Once again, Security Dilemmas has been invited to live-blog the Regional Security Summit sponsored by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Taking place December 7-9 in Manama, Bahrain, "The Manama Dialogue is intended to provide a forum for the national security establishments of the participating states to exchange views on regional security challenges."
Security Dilemmas will be given priority access to speeches and presentations, which will be posted along with analysis throughout the duration of the Summit.
The tentative skeletal agenda is as follows:
FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER
BILATERAL MEETINGS BETWEEN MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS
21:00 – 23:00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND OPENING DINNER
SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER
09:00 – 09:45 FIRST PLENARY SESSION
THE US AND THE REGIONAL BALANCE OF POWER
09:50 – 11:20 SECOND PLENARY SESSION
IRAN, IRAQ AND SAUDI ARABIA
11:45 – 13:15 THIRD PLENARY SESSION
ENERGY AND REGIONAL SECURITY
15:30 – 17:30 SIMULTANEOUS BREAK-OUT GROUPS
Group I:
INTER-COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND SECTARIAN POLITICS
Group II:
REGIONAL ARMED FORCES AND SECURITY POLICY
Group III:
TRANSNATIONAL THREATS
Group IV:
ECONOMIC SECURITY, SANCTIONS AND REGIONAL
STABILITY
SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER
09:00 – 10:20 FOURTH PLENARY SESSION
TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, BORDERS AND REGIONAL
SECURITY
10:50 – 12:10 FIFTH PLENARY SESSION
IRAQ AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
12:30 – 13:50 SIXTH PLENARY SESSION
FRAMEWORK FOR REGIONAL SECURITY
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