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March 2006

  • US carries big stick but is trying diplomacy Iran Dossier CoverIran has stockpiled 85 metric tons of uranium hexafluoride and is producing more, according to the IAEA's director general. Gregory Schulte, the U.S representative to the UN in Vienna and its IAEA,...
  • Fear and Loathing in Asia Shangri-La ButtonAt the April 2005 “Shangri-La” conference in Singapore, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was in typically blunt form. “Since no nation threatens China, one wonders: Why this...
  • The attorney-general comes to town Alberto R. Gonzales, US Attorney GeneralWhen he took the stage at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London on 7 March 2006, to speak on anti-terrorism policy and the need for international cooperation, Gonzales –...
  • Will This Man Get The Bomb? What Iran seems to be playing for, above all, is time. The longer it can string out the diplomatic process, the further it can proceed down the road toward completing the fuel cycle. It is possible...
  • Iran's nuclear steps quicken, diplomats say "We're getting to the point where this fundamental difference between the U.S. and EU position and that of the Russians is being overtaken by Iran's … putting new facts on the...
  • Old-fashioned terrorists run for cover "The old terrorist groups, at leadership level, would not want to be linked in the public mind with this new type of terror. They wouldn't want to be seen to be competing for attention with...
  • Property Restitution Deal for South Ossetia "Everyone will participate in the meeting as private persons irrespective of their official positions," said Oksana Antonenko, director of Russia and Eurasia programmes for the London-based...
  • Burma's new capital: a bunker too far? Since 2002, the government has been on an accelerated arms-buying spree. It has upgraded navy and air-force weapons and increased the size of the army - from 180,000 men in 1988 to around 395,000...
  • Diplomacy at a loss over Iran Iran Dossier CoverThere are also technical questions deriving from a possible failure to reach diplomatic concord. Besides its political agenda, it is also far from certain that Iran could develop nuclear weapons any...
  • Iran's Nuclear Program Iran Dossier CoverThe Director General reported that Iran has now stockpiled 85 metric tons of uranium hexafluoride and continues to produce more.  According to estimates by the International Institute of...
  • Britain pushes for military option Mark Fitzpatrick, an expert on nuclear proliferation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said that securing a Chapter VII resolution would provide the international community with a...
  • US may propose tough resolution against Iran Such a resolution "even with abstentions, would still be a strong step in New York," non-proliferation analyst Mark Fitzpatrick said from the International Institute for Strategic Studies...
  • Prospect of anarchy on rise AP372 smallToby Dodge, a London-based Iraq expert, argues that the Iraq conflict may not lead to the break-up of the country or to a broader regional conflict. "But Iraq's politicians are indulging in...
  • Sweet Land of Liberty Alberto R. Gonzales, US Attorney General Appearing in London before the International Institute for Strategic Studies  in March, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the Associated Press reported, responded to mounting...
  • If Bush ruled the world A few days earlier, Rice and President George W. Bush were in India on the same mission, making a "historic" gesture that conferred on India a nuclear partnership with America and...
  • In Iraq, US influence wanes Strategic Comments coverThe US military's "kinetic or muscular approach has failed to produce sustained success," says a report last month from the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), noting that...
  • Policing makes Malacca Strait more secure There are "62,000 shipping movements" through the strait every year, said Tim Huxley, an expert on Asia-Pacific security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, based in...
  • Iran Agrees to Discuss Iraq With the U.S. Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow at the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London, said the Iranian leadership's willingness to engage in talks now after rejecting them earlier was...
  • Oil groups shun Iran over fears of embargo Jack Straw, the British foreign secretary, speaking on Monday at London’s International Institute for Strategic Studies, said political uncertainty was affecting business confidence in Iran, as...
  • Critical year for security Gulf dialogue iconWhere does this leave us? The region requires a different approach and it needs this fast. A good starting point would be the speech delivered by Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal during the 2004...