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One of Africa’s most renowned economists – and a former candidate for the World Bank presidency – Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will deliver the latest IISS Oppenheimer Lecture this evening at 6:30pm.
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What will Hassan Rowhani's election victory mean for domestic politics in Iran and for US foreign policy? Ray Takeyh of the Council on Foreign Relations will lead a discussion today at IISS-US.
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After time on the ground researching rebel groups, Emile Hokayem launches his new Adelphi book on the evolution of the rebellion and the dire prospects for the future of Syria.
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Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Vietnam, opened the 12th Shangri-La Dialogue with a Keynote Address in which he called on the countries of the region to 'build strategic trust' to overcome disputes.
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Cyber attacks and North Korea's nuclear programme were among the threats discussed by Chuck Hagel in his first SLD speech as US Defense Secretary. The US 'rebalance to Asia' continued, he reassured allies, including Japan and South Korea.
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The 12th IISS Asia Security Summit took place from 31 May-02 June 2013 in Singapore.
'Assessing Global Risk' is the theme of this year’s IISS Global Strategic Review, which will be held in Stockholm in September.
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The latest edition of the institute’s flagship book, The Military Balance, has essays on the wars in Afghanistan and Syria, and on trends in capabilities.
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In the June–July 2013 issue of Survival, Mark Fitzpatrick and David C. Gompert discuss regime change in North Korea; Massimo Franco explores how Francis I’s appointment will affect the Catholic Church; and Vanda Felbab-Brown examines the influence of crime on military conflicts.
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