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January 2009

  • 11 Feb 2009 - - Security Times - No Russian roulette, please - Security Challenges in the Obama Era Dr John Chipman CMGBy John Chipman, Director General and Chief Executive of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
  • 30 Jan 2009 - - International Herald Tribune - With Obama ready to talk, Iran must weigh options IISS LogoThe reaction of Mottaki added to a sense among diplomats and foreign policy observers here that contrary to conventional wisdom - and the official Iranian stance - it was politically even more difficult for Iran to re-engage than for the United States, particularly five months before elections in Iran. As John Chipman, director general of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, put it: "Obama seems to have called Iran's bluff."
  • 30 Jan 2009 - - The Nation (Pakistan) - Weak, dependent and divided Military Balance 2009 India has officially described Pakistan as "the epicentre of terrorism" and keeps threatening it. The world media considers us "the most dangerous country in the world." In its annual review of world security, the London International Institute for Strategic Studies has noted that Al-Qaeda elements along the "disputed" Afghanistan-Pakistan border have increased their activity in Pakistan while continuing to support the insurgency in Afghanistan. The think-tank says that "in NWFP, security forces in general
  • 30 Jan 2009 - - Canadian Press - Top Afghan official won't run for president Military Balance 2009 The Afghan constitution requires that a presidential vote be held this spring, but allows for delays in the event of security concerns. Afghanistan's election commission said yesterday the election will be pushed back to Aug. 20 to give coalition forces more time to bolster security. The delay comes one day after the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies warned Afghanistan is entering its most critical period since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
  • 29 Jan 2009 - - Canadian Press - Key Afghan minister rules out presidential bid; vote delayed to August Military Balance 2009 The delay comes one day after the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies warned Afghanistan is entering its most critical period since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. In its annual report on the capabilities of national militaries around the globe, the British think tank warned that Karzai's government holds little sway beyond Kabul's city limits.
  • 29 Jan 2009 - - Edmonton Journal - Afghan police on target for August vote: Official Military Balance 2009 Still, security in the country remains precarious. Police forces are rife with corruption and illiteracy and are behind the Afghan army in their development. On Wednesday, a London-based think-tank said rising violence in Afghanistan could threaten the elections entirely and put the international mission in peril. "There is a risk that it will not be possible to hold elections; or voter turnout may be below the minimum necessary for the ballot to be valid," The International Institute for Strategic Stu
  • 29 Jan 2009 - - Times - Analysis: Obama's victory may result in a chastened Russia Military Balance 2009 Instead, as yesterdays report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) highlighted, Russia is more rattle than sabre. Its military is outdated. Its economy is reeling. It faces huge social problems. As Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister, will no doubt make clear this evening at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Kremlin needs all the friends it can get.
  • 29 Jan 2009 - - National Review - Iranian Revolution@30 Military Balance 2009 Today, the 30-year-old Iranian Revolution appears simultaneously dangerous and decrepit. Iran has made Syria its client, created Hezbollah as its proxy, and adopted Hamas. A new report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies says Iran is likely to produce enough low-enriched uranium to make a nuclear bomb before the end of this year. Long-range ballistic missiles are under development as well.
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