July 2006

Meeting - Panel on Middle East Crisis On Wednesday 26 July 2006, in response to recent developments in the Middle East, the IISS held a discussion meeting with a panel of three experts in their respective fields. Sufyan Abu Zayda, Former Minister for Prisoners' Affairs, Palestinian Authority, Nomi Bar-Yaacov, Foreign Policy Advisor on Middle Eastern Affairs and Mamoun Fandy, IISS Senior Fellow for Gulf Security, will brief on and discuss the current crisis. A summary of this panel discussion is available at the bottom of the page.
Address - Rt Hon William Hague MP On Monday 24 July 2006 The Rt Hon William Hague MP will address IISS Members on 'Meeting the Challenge of Nuclear Proliferation in the 21st Century'.
Address - Ivo Sanader - Croatian On Tuesday 18 July 2006 Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia, will address IISS Members on "Croatia - 28th EU Member State". Ivo Sanader was appointed prime minister after his Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won the country's general election in late November 2003. He has listed EU and NATO integration among his key priorities.
Discussion meeting - Amb Prasad On Thursday 13 July 2006 Ambassador Jayant Prasad, India's Ambassador and Permament Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, will speak on "India and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime".
Corporate Members Programme - Sir C Hum KCMG On Monday 10 July 2006 Sir Christopher Hum KCMG, recently returned from China after nearly four years as British Ambassador in China, will speak on "China as a Global Actor". Tea and coffe will be served from 10.00 am and the talk will begin at 10.30 am. A Q&A session will follow at 11.15 amd and the meeting will conclude at 12.00 noon.
Discussion meeting - Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar On Friday 7 July 2006 the Honourable Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Indian Cabinet Minister for Panchayati Raj and Youth Affairs and Sports will speak on 'India, South Asia and Asia in the Quest for Energy Security'.
Executive Committee Meeting On Thursday 6 July 2006, the Executive Committee of the IISS will meet. This event will take place at Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London WC2R 3DX from 10.30am.
Terrorism Forum On Thursday 6 July, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, in cooperation with the Wyndham Place Charlemagne Trust, is sponsoring a new forum for widening and deepening understanding about terrorism and Europe. This third session will look at the "Evolving Tactics of Terrorism". The meeting will begin at 3:30pm and finish at 5.30pm.