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Gulf and Middle Eastern Security - Events

18 Nov 09 - IISS-US - Discussion Meeting - “Developments in Iran” On November 18, Mr. David Cvach, Middle East Counselor at the Embassy of France to the United States, spoke at IISS-US on “Developments in Iran.”
02 Nov 2009 - IISS Discussion Meeting - 'Is the Arab Peace Initiative the Answer to Resolving the Middle East Conflict?’ On Monday 2 November 2009, Dr Alon Ben-Meir, Senior Fellow and the Middle Eastern Studies Project Director, World Policy Institute and Senior Fellow, School of Global Affairs, New York University will speak on ‘Is the Arab Peace Initiative the Answer to Resolving the Middle East Conflict? from 3.30-4.45pm
15 Oct 2009 - IISS Middle East Lecture Series - ‘Syria: Cornerstone of a New Regional Context’ On Thursday 15 October 2009, H.E Dr Sami Khiyami, Syrian Ambassador to the UK, spoke on ‘Syria: Cornerstone of a New Regional Context’.
07 Oct 2009 - Discussion Meeting - Assessing Iranian Nuclear Developments On Wednesday 7 October 2009 Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation, spoke on “Assessing Iranian Nuclear Developments”.
25 Sep 09 - IISS-US Roundtable: Developments in Iran: Implications of the Post-Election Crisis with Bahman Baktiari On Friday, 25 September Professor Bahman Baktiari, Director of the Middle East Center at the University of Utah, will discuss developments in Iran since the presidential elections of 12 June 2009, and their implications for US-Iran relations from 8-9am..
15 Sep 2009 - Press Launch - Strategic Survey 2009 On Tuesday 15 September 2009 will Launch Strategic Survey 2009, its annual review of world affairs from 10-11am. Dr John Chipman, IISS Director-General and Chief Executive, will introduce the book and a panel of IISS experts will answer questions.
11-13 Sep 09 - Global Strategic Review 2009 The IISS is pleased to announce that its 7th annual Global Strategic Review (GSR) will be held on 11-13 September 2009 at the Intercontinental Hotel Geneva in Switzerland.
26 Aug 09 - IISS-US - Qubad Talabany On Wednesday, 26 August, the IISS-US hosted The Honorable Qubad Talabany, Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government to the United States, who spoke on the implications of the July 2009 elections in the Kurdistan Region for both the KRG and Iraq. Dr Andrew Parasiliti, Executive Director, IISS-US and Corresponding Director, IISS-Middle East, moderated the event.
15 Jun 2009 - IISS Middle East Lecture Series - ‘The Implications of the Parliamentary Elections in Lebanon’ On Monday, 15 June 2009 Fouad Makhzoumi, Chairman National Dialogue Party of Lebanon; Chairman, Future Pipe Group, spoke on ‘The Implications of the Parliamentary Elections in Lebanon’.

IISS Regional Security Summit

The 6th IISS Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue will be convened in the Kingdom of Bahrain from 11 to 13 December 2009.

"This conference provides an ideal forum for discussing the challenges and the opportunities facing the region, and it is maturing into the most important regional security conference in the Middle East."

Robert M. Gates, US Secretary of Defense

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Bahrain Global Forum

The Bahrain Global Forum (BGF) has been designed by The International Institute for Strategic Studies as a summit meeting of key political figures, finance and treasury ministers and officials, business people, economists, strategists and leaders of international economic and financial institutions.

The Bahrain Global Forum will be convened from 14-16 May 2010.

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IISS Middle East Lecture Series

The IISS Middle East Lecture Series is a cycle of high profile lectures examining topics dominating Middle Eastern politics. Each meeting comprises a lecture followed by an informal question and answer session, attended by 50-70 experts from government ministries and organisations, think-tanks, academia, media, NGOs and business leaders.

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