The IISS will convene the 5th Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue from 12-14 December 2008.
Organised annually, the IISS Manama Dialogue provides a forum for the national security establishments of the participating states to exchange views on regional security challenges. It is a unique forum in that it is made up of governmental delegations from over 20 countries, including not only the states of the region and the immediate neighbourhood, but also the outside powers with security interests in the Gulf.
The Manama Dialogue process is maturing into the most important regional security meeting in the Middle East and, in a current cycle hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain through to 2011, is an excellent anchor for regional security diplomacy.
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