Strategic Survey 2006.Strategic Survey 2006, International Institute for Strategic Studies The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is a British research institute (or think tank) in the area of international affairs. It describes itself as "the world’s leading authority on political-military conflict". , Routledge, Abingdon, UK, 2006, Print ISSN ISSN abbr. International Standard Serial Number : 0459-7230, Online ISSN: 1476-4997, paper, 392 pp. To order, go to http://www.iiss.org/publications/ strategic-survey/prices--ordering. Strategic Survey is the annual review of world affairs Noun 1. world affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" international affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, an independent think tank based in London and a leading authority on political-military conflict. Since 1966, IISS has provided this one-volume analysis of the year's key events in international relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, for government policy makers, journalists, business leaders, and academics. Strategic Survey begins with an assessment of the effect of major events and trends on the strategic landscape, followed by detailed analysis of particular strategic policy issues. Another seven chapters, each devoted to a particular theme, cover developments in particular regions or countries. Strategic Survey concludes with "Prospectives," an essay setting forth strategic priorities for the coming year. Also included are 28 pages of detailed maps highlighting topics and trends of particular interest or relevance. Among the topics examined are: * The campaign against terrorism * Renewed emphasis on hard power in Canada * Instability in Iraq * Turbulence within and outside Iran * The future of Israel and Palestine * War and peace in Sudan * Political dysfunction dysfunction /dys·func·tion/ (dis-funk´shun) disturbance, impairment, or abnormality of functioning of an organ.dysfunc´tional erectile dysfunction impotence (2). in the Horn of Africa Horn of Africa, peninsula, NE Africa, opposite the S Arabia Peninsula. Also known as the Somali Peninsula, it encompasses Somalia and E Ethiopia and is the easternmost extension of the continent, separating the Gulf of Aden from the Indian Ocean. * The deepening of tensions in the Korean peninsula * Reconstruction activity in Iraq * Sri Lanka's ongoing conflict * NATO's expansion and ISAF's move south in Afghanistan * Problems in East Africa and the Horn. |
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