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October 2008

  • 31 Oct 2008 - - World Politics Report - No Hero's Welcome for British Troops General Sir Richard DannattThe head of the Army, Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt, noted that soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have been dismayed at the "indifferent" attitude toward them by the public. "We are in danger of sapping our volunteer army's willingness to serve in such an atmosphere again," he told the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. "When young soldiers have been fighting in Basra or Helmand, they want to know that people in their local pub understand what they have been doing and why," Da
  • 30 Oct 2008 - - In the News - Profile: Imran Khan Imran Khan speaks on 'The Future of Democracy in Pakistan’ There was a real buzz at the International Institute of Strategic Studies last week when Mr Khan was due to speak. It had been difficult to get a ticket to the event and those around me in the audience were attending for a variety of reasons. Some were students of Pakistani politics, ardently keen on hearing Mr Khan's assessment of the dire situation there.
  • 29 Oct 2008 - - Guardian - Iran opens new naval base at mouth of Persian Gulf IISS LogoIran's regular navy is comparatively small, comprising three frigates, two corvettes, and three "kilo" class submarines. It is currently based at the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz, at Bandar Abbas. Jason Alderwick, a naval expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said Jask would offer some important advantages.
  • 28 Oct 2008 - - Independent - This was not the 'October surprise' that could benefit McCain IISS LogoThat seems doubtful. "I don't think this has the potential to become big enough," said Nigel Inkster, a former director of MI6 who is now a senior analyst with the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
  • 27 Oct 2008 - - Guardian - Man and Superman IISS LogoIraq leaves both presidential candidates with major challenges, as a paper by one of Petraeus's former advisers, the Middle East analyst Toby Dodge, makes clear. John McCain, who began his campaign saying he did not mind if US troops were in Iraq for the next 100 years but has since tempered his rhetoric, will be troubled by the sustainability of the security gains made during the surge of US troops. The problems come from the top. Nouri al-Maliki's use of Iraq's army for personal political gain will cause
  • 27 Oct 2008 - - People's Daily - Leading experts to address key global challenges in the ''post crisis world'' IISS LogoSome of the leading experts who will be at the meeting are: Bertie Ahren, (1997-2008) Prime Minister of Ireland; Ana P. Botin, Member of the Board, Group Santander, Spain; Laura M. Cha, Deputy Chair, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hong Kong SAR; Cheng Siwei, President, China Association for Soft Science Studies, People’s Republic of China; John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), United Kingdom.
  • 25 Oct 2008 - - Gulf Daily News - Killings rapped Imran Khan speaks on 'The Future of Democracy in Pakistan’ A new American report, meanwhile, said US and UN experts agrees that Afghanistan will harvest fewer poppy plants bound for the drug trade in 2008 after two years of record crops. lPakistan ex-cricket star turned politician Imran Khan warned against any Iraq-style surge to tackle violent militancy in Afghanistan, saying that the two situations were "completely different". He said that any plan to increase the US military presence would be a bad move.
  • 24 Oct 2008 - - In the News - Imran Khan warns Pakistan ''heading for disaster'' Imran Khan speaks on 'The Future of Democracy in Pakistan’ The Pakistan Movement for Justice chairman accused Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari of deliberately seeking to avoid the reinstatement of 60 per cent of supreme court judges. He blamed "corruption" among large swathes of Pakistan's political elite in an address at the International Institute of Strategic Studies yesterday afternoon.
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