Nuke deadline sets stage for showdown on Iran Non-proliferaton analyst Gary Samore, an arms control expert under former US president Bill Clinton and now with London's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), said the Iranians are...
High-stakes showdown looms on Iran "The Europeans, the Russians, the Chinese . . . don't want the issue to go to New York; only the U.S. does," said Gary Samore, a former U.S. National Security Council adviser on arms...
Experts criticise draft charter "The document is shoddy and badly written," said Toby Dodge, Iraq analyst at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, before parliament in Baghdad is due to vote on...
EU in impasse over Iran nuclear talks "The Europeans have decided that if Iran does not restore the suspension by September 3rd, they will argue that the IAEA board of governors must refer Iran to the Security Council for further...
China Seeks to Allay US Fears as Summit Nears Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld threw down the gauntlet in a June speech in Singapore when he questioned China's military expansion, its increased budget for sophisticated hardware and the...
Security and Elections in Afghanistan “If [the Taliban] are successful in the run-up to the elections, it means that after the elections, they and their supporters will be able to show they had some success against what has been a...
Al-Qaeda will retreat to Africa: US General Gen Lute said 90% of what he called the "enemy" in Iraq was domestic. There was only a "slither" of foreign fighters "sponsored from outside". He declined to put a...
US and EU to make no early move over Iran Non-proliferation expert Gary Samore, at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies, said the UN body would move slowly, urging Iran to comply rather than immediately imposing sanctions.
Taking Iran to UN not seen as magic solution Non-proliferation expert Gary Samore, at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies said the UN body would move slowly. "In the beginning the Council is likely not to do much...
Tiny Tibet feels squeeze from giant neighbors "Tibet has been a major source of discomfort for India's relations with China for very many years," said Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, a research fellow at the London-based International Institute...
Iran advancing nuke plan despite suspensions Gary Samore, a non-proliferation analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, said Iran resumed activities at Isfahan because it "needs to work out bugs in their...
Singapore seeks to reinvent Singapore's reputation for efficiency has attracted a series of high-profile events, including July's IOC meeting, the International Institute for Strategic Studies' Asia Security Conference in June...
An Exercise Fit for Sending U.S. a Message Beijing also has bristled at criticism of its military buildup from U.S. conservatives, including a high-profile speech in June by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in Singapore and the July 19...
Behind constitution talks, Iraq's troubles "The timetable has been extremely theatrically staged from Washington and has very little to do with Baghdad," said Toby Dodge of London's International Institute for Strategic Studies.
60 Years Later, V-J Day Today, Japan is a world economic leader and a staunch ally of the United States. During the International Institute for Strategic Studies conference in Singapore in June, Defense Secretary Donald...
Iran tips the nuclear balance "I think Iran is serious about resuming enrichment," says Gary Samore, recently a nuclear proliferation expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "Iran has...
Iran, Iraq And Saudi Politics Will Be Key Top The politics of Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia will be a major topic in the second Gulf security conference to be hosted by Manama on December 2-4, organisers from the International Institute for...
West awaits move by Iran on nuclear issue But non-proliferation expert Gary Samore said the Iranians would still try to deal. "I assume the Iranians will try before September 3 to cut a new deal with the Europeans, but I think the...
Strait of Malacca to be given air protection The sealane initiative was first proposed publicly by Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak during a June defence conference held in Singapore and follows...
Special Report: 4th Shangri-La Dialogue A total of 17 defence ministers and more than 200 senior defence officials from countries in the Asia Pacific, North America and Europe participated in the 4th Shangri-La Dialogue which took place in...