Baghdad has been purged of al-Qa'eda Iraq experts trace the security turnaround to a movement in Anbar province known as "the Awakening''. Toby Dodge, an Iraq specialist at the University of London, warned that failure to achieve...
Egypt to build nuclear power stations Cairo suspended a peaceful nuclear programme after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies said the first 1,000-megawatt reactor could be built...
India to deepen contacts with militaries In February-March, a five-vessel flotilla of the Indian Navy embarked on an extended deployment to southeast and east Asia, during which it conducted drills with the navies of Russia, China, Japan,...
IISS Announces 4th Regional Security Summit The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is pleased to announce that the 4th Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue will take place from 7 to 9 December 2007 in...
Actually, Iran is not so tough Should they do so, Iran will have little to put in their way. Though rich in oil, Iran is a third-world country with a population of 70 million and a per capita income of $2,440. The London-based...
French launch post-mortem on Morocco jet deal France will be hoping to shake off the loss of pride as it pitches the Rafale in a much larger race to sell fighter jets to India. France, the United States, Russia, Sweden and the European...
Larijani’s exit further throws Iran’s nuclear "I think it makes it harder to strike a deal, because there is nobody to negotiate with who has some pragmatic inclination," said Mark Fitzpatrick, director of the Non-Proliferation...
EU's Solana in talks with Iran's new man Mark Fitzpatrick, director of the Non-Proliferation Programme at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said Jalili's appointment could signal a step backwards. "I think it...
PKK militarily weak but tactically strong According to the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) think-tank in London, the Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK which has been fighting for self-rule in southeast Turkey since 1984,...
Iran insists no nuclear shift after Larijani Western analysts said that Jalili -- author of a book entitled "The Foreign Policy of the Prophet" -- was likely to take a harder line in nuclear negotiations. "I think it makes...
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator resigns For two years, Larijani had served as secretary of the powerful Supreme National Security Council, which advises the highest levels of the government. His withdrawal "may make negotiations even...
Bhutto Attack Clouds Pakistan's Future Patrick Cronin, a South Asia expert at the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London, doesn't think Pakistan is close to either a violent breakup or an Islamist takeover. But he...
U.S. missile defense up for debate in U.K. Meanwhile, a defense analyst said Wednesday that much of the furor over missile defense is premature. “Let’s be honest, this thing’s not working yet. So it’s fairly...
India, Russia aim to take their defence ties Antony's trip sets the stage for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Moscow in November for his annual summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. External Affairs Minister...
China faces the dilemmas of success "The nature of China's engagement with the rest of the world has become trickier," said Adam Ward, director of the Washington office of the International Institute for Strategic Studies....
The funny thing about Indonesian pirates As for the formerly pirate-infested Straits of Malacca, part of the problem was that the Indonesian navy was likely complicit in many of the pirate attacks in the first place. As an article in...
Fringe benefit exacerbates greenhouse gas The London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies produced a report last month that concluded the most recent international moves towards combating global warming represent a recognition...
Climate War Britain's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) warned last month that fears about stability — once hidden by smoke from the debate over the scientific evidence for global...
What happened to our obligation to Iraq? By Dr Toby Dodge, Consulting Senior Fellow for the Middle East
Einsatz am Hindukusch gerät in Gefahr Der Militäreinsatz in Afghanistan beschert nicht nur der Bundesregierung wenig Zustimmung in der Bevölkerung: Aufgrund großen Unmuts daheim erwägen die Niederlande und Kanada eine...