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Global Strategic Review 2011

New Strategic Landscapes

Discussion Panel - A Long Term Strategy for Afghanistan

A panel of IISS experts debated a long term strategy for Afghanistan in a special discussion at the Global Strategic Review in Geneva. 


Subjects discussed included the terrorist threat, the outlook for military progress, future drivers of Afghan politics and the regional dimensions of the conflict.

 
Read more about the GSR

Shangri-La Dialogue 2011
Dr Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, US addresses the 1st Plenary Session

Several high profile speakers discussed Afghanistan at the 10th IISS Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore.


Dr Robert Gates, US Secretary of Defense, talked about the impact of Afghanistan on the US home front and the implications of the conflict for its Asian alliances. Read more


Dr Liam Fox, UK Secretary of State for Defence, discussed the importance of the multinational nature of the operation in Afghanistan. Read more

  

 

'Operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan 2010-11'

Brigadier James Chiswell MC

Brigadier James Chiswell MC Commander 16 Air Assault Brigade briefed IISS London on British Operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan 2010-11”. He explained the background to the Brigade’s fourth deployment to Afghanistan since 2001, showing how the brigade prepared for the tour. This included formulating a Brigade concept of operations that embraced the complexity of the environment in Afghanistan, the number of actors and the need to build support amongst the Afghan people.

 

Watch the presentation

Top generals and officials discuss Afghan Strategy
Karl Eikenberry, US Ambassador to Afghanistan

In the last two years, a number of top officials have delivered addresses on Afghanistan at the IISS. These include General Stanley McChrystal, US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry, Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox. 

 

See list of addresses

 

 

 

 

 
Opium cultivation map

Maps

The IISS regularly produces maps of Afghanistan, and makes a selection of other resources available.

Loya Jirga

Key documents

The ISAF mandate and the Afghan constitution are among a sample of external reference sources.

General Stanley McChrystal addresses the IISS

The McChrystal speech

General Stanley McChrystal gave a special address on Afghanistan at the IISS in October 2009.

Military Balance 2011

Afghanistan in the
IISS Military Balance

The latest Military Balance contains a chapter dedicated to developments in Afghanistan in 2010. The book also contains region-by-region analysis of the major developments affecting defence and security policies.

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Armed Conflict Database

 

Afghanistan in the IISS Armed Conflict Database 
For subscribers, the IISS Armed Conflict Database offers timelines of political, military and humanitarian developments in some 70 conflicts around the globe - all updated weekly. These are complemented by regular round-up reports, which in Afghanistan are provided every two months. Subscribers are also welcome to directly ask questions of IISS experts. For more information and a free trial, click here.