Military Balance 2009 - Press Coverage
- 28 Jan 2009 - - Press Trust of India - Iran 'could have a nuclear bomb by 2010'
Iran, labelled as an 'axis of evil' by the United States, could have a nuclear bomb by 2010, a leading international think-tank has warned.
- 27 Jan 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Russia defence spending soars
Russia's defence budget has risen by 34 per cent since last year and its armed forces are being completely overhauled, according to the most authoritative survey of global military trends.
- 27 Jan 2009 - - Guardian - Nato tensions damaging Afghanistan mission, warns thinktank
Tensions within Nato are undermining the west's mission in Afghanistan at the most critical period in the country since the invasion in 2001, a leading thinktank warned today.
The warning, from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, comes at a time when Nato commanders are urging governments to deploy more troops to the country, against strong European opposition.
- 27 Jan 2009 - - Financial Times - Think-tank warns Afghan mission ‘faltering’
The integrity of the international mission in Afghanistan will be “very substantially at stake” in the course of 2009 as the country enters what is probably the most critical period it has been through since 2001, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
As President Barack Obama’s administration presses ahead with a review of its overall policy in Afghanistan, the London-based IISS has issued a stark warning over Nato’s mission in the country, arguing that the western intervention
- 27 Jan 2009 - - Times - Russian military a 'paper tiger' despite symbolic comeback, says IISS
Russia may be flexing its military muscle once again, sending warships into international waters and dispatching long-range bombers on reconnaissance trips, but the former superpower remains a paper tiger, a respected London think-tank has concluded.
The recent warship manoeuvres in the Mediterranean and Latin America were just “symbolic” gestures, carried out by the former maritime giant that was able to deploy only a small number of ships while the rest of the fleet was tied up at home without enough
- 27 Jan 2009 - - Jerusalem Post - IISS report: Israel should seek support from ''moderate Arab states''
Israel should find common ground with "moderate Arab states" to garner support for its battles against terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hizbullah, according to a statement released by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released Tuesday.