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A Syrian refugee holds onto his children as he struggles to walk off a dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. Sept. 24, 2015. Yannis Behrakis/Reuters

IISS 2016 Review of World Affairs: Bleak Picture in the Middle East

by Mohamed Shafei | Sep 28, 2016 | Middle East

London–The year 2016 saw very shy efforts to introduce political reforms in the Middle East, according to the Annual Review of World Affairs, issued by the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS). The report, which was issued earlier this week, said that...

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US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, is accompanied by John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive, IISS as he walks to deliver his keynote address on “The US Approach to Regional Security” at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS Asia Security Summit in Singapore, Saturday, June 1, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Wong Maye-E

Hagel warns China on cyberattacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2013 | World

Singapore, AP—Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered a two-pronged message to Beijing—holding out hope for a slowly improving military relationship with the Asian giant while issuing a stern warning on cyberattacks coming from that country. But he was met with...