Press Coverage 2007

19 Mar 2008 - - Financial TImes - US pays a price in power In an assessment last year, the International Institute for Strategic Studies concluded that "the restoration of American strategic authority" lost in the Iraq war and its aftermath would take "much longer than the mere installation of a new [US] president".
December 30th - - Agence France Presse - Le terrorisme islamiste n'a pas désarmé en 2007 Dans son rapport annuel, le prestigieux International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) de Londres a estimé que "la menace du terrorisme islamiste reste plus importante que jamais et semble empirer". Al-Qaïda a gagné en "capacité de résistance et d'adaptation (...) Depuis six ans, les Etats-Unis et leurs alliés luttent pour éradiquer cette menace et il est de plus en plus clair qu'ils n'y ont pas réussi".
December 28th - - United News of Bangladesh - Climate change brings threats of war and terrorism In September, Britain's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) predicted fears about stability are bound to rise to the top of the agenda. "The security dimension will come increasingly to the forefront as countries begin to see falls in available resources and economic vitality, increased stress on their armed forces, greater instability in regions of strategic import, increases in ethnic rivalries, and a widening gap between rich and poor," it said.
December 21st - - The Australian- Defence policy can't be left to doomsayers We need to be more careful about identifying parts of the world that will be most seriously affected by climate change in a security sense. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, different regions will be affected in different ways but the overall impact is likely to increase the vulnerability of areas that are already prone to conflict, poverty and disease. According to the IISS, there will be moderate but below-average declines in rice yields in South and...
December 18th - - United News of Bangladesh - Iftekhar calls for national consensus on Dhaka's foreign policy; spells out 10-poi Jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the U.K. based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the opening session of the dialogue was also addressed by IISS representative Hilary Synnott and Director General (Europe) Nazmul Kaonain. Foreign Secretary Touhid Hossain, foreign diplomats, former ambassadors and senior officials of the Foreign Ministry and IISS were present.
Fringe benefit exacerbates greenhouse gas The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies produced a report last month that concluded the most recent international moves towards combating global warming represent a recognition that if the emission of greenhouse gases is allowed to continue unchecked, "the effects will be catastrophic — on a level of nuclear war".
Climate War Britain's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) warned last month that fears about stability — once hidden by smoke from the debate over the scientific evidence for global warming — are bound to rise to the top of the agenda. "The security dimension will come increasingly to the forefront as countries begin to see falls in available resources and economic vitality, increased stress on their armed forces, greater instability in regions of strategic import,...
Time to start talking about climate change We've heard the warnings over and over. Global warming means the world is facing "a true planetary emergency" (ex-U.S. Vice-President Al Gore); in coming decades, environmental changes caused by global warming "are likely to become a major driver of war and conflict" (U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon); if greenhouse gas emissions go unchecked, "the effects will be catastrophic - on the level of nuclear war" (the International Institute for Strategic Studies).
Q&A: Iran and the nuclear issue How soon could Iran build a bomb if it decided to do so? The latest estimate from the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London (in its 2007 annual review) says: "If and when Iran does have 3,000 centrifuges operating smoothly, the IISS estimates it would take an additional 9-11 months to produce 25 kg of highly enriched uranium, enough for one implosion-type weapon. That day is still 2-3 years away at the earliest."
The year of unmitigated gloom What has been obvious for some time now became establishment orthodoxy on September 12. That was when one of the world's most prestigious international security think-tanks, the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, released its annual "Strategic Survey", a review of world affairs. It found that during 2007, the US suffered a loss of international authority as a result of the failure to impose order in Iraq. Leadersand groups around the world sought to take...
IISS Sees Increasing Terrorist Threats While global warming may ultimately prove to be the biggest crisis the world's people have ever faced, it's not as immediate a threat as that posed by global terrorism. After Sept. 11 and the Madrid and London bombings, anyone who takes a plane, rides a bus, train or subway, or visits an open air market, has to have some concern in the back of their minds for their safety. The recently released report from the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) – a leading...
Al-Quaeda posing greater threat: Lloyd's Referring to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IIHS)’s 2007 Strategic Survey, the Lloyd’s report noted that a number of “regional jihadist groups”, most in north and west Africa, had not only sworn allegiance to al-Quaeda, but had also begun demonstrating ambitions “beyond their parochial concerns,” to further al-Quaeda’s global objectives.
America's grand plan was waylaid in Iraq Meanwhile, a survey by the nonpartisan International Institute for Strategic Studies reports that the United States has suffered a significant loss of power and prestige around the world, limiting its ability to influence international crises. The survey goes on to say that the fading of U.S. prestige began largely because of the Iraq situation.
Al-Qaeda as powerful as ever, agree experts In its 2007 Strategic Survey published last week, London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) – one of the world’s leading security think tanks – says a number of “regional jihadist groups”, notably in Mesopotamia and Maghreb (north and west Africa) had not only sworn allegiance to al-Qaeda, but also begun demonstrating ambitions “beyond their parochial concerns” in support of al-Qaeda’s global objectives. This forms part of...
Terrorism: Al-Zawahiri calls for 'cleansing' A recent report by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said that al-Qaeda in Maghreb was driving a global resurgence of the terrorist organisation and had the potential to launch large-scale attacks.
Jihadist narrative still casts shadow on west The influential International Institute of Strategic Studies in London, in its annual strategic review published last week, said that the core leadership of al-Qaeda in Pakistan had increased its control and direction of jihadists, especially in western countries. The institute argues that al-Qaeda has proved very resilient and can still plan terror spectaculars in the west.
Three Cultures, Three Views of Terror In Great Britain, the respected International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released a report this week clarifying the global terror threat, stating that Al-Qaeda has reconstituted itself since September 11, 2001, and is able to carry out large-scale attacks against Western countries. It said that the American-led “global war on terror” is proving ineffective.
Al Qaeda talk sustains extremist fears The following day, the respected International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London said the Al Qaeda threat had not diminished and it could still plan and carry out “spectacular” attacks on Western targets.The report grabbed headlines but its conclusions were not universally accepted, despite several attacks this week blamed on Al Qaeda, including the death of key US ally Abdul Sattar Abu Reesha in Iraq.
Burkina Faso: Innovation and Education Needed And on Sept. 12, the prestigious International Institute for Strategic Studies in London—best known for its Cold War work weighing up nuclear standoffs—equated the effects of climate change to those of a nuclear war. "The security dimension will come increasingly to the forefront as countries begin to see falls in available resources and economic vitality, increased stress on their armed forces, greater instability in regions of strategic import, increases in ethnic rivalries...
Mass malaise is what breeds terrorism In the UK, the respected International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released a report this week clarifying the global terror threat, stating that Al-Qaeda has reconstituted itself since September 11, 2001, and was able to carry out large-scale attacks against Western countries. It said that the American-led "global war on terror" was proving ineffective.