2003 Conferences

Resolving the Iranian Nuclear Issue On 4-6 December 2003, the IISS and the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) hosted a meeting in Geneva for experts and representatives of the US, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Iran to discuss security issues in the Persian Gulf, with a focus on diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue. The Iranian delegations included representatives from the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the National Expediency Council, as well as several think tanks and...
Strengthening Non-Proliferation Efforts On 21-22 November 2003, Gary Samore, IISS Director of Studies and Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation, co-hosted a workshop with Henry Sokolski, Director of the Washington D.C.-based Non Proliferation Policy Education Center, to discuss proposals for strengthening non-proliferation efforts, such as the Proliferation Security Initiative. Experts and officials from the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, and the IAEA attended the meeting.
Thinking About the Unthinkable On 26-27 June 2003, the IISS together with the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies (MCIS), University of Southampton, hosted a workshop entitled “Thinking About the Unthinkable: The Impact of the Use of WMD upon their International Non-Proliferation Regimes – A US-European Dialogue”. The workshop, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, took place at the IISS headquarters in London. It brought together some 30 experts and officials from the UK, E
South Africa's CBW Programme On 1 April 2003, the IISS hosted a Private Discussion Meeting with Chandre Gould, who gave a briefing on “A History of South Africa’s Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme: Lessons to be Learnt”. The presentation, which took place on the heels of the launch of her book on the subject, brought together officials and experts to discuss lessons to be learnt from the apartheid government’s chemical and biological weapons (CBW) programme in order to strengthen internation
Nuclearisation of South Asia On 17 March 2003, the IISS together with University of Leicester hosted a workshop with Khalid Banuri, Deputy Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs, Strategic Plans Division in Chaklala, Pakistan, Dr Rodney Jones, President of Policy Architects International, and Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, Senior Research Fellow at King's College International Policy Institute. The meeting, which took place at IISS headquarters, was entitled "Nuclearization of South Asia: The Search for Security" a
Iraq: Inspections or Invasion? On 31 January-1 February 2003 the IISS together with the Nixon Center hosted a workshop entitled “Iraq: Inspections or Invasion?”. The meeting, which took place at IISS offices in London, brought together some 35 officials and experts from Europe, the Middle East and the US to discuss current developments with respect to Iraq and disarmament.
South Asia Roundtable On 30 January 2003, the IISS hosted a roundtable discussion meeting with Ambassadors Howard Schaffer and Teresita Schaffer on prospects for Indian-Pakistani relations and Kashmir. After distinguished careers in the US Department of State, including several years of working on South Asia issues, Ambassador Howard Schaffer is currently the Director of Studies at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, and Ambassador Teresita Schaffer is Director of the South Asia Progra
Protecting Against the Spread of CNB Weapons On 20 January 2003, the IISS hosted a conference which gathered some 120 senior government official, parliamentarians, journalists, members of the business community, and other opinion-makers from Europe, North America and Asia, to explore concrete recommendations for sustaining and building on the G8’s Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons of Materials of Mass Destruction, which was announced at the June 2002 G8 Summit. It was also the occasion for releasing the four-volume...