June 2004

Discussion meeting - Dr Terrence Kelly On 28 June Dr Terrence Kelly, Senior Researcher with the RAND Corporation, gave a talk on "Transition and reintegration of militias in Iraq".
Launch of Adelphi Paper 366 Launch of Adelphi Paper 366
Dr Kevin O'Brien and James Coulson On 23 June 2004 Dr Kevin O'Brien, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Europe and James Coulson, General Manager Dry Freight, GESeaco gave presentations on the theme of Maritime & Port Security - Containers. Dr OBrien scoped the scale, ownership and possible solutions to the problem; Mr Coulson covered what steps the industry are taking to address this and implement the new security regulations.
Eurasia Strategy Seminar - Ambassador Heikki On 22 June 2004 Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, lead a Eurasia Strategy Seminar on "EU Policy towards the South Caucasus."
Round Table Discussion - Dr Raju G.C. Thomas On 17 June 2004 Dr Raju G C Thomas, Allis Chalmers Distinguished Professor of International Affairs, Marquette University, Wisconsin, USA, gave a talk entitled "Is South Asia the Most Dangerous Place on Earth?"
Survival, Summer 2004, Vol 46, No 2 IISS Members and subscribers can access Survival online by clicking here For non-subscribers, a pay-per-view facility allows purchases of individual Survival articles. The charge for each article is £10/$18. War in Iraq: Selling the Threat Lawrence Freedman It is now regularly asserted that the American and British invasion of Iraq was 'sold' using an intelligence case that was not only erroneous but skewed by political bias if not manufactured outright. An...
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