We would also like to acknowledge Bain & Co's generous sponsorship of the Opening Dinner.

Shangri-La Dialogue Homepage Banner - 2008

The 7th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue was successfully concluded on 1 June 2008.

The Shangri-La Dialogue is recognised as a key event for defence and security diplomacy for the region. Since its inaugural meeting in 2002, the Dialogue has become an integral part of the architecture of Asian defence diplomacy and is seen as the region's premier and most inclusive security institution. The Shangri-La Dialogue continues to serve as the best available vehicle in the Asia-Pacific region for developing and channelling astute and effective public policy on defence and security.

The 27 invited countries are represented by delegations comprising defence ministers, chiefs of staff and other senior security policy-makers.

First Plenary Session – The Hon Robert Gates

Robert Gates, US Secretary of Defense, addresses the 1st Plenary Session

On Saturday 31 May US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates addressed delegates in the first plenary session 'Challenges to Stabilitity in the Asia-Pacific'

Transcripts of the speech and of the Q&A session are available.

Keynote Address - Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minster of Singapore

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong opens the 7th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue

The 2008 Shangri-La Dialogue Keynote Address was given by Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore on Friday May 30.

Transcripts of the speech and of the Q&A session are available.

IISS Key Events

Press Coverage

2008 Press Coverage

Countries Represented

Countries represented since 2002

Agenda

2008 Agenda

Plenary Sessions and Speeches

2008 Speeches

Image Galleries

2008 Image Gallery

2008 Press Gallery

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.