July 2007

Discussion Meeting - Admiral Dennis Blair On Thursday 26 July 2007 Admiral (ret.) Dennis Blair, IISS Council Member and Former Commander-in-Chief US Pacific Command, will lead an IISS Members’ Forum and Lunchtime Discussion on ‘Chinese military modernisation and US strategy in Asia’ at The International Institute for Strategic Studies – US, Washington DC from 12:15.
Address - General Rookmangud Katawal On Thursday 26 July 2007 General Rookmangud Katawal, Chief of the Army Staff Nepal, will speak on "Security Challenges in Post-Conflict Transition" from 4-5pm.
Address - Dr Fredrick W. Kagan On Monday 23 2007 Dr Fredrick W. Kagan, Resident Scholar of American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, will speak on ‘The Status of and Prospects for the New US Strategy in Iraq' from 5-6:30pm.
Address - Benazir Bhutto On Friday 20 July 2007 Ms Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson Pakistan People's Party (PPP) & Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, addressed the IISS on "The Future of Democracy in Pakistan" from 12pm. Streamed coverage of this event is available for the speech and Q&A session.
Panel Discussion - NATO – Cyber-Crime On Thursday 19 July 2007, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) co-hosted a panel discussion on: “NATO – Cyber-Crime and Cyber-Security”. The recent cyber-attacks on Estonia heighten the possibility of computers being deployed as weapons to disrupt economic activity and the provision of basic government services. The coordinated nature of the attack and the spectre that it raised of the possibility of an...
Address - Karel Schwarzenberg On Wednesday 18 July 2007 Karel Schwarzenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic, addressed the IISS on "New Threats and the Transatlantic Bond" from 1pm. Streamed coverage of this event is available for the speech and Q&A session.
Address - Mr Hameed Haroon On Tuesday 17 July 2007 Mr Hameed Haroon, Chief Executive Officer & Publisher, Herald Publications & Pakistan Herald Limited, Pakistan, will give an address on "Pakistan: Politics, Media & Conflict in an Election Year" from 12 noon - 1pm.
Discussion Meeting - Colonel H.R. McMaster On Monday 16 July 2007 Colonel H.R. McMaster, Senior Research Associate at the IISS, will lead a discussion on "Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Future of Armed Conflict" from 10-11am.
Address - Dr Stephen Sloan On Friday 13 July 2007 Dr Stephen Sloan, University Professor and Fellow, Office of Global Perspectives, University of Central Florida and Professor Emeritus, The University of Oklahoma, will speak on "Traditional versus Global Insurgencies: Continuity and Change. The Policy and Doctrinal Challenges" from 10-11am.
First IISS-MOFA Foreign Policy Dialogue On Wednesday 11 July 2007, The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Government of Pakistan, will be hosting the first Foreign Policy Dialogue on Pakistan to mark the 60th anniversary of Pakistan's independence. The one-day seminar will take place at the IISS. It will begin at 10am with a keynote address. A team of senior Pakistani officials and experts will participate and make brief presentations in three sessions, a
Book Launch - Dr Mamoun Fandy On Monday 9 July 2007 Dr Mamoun Fandy, IISS Senior Fellow for Gulf Security, will launch his new book (Un)Civil War of Words from 12.30pm.
Military Leaders Forum - General Singh On Monday 2 July 2007 General Joginder Jaswant Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Chairman, Chiefs of Staffs Committee & Chief of the Army Staff, India, will speak on "Indian Armed Forces: Present and Future Perspectives" from 3-4pm.