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06 Nov 2009 - - Daily Mail - Miliband may get Brussels job 'in days' as Blair's hopes fade

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:21:05 GMT

EU leaders are said to have been impressed by Mr Miliband's ferociously pro-European speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies a couple of weeks ago.

05 Nov 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Dalai Lama trip strains India-China ties

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:19:27 GMT

Rahul Roy-Choudhury, who runs the South Asia security program at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, agrees that New Delhi and Beijing approach their common disputes from different angles. "For India the border issue is much more of a concern, along with trade issues. For China, the greater concern is Tibet," Roy-Choudhury told AFP.

04 Nov 2009 - - Reuters - Mousavi Supporters Clash With Police In Tehran

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:50:07 GMT

The nuclear question and relations with the West have also caused deep divisions alongside the political furor. "There is real domestic turmoil in Iran," said Mark Fitzpatrick, senior non-proliferation fellow at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies.

03 Nov 2009 - - South China Morning Post - China 'to put weapons in space'

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:22:27 GMT

"We can see the building blocks are steadily being put in place for fully utilising space, but at the moment it looks to be just one of many priorities for the air force," said Gary Li, a researcher on the Chinese military at the London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies.

03 Nov 2009 - - Bloomberg - Iran’s Military Power Subject to New U.S. Study Used for China

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:14:35 GMT

The Iran report might be more effective were it to include updates on diplomatic negotiations and Iran’s compliance with UN Security Council resolutions and the atomic energy agency, said Michael Elleman, a visiting senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Washington.

03 Nov 2009 - - Frontline - Friendship first

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:49:47 GMT

ccording to Tim Huxley, Singapore-based expert from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the beginning of the end of the American era in East Asia occurred more than 40 years ago. In 1968, the then U.S. President, Richard Nixon, “set the scene for the withdrawal of American combat forces from Vietnam and for American allies in the region doing more to defend themselves”, Huxley said in a recent conversation. While China might now want to “Finlandise Japan” into a “non-player”, as in the histor

02 Nov 2009 - - Fars News Agency - US Official: IAEA Guarantees Delivery of Fuel to Iran

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:02:59 GMT

Fitzpatrick, who is a Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation with the International Institute for Strategic Studies and acts as an advisor to the US State Department in nuclear affairs, said the best guarantee for Iran to ensure the West would deliver upon its promises to provide nuclear fuel to Iranian power plants was the one by the IAEA because the international nuclear watchdog was frankly after having the plan ratified and implemented.

02 Nov 2009 - - Russia Profile - Kiss and Make Up

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:41:37 GMT

Lavrov’s invitation to Miliband, and the Russian talk of a “reset” in relations, signifies a longstanding willingness, at least on the Russian side, to put those quarrels to rest. “There was always an attitude on the Russian side that we should forget the issue of Lugovoi and Litvinenko and move on,” noted Oksana Antonenko of the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London.

01 Nov 2009 - - Miami Herald - Time for common Latin American visa

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:41:19 GMT

Sadly, the constant territorial and political conflicts among Latin American countries are resulting in rising military expenditures. Military spending in Latin America has skyrocketed by 91 percent over the past four years to nearly $47.2 billion last year, according to the London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies.

01 Nov 2009 - - Mail on Sunday - Miliband emerges as frontrunner for key EU role as Sarkozy sinks Blair's chances of President j

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:24:11 GMT

EU leaders are said to have been impressed by Mr Miliband's pro-European speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies last week

31 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - Senior Iran MPs Reject U.N. Atom Fuel Plan

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:54:28 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, senior non-proliferation fellow at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies, described it as a "politically treacherous" issue for Iran. "They (the leadership) find it hard to strike any deal with the West even though this is an obviously good deal for them," he said. "It's stalling but it is not just tactical stalling. There is real domestic turmoil in Iran."

31 Oct 2009 - - Houston Chronicle - U.S. should not give up on Iran diplomacy efforts

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:30:31 GMT

By Dr Andrew Parasiliti, Executive Director IISS-US, Corresponding Director IISS-Middle East

30 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - IAEA awaits urgent Iran reply on fuel deal

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:14:41 GMT

"Iran is stalling, but it isn't just a negotiation tactic," said Mark Fitzpatrick, senior non-proliferation fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "It faces real political trouble as all the power centers jockey for position. Nobody wants the rival to get credit for landing the big prize of U.S. relations."

30 Oct 2009 - - Straits Times - Sino-Russian ties: Utility over affinity

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:34:50 GMT

Speaking at a conference organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies last year, Mr Daniel Fung, a senior counsel from Hong Kong, noted that China has been dealing with Russia for 300 years. 'China is not starry-eyed about Russia, neither does it see Russia as the great ogre hell-bent on reviving the Cold War. In terms of political, military and economic power, Russia is no longer the Soviet Union,' said the president of the International Law Association, Hong Kong Chapter.

29 Oct 2009 - - Evening Herald (Plymouth) - Diplomat to give talk on Pakistan

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:45:51 GMT

The University of Plymouth will host a lecture on the state of Pakistan and its implications for world affairs by Sir Hilary Synnott, former British High Commissioner to Islamabad. Entitled 'Pakistan: How did it come to this?', Sir Hilary will assess historical developments in the country and the surrounding region at the 2009 Lord Caradon Lecture next month.

29 Oct 2009 - - Webster University Seminar - ‘Successes and Failure of NPT or World without NPT?’

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:05:41 GMT

By Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation

28 Oct 2009 - - Gulf News - Gates to lead US delegation to Manama Dialogue

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:27:52 GMT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will for the third consecutive time lead the US delegation to the Manama Dialogue in December in a clear indication of the importance the US is attaching to the annual security conference. The French, who have repeatedly said that Europe should play a bigger role in the region, will also enhance their participation and will most likely send their foreign minister Bernard Kouchner, diplomats told Gulf News.

28 Oct 2009 - - Financial Times - Power politics

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:56:45 GMT

But, whatever his secret musings, Miliband made an interesting and thoughtful speech on Britain and Europe a couple of days ago at the IISS in London. He argued that the world is heading for an "Age of Continents", in which sheer size will be increasingly important. The world will either be run by a G2 of China and the US, or by a G3 that includes the EU. The moral is that Britain has to throw its lot in with the EU, or face increas-ing irrelevance. As Miliband himself notes, the Tories' aversion to deeper

28 Oct 2009 - - South China Morning Post - Pirates turn ancient trade into model modern business

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:24:03 GMT

"China's military is facing an unprecedented situation here," said Gary Li, a researcher on the PLA at Lon-don's International Institute of Strategic Studies. "So many of the challenges we know that they are going to have to face in the future are present ... whether it is questions over command-and-control issues and intel-ligence gathering to how it will handle domestic pressure demanding the use of force. It is going to be fascinating to watch this play out."

28 Oct 2009 - - Le Monde - Too Late...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:50:53 GMT

Le plus gravement atteint est le jeune et brillant secrétaire au Foreign Office, David Miliband. Déjà, au congrès du Labour, le mois dernier, il avait dit toute sa foi dans l'Union européenne. Lundi 26 octobre, il est allé plus loin. Dans un discours important, il a relégué au deuxième plan ce qui était depuis toujours le pilier numéro un de la politique étrangère britannique : la relation privilégiée avec les Etats-Unis. M. Miliband, qui pourrait être appelé à diriger le Labour, lui substitue une autre pri

27 Oct 2009 - - CNN - U.S. Welcomes China #2 Military Chief

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:07:40 GMT

You just heard about china's military buildup and capabilities, and when you compare defense budgets, here's something else. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the U.S. budget for last year was $693 billion, the defense budget. China's a mere fraction of that, at about $61 billion. Take a look at this. China has more active troops, almost 2.2 million, compared to almost 1.6 million active troops for the U.S.

27 Oct 2009 - - IISS Press Release - The IISS Announces 6th Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:44:40 GMT

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is pleased to announce that the 6th Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue will take place from 11 to 13 December 2009 in Bahrain.

27 Oct 2009 - - Financial Times- Miliband warns on choice for European president

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:25:16 GMT

In a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Mr Miliband said: "The choice for Europe is simple: get our act together and make the EU a leader on the world stage or become spectators in a G2 world shaped by the US and China." Mr Miliband said the EU's foreign policy was blighted by confused messages, patchy co-ordination and relationships with global powers that lacked "clarity, strategy or purpose". "It is very strongly in the British national interest for the EU to dev

27 Oct 2009 - - Independent - Mr Miliband makes a strong case

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:33:26 GMT

David Miliband yesterday delivered the kind of speech that is too seldom heard in British politics; a speech that made a strong and unambiguous case for a greater role for the European Union on the global stage. As the Foreign Secretary argued, it is in Britain's "national interest" to see the EU develop a strong foreign policy.

27 Oct 2009 - - Guardian - Blair's European bid: Don't mention the war

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:39:40 GMT

David Miliband yesterday made a comprehensive case for the role the EU can play on the world stage. He is right to argue that the EU does not get commensurate value for its provision of 40% of the UN's budget, almost two-thirds of the world's development assistance, 2 million men under arms, and 40,000 diplomats. Perhaps his speech was an extended job application for the post of foreign policy chief, for which he would be well suited. Yes, he voted for the Iraq war, but was not instrumental in the decision-

27 Oct 2009 - - Independent - David Miliband: this is my ambition for Europe

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:46:04 GMT

n the most pro-European speech by a British foreign secretary, Mr Miliband warned that the EU – and Britain – risks becoming marginalised by a Chinese-American "G2" elite unless its 27 members dropped their differences to develop a vigorous common international policy. His message contrasts with predecessors' emphasis on the so-called "special relationship" between Britain and the United States. Hours after Mr Miliband set out his vision of a more unified continent punching above its weight around the globe

27 Oct 2009 - - Independent - Britain, Europe and a history of lamentable mis-timing

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:54:17 GMT

How far this reassessment of Britain's relations with the outside world was reflected in the front ranks of government, as opposed to the corridors of power, was nonetheless hard to gauge. Until yesterday, that is, when the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, gave one of the most Europhile – and least Atlanticist – speeches ever delivered to a British audience by any minister since Labour took office 12 years ago. Setting the scene for Britain to enact its foreign policy primarily through the EU, Mr Milib

27 Oct 2009 - - Independent - Europe is a tempting opportunity

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:05:04 GMT

David Miliband has come to life. During his speech to Labour's conference last month he made a bold defence of the European Union and launched an uncharacteristically passionate onslaught against the Conservatives and their new allies in Europe. Yesterday he became even more vivacious on both fronts, articulating as powerfully as any Labour minister since 1997 the case for Europe and the dangers of the Conservatives' outdated isolationism. Occasionally Tony Blair delivered similar speeches, but only when he

27 Oct 2009 - - Times - Cameron will have to ditch European rightwingers, Heseltine predicts

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:05:57 GMT

David Miliband sought to capitalise on fresh tension among the Conservatives over Europe by declaring that any government pursuing a foreign policy “lost in hubris, nostalgia or xenophobia” would have to “watch our influence in the world wane”. The Foreign Secretary said that Tory plans to repatriate powers were based on a deception that “you can hate Europe as it exists today and remain central to European policymaking”.

27 Oct 2009 - - Daily Mail - EU backlash as David Miliband pushes President Boney Blair

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:15:10 GMT

Earlier, Mr Miliband delivered one of the most fiercely pro-European speeches ever to be delivered by a British foreign secretary. Addressing the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, he warned the UK would lose out internationally if it tried to oppose EU foreign policy on the grounds of 'hubris, nostalgia or xenophobia'. He added: 'To be frightened of European foreign policy is blinkered, fatalistic and wrong. Britain should embrace it, shape it and lead European foreign policy.'

26 Oct 2009 - - Bloomberg - Miliband Says Britain Must ‘Shape and Lead’ EU Foreign Policy

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:20:43 GMT

“A strong Britain in a strong Europe is the best way to preserve and advance our interests in the modern world,” Miliband said in a speech at the International Institute of Strategic Studies research organization in London. “To be frightened of European foreign policy is blinkered, fatalistic and wrong. Britain should embrace it, shape it and lead it.”

26 Oct 2009 - - Politics.co.uk - Miliband presses EU credentials

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:25:41 GMT

In a speech to the International Institute of Strategic Studies on the EU's role as a global actor and the benefits to the UK of a strong foreign policy, Mr Miliband avoided directly referring to Mr Blair but said the presidency offered an opportunity to provide "continuity and consistency" in EU policy.

26 Oct 2009 - - Deutsche Presse-Agentur - Miliband warns EU over global role - backs Blair

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:29:24 GMT

In his speech to the London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) earlier, Miliband outlined his vision of a "strong Europe" once the Lisbon Treaty has been ratified by all members. He said the EU faced a stark choice between becoming a major global player or a "paper tiger" preoccupied with bureaucracy. "The choice for Europe is simple - get our act together and make the European Union a leader on the world stage or become spectators in a G2 world shaped by the US and China," sa

26 Oct 2009 - - Deutsche Presse-Agentur - Miliband: EU faces choice between progress or isolation

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:31:51 GMT

His warning came in a keynote address to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, entitled EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon. Miliband pleaded for a strategic long-term relationship between the EU and China and said relations with Russia over trade and energy supplies had to be put on a "mature and predictable" footing.

26 Oct 2009 - - Xinhua News - British foreign secretary calls for strong Britain in strong Europe

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:36:42 GMT

Miliband made a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), saying that to be frightened of European foreign policy is blinkered, fatalistic and wrong. Britain should embrace it, shape it and lead it. He said "I believe it is clearer than ever that the EU magnifies British influence in the world, rather than threatens it. In everything from trade negotiations to the training of the Afghan police to sanctions on Iran or the greening of our economies, the EU helps us achieve ou

26 Oct 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Britain must shape, lead EU foreign policy: Miliband

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:40:42 GMT

"My case today is simple," Miliband told the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "It is that it is very strongly in the British national interest for the EU to develop a strong foreign policy; that to be frightened of European foreign policy is blinkered, fatalistic and wrong (and) that Britain should embrace it, shape it and lead it." He also said the European Union as a whole faces a choice between becoming "a leader on the world stage or (becoming) spectators in a G2 world shaped by the

26 Oct 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Britain must take a lead in EU foreign policy: Miliband

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:47:15 GMT

Britain should "embrace, shape and lead" European foreign policy after the expected full ratification of the Lisbon Treaty on EU reform, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Monday.

26 Oct 2009 - - Press Association - UK 'Must Help Forge Strong European Foreign Policy'

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:50:31 GMT

Britain must take a lead in developing a strong European foreign policy if it is to retain its influence around the world, Foreign Secretary David Miliband warned today. The UK would lose out internationally if it tried to oppose the EU foreign policy on the grounds of “hubris, nostalgia or xenophobia'', Mr Miliband said. Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, he attacked the Conservative opposi-tion to the Lisbon Treaty - which creates an EU foreign minister and dip

26 Oct 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - David Miliband warns EU they need Blair and his motorcade

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:46:44 GMT

Mr Miliband, who will today give a major speech on Europe, had been touted as a possible candidate for the position of High Representative for Foreign Affairs, the other high-ranking job that the Lisbon Treaty has created.

26 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - British foreign minister tries to revive Blair candidacy for EU job

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:36:25 GMT

In a television interview on Sunday, in a speech on Monday and at a briefing with reporters in Luxembourg, Miliband set out his vision for a strong Europe that needs a leader like Blair.

26 Oct 2009 - - BBC News - UK calls for EU muscle

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:37:37 GMT

The second job is the High Representative for Foreign Affairs. This is a kind of EU foreign minister with a diplomatic staff. Today David Miliband called for a more assertive European foreign policy. He said it was in the British interest. To be frightened of a more powerful European voice in the world was "blinkered, fatalistic and wrong". Britain, he said, should embrace it, shape it and lead it. Otherwise, he said, Britain's influence in the world would wane.

26 Oct 2009 - - Guardian - Britain must take lead in developing EU foreign policy – Miliband

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:54:43 GMT

Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Miliband attacked the Conservative opposition to the Lisbon treaty – which creates an EU foreign minister and diplomatic service – as a "deception". "It is very strongly in the British national interest for the EU to develop a strong foreign policy," he said.

26 Oct 2009 - - BBC News - Miliband: Britain needs strong EU

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:00:19 GMT

Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Mr Miliband said: "It is very strongly in the British national interest for the European Union to develop a strong foreign policy.

26 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - Miliband attacks Tory policy on Europe

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:11:53 GMT

"In fact, a failed attempt to renegotiate aspects of the European Union that the Conservative Party does not like will lead inevitably to more calls for Britain to leave the European Union," he said in a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London thinktank.

26 Oct 2009 - - Politics.co.uk - Miliband speech viewed as 'EU audition'

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:13:35 GMT

David Miliband's European credentials will be up for scrutiny this morning as he makes a keynote speech on Europe.

26 Oct 2009 - - Daily Mail - Miliband launches EU campaign to crown Boney Blair

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:57:57 GMT

The Foreign Secretary will ram home the message today with a major speech making the case for a strong UK presence at the centre of a reinvigorated Europe.

David Miliband Address (Oct 09)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:44:05 GMT

On Monday 26 October, The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addressed the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon".

26 Oct 2009 - - Financial Times - EU needs big hitter, says Miliband

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:20:30 GMT

The foreign secretary admitted that Mr Blair divided opinion in Europe, but urged EU leaders to consider the broader geopolitical picture. In a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Mr Miliband said: “The choice for Europe is simple: get our act together and make the EU a leader on the world stage or become spectators in a G2 world shaped by the US and China.”

25 Oct 2009 - - Sunday Express - Nuclear Weapons Raise the Stakes

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:18:56 GMT

By Sir Hilary Synnott, Consulting Senior Fellow

24 Oct 2009 - - Independent - Why he might like to take his leave of Labour

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:35:33 GMT

A speech intriguingly on "EU foreign policy after Lisbon"at the International Institute for Strategic Studies on Monday, a visit to Moscow at the beginning of next month, a keynote address at a Fabian conference in a week's time – there's barely a day or an invitation received when he isn't competing for the limelight. Is it because his hunger has returned for the Labour leadership, or has he given up that hope and turned his ambitions instead towards Europe with the soon-to-be-instituted post of EU foreign

24 Oct 2009 - - Agence France Presse - FM denies run for EU 'foreign minister'

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:39:07 GMT

Miliband's denial comes before what is being billed as a keynote speech on Europe next week, at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London on Monday.

24 Oct 2009 - - Independent - Could it be Miliband – and not Blair – for Europe?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:10:01 GMT

On Monday, Mr Miliband is set to give a speech setting out his vision for the EU's meatier role on the world stage. He may now struggle to make clear that his interest in the new "EU Foreign Office" is not tied to any interest in becoming its boss.

23 Oct 2009 - - Guardian - David Miliband tipped as EU foreign minister

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:29:30 GMT

Miliband is to deliver what is being billed a keynote speech on his vision of European foreign policy under the Lisbon regime in London on Monday before joining EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.

23 Oct 2009 - - Times - David Miliband touted for EU foreign post as Blair’s chances wane

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:35:34 GMT

Speculation will be fuelled by a keynote speech on the future of the EU under the Lisbon treaty that Mr Miliband is due to give on Monday. The Times understands that he will set out a detailed vision for what the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy — the long-winded title that many in Brussels openly refer to as EU foreign minister — should do.

Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 8

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:21:16 GMT

Volume 15, Issue 8 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, Signs of Myanmar's emergence from diplomatic isolation, is free to all readers, while the remaining four - Obama's new missile-defence strategy, Long wait for EU reform ends, The Iranian nuclear crisis and China's military might on display - are accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5

21 Oct 2009 - - Los Angeles Times - U.S., Iran move closer to nuclear deal

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:30:42 GMT

"I think that [President] Obama and his European allies have played their hand well in using the Qom revelation to their advantage and taking advantage of Iran's various vulnerabilities to encourage it to find a way forward," said Mark Fitzpatrick, a nonproliferation expert and former U.S. diplomat now at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "The major powers have done this in a way that gives Iran a face-saving way to make some concessions."

21 Oct 2009 - - Los Angeles Times - Iran, world powers agree to draft deal on uranium

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:57:12 GMT

"It's a big risk for Obama because the deal implicitly accepts Iran's right to enrichment," said Mark Fitzpatrick, a nonproliferation specialist and former U.S. diplomat at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies. "And it delays the sanctions that are seen as part of the key to an ultimate solution."

15 Oct 2009 - - Associated Press - Britain's Brown pledges more Afghanistan troops

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:34:24 GMT

Retired Col. Christopher Langton, a senior fellow at The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, said it is extremely unlikely that Brown will ultimately decide to cancel the deployment even if the conditions he demanded are not met, in part because Brown has said he is responding to requests from senior military advisers.

15 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - Pakistan spies stoke violence - Afghan advisor

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:32:07 GMT

"The intelligence community in Washington and London agree (with the allegations) but they are not in a position to make policy," said Moradian, speaking on the sidelines of a seminar at Britain's International Institute for Strategic Studies.

13 Oct 2009 - - Financial Times - France opens way for ship sale to Moscow

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:53:11 GMT

But Jason Alderwick, a naval analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, said the Mistral class was a “specialist military vessel” with sophisticated machinery for aircraft decks, disembarking forces and aviation support which the Russians do not have. A Mistral-class ship can carry up to 16 helicopters, 900 troops and 13 battle tanks.

13 Oct 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Somalia's Shebab radicalising Western youths: expert

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:05:07 GMT

Pantucci, a consulting research associate at the UK-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, said Shebab was reaching out to Somalis as far afield as Sweden and Canada. "At this stage it would seem unlikely that al-Shabaab (Shebab) would attack the West," Pantucci wrote. "What is clear, however, is that we are likely to see an increase in Westernised Muslims appearing on the battlefield in Somalia," he added.

12 Oct 2009 - - Foreign Policy - The Safe Haven Myth

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:17:07 GMT

At the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London earlier this month, Gen. Stanley McChrystal admonished an audience of listeners to question "generally accepted, 'bumper sticker' truths" about Afghanistan. As U.S. President Barack Obama and his advisors decide on the best way to proceed with the war, they might want to reconsider one in particular: safe havens.

Building Peace After War

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:38:47 GMT

Mats Berdal The widespread practice of intervention by outside actors aimed at building 'sustainable peace' within societies ravaged by war has been a striking feature of the post-Cold War era. But, at a time when more peacekeepers are deployed around the world than at any other point in history, is the international will to intervene beginning to wane? And how capable are the systems that exist for planning and deploying 'peacebuilding' missions of fulfilling the increasingly complex tasks set for them?

12 Oct 2009 - - Daily news and Analysis - For Obama, India isn't special

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:58:30 GMT

The difficulty is that policymakers in New Delhi seem to be unsure of what they want and how to get it. Says Rahul Roy-Chaudhary, senior fellow at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, "The world is changing rapidly. We have to raise our game and build our leverages so that we can move beyond the parapet of South Asia."

11 Oct 2009 - - Japan Times - ASEAN response to nuclear risks

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:03:13 GMT

By Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation

10 Oct 2009 - - Newsweek - Let Generals Speak Their Minds

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:59:07 GMT

In politics and in war, truth can be elusive; often all we can do is muddle through, trying to make the best of things. McChrystal knows better than anyone the complexities of what he faces, and if you read the whole speech he delivered in London you see that he was at pains to make the difficulties at hand as clear as possible.

09 Oct 2009 - - Time - Why Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Could Hurt Obama

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:42:45 GMT

And now Obama is the Nobel Peace Prize winner. "Frankly, it seems premature when he hasn't been in office even a year yet and has not yet actually achieved the goals he set out — although he certainly has made some very noteworthy efforts," says Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow for nonproliferation at the London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies. "I think he will be embarrassed by it, and it will be unhelpful in the domestic milieu."

09 Oct 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Obama's speedy Nobel prize could rebound: analysts

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:25:12 GMT

Crowning a man who has only been in power for 10 months could leave him open to criticism, according to Dana Allin, Senior Fellow for US foreign policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.

09 Oct 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Barack Obama 'surprised and humbled' by Nobel Peace Prize

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:34:10 GMT

Dana Allin, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, said: “Even for people who are generally supportive of Obama and what he is trying to achieve, this is going to be very easily parodied.”

09 Oct 2009 - - New York Times - Iranian Site Reports a Death Sentence for Protester

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:48:43 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London-based research group focused on international security, said he saw the severe sentence as another effort by the government to ward off any return to the protests and unrest that shook the country after the elections. While the government succeeded in ending street protests, students returning for the school year have protested at universities around the country. One of the most respected experts on Iran’

08 Oct 2009 - - Fox News - Iran Nuclear Developments Broken Down

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:06:38 GMT

So, is alarm or relief in order? Even the most seasoned observers of this story may have a hard time deciphering where it all stands. One of the most respected experts on Iran’s nuclear program, Mark Fitzpatrick of the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London, gave some answers today—or at least put developments in perspective.

07 Oct 2009 - - Independent - Kim all smiles as he offers US a nuclear olive branch

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:43:19 GMT

"I am sceptical," commented Mark Fitzpatrick of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "I do not think that North Korea wants to give up its nuclear weapons. The North might even want the US to accept it as a nuclear state."

07 Oct 2009 - - Times - President Obama tries to heal rifts over war strategy in Afghanistan

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:22:07 GMT

In that speech, General Stanley McChrystal had said that significantly more troops were needed in Afghanistan to execute the counter-insurgency strategy launched by Mr Obama in March. He dismissed the narrower, counter-terrorism approach now being advocated internally by officials such as Vice-President Joe Biden as “short-sighted”.

07 Oct 2009 - - Washington Post - A General Within Bounds

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:23:58 GMT

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has come under fire for making public comments about the war. While answering questions after an Oct. 1 speech -- in which he avoided taking sides in the policy debate -- McChrystal challenged a popular alternative to the approach that President Obama sent him to Afghanistan to pursue. An op-ed on this page Saturday argued that a battlefield commander should not get ahead of his president in public. Next, national security adviser James L. Jones fa

07 Oct 2009 - - Wall St Journal - Obama and the General

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:52:07 GMT

Then Gen. McChrystal gave a speech last Thursday before the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London. It was scheduled and approved by the Pentagon weeks before the Afghan political jitters seized official Washington. The General was hardly incendiary.

06 Oct 2009 - - Times - Yet again Tehran spins it all to its advantage against the West

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:18:22 GMT

"“Knowing that they’re liars and cheats doesn’t mean you can’t do a deal,” said Mark Fitzpatrick, an Iran nuclear specialist at the International Institute for Strategic Studies think- tank in London. “It makes it all the more necessary to do a deal.” I’d put Fitzpatrick, a consistent advocate for diplomacy, on the optimistic side of the argument in reckoning that we might have a chance of a worthwhile deal.

06 Oct 2009 - - BBC News - Scepticism over N Korea's talks offer

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:23:56 GMT

In London, Mark Fitzpatrick of the International Institute for Strategic Studies doubted whether North Korea would change its behaviour significantly. "I am sceptical. I do not think that North Korea wants to give up its nuclear weapons. The North might even want the US to accept it as a nuclear state." He said: "Iraq is not a useful guide to the Iranian nuclear program. Close co-ordination with the IAEA dates back some time, and was significantly strengthened by the way in which the IAEA was gi

06 Oct 2009 - - Washington Post - Out of Line on Afghanistan

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:44:37 GMT

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, is entitled to his opinion about the best way forward. But he has no business conducting a public campaign to build support for his preferred option, which is to send tens of thousands more troops into a country once called the "graveyard of empires."

06 Oct 2009 - - New York Times - The General Has Spoken

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:27:56 GMT

Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal gave a speech last Thursday in London in which he discussed the state of the war in Afghanistan, for which he has requested up to 40,000 more troops, and counseled against a “more narrowly focused war,” as some in the administration, most notably Vice President Joe Biden, have advocated.

06 Oct 2009 - - Slate - Insubordination?

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:45:38 GMT

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. commander in Afghanistan, set off the rumbles of a political storm last week by saying publicly, during a speech in London, that a more limited strategy than the one he's proposing would lead to failure in the war against the Taliban.

06 Oct 2009 - - United Press International - Obama calls the Afghan shots, Gates says

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:07:15 GMT

U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander for Afghanistan, caused a stir with his comments on Afghanistan delivered last week at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. During that speech, McChrystal tacitly undermined recommendations for a drone-based mission in Afghanistan, a strategy that runs counter to the general's push for a ground-based offensive.

06 Oct 2009 - - Indpendent - Obama defence chief's rebuke on Afghan war

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:52:42 GMT

"I think that [General] McChrystal and the others in the chain of command will present the President with not just one option ... but a range of options that the President can consider. Troops are a portion of the answer but not the total answer." In his speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London last week, General McChrystal acknowledged that security in Afghanistan was not improving. "We need to reverse the current trends, and time does matter," he said. "Waiting does not pro

06 Oct 2009 - - Le Monde - A Washington, le débat sur l'Afghanistan s'intensifie

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:37:20 GMT

Le commandant ne craint pas de donner son avis en public, au risque de placer le commandant en chef Obama en porte-à-faux. Alors qu'il bouclait ses 100 premiers jours de commandement des forces de l'OTAN, il a donné, jeudi, une conférence devant l'International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), à Londres. Il y a mis en pièces le plan attribué au vice-président Joseph Biden de concentrer les moyens sur l'antiterrorisme, plutôt que de renforcer les effectifs. Ce serait le " chaos-istan ", a-t-il dit. So

06 Oct 2009 - - Washington Post - Critics Don't See the Nuance in McChrystal's Comments on War

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:08:00 GMT

"I'm certainly not going to circumvent any political leadership, because at the end of the day the political leadership are the people who I work for, and I'm proud to do that," McChrystal told the International Institute for Strategic Studies last Thursday. Once a decision on troop levels is made, he said, he will carry it out.

06 Oct 2009 - - Wall St Journal - Gates Silences Strategy Talk

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:28:49 GMT

Supporters of Gen. McChrystal have said that his address Thursday to the International Institute for Strategic Studies has been widely misinterpreted as an effort to press for an increase in troops when it was a restatement of the importance of a counterinsurgency -- a policy backed by Mr. Obama in March and one Gen. McChrystal has advocated in public comments repeatedly.

05 Oct 2009 - - Washington Independent - Media Pushes ‘Rift’ Between McChrystal and Obama

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:37:54 GMT

McChrystal’s London remarks, delivered at the U.K.’s premiere security think tank, the Institute for International and Strategic Studies, may have been delivered the day after Obama’s war cabinet met to debate Afghanistan, but they were the result of weeks’ worth of planning. “The IISS invited General McChrystal to address the Institute, having learnt of his intention to travel to the UK,” said Adam Ward, the director of the Institute’s studies, who added that the institute’s invitation had been extended “

05 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - War advisers must be candid but discreet: Gates

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:58:34 GMT

General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, last week told the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London such a strategy would probably be "shortsighted."

05 Oct 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Barack Obama furious at General Stanley McChrystal speech on Afghanistan

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:01:08 GMT

In London, Gen McChrystal, who heads the 68,000 US troops in Afghanistan as well as the 100,000 Nato forces, flatly rejected proposals to switch to a strategy more reliant on drone missile strikes and special forces operations against al-Qaeda. He told the Institute of International and Strategic Studies that the formula, which is favoured by Vice-President Joe Biden, would lead to "Chaos-istan".

05 Oct 2009 - - Associated Press - Adviser says troops only part of Afghan policy

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:13:51 GMT

Jones offered a mild rebuke Sunday of Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, for making a public call for more forces during a speech last week in London. It is "better for military advice to come up through the chain of command," said Jones. But he also said that McChrystal "is in it for the long haul," beating back suggestions that the general's public remarks could jeopardize his job. "I don't think this is an issue," said Jones

05 Oct 2009 - - New Statesman - Worst US losses for a year as Taliban storm Nato outpost

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:30:50 GMT

Worst US losses for a year as Taliban storm Nato outpost But he also said that McChrystal "is in it for the long haul," beating back suggestions that the general's public remarks could jeopardize his job. "I don't think this is an issue," said Jones

05 Oct 2009 - - New York Times - Security Adviser Calls Troop Increase McChrystal’s Opinion

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:13:05 GMT

General McChrystal, whom President Obama installed this summer, has said that 40,000 troops are needed for a counterinsurgency strategy that protects civilians, clears Taliban-held territory and holds it while Afghan soldiers are trained. He said in an unusually blunt speech in London that a “counterterrorist focus” — the kind advocated by Mr. Biden — was a recipe for what he called “Chaos-istan.”

04 Oct 2009 - - Sunday Times - Profile: Stanley McChrystal

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:40:16 GMT

Given the 55-year-old general’s background as a “black ops” warrior whose special forces captured Saddam Hussein and assassinated Al-Qaeda’s leader in Iraq, his audience at the International Institute for Strategic Studies might have expected a gung-ho figure in General Patton’s mould.

04 Oct 2009 - - Sunday Times - Muddle on, Mr President, that’s the best option

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:46:45 GMT

His speeches and comments last week in London seem to me to speak very highly of him, just as his bluntness in public and private suggest a man serious about winning this war. On a human level, anyone who can recite whole sections of Monty Python and the Holy Grail by heart is all right with me.

04 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - Taliban return to power unlikely - White House aide

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:53:15 GMT

Jones' comments differed in tone from the grave assessment offered by General Stanley McChrystal, the head of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, who called the situation there "serious" in a speech last week and said success in the campaign against the Taliban could not be taken for granted. McChrystal last week told the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London that the insurgency in Afghanistan was growing. He is seeking up to 40,000 more troops and trainers for the Afghan war, accordin

03 Oct 2009 - - Washington Post - McChrystal Flown to Denmark To Discuss War With Obama

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:57:33 GMT

In his speech in London, hours before meeting with Obama, McChrystal warned that refusing to accede to the request for more troops would be unwise. Asked whether a scaled-back U.S. effort in Afghanistan -- an option favored by Vice President Biden and some of Obama's top political advisers -- would work in practice, McChrystal said, "The short answer is: No."

03 Oct 2009 - - New York Times - Obama Meets Top Afghan Commander as He Mulls Change in War Strategy

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:45:38 GMT

In his speech in London, General McChrystal bluntly said he did not think such an approach would work. The strategy General McChrystal has promoted is based on the one unveiled by Mr. Obama in March, concentrating on protecting the Afghan population, training Afghan security forces and building economic opportunity and better governance.

15 Sep 2009 - - Guardian - Troops far from winning in Afghanistan, admits defence secretary

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:37:35 GMT

Earlier, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), said western powers fighting in Afghanistan needed to develop a "more cunning" strategy if they were to succeed in achieving their aims. It said that the coalition needed to make clear that it was not seeking to "garrison" the country and that the current troop "surge" should not become a permanent military presence.

15 Sep 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - US and Britain 'must avoid pitfalls of broad campaign' in Afghanistan

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:45:23 GMT

The International Institute for Strategic Studies said the growing influence of fanatical Taliban-style groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan has thrown into doubt the value of an expanding war effort. Dr John Chipman, director of the London-based think tank, said al-Qaeda's role in Pakistan now loomed larger than battles in Afghanistan.

15 Sep 2009 - - CBS News - British Think-Tank: U.S. Power Fading

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:01:23 GMT

weakened United States could start retreating from the world stage without help from its allies abroad, an international strategic affairs think-tank said Tuesday. The respected London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said President Barack Obama will increasingly have to turn to others for help dealing with the world's problems - in part because he has no alternative.

15 Sep 2009 - - ITN - 'Cunning' needed to beat Taliban

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:05:22 GMT

Coalition forces need a "more cunning" strategy if they are to win in Afghanistan, a leading think-tank has warned. The International Institute for Strategic Studies said the Western powers need to make clear they are not seeking to "garrison" the country, and the current troop "surge" should not become a permanent military presence.

15 Sep 2009 - - BBC News - US foreign policy: 'No we can't'?

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:04:18 GMT

The phrases are used in the latest edition of the annual Strategic Survey, issued by the London think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). In analysing how a "weakened" United States should lower its sights and try to form regional groupings to help it, the IISS Director General Dr John Chipman said: "Domestically, [President] Obama may have campaigned on the theme 'yes we can'; internationally he may increasingly have to argue 'no we can't'".

15 Sep 2009 - - PRESS TV (Iran) - Think tank says financial crisis changing US attitude

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:08:03 GMT

The financial crisis prompted the White House to reevaluate its relations with powers around the globe and cooperate more closely with its allies, a prestigious think tank says. In the wake of the economic meltdown, US President Barack Obama admitted that the United States was not totally free to impose its will on the rest of the world.

15 Sep 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Crisis-weakened US embraces 'mini-lateralism': study

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:12:10 GMT

The United States was dealt a major blow by the world financial crisis but can maintain its global influence if it works more cooperatively with other countries, a British study said Tuesday. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said President Barack Obama is already pursuing a strategy of "mini-lateralism" -- in contrast to the perceived unilateralism of his predecessor, but short of full-blooded UN-style multilateralism.

15 Sep 2009 - - Zee News - 'Pak N-weapons falling into Taliban hands premature'

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:17:38 GMT

International worries over Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into the hands of the Taliban appeared premature, a leading London-based think tank said on Tuesday.

15 Sep 2009 - - Le Temps - Le président Barack Obama est malgré lui un stratège à temps partiel

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:27:56 GMT

Trois cents jours après l’élection de Barack Obama, les efforts du président des Etats Unis pour relancer les divers dossiers de politique étrangère dont il a hérité se heurtent à une série d’obstacles. Zbigniew Brzezinski, l’ancien conseiller de Jimmy Carter, qui a également participé à la campagne d’Obama, s’en est expliqué à l’ouverture de l’Examen stratégique mondial organisé chaque année à Genève par l’Institut international d’études stratégiques de Londres (IISS).

14 Sep 2009 - - KUNA - IISS US chief says there is room to achive Mideast peace

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:38:24 GMT

Talking to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) at the conclusion of the annual IISS meeting in Geneva, Parasiliti said that there is hope for peace in the Middle East because the Obama administration has come in and given this topic a great deal of urgency. "The intention of the Obama administration seems to be to give the Middle East the strategic priority that it merits, obviously these issues are not resolved easily nor fast, but looking at the past six months one can say that the administration has given t

14 Sep 2009 - - New York Times - A Somber Warning on Afghanistan

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:49:52 GMT

In a speech opening a weekend gathering of military and foreign policy experts, Mr. Brzezinski, who was national security adviser when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in late 1979, endorsed a British and German call, backed by France, for a new international conference on the country. He also set the tone for a weekend of somber assessments of the situation.

14 Sep 2009 - - Reuters - Afghan exit seen worsening risks to region, West

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:58:36 GMT

Former British High Commissioner in Pakistan Hilary Synnott, speaking at a weekend meeting of strategists in Geneva hosted by Britain's International Institute for Strategic Studies, said critics of Western strategy had to consider "the very great consequences of perceived American defeat".

13 Sep 2009 - - Observer - How Islamists track and kill Iraq's gays

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:11:46 GMT

Dr Toby Dodge, of London University's Queen Mary College, believes that the violence may be a conse-quence of the success of the government of Nouri al-Maliki. "Militia groups whose raison d'etre was security in their communities are seeing that function now fulfilled by the police. So their focus has shifted to the moral and cultural sphere, reverting to classic Islamist tactics of policing moral boundaries," Dodge said.

13 Sep 2009 - - Haaretz - Tehran is wasting time

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:55:59 GMT

Meanwhile, Israel is being careful with its words. The minister charged with the intelligence portfolio, Dan Meridor, told Reuters late last week that "there is not much time to waste," while emphasizing the Iranian nuclear program is a global problem, and that he was not necessarily referring to a military option.

13 Sep 2009 - - Jerusalem Post - 'Iran won't discuss its nuclear rights'

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:42:44 GMT

Iran could be dissuaded from its nuclear course, but the time constraints were severe, Intelligence Minister Dan Meridor, who is a member of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's inner cabinet, said on Friday. "If there is enough political and economic action put together, there is a good chance that Iran will listen to reason. I don't think they are irrational," Meridor said. But, he cautioned, the Islamic republic was already "not very far away" from being able to construct nuclear weapons.

12 Sep 2009 - - Press TV (Iran) - Brzezinski warns of Soviet 'failure' in Afghanistan

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:01:11 GMT

In a speech at a global strategy conference in Geneva, Zbigniew Brzezinski said the West risks replicating the Soviet Union in Afghanistan without a fundamental change in policy, the BBC reported. "In my view, we are in fact running the risk of replicating, obviously unintentionally, what happened to the Soviets," he said during the conference.

12 Sep 2009 - - Associated Press - British official: Remain committed to Afghanistan

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:13:45 GMT

Britain's special representative to Afghanistan says he remains committed to help bringing peace to Afghanistan but the country needs long-term funding from all nations involved. Sherard Cowper-Coles says the international community needs no new strategy for Afghanistan.

12 Sep 2009 - - Canadian Press - British official urges more funding for Afghanistan, says no new strategy needed

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:22:34 GMT

Britain has come under increasing pressure from voters demanding its troops pull out of Afghanistan. But Cowper-Coles says ''while Obama remains committed, we remain committed.'' He spoke at a conference of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies in Geneva Satur-day.

12 Sep 2009 - - BBC News - US 'risks Afghan Soviet failure'

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:19:22 GMT

"In my view, we in fact are running the risk of replicating, obviously unintentionally, what happened to the Soviets," he said during the conference, organised by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.

12 Sep 2009 - - Reuters - Netanyahu visited Russia - Israeli deputy PM

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:19:08 GMT

"He was in Russia. It created some controversy about the way it was published in Israel," Dan Meridor told Reuters in Geneva on the sidelines of a conference about global issues hosted by Britain's International Institute for Strategic Studies.

12 Sep 2009 - - Press Association - Britain 'committed to Afghanistan'

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:09:37 GMT

Britain's special representative to Afghanistan said he remains committed to help bringing peace to Afghanistan but the country needs long-term funding from all nations involved.

12 Sep 2009 - - KUNA - Palestinian FM urges radical approach for Mideast peace

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:11:55 GMT

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Al-Malki urged on Saturday for a radical new approach to peace in the Middle East, and that the US would embrace such an approach by embracing old approaches and UN resolutions including 181. Al-Malki was speaking at the morning plenary of the International Institute for Strategic Studies' annual conference. Al-Malki was speaking at the morning plenary of the International Institute for Strategic Studies' annual conference.

12 Sep 2009 - - BBC News - Afghan pull-out 'not an option'

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:46:31 GMT

It is simply not an option for Britain or any other Nato country to pull out of Afghanistan while the US remains committed, a senior diplomat has said. Britain's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Sherard Cowper-Coles was speaking at a conference in Geneva.

12 Sep 2009 - - Fox News - 'Missing' Netanyahu Made Secret Trip to Russia

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:10:23 GMT

"He was in Russia. It created some controversy about the way it was published in Israel," Dan Meridor told Reuters while in Geneva for an international conference.

12 Sep 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Afghanistan needs 'unshakeable' financing commitment: envoy

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:11:52 GMT

Sherard Cowper-Coles, who is Britain's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told a forum on geopolitical issues in Geneva that a prerequisite for success in Afghanistan is enduring long-term commitment... not in terms of combat troops on the ground."

12 Sep 2009 - - Reuters - Pressure can alter Iran nuke goals - Israel official

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:27:26 GMT

"I don't want to go into details but they are going in that direction...It's not in the distant future," he said, speaking on the sidelines of a conference about global issues hosted by Britain's International Institute for Strategic Studies.

12 Sep 2009 - - Reuters - Israel: ''Time is now'' for all to act on Iran

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:31:02 GMT

Following are excerpts from an interview with Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor, who is also Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy, about the Iranian nuclear dispute.

12 Sep 2009 - - Jerusalem Post - Deputy PM: Netanyahu visited Russia

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:36:41 GMT

Intelligence Affairs Minister Dan Meridor on Saturday confirmed that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu secretly visited Russia on Monday.

12 Sep 2009 - - Jerusalem Post - Meridor: 'The clock is ticking' on Iran

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:39:39 GMT

Intelligence Minister Dan Meridor on Saturday urged immediate action on the Iranian nuclear threat, during an interview with Reuters. "The clock is ticking," he warned, adding, "If there is enough political and economic action put together, there is a good chance that Iran will listen to reason. I don't think they are irrational."

12 Sep 2009 - - VOA News - US Aims to Focus on Nuclear Issue in Iran Talks

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:45:59 GMT

Meanwhile, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor says "the clock is ticking" for getting Iran to halt nuclear projects with bomb-making potential.

11 Sep 2009 - - Agence Télégraphique Suisse - L'Américain Brzezinski met en garde contre le risque d'enlisement

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:39:33 GMT

L'Afghanistan et le Pakistan sont les théâtres où "le besoin" d'une réforme stratégique est le plus important pour les Etats-Unis, a estimé M. Brzezinski dans un discours lors de la réunion annuelle à Genève de l'Institut international d'études stratégiques de Londres (IISS).

11 Sep 2009 - - IISS Press Release - Global Strategic Review Opens

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:57:20 GMT

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) opened the 7th IISS Global Strategic Review this evening with some 350 government officials, academics, foreign policy experts and IISS Members. During the opening Keynote Address, Dr Zbigniew Brzezinski, Former US National Security Advisor; delivered an impressive and comprehensive speech regarding the issues that President Obama faces in the current global geopolitical climate.

11 Sep 2009 - - Radio Free Europe - Expert Says Further Sanctions On Iran Could Be Effective

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:40:16 GMT

Interview with Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation

10 Sep 2009 - - Guardian - Al-Qaida: Tales from Bin Laden's volunteers

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:40:39 GMT

Nigel Inkster, of the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London, a former deputy director of MI6, said: "It's a lot harder for al-Qaida central to continue to orchestrate a coherent suite of operations against western targets."

09 Sep 2009 - - Guardian - Evidence of fraud as Hamid Karzai passes threshold in Afghan poll

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:09:27 GMT

Christopher Langton, an Afghanistan expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said: "If Karzai holds off against a second round, which appears likely, the influence that can be exerted on him by his western backers will be much less."

09 Sep 2009 - - Guardian - Threat dims, but al-Qaida still plotting

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:31:28 GMT

Nigel Inkster, a director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and a former senior MI6 officer, said the airliner plot seemed what he called "the last example of a really major-scale terrorist plot orchestrated by al-Qaida Central carried out by footsoldiers in the UK". The threat of an immediate attack was probably less now than it had been, he said. While Britain was high on any al-Qaida target list, there was evidence that the terrorists were adopting a more tactical approach. Thus, a

08 Sep 2009 - - Wall St Journal - Rules of Engagement

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:16:45 GMT

Last Friday, Gordon Brown did his best to rally both domestic and international political support for the NATO mission in Afghanistan. Faced with a growing body count and a restive public, he argued that “all of us benefit from defeating terrorism,” and added, to quell the creeping sense in the U.K. that Britain is doing more than its share of the fighting, that “all members of our coalition must play our proper part.”

08 Sep 2009 - - Financial Times - Improvised explosive device: Strategy must aim to the ‘left of the bang’

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:34:18 GMT

No wonder then that commanders have repeatedly identified improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as the major hazard to their troops. Just last week Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, pledged to deploy another 200 counter-IED specialists to deal with the threat.

08 Sep 2009 - - Bahrain News Agency - Foreign Minister Receives IISS Chief Executive

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:17:59 GMT

The Foreign Minister briefed Dr.Chipman on the kingdom's preparations to host the gulf security forum-Manama dialogue, on December 2009, asserting the importance of hosting this forum, which discuss key security and political issues in the region. Moreover, Shaikh Khalid hailed the fruitful cooperation between the kingdom and the IISS, wishing the coming forum all the success.

08 Sep 2009 - - Gulf News - Manama Dialogue will size up Gulf security challenges

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:24:49 GMT

The state of Iran-US relations, the future framework of Gulf security and security challenges in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan will top the agenda of the Manama Dialogue to be hosted in the Bahraini capital from December 11-13, organisers have said.

07 Sep 2009 - - Guardian - Afghanistan: Dig in or walk away?

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:12:53 GMT

The election debacle has thus increased, rather than eased, the crushing weight of intractable problems besetting western policymakers and soldiers struggling to make sense of Afghanistan. These difficulties are approaching critical mass as civilian deaths continue, western casualties mount and public support slides. Notwithstanding Gordon Brown's Afghan plan, enunciated last Friday, pressing decisions about what to do next, and how, will be made in the Oval Office, not Downing Street.

06 Sep 2009 - - Sunday Times - Just one clear war aim will save British lives

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:46:55 GMT

‘This has been the most difficult of summers,” said Gordon Brown, referring to a four-month period in which British forces in Afghanistan have suffered 50 dead and 64 serious injuries. The casualty rate has shaken public support for the campaign and the government has been vilified for sending too few troops, for under-equipping them and for trying to short-change those who have been most severely wounded. Even so, the prime minister’s speech on Friday was his best effort yet to explain Britain’s war ai

06 Sep 2009 - - Observer - The things Mr Brown did not say about Afghanistan

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:55:14 GMT

It was a speech which tried to explain what success might look like, but was inevitably haunted by the failures that forced him to address the subject. The history of this conflict has been told in terms of triumph and disaster, those twin impostors of Kipling's poetry. Many of the current difficulties flow from the deluded triumphalism of eight years ago when, in the wake of 9/11, the Americans with British help toppled Mohammed Omar's diabolical Taliban regime. The rapidity of that victory appeared to con

06 Sep 2009 - - Independent on Sunday - Faraway bombs leave Brown's hopes in tatters

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:04:26 GMT

It was a sign of Brown's weakness that he felt he had to respond to Joyce's letter, and a mark of the clumsiness of his style that he did so not in the text of his speech on Friday but in the briefing of journalists before and after it. Where Joyce had suggested a timetable for pulling out most of our troops "during our next term in government", No 10 seemed to suggest that this could be done by the end of next year – although Brown in his speech suggested only the possibility of speeding up the training of

06 Sep 2009 - - Sunday Times - MoD blocked warning that Britain faces Afghan defeat

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:34:01 GMT

Last Friday Gordon Brown, insisted that Britain’s aims in Afghanistan were “realistic and achievable”, contrary to the warnings of Eric Joyce, who resigned as ministerial aide to Bob Ainsworth, the defence secretary.

06 Sep 2009 - - Sunday Telegraph - Gordon Brown's damning character flaws have been laid bare

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:39:55 GMT

His speech on Friday at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London made some good points. "If the insurgency succeeds in Afghanistan," the PM said, "al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups will once again be able to use it as a sanctuary to train, plan and launch attacks on Britain and the rest of the world."

06 Sep 2009 - - Sunday Herald - The war wounded

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:00:17 GMT

Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) last week, the prime minister attempted to give a major policy address that was couched in moral soul-searching. Military action, he said, was an issue he never took lightly, adding: "Each time, I have to ask myself if we can justify sending our young men and women out to fight for this cause Afghanistan. And my answer has always been yes. For when the security of our country is at stake, we cannot walk away."

06 Sep 2009 - - Sunday Herald - ‘If the boys feel support is waning at home it won’t be good news’

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:33:23 GMT

Although the prime minister attempted to retrieve the situation during a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies by outlining a possible exit strategy from Afghanistan, the fact remains that, as the losses mount, public support for the operations in Helmand is beginning to wane.

06 Sep 2009 - - Reuters - Merkel, Brown call for Afghan conference this year

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:32:35 GMT

Without naming countries, Brown said in a speech last week that NATO allies should "ask themselves if they are doing enough." Britain, with 9,000 troops in Afghanistan, has the second-largest contingent after the United States. Germany is third with 4,200 troops there.

21 Jul 2009 - - Guardian - National interest would dominate Tory foreign policy, says Hague

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:26:17 GMT

Hague's speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies was billed last night as the Tory leadership's most significant overview of its approach to foreign policy as it prepares for government. Hague aims to show that a Conservative government would uphold its commitments to human rights but would ensure that it pursues what aides described as "realpolitik" in foreign affairs.

21 Jul 2009 - - Reuters - Conservatives see less interventionist UK role

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:46:18 GMT

"As a nation we will have to accustom ourselves to there being more situations which we dislike but cannot directly change," Hague, who is likely to become foreign minister in any Conservative government, will say in a speech in London. "But it is our contention that Britain must seek to retain her influence wherever possible and in some places seek to extend it."

21 Jul 09 - - Wall St Journal - UAE Nuclear Energy Push May Start Gulf Contract Bonanza

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:51:53 GMT

Ben Rhode, a research analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said while nuclear companies have a strong commercial interest in the U.A.E.'s nuclear power program, political security and business interests don't necessarily clash.

21 Jul 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - William Hague: Gordon Brown's economic mismanagement threatens Britain's standing in world

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:59:29 GMT

Mr Hague will go on to reject the assumption that the United Kingdom's influence will inevitably decline over the coming decades. He will tell the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London: "Looking a decade or two ahead, powerful forces of economics and demography elsewhere in the world will make it harder for us to maintain our influence.

21 Jul 2009 - - Financial Times - Tories’ views on Europe dismay diplomats

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:53:23 GMT

In a keynote address on the Conservatives’ foreign policy prospectus, William Hague said his party envisaged forging close relations with the US, the Commonwealth, China and Russia in a bid to promote Britain’s role on the world stage. He said relations with the British Commonwealth - which includes India and South Africa - had been "neglected and undervalued" under Britain's Labour government, adding that the Commonwealth was "a tool to be picked up and used more often" in British fore

21 Jul 2009 - - Guardian - Do the Tories have a real foreign policy?

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:14:07 GMT

21 Jul 2009 - - Guardian - The Tories' path to disaster

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:24:54 GMT

But today's Tories? William Hague has outlined a doctrine of neo-realism, but its core content seems suspiciously like the foreign policy of the John Major years – with the coddling of petty tyrants like Slobodan Milosevic, ending in the Srebrenica massacres, combined with a willingness to promote the "national interest" ending in the Pergau Dam or Matrix-Churchill scandals.

21 Jul 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Tories lay out pragmatic foreign policy

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:40:59 GMT

"As a nation we will have to accustom ourselves to there being more situations which we dislike but cannot directly change," foreign affairs spokesman William Hague said in a keynote speech in London. "But it is our contention that Britain must seek to retain her influence wherever possible and in some places seek to extend it."

21 Jul 2009 - - Daily Mail - Manpower shortages hitting our war effort, by the MoD

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:02:06 GMT

In a speech today, Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague will urge the Government to establish more 'tightly drawn' goals for Afghanistan and for ministers to review progress and report to Parliament more frequently Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201043/Manpower-shortages-hitting-war-effort-MoD.html#ixzz0LzmvQJSg "But it is our contention that Britain must seek to retain her influence wherever possible and in some places seek to extend it."

21 Jul 2009 - - United Press International - West gains advantage in Iranian nuke talks

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:32:39 GMT

Fitzpatrick, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, says Iran lost some of its influence in the post-election fallout, leaving Western negotiators in a position of relative strength.

William Hague Address (Jul 09)

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:13:49 GMT

On Tuesday 21 July 2009 The Rt Hon William Hague, MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary, delivered an address to the IISS on "The Future of British Foreign Policy with a Conservative Government”.

20 Jul 2009 - - Council on Foreign Relations - Negotiating With a Troubled Iran

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:31:25 GMT

Interview with Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation

17 Jul 2009 - - NBC Nightly News - Jakarta Bombings point to Islamic Terrorist Group

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:24:59 GMT

Eight Americans were among those injured in a suicide bomb blast that killed eight people at the American Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta on Friday. NBC's Ian Williams reports.

17 Jul 2009 - - Russia Profile - Evolutionary Road

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:35:18 GMT

By Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow (Russia and Eurasia)

17 Jul 2009 - - Global Security Newswire - India, Pakistan Pledge to Resume Peace Talks

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:29:19 GMT

"The threat is exaggerated quite a bit," said Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, an analyst with the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Although "there is a concern that extremists may be able to infiltrate into the nuclear command and control authority," Pakistan's military "is very aware of this, it knows a threat exists, they are not in a state of denial," he said.

16 Jul 2009 - - Financial Times - Look to Anglo-French defence savings

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:27:26 GMT

By Alexander Nicoll, Director of Editorial

16 Jul 2009 - - Global Security Newswire - Iranian Election Seen Undermining U.S. Attempts at Outreach

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:32:55 GMT

“It’s much harder for any engagement strategy to be successful" in the wake of the repressed protests, said Mark Fitzpatrick, a former U.S. diplomat now with the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

16 Jul 2009 - - RIA Novosti - Danger of Taliban Pakistan takeover exaggerated by West - analyst

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:21:36 GMT

"I think the threat is exaggerated quite a bit," International Institute for Strategic Studies South Asia analyst Rahul Roy-Chaudhury said. "Pakistan is not anywhere near a failed state. There is a lot of resilience in the people. Pakistan is a united state." The Taliban's advance was met by a fierce reaction from the Pakistani army, which has advanced into the militants' Swat Valley stronghold, and Roy-Chaudhury said the campaign has proved that, "The Pakistani military can and will act when it knows it

16 Jul 2009 - - Bloomberg - Iran Spurns Engagement on Nuclear, Thwarting Obama

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:26:08 GMT

“It’s much harder for any engagement strategy to be successful” in the post-election atmosphere, said former U.S. diplomat Mark Fitzpatrick, who now heads the non-proliferation program at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.

15 Jul 2009 - - Reuters - Germany's BND denies report on Iran bomb timing

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:33:55 GMT

"(Six months) is absolutely a worst-case analysis," said Mark Fitzpatrick, senior non-proliferation fellow at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies. He said that while it might be plausible in theory that Iran could further enrich uranium in a large enough quantity for a bomb as well as restarting the weapon design work it halted in 2003, these actions would not go unnoticed.

15 Jul 2009 - - Reuters - 10-year Chinook saga grounds Britain in Afghanistan

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:43:00 GMT

"If you gave the air force those eight Chinooks tomorrow, they couldn't do anything because there aren't the crews and maintenance teams to support them," said Andrew Brookes at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.

15 July 2009 - - New Republic - The Bystander

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:09:21 GMT

By Nader Mousavizadeh, Consulting Senior Fellow

14 Jul 2009 - - South China Morning Post - Al-Qaeda 'vows to avenge Uygurs'

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:35:16 GMT

Nigel Inkster, an expert in transnational risk at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, said he had not heard of the specific threat but it fitted with the group's recent actions. AQIM's recent attacks showed it was willing to serve the leadership's global agenda, as it sought support in the wider Muslim world, he said.

14 Jul 2009 - - Reuters - Russia says no Iran sanctions for START deal: report

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:58:01 GMT

Obama's special assistant for arms control, Gary Samore, made his comments about the potential for a change in Russia's stance at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies last week. "If we make concessions on strategic nuclear issues the Russians are much more willing to be cooperative when it comes to Iran," Samore told experts.

13 Jul 2009 - - Guardian - More troops needed, but Afghans must take fight to the Taliban, say experts

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:54:32 GMT

Col Christopher Langton, senior fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies:
The ideas are there but the difficulty is matching these ideas with the right type of effort, the right equipment and right skills. There is already a recognition of the lack of civilian capacity to help build Afghan institutions.

13 Jul 2009 - - Deutsche Welle - Fighting piracy militarily has mixed success so far

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:37:29 GMT

But without American logistical support Germany's elite troops were grounded. Jason Alderwick, a maritime defense analyst with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London, supports the stance taken by the US. "The German contribution is just part of a wider international coalition. So unilaterally deciding to storm a ship isn't necessarily the right approach."

10 Jul 2009 - - Financial Times - Listening to Obama’s nukes guy

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:20:21 GMT

Yesterday he was in London on his way back from the Moscow summit and he gave an on-the-record briefing at the International Institute of Strategic Studies. Naturally there are limits to how frank you can be in such a setting, but I still thought he had several interesting things to say:

10 Jul 2009 - - Financial Times - Washington to host nuclear talks

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:43:11 GMT

Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Mr Samore made clear the Washington summit would be focused on nuclear security and would be distinct from the more broad ranging nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) conference to be held two months later. At the NPT review conference, the US will want to ensure that there is a toughening of the rules to stop states that run civil nuclear energy programmes diversifying into atomic weapons production.

Gary Samore Address

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:17:06 GMT

On Thursday 9th July, Gary Samore, Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism, addresses the IISS on “The Obama Administration’s arms control and non-proliferation strategy”.

09 Jul 2009 - - Globe and Mail - North Korea could be behind hacking

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:40:01 GMT

Countries like Iran and North Korea, as well as terrorist groups, are devoting increasing amounts of resources to cyber and electronic warfare, said Andrew Brookes, a defence analyst with the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.

09 Jul 2009 - - Associated Press - North Korea a suspect in cyber attacks in US

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:53:49 GMT

There is likely some collaboration between North Korea, Iran and others on cyber warfare technology, Brookes said, but added that the likeliest culprits in the attacks are small-scale computer hackers rather than hostile governments.

Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 6

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:17:00 GMT

Volume 15, Issue 6 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, Deadlock on climate change, is free to all readers, while the remaining four - Ethnic strife in Xinjiang, New impetus for test ban treaty, South Africa under Zuma and Election crisis in Moldova - are accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5

08 Jul 2009 - - Christian Science Monitor - What's behind cyber attacks on South Korea, US?

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:36:58 GMT

"Some of these missiles looked to have a real purpose, to demonstrate firing them all at once," says Mark Fitzpatrick, senior non-proliferation researcher at the Institute for International Strategic Studies in London. He notes, however, that the missile launches, including seven on July 4, "did not get much attention."

07 Jul 2009 - - Daily Express - Obama Hails Deal with Russia to Cut Back Nuclear Arms

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:44:24 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London said: “The cuts themselves are not that significant. “But it does get the ball rolling because arms control has been dead in the water for the last eight years. There’s now a prospect for further cuts in the upcoming years.”

07 Jul 2009 - - Scotsman - US and Russia to scrap 2000 nuclear weapons

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:19:08 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow for non-proliferation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said it was important to reach agreement so a new deal could be signed before an existing strategic arms reduction treaty expired in December. "The cuts themselves are not that significant. But it does get the ball rolling because arms control has been dead in the water for the last eight years. There's now a prospect for further cuts in the upcoming years," he said.

06 Jul 2009 - - United Press International - Israel: Iran speeds up missile production

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:02:45 GMT

The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London noted that with the Sajjil launch, "Iran appears to have established the industrial infrastructure and technological foundation to begin efforts, on its own, to support the eventual development, design and production of much larger, more powerful rocket motors.

05 Jul 2009 - - Financial Times - Common purpose

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:21:11 GMT

In one sense, this will be no more than symbolic. “The likely warhead reductions are pretty minimalist,” says Mark Fitzpatrick from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. “It’s very ambitious to come up with an arms treaty within a matter of months. Past ones took years to complete. The negotiators have until December to finalise the agreement.”

05 Jul 2009 - - Honolulu Advertiser - China can become part of solution

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:17:34 GMT

The PLA has been even less forthcoming. At this year's Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Defense Secretary Robert Gates (unlike his predecessor) took an exclusively positive approach in discussing Sino-U.S. relations, noting that it was "essential" that the two sides find "opportunities to cooperate wherever possible." By contrast, the senior Chinese official at the meeting, Deputy Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Ma Xiaotian, complained about the threat posed by U.S. alliances and Washington's "cold war

04 Jul 2009 - - Asia Times - Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:32:05 GMT

"A normal first-generation test is 20-kilotons," said Mark Fitzpatrick, a non-proliferation expert at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies, "but for them small is good". That's because North Korean forces won't possibly be able to deliver a nuke by air and need one that's small enough for an intercontinental ballistic missile to carry to its target.

04 Jul 2009 - - Frontline - Torture by law

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:01:14 GMT

The junta did not, of course, seek to put any kind of political gloss over the strange charge against her. Not only that. A Myanmarese Minister, while speaking at the Asian Security Summit in Singapore on May 31, digressed to portray the bizarre charge as a serious case of crime against the state. The summit was organised by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. Surprisingly, the Minister’s tirade against Suu Kyi went unchallenged by the summit participants. Asked about this, the i

03 Jul 2009 - - Reuters - Japan's Amano elected head of UN nuclear watchdog

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:25:51 GMT

"Given the nuclear challenges facing the world and the divisions that have deepened between the 'haves and have nots', it's very important for the IAEA to have a leader who can bridge the differences and bolster its reputation for technical competence and political independence," said Mark Fitzpatrick of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.

03 Jul 2009 - - New York Times - Russia’s Neighbors Resist Wooing and Bullying

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:34:11 GMT

“There is no loyalty,” said Oksana Antonenko, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, based in London. “Rivalry is the persistent dynamic. They have to play in that game, to compete.”

02 Jul 2009 - - Reuters - Row over nuclear fuel bank awaits new IAEA chief

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:51:41 GMT

"This is an issue which will increasingly demand the attention of the (IAEA) director-general -- to manage the expansion of nuclear power in ways that provide for confidence," said Mark Fitzpatrick, senior non-proliferation fellow at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies.

02 Jul 2009 - - Guardian - US marines pour into Helmand in biggest offensive against Taliban for five years

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:49:39 GMT

"This could provide a blueprint for future operations around the south and east of Afghanistan," said Christopher Langton, a military analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "McChrystal has made himself quite clear. We won't expect to see 500lb bombs dropped from high altitude. I think they have finally woken up to this. It was something that was losing them the war."

02 Jul 2009 - - Guardian - New American tactics and resolve undergo test in Helmand

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:59:06 GMT

The troops have been told by their new commander, Lieutenant General Stanley McChrystal, that avoiding civilian casualties is a priority, and that if there is a risk of killing the local people in a fight with the Taliban, they should pull back and return another day. "This could provide a blueprint for future operations around the south and east of Afghanistan," said Christopher Langton, a military analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

02 Jul 2009 - - Christian Science Monitor - US offensive in Afghanistan targets Taliban stronghold

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:33:34 GMT

“It provides a lot of the drugs which are sold in order to fund the insurgency, but it also provides a lot of opportunities for turning the population around,” says Christopher Langton, a retired British Army colonel and senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. “It’s a relatively fertile province with the possibility of the cultivation of a lot of legal crops.”

29 June 2009 - - New York Times - Iran Council Certifies Ahmadinejad Victory

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:23:56 GMT

“I think the memorials and the various anniversary dates, particularly for the most recent martyrs, present the greatest of threats to the regime of gatherings that could gather steam and momentum,” said Mark Fitzpatrick, a senior fellow with the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. “I expect authorities will continue to do all they can to prevent people from gathering in large numbers in such occasions.”

29 June 2009 - - Wall St Journal - Arrests in Iran Raise Ire of U.K.

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:32:45 GMT

Nader Mousavizadeh, a diplomatic expert and consulting senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, said the arrests show that the forces around Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are attempting to create more antagonism with the outside world.

26June 2009 - - Asia Times - A UN snub: Two regimes in a tub

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:36:29 GMT

The suggestion that it is carrying missile equipment to Burma [Myanmar] ring true," said Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow for non-proliferation with the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. Fitzpatrick, a former US State Department official, cited "the recent uptake in sightings of North Koreans in Burma" as well as "NK-Burma missile discussions" confirmed around four years ago.

22 June 2009 - - NPR - Obama Draws Criticism For Iran Response

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:52:46 GMT

Graham is one of a number of Republican senators criticizing the president, but Andrew Parasiliti of the International Institute for Strategic Studies says Graham and other critics are missing the point. "The U.S. hand in Iran is limited," he says. "This is an Iranian crisis. There's really very little we can do to influence events there."

22 June 2009 - - Chicago Tribune - Striking right balance on Iran

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:16:38 GMT

By Dr Andrew Parasiliti, Executive Director IISS-US, Corresponding Director IISS-Middle East

Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 5

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:15:00 GMT

Volume 15, Issue 5 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, North Korea's dangerous game, is free to all readers, while the remaining four - What now for Obama's Iran policy?, Obama tackles Mideast peace, Chechnya's war hangover and Shock win in India - are accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5

18 June 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - The Navy strikes back

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:06:11 GMT

"There is no compelling argument for spending as much as £12 billion on these two floating extravaganzas," says Andrew Brookes, aerospace analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "Their only use is in expeditionary warfare and I cannot see a British Prime Minister embarking on such a war for a generation, given what we have gone through in Iraq and Afghanistan."

30 May 2009 - Agence France Presse - U.S., Japan, South Korea forging 'common response'

Sun, 31 May 2009 14:49:49 GMT

The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed here Saturday to forge a "common response" to North Korea's nuclear and missile tests, amid signs that Pyongyang was preparing a fresh missile test. The news came after US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates met with his Japanese counterpart Yasukazu Hamada and South Korea's Lee Sang Hee on the sidelines of a top-level regional security forum in Singapore.

30 May 2009 - - Kyodo News - Gates says U.S. won't stand idly by as N Korea boosts nuclear arsenal

Sun, 31 May 2009 14:55:31 GMT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned at an Asian security forum Saturday that the United States will not ‘‘stand idly by’’ as North Korea builds up its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. At the same high-powered forum in Singapore, a top Chinese military official later Saturday urged all sides to remain ‘’ coolheaded’’ in the wake of North Korea’s recent nuclear and missile tests. ‘‘We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to reap destruction on any target in the region

30 May 2009 - Xinhua News - Chinese military officer calls for promotion of Asia-Pacific security co-op

Sun, 31 May 2009 14:58:26 GMT

Peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region requires all countries concerned to work together to promote cooperation in security, a senior Chinese military officer told the Asia Security Summit here on Saturday. "We are encouraged to see that the Asia-Pacific security situation is generally stable. Peace, development and cooperation remain the mainstream of the region," Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said in an address to the annual confere

30 May 2009 - - Straits Times - New regional body needed

Sun, 31 May 2009 15:02:15 GMT

Addressing defence officials, military officers and journalists at the Shangri-La Dialogue last night, Mr Rudd stressed that Asia needed to start a 'regional conversation' about the Asia-Pacific Community.

30 May 2009 - - Defense News - Shangri-La Opens with Concerns over North Korea

Sat, 30 May 2009 20:30:43 GMT

The North Korean debate dominated this year's annual Shangri-La Dialogue, held in Singapore from May 29-31. Sponsored by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the Shangri-La is officially known as the IISS Asian Security Summit. It has become the premier summit of defense ministers and foreign ministry officials from around the Asia-Pacific.

30 May 2009 - - American Forces Press Service - Gates Calls North Korea’s Actions ‘Reckless, Ultimately Self-destructive’

Sat, 30 May 2009 19:05:49 GMT

“We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruction on any target in the region – or on us,” Gates said at the opening of the “Shangri-La Dialogue” Asia security summit here.

30 May 2009 - - Associated Press - Gates: NKorea nuke progress sign of 'dark future'

Sat, 30 May 2009 20:21:35 GMT

North Korea's progress on nuclear weapons and long-range missiles is "a harbinger of a dark future" and has created an urgent need for more pressure on the reclusive communist government to change its ways, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday.

30 May 2009 - Xinhua News - U.S. not to accept DPRK as nuclear weapon state: Gates

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:41:10 GMT

Speaking at the annual summit, known as the Shangri- La Dialogue, Gates said that the DPRK has chosen to focus the limited energies and resources on nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles. He said that these programs and actions have isolated the DPRK globally, and have constituted a threat to re-gional peace and security.

30 May 2009 - - Xinhua News - Chinese military official urges for calm on Korean peninsula issue

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:50:46 GMT

All parties concerned should remain cool-headed and take measures to address the problem on the Korean peninsula, a senior Chinese military official said here on Saturday. Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, spoke at the 2009 Asian Security Summit that the nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) on May 25 further complicated the situation on the Korean peninsula.

30 May 2009 - Xinhua News - Robust regional framework imperative to address security challenges: defense ministers

Sun, 31 May 2009 14:12:45 GMT

Defense Ministers attending the Asia Security Summit agreed here on Saturday that it was imperative to build a robust framework that could address various security challenges in the region. In conjunction with the Asia Security Summit, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean hosted 22 Ministers and Ministerial representatives to lunch on Saturday.

30 May 2009 - Associated Press - Gates: Tougher sanctions against NKorea needed

Sun, 31 May 2009 14:16:06 GMT

The U.S. defense chief urged Asian allies Saturday to consider tougher sanctions against North Korea, noting that past efforts to cajole the reclusive regime into scrapping its nuclear weapons program have only emboldened it.

30 May 2009 - - The Australian - Arguing delays UN response to North Korea N-test

Fri, 29 May 2009 16:46:36 GMT

Today, in Singapore at the annual Shangri-La regional security conference, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and Assistant Defence Secretary for East Asia Wallace Gregson will meet defence ministers from Japan and South Korea. They are also expected to meet Kevin Rudd at the Singapore meeting.

30 May 2009 - - Straits Times - New regional body in the works

Sat, 30 May 2009 08:46:16 GMT

The new body is needed to bring leaders of the region together to enable them to cooperate across the breadth of security, economic and political challenges in the future, PM Rudd said in his keynote address at the 8th Shangri-La Dialogue.

30 May 2009 - - BBC News - US 'opposes' nuclear North Korea

Sat, 30 May 2009 09:03:53 GMT

The US "will not accept" a nuclear-armed North Korea, Defence Secretary Robert Gates has told an Asian summit. Mr Gates said the US would "not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruction on any target in the region or on us".

30 May 2009 - - Financial Times - N Korea military steps 'not out of the ordinary'

Sat, 30 May 2009 10:06:46 GMT

“I am not aware of any military moves in the North that are out of the ordinary,” Mr Gates said. He was speaking to reporters en route to Singapore where he was expected to discuss the situation in North Korea with Asian defence ministers. His visit came amid reports that North Korea had fired another short-range missile, the sixth since it conducted a nuclear test on Monday.

30 May 2009 - - Los Angeles Times - Gates draws the line on North Korea's nuclear program: No proliferation

Sat, 30 May 2009 10:17:46 GMT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates promised today to hold North Korea accountable for selling or transferring nuclear material outside its borders, providing the first clear expression of the Obama administration's thinking on a vexing foreign policy challenge. A succession of U.S. presidents have tried to persuade the reclusive government to give up its nuclear arms, and Gates made it clear that President Obama was open to using diplomacy to end the threat.

30 May 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - US defence secretary Robert Gates warns North Korea

Sat, 30 May 2009 11:40:21 GMT

Mr Gates's unequivocal message came during a conference of Asian defence ministers in Singapore. In his audience were representatives of the countries most threatened by Mr Kim – South Korea and Japan – and a delegation from China, North Korea's only ally.

30 May 2009 - - ABC News (Australia) - Turnbull doubts Rudd's Asia-Pacific community plan

Sat, 30 May 2009 12:05:26 GMT

Federal Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull says the region has no appetite for a meeting planned by the Prime Minister aimed at developing an Asia-Pacific Community. Kevin Rudd told a regional summit in Singapore last night that he would invite governments, academics and strategists to Australia to begin discussions on a new community.

30 May 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Gates appelle la Chine à la coopération et la transparence dans la défense

Sat, 30 May 2009 15:03:31 GMT

Le secrétaire américain à la Défense Robert Gates a appelé samedi la Chine à coopérer de manière accrue avec les Etats-Unis et à faire preuve de transparence dans le domaine de la défense, alors que la moderni-sation militaire de Pékin inquiète Washington et ses alliés en Asie. "Il est essentiel pour les Etats-Unis et la Chine de trouver des opportunités de coopérer à chaque fois que cela est possible", notamment de "maintenir une relation dans la défense marquée par des réseaux ouverts de communication

30 May 2009 - - Associated Press - Gates: North Korea should weigh moves carefully

Sat, 30 May 2009 15:07:12 GMT

The United States and its Asian allies are walking a fine line following North Korea's nuclear and missile tests: condemning the weapons threat without overplaying it. How to respond to last week's tests was a top topic Saturday for military officials and diplomats attending an annual security conference in Singapore. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called North Korea's ac-tions "reckless." South Korean Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee called it a "serious challenge."

30 May 2009 - - Associated Press - US urges Europe, China to step up Afghan help

Sat, 30 May 2009 15:20:43 GMT

"A lot of our allies are there in very large numbers ... so it's not like people have been sitting with their hands in their pockets," Gates said, answering questions from delegates after his speech. But to establish a sustainable and effective government in Afghanistan, the country needs additional aid and expertise to build infrastructure and more funding to expand and maintain the Afghan army, Gates said in the speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue.

30 May 2009 - - Deutsche Presse Agentur - US defence chief warns against new arms race in Asia

Sat, 30 May 2009 15:25:19 GMT

The United States would not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday while warning that Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests might lead to a new arms race in Asia. "Our goal is complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," Gates told participants at a summit on Asian defence and secrurity in Singapore.

30 May 2009 - - Kyodo News - Gates says U.S. won't stand idly by as N. Korea boosts might

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:24:23 GMT

Hamada will simultaneously meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Sang Hee on the sidelines of an annual regional defense conference in Singapore. "The trilateral talks involving the defense chiefs signify the fact that our coordination has become in-creasingly important in this region. I believe it is very important to share awareness about the North Korean situation," Hamada told reporters.

30 May 2009 - - Kyodo News - Gates warns N. Korea U.S. will react to Pyongyang's recent provocation

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:26:42 GMT

"We will not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state," Gates said in a speech to a high-powered Asian security forum better known as the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. "At the end of the day the choice to continue as a destitute international pariah or chart a new course is North Korea's alone to make. The world is waiting," he said.

30 May 2009 - - CNN - Gates: Nuclear-armed N. Korea not acceptable

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:35:59 GMT

The United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear-armed state, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday at an international conference. "We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruction on any target in the region -- or on us," said Gates, speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore.

30 May 2009 - - South China Morning Post - Response to nuclear test a challenge for allies

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:42:43 GMT

The Shangri-La Dialogue is expected to examine rising tensions sparked by China's military modernisation and rival build-ups by neighbouring militaries, as well as questions over the future US role. An informal meeting, the gathering traditionally sees lively question-and-answer sessions - the only such venue allowing regional military figures to debate publicly.

30 May 2009 - - Sydney Morning Herald - PM sets out Asia-Pacific choice: talk or be torn

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:45:24 GMT

THE Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, issued a stark warning to leaders in the Asia-Pacific last night: act now to build better regional co-operation or risk conflict on the scale of that experienced by Europe last century. In a major speech in Singapore, delivered to regional military and security leaders at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Mr Rudd said managing power relations in the context of the rise of China and India would be "crucial for our collective future".

30 May 2009 - - ITAR-TASS - Russian MP believes UN should set up tribunal for pirates

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:50:54 GMT

It would make sense for the UN to set up an international tribunal for piracy, Mikhail Margelov, the chairman of foreign policy committee is going to tell an international conference on security that will be held in Singapore May 30 and May 31. The conference is called Shangri La Dialogue and is organized by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. It is an Asiatic analogue of the annual Munich conference for security policy.

29 May 2009 - - ITAR-TASS - US-S Korea co-op important in view of N Korea nukes-Japan DM

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:51:53 GMT

According to the minister, this issue will be a key item on the agenda of a meeting of the three countries' defence ministers scheduled for Saturday in Singapore. He said that the forthcoming trilateral talks are to stress the fact that coordination between Japan, the United States and South Korea is acquiring growing significance for the region. It is very important now to exchange views on the developments on the Korean Peninsula in the new conditions. The conversation of the Japanese defence minister wit

29 May 2009 - - Kyodo News - N. Korean nuclear issue to top issues at Asia Security Summit

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:53:37 GMT

Defense ministers and chiefs from 27 countries are in Singapore for an annual Asian security conference from Friday, with the heightening tension on the Korean Peninsula expected to top the agenda. The Asia Security Summit, organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will begin with a keynote speech by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and continue through the weekend.

30 May 2009 - - Reuters - U.S. says will not accept N.Korea as nuclear state

Sat, 30 May 2009 16:59:30 GMT

In a speech to the Asia Security Conference in Singapore, Gates said the threat from North Korea, which this week detonated a nuclear device and launched a series of missiles, could start an arms race in Asia. "We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruction on any target in the region or on us," he said. "We will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state."

30 May 2009 - - Reuters - Nuclear N.Korea won't change Japan defense: minister

Sat, 30 May 2009 17:02:24 GMT

"We will never start an action as such," Yasukazu Hamada told a meeting of Asian defense ministers in Singapore. "We have also made clear that we do not use force in order to resolve conflict situations and so whatever the steps we take it will only be for defense."

30 May 2009 - - Reuters - Suu Kyi's health improves, ready for verdict

Sat, 30 May 2009 17:04:44 GMT

In Singapore, U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates repeated Washington's call for the release of Suu Kyi and more than 2,000 other political prisoners in the former Burma, where the military has ruled for nearly half a century. Speaking at an Asian defence conference, he called Myanmar "one of the isolated, desolate exceptions to the growing prosperity and freedom of the region".

30 May 2009 - - Reuters - U.S. urges more foreign aid for Afghanistan

Sat, 30 May 2009 17:28:00 GMT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates Saturday urged the international community to give more aid to Afghanistan to build infrastructure, expand its military and police, and ensure security for elections this year. "I know some in Asia have concluded that Afghanistan does not represent a strategic threat for their countries, owing in part to Afghanistan's geographic location," Gates told a meeting of defense ministers in Singapore.

30 May 2009 - - Reuters - S.Korea urges UN action

Sat, 30 May 2009 17:29:59 GMT

SOUTH Korean defence minister Lee Sang Hee said on Saturday Seoul would work to resolve relations with North Korea peacefully but urged the United Nations to take action after the North's nuclear test this week. 'We urge the United Nations Security Council and international community to take active measures against North Korea's wrongdoings,' Mr Lee told a defense meeting in Singapore.

30 May 2009 - - The Hindu - Asia Pacific Community mooted

Sat, 30 May 2009 17:32:51 GMT

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday proposed the formation of an “Asia Pacific Community” on the basis of dialogue among regional powers and the United States. Delivering the keynote address at the inaugural dinner of the eighth annual Asia Security Summit, being held here under the auspices of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, Mr. Rudd said Australia was planning to initiate the process later this year.

30 May 2009 - - Press Trust of India - US: Looking at India as provider of security in Indian Ocean

Sat, 30 May 2009 17:35:43 GMT

Describing India as one of the emerging power centres, the US has said it is looking at the country to be a "partner" and a "provider of security" in the "Indian Ocean and beyond" in the coming years. "In the coming years, we look to India to be a partner and net provider of security in the Indian Ocean and beyond," US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said in a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore.

30 May 2009 - - Xinhua News - China, U.S. need to cooperate wherever possible: Gates

Sat, 30 May 2009 17:45:40 GMT

Speaking at the 2009 Asian security summit, known as the Shangri- La Dialogue, Gates said that the United States is working with China on common challenges, from economic matters to security issues such as re-gional areas of tension, counter terrorism, non- proliferation, energy security, piracy and disaster relief. Noting the importance of a defense relationship marked by consistent and open channels of communication and contact, Gates said that it is essential for the United States and China to be tra

30 May 2009 - - Business Times - Rudd calls for tough action against NKorea

Sat, 30 May 2009 10:27:49 GMT

The Australian PM was delivering the keynote address at the opening dinner of the 8th Shangri-La Dialogue last night, to an audience of defence ministers delegates from 27 states, who are in Singapore this weekend for the regional security summit. Saying that the security challenges faced by the region are 'many and complex', Mr Rudd also pushed for his proposal of a new Asia-Pacific Community, setting a target of 2020.

30 May 2009 - - ABC News (Australia) - Rudd to host Asia-Pacific meeting

Sat, 30 May 2009 10:38:21 GMT

For more than a year now, Mr Rudd has been keen on creating a forum bringing together Asian nations as well as the US to tackle issues involving security, politics and economics. Last night he addressed high-profile security and defence officials at the Shangri-La Dialogue meeting in Singapore.

30 May 2009 - - ABC News (Australia) - Kevin Rudd invites Asian leaders to discuss new regional grouping

Sat, 30 May 2009 10:39:28 GMT

KAREN PERCY: Kevin Rudd was granted a rare honour last night - to give the keynote speech at the Shan-gri-La Dialogue. It's usually the Prime Minister of Singapore who gives the address to what is becoming Asia's most im-portant gathering of government and private defence and security specialists

30 May 2009 - - Agence France Presse - US will not accept nuclear-armed N Korea: Gates

Sat, 30 May 2009 11:04:45 GMT

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates told a high-level security forum in Singapore that North Korea's defi-ance, including a nuclear bomb test earlier this week, could spark an arms race with serious consequences for Asia. "Our goal is complete and verifiable denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, and we will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state," Gates said.

30 May 2009 - - Agence France Presse - China defends military buildup, urges calm in N Korea row

Sat, 30 May 2009 11:09:21 GMT

China on Saturday defended its military buildup and called for calm over North Korea as the global commu-nity looked to Beijing for a breakthrough in efforts to stop Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army, told a top-level security forum here that China will "consistently" adhere to a "military strategy of active defence

30 May 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Japan will never attack first: defence minister

Sat, 30 May 2009 11:11:59 GMT

"We have mentioned that North Korea is a threat because of what has happened in the past but unless there are other countries moving to us, we will never start an action as such," Hamada told delegates at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue on security. "In Japan, we have various and numerous constraints and internationally, we have also made clear that we do not use force in order to resolve conflict situations," he said.

30 May 2009 - - Agence France Presse - China appeals for calm in North Korea nuclear row

Sat, 30 May 2009 11:16:19 GMT

A top Chinese military official appealed Saturday for calm over North Korea's nuclear weapons test amid fears that Pyongyang was preparing to fire a long-range missile. Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian told a top-level security forum here that China understands the "concerns and worries" of North Korea's neighbours and the international community over a nuclear-armed Pyongyang.

06 May 2009 - - Reuters - Israel would inform, not ask U.S. before hitting Iran

Fri, 08 May 2009 11:22:02 GMT

"I do not doubt that Israel will do what it thinks it needs to do, regardless of whether the U.S. approves," said Mark Fitzpatrick, non-proliferation expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "Israel would seek forgiveness, not permission." The comments, made by Nigel Inkster, who was deputy director of MI6 at the time, make clear there were reservations over the war at a very senior level within the Secret Intelligence Service.

04 May 2009 - - Guardian - Appearance is key in tackling terrorism

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:01:00 GMT

By Rafaelllo Pantucci, Consulting Research Associate

03 May 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Former MI6 chief says Britain was 'dragged' into Iraq war

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:47:52 GMT

Britain was "dragged into a war in Iraq which was always against out better judgment" the former deputy head of MI6 has claimed, in a remark that will reignite the debate over political interference in the war. The comments, made by Nigel Inkster, who was deputy director of MI6 at the time, make clear there were reservations over the war at a very senior level within the Secret Intelligence Service.

03 May 2009 - - Independent on Sunday - If we move in, we have to stay committed

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:49:04 GMT

By Dr Toby Dodge, Consulting Senior Fellow for the Middle East

Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 4

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:26:51 GMT

Volume 15, Issue 4 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, The drones of war, is free to all readers, while the remaining four - Power-sharing in Zimbabwe, Kenya's political stalemate, UK rethink on counter-terrorism and Economic stress continues - are accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5

Japan's Remilitarisation

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:58:00 GMT

Christopher W. Hughes Is Japan on a path towards assuming a greater military role internationally, or has the recent military normalisation ground to a halt since the premiership of Junichiro Koizumi? In this book, Christopher W. Hughes assesses developments in defence expenditure, civil–military relations, domestic and international military–industrial complexes, Japan’s procurement of regional and global power-projection capabilities, the expansion of US–Japan cooperation, and attitudes towards nuclear w

28 Apr 2009 - - Arab News - Prince Faisal named to Council of IISS

Fri, 01 May 2009 10:25:31 GMT

Prince Faisal bin Salman, chairman of Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), a leading publishing house in the Middle East, has been appointed a member of the Council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), an independent think tank based in London. “All of us at the IISS are delighted to benefit from His Royal Highness’ knowledge and experience. As we build a greater presence in the Middle East, Prince Faisal’s counsel to the IISS will be invaluable,” said IISS Director-General

28 Apr 2009 - - Lloyd's List - Report links climate change and security threat

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:14:49 GMT

The study, 'Climate Change and security: risks and opportunities for business', published with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), says India and Pakistan may clash over the diminishing water supply from the Indus river basin. Tension between Russia and China may increase as the latter finds it increasingly difficult to feed itself, while growing shortages of oil and gas could see five states compete to exploit the rich reserves in the Arctic, says the report.

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26 Apr 2009 - - Straits Times - The inevitability of China's military build-up

Tue, 19 May 2009 15:43:47 GMT

On the flip side, growing understanding between Washington and Beijing has developed over issues such as the status of Taiwan, North Korea's nuclear programme and the global economic crisis. US officials are pleased that China is participating in regional fora such as the Shangri-La Dialogue. At last week's military observances, President Hu Jintao stressed - again - that China will never seek hegemony. It is becoming more attuned to how foreign quarters view its actions. Such confidence-boosting statements

24 Apr 09 - IISS Press Release - A Conference on the Global Security Implications of Climate Change

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:46:55 GMT

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is pleased to announce the latest conference installment of the Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security (TDCCS), entitled: Defining Global Security in the 21st Century: the Global Security Implications of Climate Change, on Tuesday, 5 May 2009, from 8:30 to 3:00 pm at the Ritz Carlton, Washington (1150 22nd St NW, Washington DC). A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Attendance is by invitation only, or with prior approval.

23 Apr 2009 - - Radio Free Europe - Russia and NATO At Odds Over Planned Military Exercise In Georgia

Fri, 01 May 2009 10:12:04 GMT

Christopher Langton, head of defense analysis for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, told RFE/RL that the exercise had been planned in Georgia since the beginning of 2008 and, therefore, could not be construed as a deliberate attempt by NATO to provoke Moscow over August's conflict.

23 Apr 2009 - - CNN - China's navy on parade

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:45:21 GMT

As China's navy celebrates its 60th anniversary critics raise concerns about its future. CNN's John Vause reports.

22 Apr 2009 - - Gulf News - France plans to set up university in Bahrain

Tue, 05 May 2009 15:24:25 GMT

France has recently been pushing for a stronger presence in the Arabian Gulf region. In 2005, then French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie called for a strategic co-operation between Europe and the Gulf. "I am convinced that the time has come to go up a level in our cooperation. Regarding security issues, the Arabian Gulf seems like the private domain of the US. Europe could provide a very important contribution to the region because it is a heavyweight actor," she told the Manama Dialogue.

17 Apr 2009 - - Guardian - Iraq voices: 'It's easy to look OK if you're next to an idiot'

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:08:48 GMT

Mamoun Fandy, Institute for Strategic Studies, London Saddam certainly represented a problem for the Middle East, so removing him was a desirable outcome for the region. We only learned later that the legal foundations for the war were undermined by false evidence about WMD - but this was not the doing of the British. I understand the logic behind supporting the US in the light of Britain's alliance with Washington, and UK interests and influence in the Gulf and the Middle East. Whether it was right to go

17 Apr 2009 - - New Straits Times - Embattled Tigers mull taking their war abroad

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:40:20 GMT

The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said three years ago that the LTTE was building commercial links with al-Qaeda and other militants in Afghanistan, and that several of its cadres had been spotted in Afghan militant camps.

17 Apr 2009 - - Channel News Asia - Australian PM Rudd to give keynote speech at Shangri-La

Wed, 27 May 2009 23:10:23 GMT

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will be the keynote speaker on the conference opening night, said the International Institute for Strategic Studies, which is the organiser of the event. Defence ministers, chiefs of defence staff, foreign ministers and other senior officials from 27 governments will attend the conference.

17 Apr 2009 - - Wall St Journal - U.S. Weighs Changes in Strategy to Fight Pirates

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:42:58 GMT

Loosening rules of engagement can increase the risk of mistakenly killing civilians. "Terrorist, tourist, fisherman, pirate, they all look the same until the last moment," says Jason Alderwick, maritime-defense analyst for the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.

17 Apr 2009 - - Guardian - Iraq: the legacy - Ill equipped, poorly trained, and mired in a 'bloody mess'

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:44:18 GMT

"The best we can do is to hope to keep piracy at a moderate level," said Jason Alderwick of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. By September that year, 2007, British and Iraqi military commanders had had enough. British troops had become a magnet for Iraqi insurgents, many of them armed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Amid recriminations still echoing around the corridors of Whitehall and Washington, British soldiers said they were only staying in southern Iraq "because of our

16 Apr 2009 - - Reuters - Better navy coordination needed against Somali pirates

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:06:05 GMT

"The best we can do is to hope to keep piracy at a moderate level," said Jason Alderwick of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "At the moment there are about 15-16 naval ships in the area and that's clearly not enough. But what would be enough?"

16 Apr 2009 - - Miami Herald - Stopping climate change — and starvation

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:09:07 GMT

This is a situation that noted security experts believe could place dangerous new stresses on international stability. In fact, according to a 2007 International Institute for Strategic Studies report, the effects of continued and unchecked carbon emissions could be catastrophic, with impacts "on the level of nuclear war." Many scientists, however, believe that it's still possible to avert such nightmarish scenarios if we start to act now.

15 Apr 2009 - - The Australian - China is no great power

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:28:51 GMT

Ten years ago Gerry Segal, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, asked an important question: Does China matter? As he said at the time, it's not a silly question, just one that doesn't get asked often enough. It's time for policymakers to ask that question again.

15 Apr 2009 - - IISS News Advisory - IISS Announces 8th Annual Asia Security Summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:41:33 GMT

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is pleased to announce that the 8th Annual Asia Security Summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, will take place from 29 May to 31 May 2009 in Singapore. The 2009 Dialogue will gather the highest concentration to date of policy-makers involved in Asian security as official delegations from some 27 governments will be represented by defence ministers, chiefs of defence staff, foreign ministers and other senior officials. The Honourable Kevin Rudd MP, Pri

15 April 2009 - - Guardian - The disaster of Basra is all too likely to be repeated

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:12:31 GMT

By Dr Toby Dodge, Consulting Senior Fellow for the Middle East

14 Apr 2009 - - Reuters - Q&A-Is Iraq sliding back into violence?

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:04:06 GMT

Toby Dodge, professor at the University of London: "I think what's driving this forward is Maliki's hubris. I think he was quite successful in taking down aspects of the Awakening Councils in Diyala and in Sunni areas of Baghdad. I think he now is taking that a step further and is going all out to crush them and that must be a causal factor in the renewed violence. "I think that the balance of power is very precarious. I think that the Iraqi military, especially the police end of it, hasn't got the capac

14 Apr 2009 - - BBC News - North Korea: engage, appease, oppose?

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:00:53 GMT

North Korea has a million-strong army, with more than 4,000 tanks and about 18,000 artillery pieces, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

13 Apr 2009 - - Defense News - Europeans Ramp Up Regional Market Push

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:00:00 GMT

As Brazil boosts spending on major platforms such as fighter aircraft, helicopters, and conventionally and nuclear-powered submarines, Spain may lose its spot as its top supplier. To start funding those requirements, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva earlier this year started pushing for a more than 50 percent increase in defense spending through to 2010. Business Monitor International reported in February that Brazil's defense minister, Nelson Jobim, is raising the equipment procurement budget

14 Apr 2009 - - Calcutta Telegraph - Another Divisive Measure

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:07:17 GMT

The break-up of the armed forces of India, as reported by Military Balance 2009, published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, is as follows: army 1,100,000; navy; 55,000; air force 1,40,000 and the paramilitary 1,300,586. One may safely infer that the jawans who constitute at least 95 per cent of the total strength are unlikely to fall under the tax bracket. That will leave a total of 1,29,780 Class I officers out of the income-tax net.

08 Apr 2009 - - Guardian - Maersk Alabama: why US special forces are unlikely to launch raid

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:18:05 GMT

Jason Alderwick, a maritime security expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said his initial reaction was that the hijacking would be played out like others had been: there would be protracted negotiations and any intervention by force was unlikely. Alderwick said: "The pirates could move very quickly to reinforce their position on the ship." He said any attempt to storm the ship could lead to heavy casualties.

06 Apr 2009 - - The National - Obama's vision of 'global zero'

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:53:54 GMT

" 'There's a fundamental impasse between the western demand for no enrichment and the Iranian demand to continue enrichment,' says Mark Fitzpatrick, a former state department expert now at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. 'There's no obvious compromise between those two positions.' "I think China would probably prevent any meaningful U.N. Security Council resolution. They might allow an anodyne one to go through that would express condemnation," he said.

06 Apr 2009 - - JoongAng Daily - Security Council to consider North’s move

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:34:55 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, nonproliferation expert at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, said China is wary of increasing tensions by putting pressure on North Korea. He told Reuters, “I think China would probably prevent any meaningful UN Security Council resolution.”

04 Apr 2009 - - Financial Times - US may cede to Iran's nuclear ambition

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:40:34 GMT

"There's a fundamental impasse between the western demand for no enrichment and the Iranian demand to continue enrichment," says Mark Fitzpat-rick, a former state department expert now at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "There's no obvious compromise between those two positions." The US has insisted that Iran stop enrichment, although Mr Fitzpatrick notes that international offers put to Tehran during George W. Bush's second term as president left the door open to the possible resumpti

03 Apr 2009 - - Global Security Newswire - North Korean Rocket Launch Looms

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:15:50 GMT

"China has been very reluctant to put further pressure on North Korea that would in their view make the situation worse, increase the tension," said nonproliferation expert Mark Fitzpatrick, of the the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "I think China would probably prevent any meaningful U.N. Security Council resolution. They might allow an anodyne one to go through that would express condemnation," he said.

03 Apr 09 - - The National Post - World approaching new nuclear tipping point

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:29:09 GMT

According to London’s International Institute for Strategic Studies, at least 13 countries in the Middle East have announced new or revived plans to explore civilian nuclear energy projects, all of which carry the potential for further nuclear proliferation. The sudden surge of interest is linked to rising energy needs in the region but is also directly related to growing concerns over Iran’s pursuit of nuclear technologies that appear designed to achieve a nuclear weapons capability.

03 Apr 2009 - - Reuters - Clock ticks for Iran despite Obama's offer of talks

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:31:51 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, a former U.S. State Department official and nonproliferation expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, said Iran will not have much time after its elections to change gears on the nuclear front. "Israel is not going to wait forever," he said. "I couldn't give you a prediction of months, but I don't think that Iran has all that much time. They have an opportunity now and they should seize it."

02 Apr 2009 - - Reuters - New U.N. sanctions unlikely if North Korea tests rocket

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:37:21 GMT

"China has been very reluctant to put further pressure on North Korea that would in their view make the situation worse, increase the tension," said Mark Fitzpatrick, nonproliferation expert at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies and a former U.S. arms control official. "I think China would probably prevent any meaningful U.N. Security Council resolution. They might allow an anodyne one to go through that would express condemnation," he added.

02 Apr 2009 - - Lloyds' List - Is the terrorism risk level rising?

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:13:58 GMT

Nigel Inkster, Director of Transnational Threats and Political Risk at the International Institute for Strategic Studies also points to the increasing concerns of some scientists about the risks posed by advances in genetic engineering. Noxious pathogens have recently been synthesised in laboratories and this type of activity can be difficult to detect, he says.

02 Apr 2009 - - Radio Free Europe - NATO At 60: Getting The Balance Right

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:39:59 GMT

Bastian Giegerich, an analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, says the mission in Afghanistan encapsulates the defining challenges before NATO. "I think, actually, Afghanistan crystallizes many of the issues the alliance will have to face," Giegerich says. "I think the key ones are burden sharing within the alliance, the question of what the correct balance between collective defense and crisis management is, up to NATO-Russia relations. I think Afghanistan is the keystone in that w

Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 3

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:20:50 GMT

Volume 15, Issue 3 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, Islamic extremism in India, is free to all readers, with the remaining four - Chavez's awkward tenth anniversary, Russia and the financial crisis, Flickers of hope in DRC and Balkan ambitions stall - accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5

01 Apr 2009 - - Christian Science Monitor - As US pulls back in Iraq, lost urban footholds

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:06:03 GMT

"I wonder if there is now space for combatants to reassemble and move in," says Toby Dodge, an Iraq expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "[Mosul] didn't benefit from the theatrics of the surge and it is still bubbling."

30 Mar 2009 - - Henry L. Stimson Center - Nuclear Trend Lines and Tipping Points: Iran and the Middle East

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:43:56 GMT

Mr. Fitzpatrick stated that he was not optimistic that the international community would be able to reach a satisfactory agreement with Iran because of a fundamental mismatch of objectives: Iran desires the means to make nuclear weapons, which the United States and others oppose. Among other factors pointing to a military intention underlying the enrichment program, Fitzpatrick noted that the Bushehr nuclear reactor cannot use enriched uranium from Natanz because only Russia can supply the certified fuel fo

30 Mar 2009 - - VOA News - NATO at 60

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:52:43 GMT

A security analyst at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies, Dana Allin, says this is something NATO did very well. "Its largest success obviously was hanging together, maintaining a credible deterrent posture and keeping the West together without having to go to war and that was a huge success," said Allin.

28 Mar 2009 - - VOA News - Afghanistan Conference to Convene in The Hague

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:09:10 GMT

Security analyst Dana Allin of London's International Institute for Strategic Studies, says NATO's achievements in Afghanistan are mixed at best. "I don't think anybody really appreciated the dimensions of the Afghanistan mission, the inherent difficulty of trying to fight a counter-insurgency against an insurgency that has pretty much free sanctuary in neighboring Pakistan," said Allin.

27 Mar 2009 - - El Pais - Occidente pugna por el control del organismo nuclear de la ONU

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:26:31 GMT

"El OIEA ha sido en los últimos años teatro de una creciente fractura", comenta en conversación telefónica desde Londres Mark Fitzpatrick, analista del Instituto Internacional de Estudios Estratégicos. "Por un lado, se yerguen los Estados que exigen a la agencia que luche contra la proliferación nuclear. Por el otro, Esta-dos que le piden que actúe para el desarme".

26 Mar 2009 - - Press TV - Search for IAEA chief 'to be continued'

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:16:18 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, however, praises the Egyptian's performance. "ElBaradei will leave with his head high: right about Iraq, Nobel laureate fame not yet stale, North Korea's bomb not his fault and Iran not yet having crossed the red line to nuclear weapons," he suggests.

25 Mar 2009 - - In the News - Arctic expansion lures Nato north

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:47:53 GMT

Climate change is forcing Nato to consider expanding its operations into the 'high north'. Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, commander-in-chief fleet and commander of Nato's allied maritime component command, told the International Institute for Strategic Studies the move was the subject of "considerable debate".

17 January 2009 - - Arms Control Today - Drawing a Bright Redline: Forestalling Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:06:12 GMT

By Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation

17 Jan 2009 - - Guardian - The Bush Years: Colin Powell

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:22:29 GMT

If the need is for deep reaching change then Colin Powell would not be the man. But there is also a continuing need for American leaders who combine firmness and experience with a natural courtesy and willingness to listen. Colin Powell is an authentic part of that tradition. Listening to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and General Petraeus at the recent International Institute for Strategic Studies conference in Bahrain, I was glad to find that the tradition remains alive and powerful.

17 Jan 2009 - - Associated Press - Gaza battles show 'nasty' face of urban combat

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:25:32 GMT

"Hamas will seek to suck the (Israeli) forces as much into the urban terrain as possible," said retired British Col. Christopher Langton, a military analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "They will attempt to shape the battlefield."

15 Jan 2009 - - World Affairs Journal - The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:48:28 GMT

By Colonel H.R. McMaster, Consulting Senior Fellow

15 Jan 2009 - - In the News - Don't mention the war on terror, says Miliband

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:39:13 GMT

Dana Allin, senior fellow for transatlantic studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told politics.co.uk there had been a "myopic and distorting focus on the concept" since September 11th. "As a framework for American foreign policy, driven by… understandable but excessive fear, it is not particularly inspiring to the rest of the world," he commented.

11 Jan 2009 - - Independent on Sunday - UK forces in Afghanistan in worst ever winter campaign

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:00:27 GMT

“Casualties can be attributed to the unusually high presence of Taliban in certain areas. Also to the reaction of the international forces, particularly the British, who seem determined, quite rightly, to disrupt the Taliban presence,” explained Colonel Christopher Langton, a senior analyst with the International Institute for Strategic Studies. “It is hard to gauge numbers but it is certainly a firm impression, not just by me, that there is a larger presence. The numbers may not be bigger but it could be t

10 Jan 2009 - - Straits Times - Are we talking up the recession?

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:09:10 GMT

Booms and busts are in the nature of a free market economy and a financial crisis is not the end of the world, as Mr Lee Kuan Yew said last September, at the height of the turmoil unleashed by the Lehman collapse. 'Let's say there is a complete collapse,' he said. 'Does that mean the end of the world...the free market economy? No.' What is important in a meltdown is to restore confidence, said the Minister Mentor during a dialogue at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies.

08 Jan 2009 - - Lloyds List - Looking ahead

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:46:39 GMT

We’ve recently teamed up with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), “the world’s leading authority on political-military conflict” established in 1958, to forecast how climate change and security may merge to become a future ‘mega-risk’. In the first quarter of the year, we’ll set out what this means for business.

07 Jan 2009 - - The News - A carrot and a stick

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:25:16 GMT

There are three ways in which the nuclear deal will give a boost to India’s nuclear arsenal. First, by giving India access to the world market in nuclear fuel for its power reactors, the agreement will free its scarce uranium resources for the production of weapons-usable plutonium in dedicated reactors that are exempt from international safeguards. According to Mark Fitzpatrick, nuclear expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Pakistan and India both have about 60 to 70 nuclea

07 Jan 2009 - - New York Times - The Mideast’s Ground Zero

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:16:55 GMT

“The Gaza that Israel left in 2005 was bordering Egypt. The Gaza that Israel just came back to is now bordering Iran,” said Mamoun Fandy, director of Middle East programs at the International Institute of Strategic Studies. “Iran has become the ultimate confrontation state. I am not sure we can talk just about ‘Arab-Israeli peace’ or the ‘Arab peace initiative’ anymore. We may be looking at an ‘Iranian initiative.’ ” In short, the whole notion of Arab-Israeli peacemaking likely will have to change.

06 Jan 2009 - - Financial Times - Urban combat raises the stakes in Gaza

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:21:51 GMT

Colonel Christopher Langton of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies says entry by troops into the heart of Gaza City would be fraught with danger, especially given the Israeli public’s resistance to incurring casualties or hostages in its largely conscript army. “Once inside the city the army would have to go through it completely,” he says.

06 Jan 2009 - - Guardian - Lessons of Lebanon may have been learned, but even sophisticated arms kill civilians as risks of

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:48:59 GMT

Israeli forces do not want to be dragged into urban warfare, most military analysts agree. The more they did so the greater the risk, not only casualties, but of abductions. "The further you get in, the more difficult it's going to become and the spectre of urban warfare looms on the horizon," said Colonel Christopher Langton, senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. If the conflict extended to the tunnels then it would be a "very long war" as the Americans found in Laos and Vietn

03 Jan 2009 - - Independent - Tehran's links with Hamas could spark retribution

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:04:13 GMT

Independent US and British analysts say that, in a few months, Iran will have accumulated enough low-enriched uranium to upgrade to fuel for one bomb. But as Mark Fitzpatrick, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, has said: "Being able to enrich uranium is not the same as having a weapon."

Perspectives on International Security

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Speeches and Papers from the 50th Anniversary Year of the International Institute for Strategic Studies Edited by Tim Huxley and Alexander Nicoll Like most years in the 50-year history of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), 2008 saw events that could have significant consequences for international relations and global balances of power. These included the election of Barack Obama as US president; the brief war in Georgia, which caused the West to look at Russia with more watchful eye

Joining al-Qaeda

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:01:00 GMT

Jihadist Recruitment in Europe Peter R. Neumann In Britain alone, several thousand young Muslims are thought to be part of violent extremist networks. How did they become involved? What are the mechanisms and dynamics through which European Muslims join al-Qaeda and groups inspired by al-Qaeda? This paper explains the processes whereby European Muslims are recruited into the Islamist militant movement. It reveals that although overt recruitment has been driven underground, prisons and other ‘places of vul

Volume 14 – Issue 10

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Volume 14, Issue 10 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, Terror in Mumbai, is free to all readers, with the remaining four - Withdrawal from Iraq, Can Obama re-engage Iran, Southeast Asia's disputed waters and North Korea digs in - accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5

Survival Volume 50, Number 6

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:11:17 GMT

Volume 50, Number 6 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.

The Iranian Nuclear Crisis

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:35:03 GMT

Avoiding worst-case outcomes Mark Fitzpatrick This paper explains how Iran developed its nuclear programme to the point where it threatens to achieve a weapons capability within a short time frame, and analyses Western policy responses aimed at forestalling that capability. Key questions are addressed: will the world have to accept an Iranian uranium-enrichment programme, and does having a weapons capability mean having the Bomb? For nearly two decades, Western strategy on the Iran nuclear issue emphasis

Eka Tkeshelashvili Address

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:20:33 GMT

On Wednesday 26 November 2008 Eka Tkeshelashvili, Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressed the IISS on ‘Georgia: the Latest Developments.’ In her IISS speech, Ms Tkeshelashvili discussed this summer’s Russo-Georgian War, the 6 point plan and the EU’s involvement in brokering a peace agreement. She also spoke about the current reality on the ground and what she believes will be Russia’s behaviour in the future. Finally, she approached the issue of Georgia’s current and future relationship with t

Volume 14 – Issue 9

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Volume 14, Issue 9 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal has just been published. The first article, Pakistan on the brink, is free to all readers, with the remaining four - Serbia's surprise embrace of Europe, The simmering food crisis, Seeking peace in the South Caucasus and Forward march on European defence - accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5

John Hutton Address

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:18:27 GMT

On Tuesday 11th November 2008 Rt. Hon John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Defence, addressed the IISS on 'Afghanistan – worth the Sacrifice' Mr Hutton was giving his maiden speech as Secretary of State for Defence and chose to address the issue of Afghanistan. With the election of a new US President and national elections in Afghanistan during 2009, the next 12 months will be a critical time for the mission in Afghanistan.

European Military Crisis Management

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Connecting ambition and reality Bastian Giegerich International demand for military crisis-management missions continues to grow and demand for troops continues to outstrip supply. Like other Western democracies, European Union member states, because of their wealth, relative military competence and commitment to human rights, bear a particular responsibility to expand the international community’s capacity for action. But while the EU has succeeded in defining a complex military-technical and political-s

Volume 14 – Issue 8

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:01:42 GMT

Volume 14, Issue 8 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal has just been published. The first article, the West's financial crisis, is free to all readers, with the remaining four - Climate change and the US election; Spiralling drug violence in Mexico; The normalisation of Indonesia; and Uganda's elusive peace deal - accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5.

Survival Volume 50, Number 5

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:45:13 GMT

Volume 50, Number 5 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.

Lee Kuan Yew Address

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:28:24 GMT

On Tuesday 23 September Lee Kuan Yew, Minster Mentor, Singapore, delivered a special lecture and inaugurated the Lee Kuan Yew Conference Room at Arundel House. Streamed coverage of this event is available for the speech and Q&A session.

Elmar Mammadyarov Address

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:58:59 GMT

On Thursday 18 September 2008, HE Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan,spoke on "Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy Perspectives ".

Strategic Survey 2008 Launch

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:10:25 GMT

Strategic Survey 2008 was launched on 18 September 2008 at 10:30am. Dr John Chipman, Director-General of the IISS, presented the highlights and some of the main arguments of the book and commented on recent events. Dr Chipman, Alex Nicoll, Editor of Strategic Survey, and other senior IISS staff members then took questions.

Survival Volume 50, Number 4

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:26:23 GMT

Volume 50, Number 4 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.

Abolishing Nuclear Weapons

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:07:08 GMT

George Perkovich and James M. Acton Nuclear disarmament is firmly back on the international agenda. But almost all current thinking on the subject is focused on the process of reducing the number of weapons from thousands to hundreds. This rigorous analysis examines the challenges that exist to abolishing nuclear weapons completely, and suggests what can be done now to start overcoming them. The paper argues that the difficulties of ‘getting to zero’ must not preclude many steps being taken in that direc

Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Address

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:08:17 GMT

On Thursday 24 July 2008, HE Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minster, Pakistan addressed the IISS on "Imperatives for Peace and Prosperity in South Asia: Pakistan's Perspective". Streamed coverage of this event is available for the speech and Q&A session.

William Hague Address

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:09:28 GMT

On Wednesday 23 July 2008, The Rt Hon William Hague, MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary, delivered an address to the IISS on "Preventing a New Age of Nuclear Insecurity". Streamed coverage of this event is available for the speech and Q&A session.

European Military Capabilities: Building Armed Forces for Modern Operations

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:03:56 GMT

European Military Capabilities: Building Armed Forces for Modern Operations The role of the armed forces of European countries has changed since the Cold War. They have increasingly taken part in international operations to address the world’s crises. But at the same time, military budgets have been cut. The need to do more with less has put governments under pressure to identify the capabilities that they require for modern missions and to carry out reforms. This IISS Strategic...

Survival - Vol 50, No 3

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:07:51 GMT

Volume 50, Number 3 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.

Selective Security

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:10:28 GMT

War and the United Nations Security Council since 1945 Adam Roberts and Dominik Zaum In contrast to the common perception that the United Nations is, or should become, a system of collective security, this paper advances the proposition that the UN Security Council embodies a necessarily selective approach. Analysis of its record since 1945 suggests that the Council cannot address all security threats effectively. The reasons for this include not only the veto power of the five permanent members, but also

Falah Mustafa Bakir Address

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:10:10 GMT

On Monday 9 June 2008, Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of Foreign Relations, Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq,spoke on ‘The Role of the Kurdish Regional Government in a new Iraq' from 6-7 pm.

Volume 14 – Issue 5

Wed, 13 May 2009 13:19:32 GMT

Volume 14, Issue 5 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal has just been published. The first article Rehabilitating the jihadists is free to all readers, with the remaining four articles: Syria's secret reactor, Rice on the Middle East, Sparring over Abkhazia and Lebanon's stop-gap peace accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5.

Nuclear Programmes in the Middle East: In the shadow of Iran

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:41:53 GMT

Nuclear Programmes in the Middle East: In the shadow of Iran At least thirteen countries throughout the greater Middle East have recently announced new or revived plans to explore civilian nuclear energy. They spoke of the need for energy diversification to meet growing electricity demand and the economic and environmental benefits of nuclear power. This surge of interest is consistent with a worldwide trend likened to a ‘nuclear renaissance’. Yet political factors also motivate...

Ending Terrorism

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:36:12 GMT

Lessons for defeating al-Qaeda Audrey Kurth Cronin Like all other terrorist movements, al-Qaeda will end. While it has traits that exploit and reflect the current international context, it is not utterly without precedent: some aspects of al-Qaeda are unusual, but many are not. Terrorist groups end according to recognisable patterns that have persisted for centuries, and they reflect, among other factors, the counter-terrorist policies taken against them. It makes sense to formulate those policies with a sp

Classic Adelphi Papers

Wed, 13 May 2009 12:50:22 GMT

The Adelphi Papers monograph series is the Institute’s principal contribution to policy-relevant, original academic research. Collected on the occasion of the Institute’s 50th anniversary, the twelve Adelphi Papers in this volume represent some of the ?nest examples of writing on strategic issues. They offer insights into the changing security landscape of the past half-century and glimpses of some of the most signi?cant security events and trends of our times, from the Cold War nuclear arms race, through t

Alastair Buchan Lecture 2008

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 2008 Alastair Buchan lecture 'Are we at war' was given by Sir Michael Howard, IISS President Emeritus, on Wednesday 2 April 2008.

Hon. Rohitha Bogollagma MP

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:39:36 GMT

On Tuesday 1 April 2008, the Hon. Rohitha Bogollagma MP (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka) delivered an address on "Post-Conflict Development: Efforts of a Democracy".

Year 2008 - Issue 2

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:05:29 GMT

Volume 50, Number 2 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.

Ambassador Nick Burns

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:26:33 GMT

On Monday 11 February 2008, Ambassador Nick Burns (US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs) led a discussion meeting on the topic of "Global Challenges and Opportunities in US Foreign Policy".

Year 2008 - Issue 1

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:38:21 GMT

Volume 50, Number 1 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.

Iran under Ahmadinejad

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:40:25 GMT

The politics of confrontation Ali M. Ansari The election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the summer of 2005 thrust Iran into the international limelight in a way that few would have predicted. Robust, confrontational and given to bombastic rhetoric, Ahmadinejad has drawn condemnation from the West and praise from the Middle Eastern street in almost equal measure. This paper looks at the details of his political rise and assesses his...

Military Balance 2008 Press Statement

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:09:17 GMT

Press Statement Arundel House, London 5 February 2008 Remarks by Dr John Chipman Director-General and Chief Executive The International Institute for Strategic Studies, London

Military Reform and Democratisation

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:15:52 GMT

Turkish and Indonesian experiences at the turn of the millennium Karabekir Akkoyunlu There is no recipe for democratisation that can be readily applied to all countries. Every country presents unique factors that influence the fate of its democratic reforms, which must therefore be evaluated within their specific socio-political, cultural and historical context. Building on this premise, this paper examines military reform and democratisation through the experiences of Turkey...

The Search for Security in Post-Taliban Afghanistan

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:41:48 GMT

Cyrus Hodes and Mark Sedra By the middle of 2007, Afghans had become increasingly disillusioned with a state-building process that had failed to deliver the peace dividend that they were promised. For many Afghans, the most noticeable change in their lives since the fall of the Taliban has been an acute deterioration in security conditions. Whether it is predatory warlords, the Taliban-led insurgency, the burgeoning narcotics trade or general criminality, the threats to the security...

Russian Foreign Policy Beyond Putin

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:22:57 GMT

Eugene B. Rumer Russia’s resurgence as an assertive actor in the global diplomatic arena after a long period of introspection and preoccupation with domestic troubles, and the economic...

Sergio Jaramillo Address

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:53:59 GMT

On Wednesday 17 October 2007, Sergio Jaramillo (Deputy Minister of Defence for Colombia) gave an address on the topic of "Colombia: Drugs, Insurgency and the Search for Peace" A summary of his address is available below.

Trevor Ncube Address

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:47:40 GMT

On Tuesday 18 September 2007 Trevor Ncube, Chief Executive, Mail & Guardian Media Group (South Africa), delivered the 2007 Oppenheimer Lecture on the theme of "Towards a New Zimbabwe: Challenges and Opportunities". Streamed coverage of this event is available for the speech and Q&A session. A transcript of his address is also available in the related documents section below.

Repairing the Damage

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:36:21 GMT

Possibilities and limits of transatlantic consensus Dana H. Allin, Gilles Andréani, Philipe Errera and Gary Samore The damage that has been done to the transatlantic alliance will not be repaired through grand architectural redesigns or radical new agendas. Instead, the transatlantic partners need to restore their consensus and cooperation on key security challenges with a limited agenda that reflects the essential conservatism of the transatlantic partnership during the Cold War...

Benazir Bhutto Address

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:34:07 GMT

On Friday 20 July 2007 Ms Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, addressed the IISS on "The Future of Democracy in Pakistan". Streamed coverage of this event is available for the speech and Q&A session.

Karel Schwarzenberg Address

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:51:10 GMT

On Wednesday 18 July 2007 Karel Schwarzenberg, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic, addressed the IISS on "New Threats and the Transatlantic Bond" . Streamed coverage of this event is available for the speech and Q&A session.

Year 2007 - Issue 4

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:35:15 GMT

Volume 49, Number 4 of Survival, the Institute's quarterly journal, has been published.

Contemporary Piracy and Maritime Terrorism

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:30:01 GMT

The threat to international security Martin N. Murphy Do piracy and maritime terrorism, individually or together, present a threat to international security, and what relationship if any exists between them? Piracy may be a marginal problem in itself, but the connections between organised piracy and wider criminal networks and corruption on land make it an element of a phenomenon that can have a weakening effect on states and a destabilising one on the regions in which it is...

Year 2007 - Issue 3

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:34:50 GMT

Volume 49, Number 3 of Survival, the Institute's quarterly journal, has been published.

Year 2007 - Issue 2

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:35:31 GMT

Volume 49, Number 2 of Survival, the Institute's quarterly journal, has been published.

Pakistan must validate troops' positions

Tue, 08 May 2007 14:21:01 GMT

Defence Minister A.K. Antony is to visit Singapore on June 1-3, the first time he will be travelling abroad after assuming office seven months ago. "During the visit, he will essentially be addressing the Shangri La dialogue," an official here said.

03 Oct 2009 - - Washington Post - A General's Public Pressure

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:21:00 GMT

In a speech in London on Thursday, Gen. Stanley McChrystal publicly intervened in the debate over Afghanistan. Vice President Biden has suggested that we focus on fighting al-Qaeda and refrain from using our troops to prop up the government of President Hamid Karzai. But when this strategic option was raised at his presentation, McChrystal said it was a formula for "Chaos-istan." When asked whether he would support it, he said, "The short answer is: No."

02 Oct 2009 - - Financial Times - McChrystal warns of long Afghan haul

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:37:33 GMT

"Neither the success or failure for our endeavour there in support of the Afghan people and the government can be taken for granted," he told defence experts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "At the end of the day we don't win when we destroy the Taliban. We don't win from body counts . . . we win when the people decide we win," he said.

02 Oct 2009 - - New York Times - McChrystal Rejects Scaling Down Afghan Military Aims

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:38:59 GMT

After his first 100 days in command in Kabul, General McChrystal chose an audience of military specialists at London’s Institute for Strategic Studies as a platform for a public airing of the confidential assessment of the war he delivered to the Pentagon in late August, parts of which were leaked to news organizations. General McChrystal, 55, did not mention Mr. Biden or his advocacy of a scaled-down war effort during his London speech, and referred only obliquely to the debate within the Obama administrat

02 Oct 2009 - - Economist - Anything more to declare?

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:50:42 GMT

The six are still offering improved political and trade relations with Iran, talks on regional security and co-operation in civilian nuclear technologies. But first Iran must freeze uranium work at today’s level and, if talks progress, suspend its uranium and plutonium effort. Only when inspectors were confident of the peaceful nature of Iran’s programme could enrichment resume. Indeed, some sort of enrichment on Iranian soil may be essential to a negotiated deal, argues Mark Fitzpatrick of London’s Interna

02 Oct 2009 - - Times - More troops are all very well, but what exactly are they going to do?

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:18:03 GMT

More troops are all very well, but what exactly are they going to do?

02 Oct 2009 - - Guardian - UK may send more troops to Afghanistan

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:27:54 GMT

The indication came as General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of US and Nato troops in Afghanistan, used a speech in London to urge a fundamental shift in the way the insurgency is tackled, warning the security situation was deteriorating and success could not be taken for granted. McChrystal, who has asked the White House for a further 40,000 troops in addition to the 100,000 in Afghanistan, made it clear he believed more were needed for an effective "hearts and minds" operation.

02 Oct 2009 - - Guardian - Cameron pledges to set up 'war cabinet' to deal with Afghanistan

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:32:15 GMT

US general Stanley McChrystal said the situation in the country was serious – and in some respects deteriorating – with increasing violence and a growing insurgency. Speaking in London yesterday, he said the international coalition faced a problem unless it was able properly to align the resources it was prepared to commit to the conflict with the goals it was trying to achieve.

02 Oct 2009 - - Independent - Brown left me fearful, officer tells US general

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:41:53 GMT

The Ministry of Defence intervened last night after an RAF officer used a high-profile speech by the US commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan to suggest that Gordon Brown had dented her confidence in the Afghan campaign. Flight Lieutenant Victoria Anderton spoke out after US General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of international forces in Afghanistan, delivered a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.

02 Oct 2009 - - Los Angeles Times - McChrystal defends military goals in Afghanistan

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:52:26 GMT

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan staunchly defended his emphasis on stabilizing the country with a troop-intensive counterinsurgency strategy, arguing Thursday that reducing U.S. aims in the nation would be "short-sighted." Speaking in London, Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal said he opposes strategies that would require fewer troops and focus on fighting Al Qaeda and the Taliban leadership through drone attacks, airstrikes and similar approaches Flight Lieutenant Victoria Anderton spoke out af

02 Oct 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - General Stanley McChrystal turns his fire on Western leaders as Afghan mission falters

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:59:24 GMT

General Stanley McChrystal, the American commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan, is under no illusions about the litany of mistakes made during the past eight years. Addressing the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London yesterday, he was unsparing in his critique of the West, from the failure to address the needs of ordinary Afghans following the Taliban's overthrow to the highly complex – and at times unworkable – command structure that has seriously undermined the effectiveness of the mi

02 Oct 2009 - - Times - Back your general and send more troops, David Miliband urges Barack Obama

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:53:51 GMT

General McChrystal, speaking in London at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said that the campaign had been underresourced in the past. “The situation is serious — and I choose that word very, very carefully. Neither success nor failure can be taken for granted.” Isaf had to show it would support and protect the people. “In the end we don’t win by defeating the Taleban or by a body count but when the Afghans have decided that we have won.” He added that the coalition did not have an infinit

02 Oct 2009 - - Daily Times - ‘US to lose Afghan war if Soviet mistakes repeated’

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:06:15 GMT

“It is complex, difficult terrain, both the land and the people. It is a tribal society with a culture vastly different from what most of us are familiar with,” he told the International Institute for Strategic Studies. “I discount immediately anyone who simplifies the problem or offers a solution ... or says 'this is what you have got to do' because they absolutely have no clue about the complexity of what we are dealing with."

02 Oct 2009 - - Asian News International - US commander all for reintegrating Taleban in Afghan society

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:09:41 GMT

US commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has said that 50 to 80 per cent of the Taleban would probably stop fighting if they were given jobs and added that he was all for reintegrating them into Afghan society. However, he cautioned that such a mission called for “patience, resolve and time”.”The situation is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully,” he said, speaking at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. Read more: http://www.thaindian.com

02 Oct 2009 - - PRESS TV - Netherlands defends deadly airstrike in Afghanistan

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:18:00 GMT

McChrystal, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, told military and defense experts Thursday at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London that the situation was serious and time was running out. "The situation is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully." However, he cautioned that such a mission called for “patience, resolve and time”.”The situation is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully,” he said, speaking at the London-based International Inst

02 Oct 2009 - - Associated Press - U.S. commander says winning Afghan people's support is key to winning the war

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:27:18 GMT

He spoke to British security specialists at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, one day after taking part via video link in a White House review of Afghan policy chaired by President Barack Obama. Asked by the audience if it would be sensible to lower America's military goals and limit the war effort to eliminating the al-Qaeda presence – a proposal reportedly discussed during the White House review – McChrystal said it would be wrong to give up on the idea of bringing some security to the

02 Oct 2009 - - CNN - Gates favors bolstering troops in Afghanistan, sources say

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:41:17 GMT

In London on Thursday, McChrystal said he believes the situation in Afghanistan is "serious" and "deteriorating." McChrystal suggested that focusing on al Qaeda would not be enough. "I absolutely believe that al Qaeda and the threat of al Qaeda and Taliban senior leadership are critical to stability in the region," McChrystal said in a speech to London's International Institute for Strategic Studies. "But I also believe that a strategy that does not leave Afghanistan in a stable position is probably a sh

02 Oct 2009 - - Washington Post - White House Eyeing Narrower War Effort

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:51:00 GMT

White House officials are resisting McChrystal's call for urgent U.S. action on Afghanistan, which he underscored Thursday during a speech in London. Officials also are questioning important elements of the general's assessment, which calls for a vast expansion of an increasingly unpopular war. One senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the meeting, said, "A lot of assumptions -- and I don't want to say myths, but a lot of assumptions -- were exposed to the light o

02 Oct 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Obama meets Afghanistan commander on Air Force One

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:08:28 GMT

The situation "is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully... neither success nor failure can be taken for granted," said McChrystal, who has reportedly asked for up to 40,000 more troops to fight the Taliban. "The situation is in some ways deteriorating but not in all ways," said the general, speaking Thursday at the International Institute for Strategic Studies think tank in London.

02 Oct 2009 - - Fox News - McChrystal to FOX: “Debate Healthy”

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:16:14 GMT

"The process of going through a very detailed policy level debate is incredibly important and incredibly healthy." That was the diplomatic answer from General Stanley McChrystal to my question about what happened in the meeting with President Obama and his National Security Team this week regarding Afghanistan (McChrystal participated via videophone). McChrystal was appearing at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.

02 Oct 2009 - - Al Jazeera - McChrystal warns Taliban is growing

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:27:05 GMT

Delivering what he called an honest assessment of the eight-year-old conflict, McChyrstal said the situation was serious and time was running out. "The situation is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully," he told military and defence experts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London on Thursday.

02 Oct 2009 - - Sky News - 'Get Me McChrystal, Now'

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:31:06 GMT

General McChrystal, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and the Commander of US Forces Afghanistan, gave a special address on Afghanistan at the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) at Arundel House in London on Thursday which was covered by Sky News. Although Sky News was all over the McChrystal address - even a segment of the conference aired on Jeremy Thompson's Live At Five - the White House however was not quite sure why McChrystal was even giving the address

01 Oct 2009 - - CNN - 'Humility' needed in Afghanistan, commander says

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:01:20 GMT

"We must operate and think in a fundamentally new way," Gen. Stanley McChrystal said in a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a British think thank. He stressed the importance of connecting with the Afghan people, who he said are "frustrated" that more has not been accomplished in the nearly 8-year-old war.

01 Oct 2009 - - Washington Post - McChrystal Urges European Allies to Show Resolve in Afghanistan

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:34:40 GMT

"We must show resolve," he said before a group of academics, strategists and retired military officers at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies. The British, who have the largest number of troops in Afghanistan after the United States, are closely scrutinizing the White House debate. "Uncertainty disheartens our allies and emboldens our foes."

01 Oct 2009 - - Times - Flight Lieutenant Victoria Anderton adds to Gordon Brown's woes

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:06:59 GMT

A month after Gordon Brown appeared at the International Institute for Strategic Studies he was followed by General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander in Afghanistan who has conducted a review into the war. After calling for renewed vigour in the mission and greater resources, General McChrystal asked for questions from the audience.

01 Oct 2009 - - CBS News - McChrystal: Winning Over Afghans a Must

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:27:02 GMT

The debate over how best to prosecute the faltering Afghan war effort moved from the White House Situation Room to London on Thursday as U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal warned Britain that success is not guaranteed. McChrystal, whose frank warning to President Barack Obama has raised grave doubts about whether the Taliban insurgency can be repelled, told British academics and reporters that the current coalition strategy is not winning over the Afghan people.

01 Oct 2009 - - New York Times - McChrystal Rejects Lower Afghan Aims

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:37:45 GMT

The top military commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, rejected calls for scaling down military objectives there on Thursday and said Washington did not have unlimited time to settle on a new strategy to pursue the eight-year-old war. In a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a private policy group here, General McChrystal said the situation in Afghanistan was serious and “neither success nor failure can be taken for granted.”

01 Oct 2009 - - Times - General Stanley McChrystal: we must give the Taleban jobs

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:39:24 GMT

The situation is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully,” he said, speaking at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. “Neither success nor failure in our endeavour in support of the Afghan people and government can be taken for granted,” he warned. In a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a private policy group here, General McChrystal said the situation in Afghanistan was serious and “neither success nor failure can be taken for gra

01 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - U.S. General Says Taliban Growing, Afghan Outlook Serious

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:40:43 GMT

Delivering a grave and what he called honest assessment of the eight-year-old conflict, McChyrstal said the situation was serious and time was running out, although he also cautioned that moving too quickly without planning would be a mistake. "The situation is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully," he told military and defence experts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.

01 Oct 2009 - - Associated Press - US commander spells out Afghan difficulties

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:42:44 GMT

The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said conventional tactics, including the focus on force protection, has prevented Western troops from convincing Afghans that the U.S.-led coalition forces are on their side and are committed for the long haul. He said the military must change the way it operates or face defeat. "At the end of the day we don't win by destroying the Taliban," he said at the prestigious International Institute for Strategic Studies think tank. "We don't win by body count. We d

01 Oct 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Afghan war won't remain winnable forever: US commander

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:44:19 GMT

"The situation is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully ... neither success nor failure can be taken for granted," said McChrystal, who has asked for up to 40,000 more troops to fight the Taliban. "The situation is in some ways deteriorating but not in all ways," he told the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think-tank in London. "At the end of the day we don't win by destroying the Taliban," he said at the prestigious International Institute for Strategic Studies th

01 Oct 2009 - - ITN - McChrystal: Afghan situation is 'serious'

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:49:03 GMT

Success in Afghanistan cannot be taken for granted and time is running out, the commander of coalition forces has warned. US General Stanley McChrystal said the situation in the country was "serious" - and in some respects deteriorating - with increasing violence and a growing insurgency.

01 Oct 2009 - - BBC News - 'Different' Afghan strategy urged

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:13:11 GMT

Coalition forces in Afghanistan are going to have to adopt a "dramatically different" strategy to previous ones, the top US general there says. In his first speech since submitting a report calling for more troops, Gen Stanley McChrystal also said the operation had been "under-resourced".

01 Oct 2009 - - Bloomberg - Afghanistan Deteriorating, Needs Action, General Says

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:39:42 GMT

The military situation in Afghanistan is “in some ways deteriorating,” and requires quick action from the U.S. and NATO to combat insurgents, said U.S. General Stanley McChrystal. Coalition forces must “gain the initiative” and change their mindset, McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, said today in a speech at the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London

01 Oct 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Success in Afghanistan cannot be taken for granted, warns Gen Stanley McChrystal

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:54:55 GMT

Gen McChrystal described the current situation as ''serious'' with violence on the increase. Addressing the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, he said that in the past international forces had been under resourced, and in some areas under performed, and that they needed to change the way that they operated.

General Stanley McChrystal Address

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:49:45 GMT

On Thursday 1 October 2009, General Stanley McChrystal, Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan gave a Special Address on Afghanistan.

01 Oct 2009 - - Associated Press - US general says Afghan violence increasing

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:14:37 GMT

McChrystal told reporters and academics at the London think-tank, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, that success will depend on convincing ordinary Afghans that coalition forces could help deliver a better life.

01 Oct 2009 - - BBC News - UK considers Afghan troops boost

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:17:11 GMT

Meanwhile, General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, will give a speech in London on Thursday. He has already told the US government that the situation is serious, but that success is achievable with the right strategy and additional resources.

01 Oct 2009 - - Channel 4 News - US general makes key speech on Afghanistan

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:19:57 GMT

The White House situation room heard an urgent debate this week over the future conduct of America and Britain's most pressing military issue, the war in Afghanistan. The man at the centre of the debate speaks in London this morning.

01 Oct 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Bob Ainsworth admits Britain cannot increase forces in Afghanistan amid equipment fears

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:20:59 GMT

The top Nato commander in Afghanistan, US general Stanley McChrystal, is giving a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London today as the debate over how to deal with the conflict intensifies.

01 Oct 2009 - - Press Association - US general to give London speech

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:22:12 GMT

The top Nato commander in Afghanistan is due to give a speech in London as the debate over the conflict intensifies. US general Stanley McChrystal is to speak at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

01 Oct 2009 - - BBC News - 'Time is running short'

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:23:14 GMT

General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan, is to give a keynote speech in London on Thursday - his first public speech since submitting his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan to the White House.

01 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - U.S. general says Afghan insurgency growing

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:25:40 GMT

McChrystal described the situation in Afghanistan as serious. "Neither success nor failure can be taken for granted," he said in a speech in London.

01 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - U.S. general says Afghan insurgency growing

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:30:27 GMT

McChrystal has said that his mission would be likely to fail if he is not given reinforcements for his force, now over 100,000 strong, including more than 60,000 Americans. "It is complex, difficult terrain, both the land and the people. It is a tribal society with a culture vastly different from what most of us are familiar with," he told the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

01 Oct 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Stanley McChrystal to give speech on Afghanistan in London

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:32:23 GMT

Stanley McChrystal, the top Nato commander in Afghanistan is giving a speech in London on Thursday, as the debate over the conflict intensifies. The US general is to speak at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

01 Oct 2009 - - BBC News - Agreement on more Afghan training

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:05:36 GMT

In his speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies on Thursday, Gen McChrystal warned there was only limited time to turn around the situation. "The situation is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully," he said.

01 Oct 2009 - - Press Association - 'Time running out' in Afghanistan

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:10:44 GMT

In his speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Gen McChrystal reiterated his warning in his report - leaked last month to the US media - that there was only limited time to turn around the situation. "The situation is serious and I choose that word very, very carefully," he said.

01 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - Iran intel marked by differences, not disarray

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:26:40 GMT

Nigel Inkster, an expert on transnational threats at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and a former director in Britain's secret intelligence service, said Western services and IAEA now worked together better. He said: "Iraq is not a useful guide to the Iranian nuclear program. Close co-ordination with the IAEA dates back some time, and was significantly strengthened by the way in which the IAEA was given the lead in formally closing the Libyan file."

05 Sep 2009 - - Independent - Backbench rebellion brews as Brown defends mission

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:53 GMT

The Prime Minister defended the Government's strategy in a major speech, admitting it had "been the most difficult of summers" for British troops but also insisting that Britain's security depended on defeating the Taliban insurgency.

05 Sep 2009 - - Daily Mirror - Afghan objectives justified: Brown

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:14:44 GMT

Gordon Brown has insisted the objectives in Afghanistan are "clear and justified" during a robust defence of the increasingly controversial campaign. During a keynote speech the day after the shock resignation of an aide to the Defence Secretary over the conflict, he insisted it was crucial to protect civilians in this country and that Britain could not simply "walk away".

05 Sep 2009 - - Pakistan Observer - Britain not to repeat Soviet mistakes in Afghanistan: Brown

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:34:47 GMT

In a lengthy defence of the military deployment in Helmand, the prime minister said he asked himself whether the operation was justified every time soldiers were killed and said he concluded it was every time.Brown said the Taliban posed a threat to security in the UK, and that British troops would return home when the Afghan army was strong enough to maintain peace in the country.

05 Sep 2009 - - Daily Express - Afghanistan: Surely You Can Do Better Mr Brown

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:04:27 GMT

In the speech in London, Mr Brown insisted the campaign was right and winnable and that Britain and its partners must “strengthen not weaken our resolve”. He insisted “a safer Britain requires a safer Afghanistan” and the coalition’s aims were “clear and justified”. But his speech coincided with the return of the bodies of two more soldiers from Afghanistan.

05 Sep 2009 - - Guardian - Brown may send more troops to Afghanistan

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:30:39 GMT

Britain is considering a further short-term increase in its 9,000 troop strength in Afghanistan, Gordon Brown said yesterday in a speech seeking to prop up waning public support for the war.

05 Sep 2009 - - Independent - The Prime Minister mounts his Afghan defence

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:39:51 GMT

But Mr Brown's appearance, at London's premier defence strategy think-tank, had a more specific context, too: the resignation less than 24 hours earlier of an aide to the Defence Secretary. Not just any aide, either, but Eric Joyce, an MP known as a staunch government loyalist and one of very few with a military background. Mr Joyce's barbed resignation letter reiterated the ever more overt misgivings expressed not just by a sceptical public, but by the military.

05 Sep 2009 - - Times - Gordon Brown says Britain is doing the 'right thing' in Afghanistan

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:48:22 GMT

Gordon Brown hit back at claims that the Afghanistan mission was doomed to fail yesterday, as he launched a defence of a war he still insists is making Britain safer. While senior military doctors spoke of the huge challenges in treating “exceptionally complex casualties” wounded by improvised explosive devices, the Prime Minister acknowledged that the war had pushed alQaeda into Pakistan but insisted that the Afghanistan mission was more crucial than ever in ending the threat of terrorism from the regio

05 Sep 2009 - - Guardian - Gordon Brown and Afghanistan: The futility of being earnest

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:56:49 GMT

Propelled by The Sun's poll which found that seven out of 10 believe Mr Brown is failing to support British forces in Afghanistan, and with the words of another resignation letter ringing in his ears, Mr Brown concocted a hastily conceived defence of his strategy in his address to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London yesterday. Mr Brown pleaded repeatedly that his objectives in stabilising Afghanistan were credible, deliverable and specific. He claimed that 4,000 Afghan soldiers could

05 Sep 2009 - - Times - Lord Ashdown speaks out on Afghanistan

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:00:48 GMT

Brown is warning that military success in Afghanistan is directly tied to securing the UK from terrorist attacks. He told his audience yesterday: “Each time I have to ask myself if we are doing the right thing by being in Afghanistan.

05 Sep 2009 - - Glasgow Herald - Brown paves way for earlier Afghanistan exit

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:49:41 GMT

The Prime Minister argued yesterday that UK troops had to further move from "mentoring" the soldiers of the Afghan National Army to "partnering" them. He explained that Britain supported an acceleration of its expansion from 80,000 to 134,000 by November 2010 - a year earlier than the current timetable of November 2011.

05 Sep 2009 - - PRESS TV (Iran) - Brown tries to justify Afghanistan presence

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:04:52 GMT

The British premier tries to justify his country's presence in Afghanistan a day after a ministerial aide resigns over London's role in the war-torn country. "Each time I ask myself if we are doing the right thing by being in Afghanistan and if we can justify sending our young men and women to fight for this cause, my answer has always been yes," Gordon Brown said on a Friday speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies think-tank in London.

05 Sep 2009 - - Reuters - Afghanistan, Pakistan hubs of terror planning: Brown

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:19:42 GMT

"We are in Afghanistan as a result of a hard-headed assessment of the terrorist threat facing Britain," Brown said in a speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies think-tank in London.

04 Sep 2009 - - Times - Brown says Britain is doing the 'right thing' in Afghanistan

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:37:44 GMT

In a keynote speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Mr Brown said that he never took military action lightly. “Each time I have to ask myself if we are doing the right thing by being in Afghanistan,” he said. “Each time I have to ask myself if we can justify sending our young men and women to fight for this cause. And my answer has always been yes.

04 Sep 2009 - - BBC News - Afghan aims 'realistic' - Brown

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:17:35 GMT

In a long and detailed assessment of Britain's strategy at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, Mr Brown attempted to set out what he believes are the measures of success for Britain in Afghanistan.

04 Sep 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Afghanistan campaign 'crucial' to protect Britain, says Gordon Brown

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:23:07 GMT

In a keynote speech in London, that robustly defended the bloody struggle after the sudden resignation of Government aide, the Prime Minister said the campaign that has cost 212 British lives was crucial to protect civilians in this country.

04 Sep 2009 - - Financial Times - PM insists Afghan mission ‘realistic’

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:29:30 GMT

Gordon Brown on Friday sought to regain the initiative in the growing public debate over UK strategy in Afghanistan, insisting that the US-led mission had “realistic and achievable” aims that would help defeat the terrorist threat from the Taliban and al-Qaeda. At the end of a four-month period which has seen more than 50 British servicemen killed and 64 seriously injured, the prime minister used his first big speech of the new political season to argue that the British presence in Afghanistan was essent

04 Sep 2009 - - Guardian - What Brown's Afghanistan speech didn't say

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:41:03 GMT

Whether you agree with him and his views or not, Gordon Brown's speech on Afghanistan was a speech which needed to be made – and made by him, with the full authority of his office – if the British presence in Afghanistan is to command public support and understanding as the losses mount. It was a good speech too. Someone had put a lot of effort into ensuring that the prime minister addressed many of the public's – and the military's – worries head-on and in clear language. Brown's speeches don't always do t

04 Sep 2009 - - Financial Times - The old new Afghan strategy

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:10:09 GMT

Gordon Brown has given a speech this afternoon defending Britain’s military mission in Afghanistan. Although the speech was scheduled before Eric Joyce, a junior defence minister, resigned over the war, there is no doubt that Brown is responding to a growing mood of disquiet about mounting violence and casualties and an unconvincing election. At the end of a four-month period which has seen more than 50 British servicemen killed and 64 seriously injured, the prime minister used his first big speech o

04 Sep 2009 - - Financial Times - Afghans angry over lethal air strike

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:41:01 GMT

The attack overshadowed a speech by Gordon Brown in which the British prime minister insisted that his government was not making the same mistakes in Afghanistan as the Soviet Union. He was hitting back at claims that the British mission was doomed to fail. At the end of a four-month period which has seen more than 50 British servicemen killed and 64 seriously injured, the prime minister used his first big speech o

04 Sep 2009 - - BBC News - New emphasis on exit from Afghan war

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:34:19 GMT

It is a mark of the deterioration in the British position that almost a year ago, in the same place - the temple of British strategic thinking, the International Institute for Strategic Studies - a similar speech was left to the then Defence Secretary John Hutton. Now the prime minister himself had to step up to make the case.

04 Sep 2009 - - New York Times - Brown Pledges to Maintain Britain’s Afghan Force

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:11:18 GMT

British soldiers will remain in Afghanistan until the nation’s weak police and military force can protect the country from Taliban insurgents, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday in a major speech to rally support for the war effort from a public who, in the face of sharply rising British casualties, largely want their troops home.

04 Sep 2009 - - Reuters - UK's Brown fights back against Afghan war critics

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:22:30 GMT

04 Sep 2009 - - Bloomberg - Brown Pledges U.K. Help to Bolster Afghan Forces

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:29:31 GMT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said British troops will stay in Afghanistan until the country can protect itself and vowed to step up the training of Afghan security forces. In a speech in London today, Brown promised an extra 20 million pounds ($33 million) to boost security in Helmand, the southern province where British solders are deployed. Britain would support an expansion of the Afghan army to 134,000 troops by the end of 2010, a year earlier than planned, he said.

04 Sep 2009 - - Guardian - Brown defends Afghan campaign in wake of aide's resignation

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:13:44 GMT

Gordon Brown today insisted that the government was not making the same mistakes in Afghanistan as the Soviet Union as he hit back at claims that the British mission in the country was doomed to fail. In a lengthy defence of the military deployment in Helmand, the prime minister said that every time soldiers were killed he asked himself whether the operation was justified – and that every time he concluded that it was.

04 Sep 2009 - - BBC News - Afghan strategy 'right' - Brown

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:08:18 GMT

In his speech, Mr Brown will say: "Each time I ask myself if we are doing the right thing by being in Afghanistan and if we can justify sending our young men and women to fight for this cause, my answer has always been yes."

04 Sep 2009 - - Wall St Journal - Brown Says U.K. Troops to Stay in Afghanistan

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:36:11 GMT

Mr. Brown tried to address those concerns in his speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, saying the U.K.'s role in the country was as part of an overall international strategy and urging other countries to "take their share of responsibility" for security. The prime minister also said the international community must help stabilize Afghanistan by placing greater emphasis on building up, and supporting the Afghan police and armed forces.

04 Sep 2009 - - Associated Press - Brown defends troop presence in Afghanistan

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:40:06 GMT

"Each time I have to ask myself if we are doing the right thing by being in Afghanistan. Each time I have to ask myself if we can justify sending our young men and women to fight for this cause," Brown said in a keynote speech to the think tank Institute of Strategic Studies. "And my answer has always been yes."

04 Sep 2009 - - Guardian - Brown's tired Afghanistan speech points to a rocky autumn

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:45:26 GMT

But after the speech Brown gave today on Afghanistan, it feels as though it's going to be a rocky autumn. The prime minister dutifully addressed old questions: protection against roadside bombs; the start of an exit strategy (through training up more Afghan troops).

04 Sep 2009 - - Guardian - We can't give up on Afghanistan

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:49:21 GMT

Following Eric Joyce's resignation, it's worth re-stating the case for staying in Afghanistan. It probably won't be the case that Gordon Brown makes later today, but it is a case nevertheless.

04 Sep 2009 - - Press Association - PM paves way for early Afghan exit

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:55:41 GMT

Addressing the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Mr Brown insisted the military campaign was crucial to protect the public in this country and said the UK could not simply "walk away". He did not set out a timetable for pulling out British troops, but suggested that transferring responsibility for security to the Afghans would allow the reduction of UK forces. "I think the issue is how fast you can move on this. What we are saying today is that we are going to move faster," he said

04 Sep 2009 - - Press Association - Gordon Brown defends Afghanistan campaign

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:59:35 GMT

In a keynote speech in London, Mr Brown said he never took military action lightly. "Each time I have to ask myself if we are doing the right thing by being in Afghanistan," he said. "Each time I have to ask myself if we can justify sending our young men and women to fight for this cause. And my answer has always been 'yes'. "I think the issue is how fast you can move on this. What we are saying today is that we are going to move faster," he said

04 Sep 2009 - - Associated Press - Brown says UK troops will stay in Afghanistan

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:50:26 GMT

Britain's military will stay in Afghanistan until it can look after its own security, Prime Minister Gordon Brown says in a speech he plans to give Friday, dismissing a call from one of his government's defense aides to begin planning a pullout from the country.

04 Sep 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Gordon Brown: We cannot walk away from Afghanistan

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:55:52 GMT

Gordon Brown will argue today that British forces must stay in Afghanistan to protect against future terror attacks on UK soil.

04 Sep 2009 - - Independent - Brown rocked as aide quits over war

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:04:21 GMT

The timing of the resignation is particularly damaging to Mr Brown, who in a speech today was due to argue that the case for military action is as compelling as ever because three-quarters of terrorist attacks are orchestrated from the border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

04 Sep 2009 - - Reuters - Britain cannot walk away from Afghanistan - Brown

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:18:24 GMT

"Each time I ask myself if we are doing the right thing by being in Afghanistan and if we can justify sending our young men and women to fight for this cause, my answer has always been yes," Brown will say later on Friday in what is billed as a major speech on Afghanistan. "For when the security of our country is at stake we cannot walk away," he will say in the speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies think-tank in London.

04 Sep 2009 - - Times - Blow to Gordon Brown as Eric Joyce, aide to Defence Secretary, resigns

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:22:41 GMT

After the resignation Downing Street made public excerpts of Mr Brown’s speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in an attempt to regain the initiative. Mr Brown will say that he wants to tackle head on “arguments that suggest our strategy in Afghanistan is wrong and to answer those who question whether we should be in Afghanistan at all. Each time I ask myself if we are doing the right thing by being in Afghanistan and if we can justify sending our young men and women to fight for this c

04 Sep 2009 - - Wall St Journal - U.K. Official Quits After Afghan Remarks

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:26:01 GMT

On Friday Mr. Brown will deliver a speech on Afghanistan at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, in which he will "take head on" critics of his country's Afghanistan strategy, according to a person familiar with the matter.

04 Sep 2009 - - BBC News - Brown to defend Afghan strategy

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:33:32 GMT

Gordon Brown is to give a major speech restating his commitment to the mission in Afghanistan, after a ministerial aide resigned over government strategy.

04 Sep 2009 - - Channel 4 News - Compensation appeal could cost £150m

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:55:46 GMT

Joyce’s resignation has undermined a speech today by Gordon Brown in which he will outline his ongoing plans for Afghanistan.

04 Sep 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Britain, US defend Afghan strategy

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:03:14 GMT

In London, Brown launched a staunch defence of Britain's involvement in Afghanistan, pledging it will not walk away when its own security was at stake. "People ask what success in Afghanistan would look like. The answer is that we will have succeeded when our troops are coming home because the Afghans are doing the job themselves," he said, according to excerpts of his speech pre-released by his office.

04 Sep 2009 - - United Press International - Brown says Afghan strategy 'right thing'

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:11:33 GMT

In a speech to be delivered later Friday, Brown pledged more support for British troops in Afghanistan and added, "We cannot walk away" when Britain's security is at stake, the BBC said. "Each time I ask myself if we are doing the right thing by being in Afghanistan and if we can justify sending our young men and women to fight for this cause, my answer has always been yes," Brown said in his prepared text.

04 Sep 2009 - - Times - Nato strike on hijacked fuel tankers destined for troops kills up to 90 people

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:17:42 GMT

It also coincides with Gordon Brown’s policy speech today on the war, in which he will say Britain is determined to keep its forces in Afghanistan despite fading public support for the eight-year conflict.

04 Sep 2009 - - In the News - Brown: Allies not doing enough in Afghanistan

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:23:28 GMT

In a major speech defending the UK strategy in Afghanistan, the prime minister called on alliance members to "ask themselves if they are doing enough". "Terrorism recognises no borders," he said. "All members of our coalition must play our proper part."

04 Sep 2009 - - Sky News - PM Calls On Allies For Help In Afghanistan

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:25:49 GMT

Gordon Brown has called on Britain's Nato allies to "play their part" in the war in Afghanistan. He said Afghanistan's armed forces were not yet ready to take over security in the country, and more support was needed.

04 Sep 2009 - - Spectator - Why Britain needs to stay in Afghanistan

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:28:57 GMT

With the resignation of Eric Joyce as PPS to the Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth, the question of why Britain is part of the NATO-led Afghan mission has taken on new force. No doubt the Prime Minister will explain what he sees as the reasons when he speaks at IISS later today. But just because Gordon Brown supports a policy does not make it wrong.

04 Sep 2009 - - Radio Free Europe - Pentagon Defends Afghan Strategy As Public Support For War Ebbs

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:30:25 GMT

For Brown, Joyce’s timing could not be worse, as it came on the eve of a major speech aimed at trying to revive public support for the U.K. mission in Afghanistan. In an attempt to soften the impact, the prime minister’s office released excerpts of Brown’s speech. “Each time I ask myself if we are doing the right thing by being in Afghanistan and if we can justify sending our young men and women to fight for this cause, my answer has always been yes,” Brown said.

04 Sep 2009 - - Deutsche Presse Agentur - Brown defends Afghanistan mission as ''justified and achievable''

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:02:07 GMT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday delivered a robust defence of his government's military involvement in Afghanistan amid growing criticism of the British death toll in the conflict. In a keynote speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Brown said he did not take people's concern over the casualties lightly.

04 Sep 2009 - - Reuters - Britain cannot walk away from Afghanistan: Brown

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:44:41 GMT

04 Sep 2009 - - Reuters - Brown fights back against Afghan war critics

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:49:49 GMT

18 June 2009 - - Washington Post - Engage Iran, Not Ahmadinejad

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:37:07 GMT

By Nader Mousavizadeh, Consulting Senior Fellow

16 Jun 2009 - - IFRI Proliferation Paper - The World After: Proliferation, Deterrence and Disarmament if the Nuclear Taboo is B

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:25:25 GMT

By Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation

15 June 2009 - - Reuters - Iran election result blow to Obama outreach

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:55:02 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow for non-proliferation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, said: "I am surprised at the regime's audacity in declaring such a large margin for Ahmadinejad, given that in the run-up, the momentum seemed to be in the other direction". He said he was not optimistic about any US-Iran detente. "The hardliners in the regime seem to have exercised all their levers of power to keep Ahmadinejad in place. Undoubtedly, a key reasons was concern about losing co

15 June 2009 - - Korea Herald - Solidifying a joint approach to Pyongyang

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:26:53 GMT

Presidents Lee and Obama should express their willingness to resume nuclear negotiations within the con-text of the six-party talks. But they should make it clear, as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently exclaimed at the Shangri-La Dialogue in late May, that they are "tired of buying the same horse twice." By my count, we have already bought the North's nuclear facilities at Yongbyon three times; the fourth payment must be a final one, after true (already paid for) disablement and in return for comp

14 June 2009 - - Reuters - Protests hit Tehran after Ahmadinejad wins poll

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:03:35 GMT

Iranian and Western analysts said Ahmadinejad’s re-election would disappoint Western powers aiming to convince Iran to halt a nuclear programme they suspect is aimed at making bombs, and could further complicate efforts by U.S. President Barack Obama to reach out to Tehran. “It doesn’t augur well for an early and peaceful settlement of the nuclear dispute,” said Mark Fitzpatrick at London’s International Institute for Strategic Studies.

14 June 2009 - - Reuters - Iran vote stuns voices for reform, opening to West

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:11:48 GMT

“Conceivably, with this victory under his belt, Ahmadinejad could attempt a Nixon-in-China gambit of trying to be the conservative that patches up relations with the hitherto hated superpower,” said Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow for non-proliferation at London’s International Institute for Strategic Studies. “But I don’t have great optimism for that.”

14 June 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Key Iran institutions

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:29:45 GMT

Armed Forces
The force is estimated to number 523,000 men (IISS, 2009)

13 June 2009 - - In the News - China 'challenging' laws of the sea

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:26:02 GMT

Commander James Kraska of the US Navy, a professor at the US' Naval War College, has warned in the latest edition of the International Institute of Strategic Studies' journal Survival his country must respond if existing international law is not to be undermined.

13 June 2009 - - The National - Uncertainty follows too convincing a victory

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:32:24 GMT

“It doesn’t augur well for an early and peaceful settlement of the nuclear dispute,” Mark Fitzpatrick at London’s International Institute for Strategic Studies said of the election outcome.

13 June 2009 - - Jakarta Post - RI woos India, China over Suu Kyi

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:32:50 GMT

London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) reported Myanmar has become China's closest ally in Southeast Asia. Yangon has been a major recipient of Chinese military hardware and a potential springboard for projecting Chinese military power in the region since 1988. The report says India has also cemented ties with the junta by shifting its strategy away from supporting Myanmar's opposition movement. New Delhi has offered Myanmar favorable trade relations and cooperation against eth

13 June 2009 - - ITN - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wins Iran election

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:42:20 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies, said: "It doesn't augur well for an early and peaceful settlement of the nuclear dispute."

13 June 2009 - - Korea Herald - The six-party talks are dead in the water

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:34:19 GMT

As Defense Secretary Robert Gates articulated at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 30, Washington will not stand idly by as Pyongyang builds the capacity to wreak destruction on the United States or its allies. Economic sanctions such as import-export denial to and from North Korea and restraint of investment into the North should be firmly imposed. Sanctions to terminate financial flows for WMD development have to be enforced as well. Physical interdiction efforts to block North Korean proliferat

13 June 2009 - - Guardian - Ahmadinejad wins surprise Iran landslide victory

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:40:03 GMT

The outcome seems a grave setback to hopes for a solution to the looming international crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions and for détente with the US in response to Barack Obama's overtures. Israel quickly de-manded efforts to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. "It doesn't augur well for an early and peaceful settlement of the nuclear dispute," said Mark Fitzpatrick at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies.

12 June 2009 - - Al Arabiya - Large scale unrest errupts following Iran election

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:43:09 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow for non-proliferation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Lon-don, said Ahamdinejad's second term means Iran's engagement with the United States will not lead to any substantial concessions from the Iranian side. [T]here will be no change in the management of the nuclear portfolio," Fitzpatrick said. "Ahmadinejad wants engagement with the United States without making any concessions at all in the nuclear program. So it doesn't augur well for an early an

12 June 2009 - - The Australian - Barack Obama's man Kurt Campbell junks Kevin Rudd's Asia-Pacific plan

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:46:42 GMT

Only a fortnight ago, Mr Rudd demonstrated that his enthusiasm for setting up an Asia-Pacific union by 2020 remained undiminished, telling the annual Shangri La conference in Singapore that without a go-ahead for his proposal, he was concerned about "the possibility of strategic drift within our region".

12 June 2009 - - Indian Express - Govt pulls up IAF top brass after China protests remarks

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:59:39 GMT

On the sidelines of the Shangri La security dialogue in Singapore between May 29-31, Lt Gen Ma Xiaotian, Deputy Chief of General Staff, Peoples Liberation Army, asked Indian delegates including Defence Secretary Vijay Singh and Admiral Sureesh Mehta on the reasons for this sabre-rattling by Indian commanders.

12 June 2009 - - National Interest - The End of Multilateralism

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:15:26 GMT

No other country, therefore, seems prepared to do the “heavy lifting” needed to exert significant pressure on either Tehran or Pyongyang. Most countries, for instance, believe that the six-party talks on North Korea have failed. And yet, when Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met with his counterparts at the Shangri-La Dialogue this past week, there was little agreement about the next steps that should be taken. One of Gates’ party was quoted in the New York Times as saying, “There’s no prescription yet on

12 June 2009 - - Press Trust of India - Antony warns IAF top brass not to talk about China

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:20:28 GMT

Defence Ministry sources said here today that Antony's rap came in the wake of Chinese Deputy Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Ma Xiaotian snubbing an Indian delegation comprising Defence Secretary Vijay Singh and Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta at the Shangri La dialogue in Singapore in May by suggesting that Indian commanders were sabre-rattling on China.

11 June 2009 - - Irish Times - United effort can rid world of nuclear arms

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:39:20 GMT

The UK and Norwegian governments then began to develop the means of verification to rid the world of such weapons. Japan and Australia have set up a commission on the possibility of nuclear disarmament and bodies like the International Institute for Strategic Studies are working on ways to determine practical steps to achieve this. Two issues have brought about the change of heart by many politicians and analysts. For almost a decade, the diplomatic and strategic communities have been worried by the interse

11 June 2009 - - Economist - Chasing ghosts

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:19:07 GMT

The understanding of sea power has since evolved, yet Mahan is now hugely admired in Asia’s two most populous powers. Banyan was recently in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue, run by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London think-tank. It seems Britain’s former naval dominance of Asia has been forgiven or forgotten (or perhaps is recalled with admiration), for this forum is where defence types now get together with old friends and future foes. And whenever Banyan prodded a military ma

11 June 2009 - - New York Times - Finding a Way to Take Guantanamo Detainees

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:22:43 GMT

“The reality is that for all E.U. states, a decision to accept Guantánamo detainees means confronting a complex array of operational, legal and political issues which collectively will prove hard to resolve,” Nigel Inkster and Robert Whalley, both former senior British intelligence officials, wrote in the current issue of Survival, the journal of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

10 June 2009 - - Reuters - Asia big sales target despite downturn

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:57:16 GMT

"If you look at the expenditure as a percentage of GDP, it's actually been going down, not up. It's just that as countries become wealthier, they have more technologically sophisticated defence forces," New Zealand Defence Minister Wayne Mapp told Reuters at a defence summit in Singapore last month.

09 June 2009 - - Jerusalem Post - IAEA: Natanz facility tough to monitor

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:32:23 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, director of the Non-Proliferation Program for the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, lamented that the lack of "real time monitoring" of Natanz meant the safeguards in place may not "give a timely warning" if Iran diverted its enrichment efforts towards making a nuclear weapon.

09 June 2009 - - Asia One News - Iranian N-plant expanding rapidly

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:07:32 GMT

"If Iran continues to refuse to allow remote monitoring of Natanz, as well as to refuse to clear up the other areas of concern... there will be a loss of confidence in Iran," Mr Mark Fitzpatrick, a non-proliferation expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, was quoted as saying by the Telegraph.

09 June 2009 - -Haaretz - Lieberman only understands the language of conflict

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:26:34 GMT

If once it was enough to look at the annual reports of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London about 'hard' or military power ... now we live in a much more complex world. There is a spectrum of issues known in professional jargon as 'soft power,' from a country's economic power to its diplomatic power to extremely 'soft' issues such as culture, history and religion."

09 June 2009 - - Reuters - World battles new security threats and recession

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:48:37 GMT

"There's going to be tremendous pressure on budgets and the question is, where will the cuts come?" said Alex Nicoll, a defence and economics expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "We're still very much in an era where each country has a different view of what its security priorities are and what role it wants to play in the world." "She has not proven as useful as Obama had expected. It's an uneasy partnership at the moment."

09 June 2009 - - RIA Novosti - North Korea wants no one near its borders

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:10:56 GMT

But we are going to have to be very clear about long term, the ultimate goal, and Secretary [of Defense Robert] Gates said at Shangri La in Singapore, that was U.S. policy approved at the highest level, which is its denuclearization. And we will support our allies in the region and you know nothing has really changed. So, if North Korea is trying to completely change the nature of the dialogue, there is not that much to talk about in the near term. So we will just have to try to contain North Korea’s behavi

09 June 2009 - - People's Daily - Impetus given to concept of Asia-Pacific integration

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:47:00 GMT

"Asia-Pacific community" has once again become a heated topic since the Eighth Annual Asian Security Summit was held from May 29 to 31 in Singapore under the auspices of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. The Asia-Pacific community is depicted with an air of idealism, and members on the Asia-Pacific rim are alive with a long-term desire to capture large shares on global economy.

09 June 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Iran's main nuclear plant expanding rapidly, says IAEA

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:10:06 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, the senior fellow in non-proliferation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said this had been an "ongoing problem". The lack of "real time monitoring" of Natanz meant the safeguards in place may not "give a timely warning" if Iran diverted its enrichment efforts towards making a nuclear weapon. "She has not proven as useful as Obama had expected. It's an uneasy partnership at the moment."

08 June 2009 - - The Hindu - Rajapaksa may visit India after Myanmar

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:45:53 GMT

Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry quoted the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s Republic of China Ma Xiaotian as having expressed his satisfaction with the Sri Lankan government’s military defeat of the LTTE. “He told Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagma that he was aware of the latest developments in Sri Lanka, during a bilateral meeting on the margins of the 8th Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore last week. Lt.Gen. Ma added that China extended $1 million to a

09 June 2009 - - Times of India - Australia names ethnic Malayali as next envoy to India

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:16:12 GMT

Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry quoted the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s Republic of China Ma Xiaotian as having expressed his satisfaction with the Sri Lankan government’s military defeat of the LTTE. India and Australia are in the process of reshaping their strategic visions of each other, hence the importance of the envoys. According to a statement from the Australian foreign ministry, India is now Australia's fourth-biggest export market. India an

08 June 2009 - - Korea Herald - Pentagon launches task force for N. Korean provocations: spokesman

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:10:45 GMT

Morrell said that nothing specific had been discussed at a trilateral meeting between Gates and his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Singapore last week over "additional defensive measures" should the North refuse to abandon its nuclear program.

08 June 2009 - - Jiji Press Service - Japan in Low-Key Arms Race with China: U.K. Think Tank

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:33:42 GMT

Japan has become a more important player in the field of global maritime security, sending Maritime Self-Defense Force troops to the Indian Ocean to support the U.S.-led war against terrorism in Afghanistan and to waters off Somalia for the fight against pirates, according to the report published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies

08 June 2009 - - Daily News (Sri Lanka) - Dr. Liam Fox hails Sri Lanka's military victory

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:49:41 GMT

British Shadow Defence Secretary Dr. Liam Fox congratulated Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and the Sri Lankan Government on the military victory against the LTTE terrorist group. This was conveyed to the Minister on the sidelines of the 8th Shangri - La Dialogue in Singapore last week. “He told Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagma that he was aware of the latest developments in Sri Lanka, during a bilateral meeting on the margins of the 8th Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore last week. Lt.Gen. Ma

08 June 2009 - - the Gulf - Balancing act

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:54:43 GMT

"The primary reason for the base is to safeguard both the French interests in bilateral nuclear co-operation as well as the nuclear facilities in general," points out Mark Allworthy of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London-based think tank. "It will give [French] arms sales a huge boost and their presence alone almost acts as a signal that the region is in need of military development."

08 June 2009 - - Press Trust of India - China pledges USD one mn aid for Tamil IDPs in Lanka

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:14:04 GMT

Xiaotian, during his meeting with Bogollagma last week on the sidelines of the 8th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, expressed satisfaction over the victory of the Sri Lankan forces against the LTTE. “He told Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagma that he was aware of the latest developments in Sri Lanka, during a bilateral meeting on the margins of the 8th Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore last week. Lt.Gen. Ma

08 June 2009 - - Manilla Bulletin - US Defense Secretary Gates in Manila

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:53:27 GMT

In his speech at the defense conference in Singapore, Secretary Gates stated flatly that the US "will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state." "We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capacity to wreak destruction on any target in the region or on us." “He told Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagma that he was aware of the latest developments in Sri Lanka, during a bilateral meeting on the margins of the 8th Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore last week. Lt.Gen. Ma added that China extended

07 June 2009 - - New York Times - After Cairo, It’s Clinton Time

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:24:12 GMT

This is important. Afghanistan is secondary. Baghdad is a great Arab and Muslim capital. Iraq has something no other Arab country has in abundance: water, oil and an educated population. It already has sprouted scores of newspapers and TV stations that operate freely. “Afghanistan will never have any impact outside of Afghanistan. Iraq can change minds,” said Mamoun Fandy, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

07 June 2009 - - Beijing Review - General Seeks Asia-Pacific Dialogue

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:49:14 GMT

Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), reiterated China's call for denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula at the recent Asian Security Summit. “He told Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagma that he was aware of the latest developments in Sri Lanka, during a bilateral meeting on the margins of the 8th Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore last week. Lt.Gen. Ma added that China extended $1 million to a

05 June 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Barack Obama arrives in Dresden to meet Angela Merkel

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:53:59 GMT

"Merkel is seen as a difficult partner for the US because of her reluctance to engage in economic stimulus activity on a grand scale, which the Obama administration called for," said Bastian Giegerich, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "She has not proven as useful as Obama had expected. It's an uneasy partnership at the moment."

05 June 2009 - - Jakarta Post - Calibrating the right role for the military in Asia-Pacific

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:25:53 GMT

We have all been affected by the economic and financial crisis of the past nine months, including the budget for spending and operational readiness of all services of our defense forces. In turn, the financial-economic crisis influences the evolving security environment, where in Asia-Pacific trans-regional trade, investment, and financial flows occur. It is also impacting on future perceptions of multilateral cooperation.

05 June 2009 - - India Journal - India A Power Center: Gates

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:30:40 GMT

“In the coming years, we look to India to be a partner and net provider of security in the Indian Ocean and beyond,” US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore. Identifying India as one of the emerging power centers, Gates said: “When it comes to India, we have seen a watershed in our relations—cooperation that would have been unthinkable in the recent past.” In turn, the financial-economic crisis influences the evolving securi

05 June 2009 - - VOA News - North Korean Nuclear, Missile Tests Stir US Debate

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:55:49 GMT

North Korea's willingness to defy a United Nations ban on nuclear and missile tests is proving to be a critical trial of President Obama's foreign policy. His defense secretary, Robert Gates, recently issued a stern warning to Pyongyang at a security conference in Singapore. "We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds capability to wreak destruction on any target in the region, or on us," he said.

04 June 2009 - - Malaysia Star - Frank exchanges work better to open dialogue

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:36:28 GMT

But the Singapore series contrasts with, and thus enhances, the unique value of the APR by largely comprising official delegates speaking formally in their official capacities. Amid speeches in place of working papers, Myanmar’s deputy defence minister defended his government’s treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi without provoking any questions from the floor.

04 June 2009 - - Chosun Ilbo - U.S.' N.Korea Policy Still Focused on Denuclearization

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:31:37 GMT

A senior U.S. government official at the seminar said remarks U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made at the Shangri-La Security Conference in Singapore recently reflected these principles.

30 May 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Gates met en garde la Corée du Nord et rassure les alliés des USA en Asie

Sat, 30 May 2009 11:23:55 GMT

Le secrétaire américain à la Défense Robert Gates a fermement mis en garde samedi la Corée du Nord con-tre la poursuite de ses activités nucléaires et a assuré que Washington était prêt à réagir si Pyongyang menaçait les Etats-Unis ou leurs alliés en Asie. Depuis l'élection du président américain Barack Obama en janvier, "la politique des Etats-Unis n'a pas changé: (...) nous n'accepterons pas une Corée du Nord dotée de l'arme atomique", a-t-il affirmé lors d'une conférence régionale sur la sécurité à Si

30 May 2009 - - Xinhua News - S. Korea to resort to peaceful solution to nuclear issue: defense minister

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:02:47 GMT

South Korea will work to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula peacefully through close consul-tation with members of the six-party talks and the international community, South Korea's Minister of National Defense Lee Sang Hee said here on Saturday. Speaking at the 2009 Asian Security Summit (Shangri-La Dialogue) , Lee said that the South Korean gov-ernment will do all it can to help the six-party talks take its place as a multilateral security cooperative body in Northeast Asia.

30 May 2009 - - Kyodo News - Australian premier calls for strong financial measures against N. Korea

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:19:23 GMT

North Korea's second nuclear test and the firing of missiles are expected to top the agenda at this weekend's annual security forum, better known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, organized by the International Institute of Strategic and International Studies. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and South Korean National Defense Minister Lee Sang Hee -- all scheduled to speak at the conference -- will meet next Mon-day, marking their first tripartite meeting since Nor

30 May 2009 - - VOA News - Gates: 'Painful' Sanctions May Be Required Against North Korea

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:55:57 GMT

"We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruction on any target in the region or on us. At the end of the day, the choice to continue as a destitute, international pariah or chart a new course is North Korea's alone to make. The world is waiting," he said. Gates was speaking in Singapore at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual meeting of Asian defense ministers and experts on the region. "We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruc

30 May 2009 - - Sky News - US Won't Accept Nuclear North Korea

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:28:15 GMT

The US Defence Secretary has warned that his country won't accept a nuclear North Korea, and the possibility of an arms race in Asia. Speaking in Singapore, Robert Gates said strong financial sanctions were needed to tackle the Communist state.

30 May 2009 - - American Forces Press Service - Gates Calls on Asian Partners for Help in Afghanistan

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:06:55 GMT

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today called on U.S. allies in Asia to render more aid to bolster the fight in Afghanistan. In his opening remarks at the “Shangri-La Dialogue” Asia security summit here, Gates said terrorist groups rooted in training camps along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have international reach, even to the Asia-Pacific region.

30 May 2009 - - American Forces Press Service - Gates Outlines Administration’s Asia Security Strategy

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:33:40 GMT

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates opened the “Shangri-La Dialogue” Asia security summit here today outlining a broad set of regional security issues and promising continued support from the U.S. administration. The annual conference gathers defense, senior military and other officials from across the region to discuss mutual security challenges.

30 May 2009 - Agence France Presse - Myanmar's Suu Kyi marks six years of latest detention

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:24:16 GMT

On Saturday US Defence Secretary Robert Gates told a high-level security forum in Singapore that Myan-mar's rulers must release her and begin dialogue with the opposition. "We need to see real change in Burma -- the release of political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and the institution of meaningful dialogue between the junta and the opposition," Gates said, using Myanmar's former name, Burma.

30 May 2009 - Agence France Presse - US warns NKorea amid reports of rocket launch preparations

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:29:17 GMT

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates insists that will not happen. "The policy of the United States has not changed. Our goal is complete and verifiable denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, and we will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state," he told a Singapore security conference.

30 May 2009 - Agence France Presse - Corée du Nord: la Chine appelle la communauté internationale au calme

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:58:40 GMT

Un haut responsable militaire chinois a appelé la communauté internationale au calme samedi vis-à-vis des activités nucléaires de la Corée du Nord, lors d'une conférence régionale sur la sécurité à Singapour. "La péninsule coréenne devrait se diriger vers la dénucléarisation et nous espérons que toutes les parties concernées garderont la tête froide et répondront de manière mesurée au problème", a déclaré le général Ma Xiaotian, vice-chef d'état-major général de l'Armée populaire de Libération (APL).

30 May 2009 - Agence France Presse - Gates: risque de course aux armements en Asie à cause de Pyongyang

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Le nouvel essai nucléaire et les tirs de missiles effectués par la Corée du Nord pourraient provoquer une course aux armements en Asie, a estimé samedi le secrétaire américain à la Défense Robert Gates à Sin-gapour.

30 May 2009 - Agence France Presse - Gates appelle les alliés des USA en Asie à apporter leur aide en Afghanistan

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:38:41 GMT

Le secrétaire américain à la Défense, Robert Gates, a appelé samedi les alliés des Etats-Unis en Asie à contribuer financièrement et militairement à la guerre en Afghanistan. "Le défi en Afghanistan est tellement complexe qu'il ne peut être relevé que si nous travaillons tous de con-cert", a-t-il affirmé lors d'un discours à Singapour, à l'occasion d'une conférence régionale sur la sécurité.

30 May 2009 - Agence France Presse - US presses Myanmar to free Aung San Suu Kyi

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:51:09 GMT

"We need to see real change in Burma -- the release of political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and the institution of meaningful dialogue between the junta and the opposition," Gates told a high-level security forum in Singapore.

30 May 2009 - Agence France Presse - US, China need transparent military ties: Gates

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:58:10 GMT

"It is essential for the United States and China to find opportunities to cooperate wherever possible," Gates told a high-level security forum in Singapore. "This includes maintaining a defence relationship marked by consistent and open channels of communication and contact," he said.

30 May 2009 - Agence France Presse - US urges Asian allies to help more on Afghanistan

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:07:51 GMT

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged Washington's Asian allies Saturday to step up support for military and nation-rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan. "The challenge in Afghanistan is so complex, and so untraditional, that it can only be met by all of us working in concert," he said.

30 May 2009 - Agence France Presse - NKorea transfer of nuclear material a threat to US: Gates

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:22:16 GMT

"The transfer of nuclear weapons and material by North Korea to states or non-state entities would be con-sidered a grave threat to the United States and our allies," Gates told a high-level security forum in Singa-pore.

30 May 2009 - - Yonhap News - N. Korea blasted at Asian security forum, but with room to breathe

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:57:07 GMT

"North Korea may have mistakenly believed that it could perhaps be rewarded. But that is no longer the case." he said after meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on the sidelines of an Asian security forum here.

30 May 2009 - - Financial Times - Gates signals tougher approach to N Korea

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:13:08 GMT

“We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruction on any target in Asia – or on us,” Mr Gates told the Shangri-La defence dialogue. The Pentagon chief said North Korea did not currently constitute a direct threat to the US, but said the progress Pyongyang had made on its nuclear and missile programmes was a “harbinger of a dark future”.

31 May 2009 - - Reuters - US demands Suu Kyi release

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:14:19 GMT

On sixth anniversary of Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest, U.S. Defense Secretary joins calls for her release. Speaking at an Asian defence conference, he called Myanmar "one of the isolated, desolate exceptions to the growing prosperity and freedom of the region".

30 May 2009 - - Los Angeles Times - U.S., Asian allies gear up for tougher stance toward N. Korea

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:16:59 GMT

In a meeting today, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told his South Korean and Japanese counterparts that they should begin thinking about measures the three countries could take unilaterally if the so-called six-party talks continued to founder.

30 May 2009 - - Washington Post - Signs of N. Korea Missile Preparations Detected

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:20:59 GMT

In Singapore at a regional defense meeting, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates signaled that the United States and many of North Korea's neighbors are getting fed up. "We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruction on any target in Asia -- or on us," Gates said. He did not call North Korea's nuclear program a direct threat to the United States, but said it was a "harbinger of a dark future."

30 May 2009 - - Reuters - U.S. 'opposes' nuclear North Korea

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:26:32 GMT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates tells a major security conference in Singapore that the United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear state Speaking at an Asian defence conference, he called Myanmar "one of the isolated, desolate exceptions to the growing prosperity and freedom of the region".

30 May 2009 - - Sydney Morning Herald - Rudd promotes Asia Pacific plan strongly and clearly

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:30:06 GMT

Mr Rudd is the first non-Asian leader to be invited by the Singaporean Government to deliver the keynote speech at the region's most important security meeting. His speech will be watched closely by the Chinese, who are very sensitive to political statements about China's growing military capabilities, as demonstrated recently with the release of the Rudd Government's defence white paper.

30 May 2009 - - ABC News (Australia) - Rudd pushes Asia Pacific body

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:32:30 GMT

Watch an ABC News Report on Kevin's Rudd's Keynote Address to the Shangri-La Dialogue.

30 May 2009 - - Los Angeles Times - Gates issues warning to North Korea

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:35:41 GMT

"The transfer of nuclear weapons or material by North Korea to states or non-state entities would be considered a grave threat to the United States and our allies," Gates told officials gathered at an Asian defense summit here. "And we would hold North Korea fully accountable for the consequences of such action."

30 May 2009 - - Wall St Journal - U.S. to Warn North Korea Against Nuclear Activity

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:38:32 GMT

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates issued North Korea the sternest warning from Washington since Monday's test of a nuclear weapon, saying the U.S. "will not stand idly by" as Pyongyang develops nuclear and missile technologies that could threaten America and its allies in the region. The warning came in a Saturday-morning address Mr. Gates delivered to an annual gathering of Asian defense officials here.

30 May 2009 - - New York Times - North Korea Is Warned by Gates on Testing

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:41:25 GMT

“We will not stand idly by as North Korea builds the capability to wreak destruction on any target in Asia — or on us,” Mr. Gates told a major security conference here that has been dominated by North Korea’s test this week of a nuclear device and the firing of at least six short-range missiles, all in defiance of international sanctions. North Korea test-fired a missile on Friday, according to a South Korean defense official.

30 May 2009 - - New York Times - Gates Reassures Allies Over North Korea

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:50:40 GMT

In Singapore, Mr. Gates will also meet with the defense ministers of Japan and South Korea. He is to be joined by James Steinberg, the deputy secretary of state, and Dennis Blair, the director of national intelligence. Mr. Gates also told reporters that six-party talks between the United States, North Korea and other countries in the region had not worked so far.

30 May 2009 - - Kyodo News - Australian premier urges strong financial sanctions on N. Korea

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:25:58 GMT

"One of the only effective ways of seizing the attention of the government of Pyongyang is by a harsh range of financial measures," Rudd said in a question-and-answer session after giving a speech at the opening of a three-day, high-level Asian security forum in Singapore.

30 May 2009 - - Kyodo News - N. Korean nuclear issue to top issues at Asia Security Summit

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:31:31 GMT

29 May 2009 - - Jiji Press - U.S. Deputy Sec. of State Steinberg to Visit Japan from Sun

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:34:40 GMT

Steinberg will meet with senior Japanese government officials during his stay in Tokyo. The visit will follow his trip to Singapore with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to attend the Asia Security Summit for three days from Friday that will be hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a British think tank. The Asia Security Summit, organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will begin with a keynote speech by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and continu

29 May 2009 - Xinhua News - Singapore PM urges greater diplomacy to tackle nuke issue on Korean peninsula

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:38:53 GMT

Lee, who is hosting this year's Asia Security Summit (also known as Shangri-La Dialogue), which opened here on Friday night, said that he does not think growing tensions on the Korean peninsula will go out of hand as neither side wants to go to war.

29 May 2009 - - Channel News Asia - S'pore, Australia agree to strengthen regional processes like East Asia Summit

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:10:37 GMT

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who is in Singapore to give a keynote address for the Shangri-La Dialogue, met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday evening.

29 May 2009 - - Channel News Asia - Defence Minister Teo meets Asian counterparts on Shangri-La Dia-logue sidelines

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:12:35 GMT

SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean conducted a series of bilat-eral meetings with defence ministers and senior officials from Cambodia, France, India, Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue on Friday

29 May 2009 - - Channel News Asia - PM Lee urges greater diplomacy to resolve Korean nuke stalemate

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:14:16 GMT

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong does not think growing tensions on the Korean peninsula "will go out of hand" as neither side wants to go to war. Mr Lee is hosting this year's Shangri-La Dialogue, where defence ministers and security specialists from the Asia-Pacific meet annually to discuss global strategic issues.

29 May 2009 - - Channel News Asia - S'pore relieved to see end to Sri Lankan conflict, offers assistance

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:16:32 GMT

Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo made these points when he met his Sri Lankan counterpart, Rohitha Bogollagama, on Friday. Mr Bogollagama is currently in Singapore to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue. Mr Yeo said the final cessation of government military operations provided a short window of opportunity to close a sad chapter of history and quickly begin a process of genuine national healing and reconciliation.

29 May 2009 - - Agence France Presse - High-level US delegation due in Asia for N Korea talks

Sat, 30 May 2009 11:36:15 GMT

The trip took on greater importance later Friday when a US official said privately that Bosworth was joining the team and that the delegation hoped to stop not just in Tokyo, but in Beijing, Seoul and Moscow. It said Steinberg was due to visit Tokyo from Sunday to Tuesday after he attends the Shangri-La Dialogue on east Asian security trends from Friday to Sunday, an event also being attended by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

29 May 2009 - - Los Angeles Times - Gates says North Korea's weapons tests not a crisis

Sat, 30 May 2009 10:21:28 GMT

However, Gates said the U.S. military had not observed any moves that would be considered out of the ordinary. "I do not think there is a need for us to reinforce our military presence in the South," Gates told reporters aboard his plane en route to a security conference in Singapore. "Whatever responses there are have to be multilateral."

29 May 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Australian PM calls for unity against NKorea

Fri, 29 May 2009 16:48:32 GMT

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called here on Friday for a "unified demonstration of strength" from the international community to address the nuclear challenge posed by North Korea. Rudd said "harsh" financial measures could work on the communist regime, which has threatened to attack South Korea and defend itself if the United Nations imposes fresh sanctions over its second nuclear weapons test.

29 May 2009 - - Reuters - Boeing sees growing Asian-Pacific defence sales

Fri, 29 May 2009 17:08:54 GMT

"We have seen demand for tactical aircraft, for helicopters, for airborne early warning control and also for command and control systems," Jim Albaugh, head of Boeing's Integrated Defence Systems, told reporters in Singapore ahead of a meeting of Asian defence ministers.

29 May 2009 - - Bloomberg - North Korea Test May Trigger China Action, Gates Says

Fri, 29 May 2009 20:12:32 GMT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said North Korea’s nuclear test may present an opening for China to back a tougher response from the international community. “Just based on what the Chinese government has said publicly, they’re clearly pretty unhappy,” Gates told reporters traveling with him today to Singapore for an annual Asian security conference known as the Shangri-La Dialogue. “It is important for the Chinese to be part of any effort to try and deal with these issues.”

29 May 2009 - - RTT News - Asia-Pacific security summit opens with call for tough sanctions on North Korea

Fri, 29 May 2009 20:23:21 GMT

Regional unrest stirred up by North Korean nuclear tests took center stage at the opening of the annual Asia-Pacific security summit, dubbed the Shangri-La Dialogue. Defense ministers and policymakers from 27 countries gathered in Singapore Friday for the largest summit on Asian defense and security issues.

29 May 2009 - - Reuters - Australia PM: put financial sanctions on N.Korea

Fri, 29 May 2009 20:26:14 GMT

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called on Friday for tough financial sanctions against North Korea following its nuclear test this week, saying they were the only measures likely to influence the isolated communist state. 'The measures have to be uniform and strong ... One of the only effective ways of seizing the attention of the government in Pyongyang is by a harsh range of financial measures,' Rudd told an annual meeting of Asian defence ministers in Singapore.

29 May 2009 - - Deutsche Presse Agentur - Defence ministers gather for dialogue on Asian security

Fri, 29 May 2009 20:34:45 GMT

In the face of North Korea's recklessness "the international community must respond with one voice," Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said in his keynote address, which opened the summit.

29 May 2009 - - Agence France Presse - US envoy due in Tokyo for North Korea talks

Fri, 29 May 2009 20:38:15 GMT

Steinberg is due in Singapore on Friday for the Shangri-La Dialogue, "joining Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in this premier event on east Asian security trends," the State Department said in a statement. The deputy will also hold bilateral meetings with Singaporean and other officials there, the statement added.

29 May 2009 - - Channel News Asia - Australia to hold conference to explore formation of Asia Pacific Community

Fri, 29 May 2009 20:42:56 GMT

Australia will convene a conference later this year to explore the formation of an Asia Pacific Community. The country's Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced this on Friday during his keynote address at the 8th Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual gathering of defence leaders and security experts in Singapore.

24 Mar 2009 - - Associated Press of Pakistan - NATO playing vital role in protecting world sea lanes

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:09:55 GMT

A NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Commander and up coming British Naval Chief has said the multi‑national force is playing a crucial role in protecting the global trade by marshalling the sea lanes in a effective manner. Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, Royal Navy Commander‑in‑Chief Fleet and Commander, NATO Allied Maritime Component Command Northwood, said this in the context of a talk delivered on 'NATO: Building Maritime Security’ at the International Institute of Strategic Studies on Tuesday.

Survival Volume 51, No 2

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:53:55 GMT

Volume 51, Number 2 of Survival, the Institute's bi-monthly journal, has been published.

24 Mar 2009 - - House of Commons Defense Committee- Testimony of Oksana Antonenko

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:39:42 GMT

By Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow (Russia and Eurasia)

Manama Dialogue Report 2008

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:38:44 GMT

The 5th IISS Regional Security Summit, The Manama Dialogue

19 Mar 2009 - - Guardian - Lessons to be learned from Iraq

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:28:57 GMT

In it he relates how his heroes turned things round by empowering Sunni militias, arming the Iraqi army, pro-tecting rather than trashing the Iraqi people. It is a rollicking read, but leaves some awkward questions. It is now thought the Sunni nationalist insurrection was on the point of imploding anyway, pressured by al-Qaida on one side and the Shias on the other, quite apart from the efforts of the surge (see the recent Adelphi Pa-per by Ahmed Hashim for the IISS). Ricks also skimps a serious analysis of

19 Mar 2009 - - Reuters - Britain exits Iraq, confronts Afghanistan's troubles

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:11:51 GMT

"It's fair to say that Iraq hasn't been a popular deployment and at this stage, the politicians just want to slip quietly away," said Nigel Adderley, a defence expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "When it comes to Afghanistan though, it's no good going on the way we've been going on. It's not the military's fault, it's just that they don't have the resources to do what's needed. They are chronically under-resourced."

19 Mar 2009 - - El Pais - China e India se disputan el Índico

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:25:56 GMT

"Es cierto que China, como India, ha estado invirtiendo de manera bastante masiva en fuerzas navales", opina Jason Alderwick, experto del Instituto Internacional de Estudios Estratégicos de Londres. "Pero habrá que ver cómo la crisis afectará esas ambiciones. En todo caso, incluso si China lograra tener un portaavi-ones en los próximos 10 o 15 años y aumentara el número de navíos militares, no creo que pueda anular la distancia con EE UU. Están a generaciones de distancia".

17 Mar 2009 - - CNN - Russia announces major arms buildup

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:26:50 GMT

Christopher Langton, an analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, said the campaign against the former Soviet republic had revealed significant weaknesses within Russia's armed forces. "The Georgia thing was a wake-up call on a number of fronts," said Langton, a former British military and defense attache in Russia. "Things they expected to perform well didn't -- communications, the air force. It took five days, which is quite a long time, to suppress another country's air

16 Mar 2009 - - Congressional Quarterly - Administration Seeks ‘Just Right’ Approach to Iran Engagement

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:37:53 GMT

According to Mark Fitzpatrick, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, as many as 15 Middle Eastern countries have developed plans to explore nuclear technology since 2006.

11 Mar 2009 - - Telegraph (Calcutta) - Filling the Void

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:38:33 GMT

Into this void has stepped Shashi Tharoor, until recently an international civil servant with one of the highest profiles, who was India’s candidate for the job of the United Nations secretary general in 2006. Tharoor is being aided in this effort by men like Henry Kissinger, the dean of practitioners of diplomacy in our time, and Frank Wisner, a former US ambassador to India. Last week, when Tharoor and Kissinger appeared together in Washington at one of the most prestigious platforms on the global stage,

10 Mar 2009 - - El Universal - Chile proposes to disclose defense spending

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:14:56 GMT

Defense spending in Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 91 percent between 2003 and 2008, from USD 24.7 to USD 47.2 billion, according to figures released at the end of January by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

09 Mar 2009 - - Foreign Policy - The Worst Kind of Stimulus

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:31:51 GMT

Meanwhile, the United States remains far and away the global leader in overall defense spending. Consider that in 2007, the most recent year for which accurate data is available from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the United States spent more on defense than the next 14 highest spending countries combined; accounted for 43 percent of the world’s total defense spending; and spent five times more on defense than China, eight times more than Russia, 85 times more than Iran, and 100 times mo

09 Mar 2009 - - BBC News - Launch firing up Korean tensions

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:57:07 GMT

"I don't think we should ignore this outburst," Mark Fitzpatrick, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, told the BBC. "The Korean peninsular is always a tinder box where war could erupt at the drop of a hat. But this is more to do with North Korea positioning itself and attempting to send a message to the Obama administration."

09 Mar 2009 - - Reuters - Iran test-fires new missile: media

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:18:58 GMT

One Western defense analyst said he believed the missile test was a signal by Iran that "we can severely disrupt traffic" in the Gulf if attacked. "That's what would be the frightening thing for the West and the Middle East," Andrew Brookes of the International Institute for Strategic Studies think-tank in London said by phone.

Strategic Comments Volume 15 - Issue 2

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:11:53 GMT

Volume 15, Issue 2 of Strategic Comments, the Institute's online journal, has just been published. The first article, NATO at 60, is free to all readers, with the remaining four - Iraq's provincial elections, The Tamil Tigers' last stand, Thailand in turmoil, and Lisbon Treaty put to a revote - accessible to IISS members or Strategic Comments subscribers. A pay-per-view facility is also available. The charge for each article is £5

09 Mar 2009 - - El Pais - Irán se acerca a la bomba

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:37:32 GMT

La vertiente nuclear es la más clara. "Ya han hecho la parte más difícil", observa, desde Londres, Ben Rhode, analista del International Institute of Strategic Studies. "Tienen prácticamente dominada la tec-nología", coincide Peter Crail, de Arms Control Association, en conversación telefónica desde Washington. Las 4.000 centrifugadoras activas en Natanz ya escupen uranio de bajo enriquecimiento a un ritmo de casi un par de kilogramos al día. Supuestamente ya han acumulado 1.010 kilogramos de hexafluoruro d

09 Mar 2009 - - El Pais - Un 91% más de gasto militar

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:24:34 GMT

Entre los objetivos, y a la sazón quebradero de cabeza, que se han marcado los 12 Gobiernos del Consejo de Defensa Suramericano, está la creación de un método de medición del gasto militar común. Entre 2003 y 2008, el desembolso en defensa en América Latina y el Caribe aumentó un 91%, según el Instituto Interna-cional de Estudios Estratégicos (IISS). En 2008, se gastaron 47.200 millones de dólares (38.659 millones de euros) frente a 24.700 millones de dólares (19.500 millones de euros) en 2003.

07 Mar 2009 - - The Australian - Attack strikes at nation's heart

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:46:43 GMT

South Asia senior fellow with the International Institute for Strategic Studies Rahul Roy-Chaudhury tells Inquirer the attack “plays into the hands of the terrorists''. “The greatest implications of the attack are for Pakistani stability and security and that's the foremost challenge to the Pakistani state,'' he says. “The terrorists, whatever their stripe, they strike at key assets in Pakistan. Whether it's the attack on a rally for Benazir Bhutto in Karachi, or her assassination in Rawalpindi, last yea

06 Mar 09 - - ISN Security Watch - The UAE Nuclear Debate

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:24:44 GMT

Security Watch, "The UAE has very valid energy reasons for wanting nuclear power: They have booming economic growth and their electricity demand is going up by some incredible percentage." The report noted that most of the programs are still immature, and that sustainable new reactor projects in the Middle East are at least 10 or 15 years away.

05 Mar 2009 - - Deutsche Presse-Agentur - Will Clinton's spring wind bear NATO-Russian fruits?

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:56:37 GMT

Six months ago, Russia's line was that 'NATO needs Russia more than we need them.' That contest is over now," Bastian Giegerich, research fellow on European security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told dpa.

05 Mar 2009 - - Guardian - Fears over control of arsenal

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:32:51 GMT

For the Pakistani military, securing the weapons is a "high priority", Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said yesterday. One concern was whether extremist elements were able to infiltrate the military. "The big question is operational authority," he added. "Who has the codes?"

05 Mar 2009 - - Russia Profile - A Tug-of-War over the North Pole

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:39:38 GMT

Russia has denied that these acts of intimidation were premeditated. Yet, their timing was rather curious. The two Russian bombers were caught short of the Canadian aerospace just a day before U.S. President Barack Obama was scheduled to arrive in Ottawa to hold talks with Harper. “Recent activities involving Russian military flights infringing or coming close to infringing NATO airspace may or may not be connected to the Arctic…but it is true to say that in terms of its dealings with the new U.S. administr

04 Mar 2009 - - Press TV - Iran slams IAEA's handling of issues

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:53:12 GMT

However, Mark Fitzpatrick of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, dismissed such a notion, saying that Iran's uranium stockpile would still have to be further enriched to bomb grade. "And the basic truth bears repeating, that having a stockpile of enriched uranium is not the same as having a bomb," he said.

04 Mar 2009 - - Press TV - US Senate discussing diplomacy toward Iran

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:54:00 GMT

"And the basic truth bears repeating, that having a stockpile of enriched uranium is not the same as having a bomb," Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow as the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, said.

04 Mar 2009 - - Fars News Agency - US Senate Debating Diplomacy on Iran

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:35:58 GMT

A weeklong debate on how to engage diplomatically with Iran was started in the US Senate committee on foreign relations on Tuesday. Former US Ambassador to Zambia, Egypt, the Philippines, and India Frank G. Wisner II, the President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard N. Haass, Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation International Institute for Strategic Studies Mark Fitzpatrick and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Associate Karim Sadjadpour are among the witnesses in the hearing.

04 Mar 2009 - - Weekly Standard - Sideshow or Preview?

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:45:12 GMT

This year could go down is history as the one in which Iran either got the bomb or got close enough for government work. A report in early February by the International Institute for Strategic Studies concluded that during 2009 Iran will probably reach the point at which it has produced enough low-enriched uranium to make a bomb if it took the simple step of further enrichment. CIA Director Leon Panetta recently said there is "no question" Iran is seeking a nuclear weapons capability. This refuted with fina

04 Mar 2009 - - Bloomberg - China Plans to Boost 2009 Military Spending by 14.9%

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:46:27 GMT

China’s actual military outlays are about 70 percent higher than they report publicly, said Tim Huxley, executive director in Asia for the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. They don’t include weapons purchases from overseas, research and development spending, or revenue generated by China’s own arms exports, according to Huxley.

04 Mar 2009 - - Washington Times - Kissinger: Bush gov't 'failed'

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:55:56 GMT

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Tuesday called the Bush government "a failed administration" and said that the United States and the world could not afford a repeat of the last eight years. "And the basic truth bears repeating, that having a stockpile of enriched uranium is not the same as having a bomb," he said.

03 Mar 2009 - - Asian News International - Benazir-Musharraf conspired to keep Sharif away from Pakistan's politics: former Bri

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:27:09 GMT

03 Mar 2009 - - The News (Pakistan) - Musharraf-Benazir plan was to keep Sharifs away: ex-UK envoy

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:38:01 GMT

Writing in the latest edition of Survival, the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ bimonthly magazine, former British high commissioner to Pakistan Hilary Synnott revealed that the American and British governments were concerned to protect their interests in Afghanistan and in countering terrorism, especially after Musharraf sacked his chief justice in March 2007 and suspended some 60 judges.

03 Mar 2009 - - C-Span Washington Journal - Interview with Mark Fitzpatrick

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:55:49 GMT

Interview with Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation

03 Mar 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Senators mull Iran nuclear threat, diplomatic efforts

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:28:19 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow as the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, told the committee the Iranian stockpile would still have to be further enriched to bomb grade, which would take several weeks. "And the basic truth bears repeating, that having a stockpile of enriched uranium is not the same as having a bomb," he said.

03 Mar 2009 - - US Senate Committe on Foreign Relations - Testimony of Mark Fitzpatrick

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:38:07 GMT

By Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation

02 Mar 2009 - - Reuters - British PM seeks joint crisis front with Obama

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:48:39 GMT

Dana Allin, senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, said a special U.S.-British relationship existed "in a certain sense ... but not in terms that define it now in every sense as more important than relations with the French or the Germans."

01 Mar 2009 - - Agence France Presse - 77 dead in Bangladesh mutiny, scores still missing

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:51:25 GMT

The mutiny was the first major crisis faced by the premier since her landslide win on December 29 in elections hailed by international monitors for their high standard of transparency and fairness. "The government was caught totally unaware and that's a bit worrying," said Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, South Asian expert for the British-based think-tank International Institute for Strategic Studies. "I don't think the government is as yet fully in control of the military.

01 Mar 2009 - - Agence France Presse - Bangladesh mutiny could trigger revenge, instability: analysts

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:52:13 GMT

"The government was caught totally unaware (by the mutiny) and that's a bit worrying," said Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, South Asian expert for the British-based think-tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). "There was no intelligence coming in, no warning signals," he said. "I don't think the government is as yet fully in control of the military.

01 Mar 2009 - - Washington Post - Shifting the vision

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:56:38 GMT

His comments echoed my observations at a recent seminar on nuclear proliferation in Cairo sponsored by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. Arab delegates, and most noticeably those from Egypt — which has long sought to develop a nuclear energy program — made it clear they were not interested in accepting the highly restrictive safeguard measures contained in the recent U.S.-United Arab Emirates nuclear energy agreement. The Arabs seemed to want to keep all options open, including

28 Feb 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Gordon Brown must take the case for free trade into the lion's den

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:07:57 GMT

On Iran, Mr Brown should warmly endorse the President's proposed dialogue with Tehran. If George W Bush could normalise relations with Colonel Gaddafi's Libya then a comparable deal can be done with Iran. The Prime Minister should also canvass the excellent proposal, put forward by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, that Iran's neighbours, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, should be invited to join the UN Security Council's negotiations with Iran to halt its nuclear weapon ambitions. They have

28 Feb 2009 - - Financial Times - South sea trouble

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:45:23 GMT

By Stephen Fidler, Consulting Senior Fellow

27 Feb 2009 - - Agence France Presse - A year on the run for Singapore's most wanted man

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:11:24 GMT

"Well, the search was pretty thorough and it went on for some months last year," Tim Huxley, executive director in Asia with the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told AFP. "It is probable he is outside Singapore now... It seems obvious if he is out, he is probably in a large regional country like Philippines or Indonesia where there is a JI network to hide him," he said.

27 Feb 2009 - - Radio Free Europe - Concerns About Iran's Nuclear Program Linger As Bushehr Prepares Start-Up

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:16:31 GMT

Mark Fitzpatrick, a nonproliferation expert at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, notes that IAEA Secretary-General Muhammad el-Baradei's mandate is set to expire this summer -- just about the time that Bushehr is expected to start producing electricity. Fitzpatrick says he has no doubt that Iran will be the foremost challenge for el-Baradei's successor.

26 Feb 2009 - - Times - US thinks the unthinkable: asking Iran for help with supply routes

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:48:36 GMT

“The prospect of failure in Afghanistan has made the relationship between Russia and Nato more businesslike,” Christopher Langton, a senior Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said.

26 Feb 09 - - Lloyd's List - Why climate change is a threat to our security

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:49:43 GMT

Yesterday, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) launched the Transatlantic Dialogue on Climate Change and Security in Washington DC, with funding from the European Commission. This provides a new forum for policy makers—particularly those involved in the defence, security, and intelligence communities—to explore the ways in which a warming global climate will affect global and regional security.

26 Feb 2009 - - Proliferation Analysis - The IAEA Should Call for a Special Inspection in Syria

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:05:48 GMT

By Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation

26 Feb 2009 - - International Herald Tribune - Syria and the IAEA

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:22:19 GMT

By Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation

25 Feb 2009 - - Reuters - Crisis sharpens scrutiny of security spending

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:10:25 GMT

Hundreds of billions more have been spent on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, where a U.S.-led alliance has sought to quell insurgencies and root out al Qaeda cells. But London's International Institute for Strategic Studies thinktank said in its 2009 Military Balance global defense review that "defense spending seems bound to come under close scrutiny" by governments around the world hit by recession.

24 Feb 2009 - - Press Trust of India - Legal steps to fight Mumbai like terror insufficient

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:35:55 GMT

Frequent changes in the Indian anti-terror laws send 'wrong signals' to terror outfits and legal measures remain "insufficient" to deter militants, an expert said here. Pitching for a comprehensive terror strategy, Rahul Roy Chaudhry, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) here said this should incorporate speedy arrest and prosecution of militants.

24 Feb 2009 - - Indo-Asian News Service - Mumbai could have been a small incident: anti-terror expert

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:38:29 GMT

The meeting, held at the House of Commons, was co-sponsored by Baroness Emma Nicholson, a Liberal Democrat member of the European Parliament and speakers included strategic affairs experts Rahul Roy-Chaudhury of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and Steve Tsang of Oxford University.

24 Feb 2009 - - Associated Press of Pakistan - West urged to respect rights and dignity of Muslims

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:54:02 GMT

Dr.Rahul Roy Chaudhry, a senior fellow for South Asia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), speaking on the occasion said the Indian Government has taken several measures to enhance security after the Mumbai attacks including a new terror legislation. However, he emphasised that legal measures by themselves remain insufficient to deter a determined terror or prevent future attacks. “Most laws are punitive and not preventive,” he said.

20 Feb 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - Iran's stores of uranium 'are enough to make atomic bomb'

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:33:08 GMT

The report comes after the International Institute for Strategic Studies predicted that Iran would amass enough low-enriched uranium this year to have the ability to build a nuclear bomb by the end of 2010. Tehran claims the mainly US intelligence was forged

Antony to visit Singapore June 1-3

Fri, 18 May 2007 11:30:58 GMT

'During the visit, he will essentially be addressing the Shangri La dialogue,' an official here said.The sixth edition of the dialogue, organised by Singapore's International Institute for Strategic Studies -, brings together 26 countries including Australia, Britain Canada, China, France, Germany, New Zealand, Pakistan, and the US, to discuss the defence and security diplomacy scenario in the southeast Asia region.

Antony to foray into defence diplomacy

Tue, 08 May 2007 14:45:05 GMT

Defence Minister A.K. Antony is to embark on a series of foreign tours, his first since assuming office seven months ago, to engage India's littoral neighbours and a strategic ally. The first of these tours will be to Singapore June 1-3 to participate in the sixth edition of the Shangri La dialogue.

Mr Shivshankar Menon Address

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:52:18 GMT

On Thursday 3 May 2007 Mr Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Secretary of the Government of India, addressed the IISS on "India and International Security". A live stream of his presentation and the Q&A session is available.

Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns Address

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:53:34 GMT

On Wednesday 2 May 2007 Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, spoke on "U.S. and European Challenges in the Middle East". A live stream of the presentation and Q&A session is available.

Developing the Mekong

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:33:00 GMT

Regionalism and regional security in China–Southeast Asian relations Evelyn Goh In Southeast Asia, China’s growing economic and political strength has been accompanied by adept diplomacy and active promotion of regional cooperation, institutions and integration. Southeast Asian states and China engage in ‘strategic regionalism’: they seek regional membership for regime legitimation and collective bargaining; and regional integration to enhance economic development, regarded as...

Year 2007 - Issue 1

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:11:45 GMT

Volume 49, Number 1 of Survival, the Institute's quarterly journal, has been published.

Military Balance 2007 Press Launch

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:15:03 GMT

Press StatementArundel House, London31 January 2007 Remarks by Dr John ChipmanDirector-General and Chief ExecutiveThe International Institute for Strategic Studies, London

Rohitha Bogollagama Address

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:54:32 GMT

On Thursday 8 March The Hon Rohitha Bogollagama, MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka, gave an address on "Sri Lanka's Foreign and Security Policy: The Challenge of Terrorism".

The UK and Nuclear Deterrence

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:35:45 GMT

Jeremy Stocker In December 2003 the British government announced that within a few years it would need to take decisions about the future of Britain's strategic nuclear deterrent. Exactly three years later, its plans were revealed in a White Paper. The existing Trident system is to be given a life extension, which includes building new submarines to carry the missiles, costing £15–20 billion. Britain has a substantial nuclear legacy, having owned nuclear weapons for over half a...

Lord Ashdown Address

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:29:55 GMT

On Wednesday 21 February 2007, the Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon GCMG KBE PC gave an address on “The world after Iraq – will we ever intervene again?”. A transcript of the address is available in the related documents section below.

Symposium - David Richards

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:37:27 GMT

On Wednesday 14 February the International Institute for Strategic Studies, in cooperation with the Senlis Council, will be hosting a symposium on "A Cohesive Strategy for the Future of Afghanistan: Reconciling Counter-Insurgency, Counter-Narcotics and Reconstruction Efforts". An on-the-record press conference will run from 9.45-10.45am beforehand, and the main off-the-record event will start at 11am.

Strategic Survey 2007 Launch

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:45:34 GMT

Click here for the contents for Strategic Survey 2007. Strategic Survey 2007 was launched on Wednesday 12 September 2007 at 10:30am. Dr John Chipman, Director-General of...

HE Dr N Hassan Wirajuda Address

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:09:14 GMT

On Monday 29 January 2007 HE Dr N Hassan Wirajuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, spoke on "Global Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities: Indonesia's Role and Perspective".

Hon Dato' Seri Abdullah Address

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:01:37 GMT

On Tuesday 23 January 2007 The Hon Dato' Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia, gave an address on "The West and the Muslim World: Defusing the Defining Tension of our Times". This speech and Q&A were streamed live. A transcript of his speech is available in the related documents section below.

AP 385: Network Centric Warfare

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:57:03 GMT

Coalition Operations in the Age of US Military Primacy Paul T. Mitchell Since its emergence in 1998, the concept of Network Centric Warfare (NCW) has become a central driver behind America’s military ‘transformation’ and seems to offer the possibility of true integration between multinational military formations. Even though NCW, or variations on its themes, has been adopted by many armed services, it is a concept in operational and doctrinal development. It is shaping not only how...

AP 384: Regulating the Private Security Industry

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:51:40 GMT

Sarah Percy The under-regulation of the private security industry has increasingly become a topic of media and academic interest. This Adelphi Paper enters the debate by explaining why the industry requires further regulation, and what is wrong with the current system. It begins by briefly defining the industry and explaining the need for more effective regulation, before analysing three types of regulation: domestic, international and informal (including self-regulation). The paper...

Alexander Downer Address

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:43:38 GMT

On Friday 15 December 2006 The Hon Alexander Downer MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia, gave a talk on "Ideas as weapons: meeting the ideological challenge of extremism". A transcript of his address is available in the recent documents section below.

Year 2006 - Issue 4

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:21:21 GMT

Volume 48, Number 4 of Survival, the Institute's quarterly journal, has been published.

David Cameron Address

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:00:52 GMT

On Wednesday 22 November 2006 the Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Leader of the Opposition, provided an analysis on "The Security Challenges Facing Britain Today". His analysis covered the security challenges Britain faces today and set out his vision of how politicians should respond to those challenges: avoiding partisan point-scoring and working together to help protect the public. Streamed coverage of this event is available for the speech and Q&A session. A transcript...

Tzipi Livni Address

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:03:07 GMT

On Monday 20 November 2006 Tzipi Livni, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, addressed the IISS on "The Middle East After the War in Lebanon". Streamed coverage of this event is available for the speech and Q&A session. A transcript of her address is available in the related documents section below.

The IISS Convenes 3rd Regional Security Summit

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:23:16 GMT

National Security Establishments from Persian Gulf andKey Outside Powers to Attend Manama Dialogue Monday 20 November, London Governments from the Persian Gulf region and key external powers are finalising plans to discuss some of the region’s most pressing security concerns next month at the 2006 IISS Manama Dialogue, which will take place in Manama, Bahrain from 8–10 December. In order to recognise the support of the Kingdom of Bahrain in establishing the IISS Gulf Dialogue in...

Sheikh Dr Mohmed Al-Sabah

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:03:50 GMT

On Thursday 16 November 2006 Sheikh Muhammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait, addressed the IISS on "Kuwait Foreign Policy in a Changing Environment".

H.E. Lech Kaczyński Address

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:23:18 GMT

On Tuesday 7 November 2006 H.E. Lech Kaczynski, President of the Republic of Poland, addressed the IISS on "What Vision Does Europe Need?" from 5pm. The Address and Q&A session lasted 45 minutes. A transcript of his address is available from the related documents section below.

AP 383: Nuclear Superiority

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:57:57 GMT

The ‘new triad’ and the evolution of nuclear strategy David S. McDonough In 2002 the Bush administration completed a Nuclear Posture Review that introduced a ‘new triad’ based on offensive-strike systems, defences and a revitalised defence infrastructure. Designed for a new strategic threat environment, it is characterised not by a long-standing nuclear rivalry with another superpower, but by unstable relationships with rogue-state proliferators, alongside more ambiguous...

Democracy will not end tyranny

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:49:16 GMT

By Dr. John Chipman CMG, Director-General and Chief Executive, The International Institute for Strategic Studies