Auto-generated from v5 Category List TemplateOn Thursday, 22 January 2009 Massimo Franco, Columnist, Corriere della Sera will deliver remarks based on the themes of his latest book, 'Parallel Empires: The Vatican and the United States – Two Centuries of Alliance and Conflict' from 5-6pm.http://www.iiss.org/about-us/offices/washington/iiss-us-events/iiss-us-discussion-meeting-massimo-franco/Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:57:47 GMTTue, 06 Jan 2009 16:49:37 GMTTue, 06 Jan 2009 17:57:46 GMT22892On Tuesday 27 January 2009, the IISS will launch The Military Balance 2009, the annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries world-wide. The launch will be from 10.30-11.30am. http://www.iiss.org/events-calendar/forthcoming-events/press-launch-the-military-balance-2009/Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:15:30 GMTMon, 13 Oct 2008 13:25:56 GMTMon, 08 Dec 2008 11:15:30 GMT20664The 8th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue will be convened in Singapore from 29 to 31 May 2009. The Shangri-La Dialogue has been recognised as a key event for defence and security diplomacy for the region. Since its inaugural meeting in 2002, the Dialogue has become a recognised part of the architecture of Asian defence diplomacy and is seen as the region's premier and most inclusive security institution. The Shangri-La Dialogue continues to serve as the best available vehicle in the Asia-Pacihttp://www.iiss.org/events-calendar/forthcoming-events/8th-shangri-la-dialogue/Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:55:13 GMTFri, 24 Oct 2008 12:11:21 GMTFri, 24 Oct 2008 12:55:13 GMT20851