Gulf and Middle Eastern Security - Press

Commentary and Opinions

Gulf and Middle Eastern Security

Research - Policy Themes

Research - Regional Security

Contact Us

For further information on the Gulf and Middle Eastern Security Programme, please contact Eleanor Pitt.

For press and media enquiries please contact the Media and Events Team.

Gulf and Middle Eastern Security - Press

19 Nov 2009 - GBCORP Press Release - International Institute of Strategic Studies signs up with GBCORP Tower "We are pleased to welcome IISS to the GBCORP Tower. It is a matter of pride for GBCORP to be chosen as a location for a globally respected organization whose research and activities have far-reaching impact both regionally and globally. IISS' decision to set up their Middle East base in Bahrain and operate out of the GBCORP Tower is a testament to our strategic location and the multi level integrated facilities on offer, which are among the best on the island and at par with international standards. We are
19 Nov 2009 - Al Bawaba - IISS signs up with GB Corp The office in GBCORP Tower will be the base for the IISS’s many research programmes and activities throughout the region and will serve to connect IISS activities in Europe, North America and Asia with those in the Middle East. The IISS office in Bahrain will work closely with the entire IISS global network to provide not just first class information and analysis on Middle East and broader international strategic issues, but also strengthen links between the strategic community in the Middle East and those
17 Nov 2009 - - Associated Press - Kurdish, Sunni demands may derail Iraqi elections "You have an electoral law that generally the U.S. is desperate to get it through parliament, and so move heaven and Earth behind it," said Toby Dodge, an Iraq expert at Queen Mary college, University of London. "So the law goes through, and then the big beasts of Baghdad politics start quibbling ... to try to get a better deal for their own sectarian interests."
13 Nov 2009 - - The National - The Gulf’s powder keg “It’s not necessarily a north-south divide, but there is a structural weakness to the state that came out of the civil war, which emboldens any kind of rebellious movement,” said Mahmoun Fandy, a Gulf security specialist at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Strong tribal networks with access to arms further diminish state power, he added.
12 Nov 2009 - - Guardian - Guardian fined by Iraqi court in ruling seen as attack on press freedom Mamoun Fandy, an expert on the Gulf at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said the comparisons to Saddam were misplaced. He said: "It is new that a leader or an intelligence agency in that part of the world takes a journalist in their jurisdiction to court instead of jailing him or ordering him being bumped off." "These are the key strategic assets of the Pakistan Army. This is what prevents India from attacking them, in their view."
10 Nov 2009 - - Middle East Bulletin - Understanding the Nuclear Negotiations Interview with Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation
10 November 2009 - - The Iraq Inquiry - ‘What were the causes and consequences of Iraq’s descent into violence' By Dr Toby Dodge, Consulting Senior Fellow for the Middle East
05 November 2009 - - The Iraq Inquiry - Evidence of Dr Toby Dodge By Dr Toby Dodge, Consulting Senior Fellow for the Middle East

Page: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

[ Next » ]

Gulf and Middle Eastern Security - Press

Gulf and Middle Eastern Security

Research - Policy Themes

Research - Regional Security

Contact Us

Gulf and Middle Eastern Security - Press

Gulf and Middle Eastern Security Experts' Commentary

Gulf and Middle Eastern Security Events