March 2007

Workshop: Building the East Asian Community On Wednesday 28 March 2007, the International Institute for Strategic Studies will host a one-day workshop on "Building the East Asian Community".
Panel Discussion - Chipman et al On Monday 26 March 2007 The International Institute for Strategic Studies, in association with The Stanley Foundation, hosted a panel discussion on "After the Unipolar Moment: How Fragile is World Order?" at King's College London. Click here to listen to the event
Discussion Meeting - Antonenko et al On Thursday 22 March 2007, the IISS will hold a discussion meeting on "Russia & the West: A Cold Peace?" from 10-11.30am.
Discussion Meeting - Dr Gary Samore On Wednesday 21 March 2007 Dr Gary Samore, Vice President, Director of Studies and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, Council on Foreign Relations, lead a discussion on "Iran: The Prospects of Military Conflict" from 1.30-2.30pm.
Discussion Meeting - Dr Andrew Scobell On Wednesday 21 March 2007 Dr Andrew Scobell, Research Professor, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, lead a discussion on "North Korea in Search of Its Future" from 10-11am.
Book Launch - Charles Reed and David Ryall On Tuesday 13 March 2006 Charles Reed and David Ryall will launch their new book, The Price of Peace: Just War in the Twenty-First Century, from 2-4pm.
Female Suicide Bombing and Europe On 12 March 2007, the IISS held a joint workshop in collaboration with the Fletcher School’s Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies, on “Female Suicide Bombing and Europe”. The event drew some of the most influential scholars of suicide terrorism in the world today, to discuss the growth of the phenomenon and possible European responses, with a particular focus on gender issues. The workshop forms one part of the IISS’s broader commitment to improve the...
Address - The Hon Rohitha Bogollagama On Thursday 8 March The Hon Rohitha Bogollagama, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka, will give an address on "Sri Lanka's Foreign and Security Policy: The Challenge of Terrorism" from 1pm.
Discussion Meeting - Dr Thant Myint-U On Tuesday 6 March 2007, Dr Thant Myint-U will give a talk on "Rethinking Burma: the Failure of International Policy and the Need to Understand Burma's Past" from 10am.
Discussion Meeting - Stewart Eldon On Monday 5 March 2007 Mr Stewart Eldon CMG OBE, UK Permanent Representative to NATO, will lead a discussion on "The Challenge of NATO’s Transformation and Operations" from 12 noon - 2pm.
Address - Dr Thaksin Shinawatra On Friday 2 March 2007 Dr Thaksin Shinawatra, Former Prime Minister of Thailand, will give an address on "Democracy at a Crossroads" from 1pm.