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February 2008

  • 28 Feb 2008 - - Al Jazeera - Soldiering on after Putin MB 2008 coverRussia spent about 821bn rubles ($33.6bn), about 15 per cent of total government expenditure, on defence in 2007, according to the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.
  • 26 Feb 2008 - - Daily Telegraph - US-India defence deal 'to counter China' MB 2008 coverAccording to the International Institute of Strategic Studies, India's military expenditure grew by 24 per cent last year, as it has become one of the largest buyers of defence equipment. India's defence purchases are projected to double to more than £15 billion by 2012, climbing to £40 billion by 2022.
  • 23 Feb 2008 - - National Public Radio - Has War Effort Relied Too Heavily on Technology? Survival-50-1Colonel H.R. McMaster served both as a U.S. Army commander in Iraq and an headquarter staff there. He's also a scholar at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. His article in their latest journal is title "On War: Lessons to be Learned." He joins us by phone from London.
  • 23 Feb 2008 - - Associated Press of Pakistan - Mehsud behind Bhutto’s killing; most deadly threat to West: British thinktank MB 2008 coverThe IISS assessment has described Pakistan’s economic performance and wide-ranging structural reforms as impressive. It also referred to acceleration in economic growth, improvement in public spending, reduction in debt burden, increased fiscal efficiency and lowering of poverty rates. On Pakistan’s political situation, the institute’s analysts said despite vulnerabilities, President Pervez Musharraf continues to be the most effective figure in the country’s governance and would continue to handle counte
  • 22 Feb 2008 - - Business Times - Asia faces 'unique and complex' terror threat A new report from Lloyd's and the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), released yesterday in Singapore, warns that traditional forms of terrorism in Asia are being superseded by area-specific threats, such as criminal gangs with political agendas. The report, entitled 'Terrorism in Asia: What does it mean for business?', outlines five practical steps businesses can take to minimise the threat from a terrorist attack:
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