Special Events
Walking the Road that Buckley Built
Conservative writer and PGN contributor Michael Johns argues that modern conservatism owes much of its success to William F. Buckley, Jr., who built conservatism as an alternative to the Great Society’s vast expansion of federal governmental control and built conservatism as the most consequential political and intellectual movement of modern times.
It’s a Right-Wing Christmas!!
Time to announce the December All-American Blogger Contest. This month it’s a big one.
This month we are giving way three books from three great talk radio hosts:
Mark Levin’s Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover’s Story of Joy and Anguish
Laura Ingraham’s Power to the People
Glenn Beck’s An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World’s Biggest […]
The 4th IISS Regional Security Summit: Manama Dialogue
23 Nations Prepare for the 4th IISS Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue
Defence Ministers and Senior Officials Plan to Discuss Key Gulf Security Issues at Region’s Premier Defence Forum
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) will bring together 23 official government delegations led by defence ministers, national security advisors, foreign ministers and other senior […]
IISS Announces 4th Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue
IISS Announces 4th Regional Security Summit:
The Manama Dialogue
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is pleased to announce that the 4th Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue will take place from 7 to 9 December 2007 in Bahrain.
The Manama Dialogue is the primary security forum in the Gulf and facilitates the engagement of the […]
Association of Young Americans: Mobilize Youth Conference in LA
Luke, from Association of Young Americans (PGN Member) sent this over to us and I think it would be interesting to many of our readers:
In case you haven’t heard, Mobilize.org is hosting what promises to be an amazing Youth/young adult conference Dec 29-31 in Los Angeles - the Party for the Presidency. The application […]
Sopranos Surprise Finale Revealed
In a few short days the HBO will bring to a close a tremendous era in American television entertainment history when it whacks (pun intended) The Sopranos from its programming line-up.
As someone who has built a somewhat accomplished political career around making sweeping, hasty generalizations, I am confident enough to say that The Sopranos is […]
IISS Shangri-La Dialogue
IISS Shangri-La Dialogue Concludes, Promises Further Strengthening of
Security Relationships Across Asia-Pacific and Beyond
Singapore: Sunday, 3 June 2007
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
The 6th IISS Asia Security Summit: The Shangri-La Dialogue, which opened on Friday 1 June with its largest ever gathering of ministers and senior security officials from 22 participating countries, welcomed more […]
IISS Asia Security Summit: The Shangri-La Dialogue
Nations Prepare for 6th IISS Asia Security Summit:
The Shangri-La Dialogue
Defence Ministers and Senior Officials Prepare to Discuss Key Asian Security Issues
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) will bring together 26 official government delegations led by defence ministers and other senior officials from the Asia Pacific region and wider security community to participate in […]
Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t
In coming to terms with the tragedy that has befallen Virginia Tech, I don’t know how to express the sense of sorrow that I feel for the families and friends of those who were shot down yesterday. Many of us, who contribute to this site are recent college graduates ourselves, and we can only […]
Europe’s Role: Ingram’s Speech at the 2006 Manama Dialogue
Address by The Rt Hon Adam Ingram, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, UK
IISS BAHRAIN CONFERENCE; 8-10 DECEMBER 2006
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to participate in this, the third IISS Gulf Security Dialogue here in Manama.
These are important times in the security of this region and this has been […]
Manama Dialogue HRH Prince Muqrin Keynote
Address by HRH Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chief of General Intelligence, Saudi Arabia
To the 3rd IISS Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue
Friday 9 December 2006
In the Name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful
Your Highness Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, The Crown Prince, the Commander in Chief of the Defence Force in […]
Manama Dialogue Opening Remarks by Dr John Chipman
Third IISS Regional Security Summit, The Manama Dialogue
Opening Remarks. Dr John Chipman CMG, Director
Welcome to the Third IISS Regional Security Summit, in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The inaugural IISS Dialogue in this region was held in Bahrain, in December 2004 and the second in December 2005.
The Manama Dialogue, like the Shangri-La Dialogue that the IISS […]
2006 IISS Manama Dialogue Summary
THE MANAMA DIALOGUE
THE PRIMARY SECURITY FORUM FOR THE GULF
The IISS Manama Dialogue is the primary security forum for the Persian Gulf. Convened annually, it brings together all elements of the national security establishments from the countries in the region – Bahrain, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Yemen – with […]
