Defence and Military Analysis - Press
- 10 February 2012 - - Bloomberg - China Military Growth Spurs Asia Demand for Boeing, Lockheed
Increased government revenues means that more money is often available for defense spending, said Tim Huxley, executive director at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia in Singapore. Many parts of Asia are also insecure or governments have reasons to feel insecure.
- 09 February 2012 - - Guardian - UK sells arms to repressive regimes- official
Britain is among the world's top five arms suppliers, selling more than £2bn in 2009, according to the latest figures from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The most lucrative markets, notably in the Middle East, but also the Indian subcontinent, are those where the citizens are not in a position to object or where arms sales further destabilise an already unstable region.
- 07 February 2012 - - Financial Times - A dogfight over Delhi
But they overlooked Indian misgivings about security of supply for an aircraft built by four countries across a continent in financial turmoil and amid worries about the aircrafts radar capabilities. The upside is that Eurofighter delivers you four countries as strategic partners, says Douglas Barrie of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, but the down side is they have to negotiate with each other before they negotiate with you.
- 07 February 2012 - - Guardian - Syria on brink of civil war as diplomacy fails to dislodge Assad
Emile Hokayem, Middle East analyst at the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), in London, said: "Whether the Turks are confident with that role, and how overt or covert it is, are key considerations." Sinan Ülgen, a former Turkish diplomat now at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said Ankara's preferred option would be regional support for limited Nato operations, including a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridor. "Turkey is beyond the point of no return," he said.
- 07 February 2012 - - Financial Times - BAE considers cut to Typhoon price
According to Douglas Barrie of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a key issue for buyers was whether the supplier would support it over the jet fighters 30-year life by offering technology upgrades and the latest weaponry.
- 03 February 2012 - - Reuters - China security blanket for citizens abroad has limits
"It is all part of a creeping shift in China's willingness to deploy security forces overseas," says Christian Le Miere, a maritime security researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.
"We will see more of this in the future."
