The giant gorilla in the room THE International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) will bring together 26 government delegations for the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from tomorrow to Sunday. The delegations will be led by defence ministers and other senior officials from the Asia-Pacific region and the wider security community.But there might be an uninvited guest with a huge presence - an 800-pound gorilla known as Network Centric Warfare or NCW.
Rice warns Iran ahead of key nuclear talks The five permanent members of the UN Security Council -- China, Britain, France, Russia and the United States -- are growing increasingly frustrated with Iran and are determined to impose more sanctions if shows no willingness to suspend its program at the talks, an analyst said."Iran would be deceiving itself to believe that they won't," said Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow for non-proliferation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London think tank."They will...
Multilateral security diplomacy in Singapore South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo is set to make his debut in high-profile multilateral security consultations later this week.At the 6th Asia Security Summit, better known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, Kim plans to put top priority on drumming up international support for Seoul's efforts to peacefully resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis. The annual event, arguably a key event for defense and security diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region, is to kick off on Friday for a three-day run...
Antony meets South Korean Defence Minister Kim will leave for Singapore on Thursday to attend an international security forum. The 6th Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, will be held for two days from Friday to discuss regional security cooperation and the North Korean nuclear issue.The annual event organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will bring together 27 government delegations, including Defence Ministers from 14 countries.
Gates heads to Singapore for talks US Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to Singapore Thursday for security talks amid US worries about a Chinese military buildup as Washington struggles with conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.Gates will join senior officials and experts from around the region, including China, Friday at an annual international conference in Singapore to share views on a range of security issues.
Indian, Chinese defence leaders meet Top Indian and Chinese Defence leaders will chalk out the progress of their bilateral dialogue and their approach to building international stability at the Sixth Asian Security Council meeting being held in Singapore on Saturday. Defence Minister A K Antony and the Chinese Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation army are the two keynote speakers in this year's conference, which is now come to be known as Shangrila Dialogue.
Indian defense minister leaves for Singapore Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony leaves New Delhi Thursday night for Singapore to attend the Sixth Asia Security Conference, The Shangri-La Dialogue - 2007, a press release issued by the Indian Ministry of Defense said. Antony will address the second plenary session on China and India: Building International Stability.
Antony leaves for Singapore tonight The Shangri-La Dialogue has been recognized as a key event for defence and security diplomacy for the region. Since its inaugural meeting in 2002, the Dialogue has become a recognised part of the architecture of Asian defence diplomacy and is seen as the region's premier and most inclusive security institution. The Shangri-La Dialogue continues to serve as the best available vehicle in the Asia-Pacific region for developing and channelling astute and effective public policy on defence and...
Gates warns cadets world will be watching Gates was flying to Hawaii for meetings Thursday at U.S Pacific Command headquarters. On Friday he is scheduled to arrive in Singapore to attend an international conference on Asian security and meet separately with his counterparts from South Korea and other allied nations.
EU faltering on a strategy for Putin's Russia "If the EU agrees on anything, it is values such as human rights and democracy. The present leadership in Russia strongly disagrees with these values," said Oksana Antonenko, a Russian analyst at International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. "The EU cannot deal with this. It has a complex about Russia. It hankers after a Russia that will embrace its values. For Putin, this means hectoring and lecturing. The EU has no strategy over how to deal with this new Russia."
U.S. may be in Iraq for 'protracted period' Gates is on his way to Singapore to attend the Shangri-La dialogue annual meeting of defense ministers. Gates also is scheduled to visit Afghanistan on June 3. He was accompanied by Adm. Timothy Keating, who heads all U.S. forces in the Pacific. Keating will be gone for five days. Gates said “one of his central messages is that while we are fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the global war on terror, we have no intention neglecting Asia.
Minister Announces Australia's Attendance Australian defense minister Brendan Nelson will attend a major regional security conference to be held in Singapore from June 1-3. Mr Nelson said he will address the Sixth Asia Security Conference (Shangri-La Dialog) on current and future nuclear security challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Nelson said the Dialog, "provides an opportunity for Defense ministers and high level representatives from around the Asia Pacific to discuss defense and security issues within the...
Gates, in Hawai'i, says U.S. to stay in Iraq Gates said one of the central messages for the upcoming Shangri-La Dialogue is that "while we are fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a global war on terror, we have no intention of neglecting Asia." China will be among the delegations represented in Singapore, and Gates and Keating will use the trip as part of continuing efforts to better gauge a Chinese military buildup.
Gates urges China to explain intentions But Gates, who is making his first visit to East Asia since assuming office six months ago, said he will reaffirm US commitment to the region in a speech Saturday to the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual gathering of senior defense and security officials and experts from around the region. "One of the central messages of our participation in the conference is that while we are fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the global war on terror, we have no intention of neglecting Asia," he...
Korea, India agree on naval drills, exchanges After the talks, Kim moved to Mumbai to visit India's western navy command. Kim will fly to Singapore today to attend an international security forum. The 6th Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, is to be held for two days from Friday to discuss regional security cooperation and the North Korean nuclear issue.While in Singapore, Kim will also hold bilateral talks with his counterparts from the United States, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and Indonesia
US, India, China to dominate defense meet The U.S. role in Asia-Pacific security and ties between regional superpowers China and India will dominate an annual security conference of defense ministers and top officials this weekend. The three-day Shangri-La Dialogue — named after the Singapore hotel where it is held each year — begins Friday, and will bring together delegates from 26 countries including the United States, India, China, Pakistan, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia.
No breakthrough seen for Iran-EU nuclear talk Mark Fitzpatrick, chief nuclear non-proliferation analyst at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies and a former senior U.S. State Department official, said: "I do not expect much. The two sides remain very far apart." He said Solana would be looking to see if Larijani was ready to suggest the "freeze for freeze" idea -- enrichment suspension for sanctions suspension -- that Iran floated with Swiss interlocutors earlier this spring. "But (Iranian...
Don't ignore the warnings "It is quite clear the Russians are very seriously worried about the (US) plans for missile defence in Europe," says Oksana Antonenko of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. "They genuinely believe it is directed against them," she says. Russia believes the US and its allies have broken their commitment not to deploy permanent military bases on the territory of new Nato members, she says. And if the US gets its way and deploys missile defences in Europe,...
Sadr takes centre stage "The final wave of US troops that arrives in June will be sent to Baghdad's outer suburbs, the so-called 'city belts', where much of the violence now originates. Their task will be to seek out and defeat both al-Qaida and Jaish al-Mahdi," said an analysis published this month by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). "To be successful, US forces will, over the summer, need to enter Sadr City. If the US military manages to gain control ... it will have made a...
Sri Lanka among 26 countries at Asian Summit Organized by the prestigious London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies(IISS) this summit known as the Shangrila-La Dialogue will bring together defence ministers and key officials from some of the major powers including the US, China, India, Russia, Japan, France, Germany, the UK and Indonesia to discuss such crucial issues in today’s world as Indo-China relations, what progress has been made in securing regional waters and security cooperation in Asia.