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Detailed information on key strategic issues
21 July 2011. This IISS Strategic Dossier provides a detailed and objective assessment of North Korea’s nuclear, chemical, biological and missile programmes.
10 May 2011.
This IISS Strategic Dossier shows how FARC evolved from a small, autarkic and strategically irrelevant group into an insurgent movement which, fuelled by revenues from narcotics production, came close to jeopardising the survival of the Colombian state.
03 February 2011. This IISS Strategic Dossier provides a detailed and objective technical assessment of Iran’s nuclear, chemical and biological programmes, and offers a careful estimate of how long it would take Iran to produce nuclear weapons under different scenarios.
10 May 2010.
This IISS Strategic Dossier aims to contribute to the policy debate about Iran’s strategic challenges by establishing a shared understanding of the missile programmes.
28 September 2009.
This IISS Strategic Dossier provides a comprehensive overview of the history of nuclear programmes in the region, an evaluation of national nuclear capabilities and policies, and an analysis of future aspirations in each of the members of ASEAN plus Australia and New Zealand.
23 May 2008.
This IISS Strategic Dossier provides a comprehensive overview of the history of nuclear programmes in the region, an evaluation of national nuclear capabilities and policies, and an analysis of future aspirations.
09 July 2008. This IISS Strategic Dossier analyses these trends and considers new ways to assess the military capabilities that European nations will need to address future threats to their security.
02 May 2007.
This IISS Strategic Dossier on nuclear black markets provides a comprehensive assessment of the Pakistani nuclear programme from which the Khan network emerged, the network’s proliferation activities, and the illicit trade in fissile materials.