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December 2006

  • Iraqis ponder lessons of history after Saddam AP 372"If you think of '58, '68 and '79, you can now put 2006 on this list -- a propagandistic show trial, a quick execution and a claim that this marks a watershed in Iraqi history," said Toby...
  • The damning verdict of history AP 372Ahead lies a rocky road to salvation. There is still no sign that Sunni can live in peace with Shia; the Kurds are well on their way to achieving autonomy; the security situation is so bad that the...
  • Lebanon conflict overlap with Mideast turmoil AP 372British analyst Toby Dodge said it would be an "absolute disaster" if a disintegrating Iraq became the arena for a proxy contest between Shi'ite Iran and Sunni-led governments, but said...
  • Battle-hardened Ethiopians test limits The Ethiopian army is relying largely on Cold War-era hardware from the former Soviet Union, but it is also benefiting from more recent training by the U.S. military, with which it is allied in...
  • Iran, North Korea -- nuclear proliferation "This has been the worst year for non-proliferation since 1998, when India and Pakistan both tested nuclear weapons," Mark Fitzpatrick, of London's International Institute for Strategic...
  • Nuclear stand-offs set to continue in 2007 2007 is likely to see a continuation of the confrontation with Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programmes.  Iran has angrily rejected sanctions imposed by the Security Council and...
  • Mideast leaders seek their own solutions AP 372"If you're looking forward, this is the next stage," says Toby Dodge, a political scientist and expert on Mideast Politics at Queen Mary College at the University of London. "The point...
  • Ethiopia's armed forces Jane's World Armies and the International Institute of Strategic Studies estimate the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) at between 150 000 to 180 000 personnel, backed by solid but...
  • Engage Islam moderates: Aussie minister Alexander DownerThe West must engage moderate Muslim leaders despite their conservative views on such issues as gender equality, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says.  Addressing the International...
  • Conservative voices help our war on ideology Alexander DownerThese more traditional and conservative Muslim leaders have theological credibility within their communities. These leaders may not always share the West's interests in pluralism and in the...
  • Australia Considers Ban on Sri Lanka's LTTE Alexander Downer"We are seriously considering banning the LTTE," stated Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, addressing a gathering on terrorism and Islamic extremism at the International...
  • From the Klan to Tehran: Baker, Carter, Duke Manama DialogueWell, I guess we can all rest easier now. Iran's Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, told the International Institute of Strategic Studies conference taking place in Bahrain that Iran is ready to...
  • Iran institute is isolated over meeting In a statement, its 34 signers said the Institute for Political and International Studies, which is based in Tehran and had served in the past "as a mainstream Iranian interface with foreign...
  • America, MIA in The Gulf Manama DialogueThere was, alas, no sign of such a U.S. approach at a high-level gathering of Arab princes and policymakers, Iranian revolutionaries and senior officials from Europe and Asia in this Gulf kingdom...
  • We must engage conservative Islam - Downer Alexander DownerAddressing the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London today, Mr Downer said such leaders must be brought into the fold if the west is to succeed in combatting extremist Islam and...
  • Engage Conservative Muslim Leaders Alexander DownerWestern nations face an "emerging dilemma" over the need to engage Muslim leaders who hold conservative religious views on such issues as gender equality, Australian Foreign Minister...
  • Institutes sever ties with Iran over forum The 34 signers of the statement included the directors of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London; the Aspen Institute Berlin; the German Marshall Fund in Washington; the Geneva...
  • War on insurgency In his recent writings Kilcullen argues the case for a new paradigm to deal with what he terms a ''globalised insurgency'' encompassing Iraq, Afghanistan and other regional conflicts. The US and...
  • Ties Cut With Iran Institute Over Holocaust In a statement, the leaders of the institutes said that the ministry’s Institute for Political and International Studies, which had served in the past “as a mainstream Iranian interface...
  • Iraq: Kurds Warn Against Delaying Referendum Manama DialogueOn December 10, at a conference held by the International Institute of Strategic Studies in Manama, Bahrain, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said Kirkuk's future status carried significant...