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June 2005

• Too soon to tell how Iran N talks to play out "The fundamental dilemma is the same," non-proliferation expert Gary Samore of London's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) told AFP. "The Iranians have made it...
• Fortress Singapore "You can never rule out the possibility of an attack but I would be extremely surprised (if it happened)," said Dr Tim Huxley, senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic...
• Vietnamese Defence Institute visit Britain The delegation met with the deputy commander-in-chief and commander of the Air Force of the British Army and visited the Royal Institute for Defence and Security Studies, the International Institute...
• U.S. Leaders Underscore Rising China Threat In a speech in Singapore June 4, Rumsfeld depicted China in terms reminiscent of the Soviet Union. “Although the Cold War is over, this region, unfortunately, is still burdened by some old...
• Reforms curb Turkey's armed forces Three times troops have toppled democratically elected governments -- in 1960, 1971 and 1980. In 1997 pressure from the general staff compelled an Islamist government to resign in what was called a...
• U.S. Chooses Stability Over Quick Reform "The religious parties would quickly overwhelm the secular opposition groups," said Gary Samore, a White House advisor during the Clinton administration who works at the International...
• Diplomats:Iran elections -nuclear inspections Non-proliferation expert Gary Samore, a former US government official who now heads research at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think tank, said "everybody thinks...
• Averting Disaster Not everyone praises the agreement. For example,  Nicky Oppenheimer,  a South African and chairman of De Beers, speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London,...
• Middle East: Fatal Crash Proves U-2 Spy Plane As London-based military aviation expert Andrew Brooks notes, the U-2 has much greater flexibility in intelligence gathering. Satellites operate in fixed orbits and cannot linger to make extra...
• Patience with North Korea wearing thin US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told an Asian security conference in Singapore this month that Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions "threaten the security and stability of the region, and because...
• China's Looming Threat Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld foreshadowed the report at an International Institute for Strategic Studies conference in Singapore, June 4. He asked some tough questions of Beijing's intentions,...
• East Africa: let G-8 open markets now Last week,  Nicky Oppenheimer, the respected chairman of South African mining giant De Beers, observed, "It is more politically expedient to pour aid into Africa than for Europe and America...
• Britain hopes allies can begin transferring "I would hope we could begin the process of passing the lead to the Iraqi security forces themselves within six months to a year," Reid said during an interview on ITV1...
• Call to Respect Harry's Privacy Dr Reid was also asked about an Institute of Strategic Studies estimate that it could be up to five years before Iraqi forces are capable of maintaining security. Expressing disagreement with...
• Cooperative approach to maritime security Defence Minister Senator Robert Hill said the initiative was developed as part of a two-day security seminar held in Manila this week to look at ways Australia can work more closely with the...
• Pentagon delays report on China’s Defence This year’s report was expected to be released last week following Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s remarks at a security conference in Singapore over the weekend. Summarising the...
• Obstacles trip up African prosperity South African Nicky Oppenheimer, the chairman of the diamond-mining DeBeers Group, said in a London speech Monday that Africa for too long has been treated as a charity case, a view that obscures...
• Suicide bombers as political weapons "We are seeing more and more saying, 'Get the troops out,'" he said this week. "They are getting the continuing portrait of an insurgency that just doesn't quit. Six months ago, 65...
• US experts dispute Africa aid's effectiveness "Aid is the one commodity Africa has never been short of, and it has failed dismally time and time again," De Beers Chairman Nicky Oppenheimer said in a speech in London, which was replayed...
• Need for Lockheed's fighter jets questioned "The F-22 is brilliant at winning the air battle. It really is Buck Rogers stuff," said Andrew Brookes, a former British Royal Air Force pilot who's senior aerospace analyst at the...