<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>IISS Experts' Commentary</title><description></description><item><title>21 December 2008  - - Observer - Despite the optimism, Iraq is close to the edge</title><description>By Dr Toby Dodge, Consulting Senior Fellow for the Middle East </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/december-2008/despite-the-optimism-iraq-is-close-to-the-edge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:43:03 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:33:34 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:43:02 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">22754</guid></item><item><title>11 Dec 2008 - The National (UAE) - Gulf states should take this chance to shape their world</title><description>By Dr John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive, The International Institute for Strategic Studies
</description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/december-2008/gulf-states-should-take-this-chance-to-shape-their-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:01:14 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:18:17 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:01:14 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">22365</guid></item><item><title>04 December 2008  - - Daily News &amp; Analysis (India)  - ‘Involve international community to pressurise Pak’</title><description>Interview with Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, Senior Fellow for South Asia </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/december-2008/involve-international-community-to-pressurise-pak/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:59:17 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:53:28 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:59:17 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">22245</guid></item><item><title>02 December 2008  - - Libération - ''L'Inde veut qu'Islamabad contrôle son armée''</title><description>Interview with Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, Senior Fellow for South Asia </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/december-2008/linde-veut-quislamabad-contrle-son-arme/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:11:52 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:08:38 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:11:52 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">21918</guid></item><item><title>01 December 2008  - - NPR - After the Terror in Mumbai</title><description>From London, we’re joined by Rahul Roy-Chaudhury. A senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, he previously served on the National Security Council Secretariat in the Indian Prime Minister’s Office.</description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/december-2008/after-the-terror-in-mumbai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:45:29 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:07:38 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:45:29 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">21881</guid></item><item><title>22 Nov 2008 - - The National - Supplying nuclear power to the Middle East – with a safety switch</title><description>By Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/november-2008/supplying-nuclear-power-to-the-middle-east-with-a-safety-switch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:33:16 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:29:06 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:33:16 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">21640</guid></item><item><title>20 October 2008 - - Vremya Novostei - ''Control over world ocean was of strategic importance in 19th century. Control over outer</title><description>An interview with John Chipman, Director General  and Chief Executive of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.</description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/october-2008/control-over-world-ocean-was-of-strategic-importance-in-19th-century-control-over-outer-space-will-b/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:00:11 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:19:06 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">20969</guid></item><item><title>14 October 2008 - - Europe's World - The long, hard slog of strengthening Europe’s defence capabilities</title><description>By Alexander Nicoll, Director of Editorial; Editor of  Strategic Survey; Editor of Strategic Comments </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/october-2008/the-long-hard-slog-of-strengthening-europes-defence-capabilities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:55:32 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:23:59 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:55:32 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">20680</guid></item><item><title>09 Oct 2008 - -  Guardian - Community is key to tackling Islamic extremism</title><description>By Rafaelllo Pantucci, Research Associate </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/october-2008/community-is-key-to-tackling-islamic-extremism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:53:21 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:45:54 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:53:21 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">21077</guid></item><item><title>19 September 2008 - -  New Statesman - Al Qaeda’s delayed release</title><description>By Rafaelllo Pantucci, Research Associate </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/september-2008/al-qaedas-delayed-release/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:43:07 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:41:29 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:43:07 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">21076</guid></item><item><title>12 September 2008 - - El Pais - John Chipman Director del Instituto Internacional de Estudios Estratégicos (IISS)</title><description>Interview with Dr John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive, IISS</description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/september-2008/georgia-puso-en-el-microondas-un-conflicto-congelado/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:18:39 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:09:52 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:18:39 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">20669</guid></item><item><title>02 September 2008 - -  New Statesman - No template for terrorists</title><description>By Rafaelllo Pantucci, Research Associate </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/september-2008/no-template-for-terrorists/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:02:27 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:58:58 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:02:26 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">20578</guid></item><item><title>29 Aug 2008 - - International Herald Tribune - Central Asia watches warily </title><description>By Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow (Russia and Eurasia) </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/august-2008/central-asia-watches-warily/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:41:58 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:41:05 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:41:58 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">20576</guid></item><item><title>19 Aug 2008 - - RIA Novesti - From Kosovo to South Ossetia: in search of a precedent</title><description>By Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow (Russia and Eurasia) </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/august-2008/from-kosovo-to-south-ossetia-in-search-of-a-precedent/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:12:58 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:11:35 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:12:58 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">20136</guid></item><item><title>13 Aug 2008 - - The National (UAE) - Georgia’s dream is shattered, but it only has itself to blame</title><description>By Colonel Christopher Langton, Senior Fellow for Conflict &amp; Defence Diplomacy </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/august-2008/georgias-dream-is-shattered-but-it-only-has-itself-to-blame/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:15:28 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:16:01 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:15:27 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">19382</guid></item><item><title>13 Aug 2008 - - Russia Profile - Beyond the Ceasefire</title><description>By Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow (Russia and Eurasia) </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/august-2008/13-aug-2008-russia-profile-beyond-the-ceasefire/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:09:29 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:57:54 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:09:29 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">20133</guid></item><item><title>07 Aug 2008 - - Analysis (Radio 4) - Al-Qaeda's Enemy Within </title><description>Interview with Nigel Inkster, Director of Transnational Threats and Political Risk </description><link>http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/august-2008/al-qaedas-enemy-within/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:16:38 GMT</pubDate><pageFirstCreationDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:35:32 GMT</pageFirstCreationDate><pageLastModified>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:16:38 GMT</pageLastModified><category></category><guid isPermaLink="false">19181</guid></item></channel></rss>