International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue 2008

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Tuesday 06 January 2009

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Manama Dialogue 2008

The Regional Security Summit

Nuclear Programmes in the Middle East: In the shadow of Iran

The IISS Strategic Dossier on nuclear programmes in the Middle East provides a comprehensive overview of the history of nuclear programmes in the region, an evaluation of national nuclear capabilities and policies, and an analysis of future aspirations. The fact-rich country profiles, which include Israel and Turkey, also assess how each state may react to an Iranian nuclear weapons capability.Read More

Sh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, Foreign Minister of Bahrain, delivers the Keynote Address at the Manama Dialogue 2008

The IISS Regional Security Summit: The 5th Manama Dialogue

The Kingdom of Bahrain, 12-14 December 2008

The 5th IISS Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue has successfully concluded in Bahrain.

Speakers on Sunday 14 December include General David Petraeus, Commander of US CENTCOM; Dr Zalmai Rassoul, National Security Advisor, Afghanistan; Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Defence, Singapore and Vecdi Gönül, Minister of Defence, Turkey.

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Keynote Address

On Friday 12 December Sh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa,Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain delivered the Keynote Address to open the 5th Manama Dialogue.

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First Plenary Session

On Saturday 13 December Robert Gates, US Secretary of Defense addressed the First Plenary Session: 'The US and the Regional Balance of Power'.

Transcripts of the speech and the Q&A Session are available.

Summit Reports

The IISS has compiled report on the summits held in 2005, 2006 and 2007 containing details of the plenary sessions and a flavour of the discussions in the breakout groups.

The Manama Dialogue 2005, 2006 and 2007 reports are available online.

Agenda

Manama Dialogue Agendas

Press Coverage

2008 press coverage

2008 press policy

Speeches

2008 Speeches

Countries Represented

Image Galleries

2008 Image gallery

2008 Press gallery

Condoleezza Rice talks to Dr Mamoun Fandy

Dr Mamoun Fandy, Senior Fellow for Gulf Security, interviews Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State

Dr Mamoun Fandy, Senior Fellow for Gulf Security of The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), spoke with Dr Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State on Sunday, 4 May 2008 to discuss pertinent international problems centering around Israel and Palestine. During their conversation, Dr Fandy and Dr Rice expanded this theme to discuss models for a possible state, the involvement of the Arab communities and the US, ideas from the Annapolis Summit and the additional complexities that Iran and Syria add to any potential peace settlements.