Fascinating that there are some 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia and ‘leaders’ in the West are concerned that helping Ukraine target Russian positions in Russia that launch attacks against Ukrainian civilians would be escalatory and turn Western countries into co-combatants.

IISS Prague Defence Summit will kick off tomorrow - stay tuned for debate and assessments of Europe’s key defence capacity challenges #IISSPDS24

Happening now - Launch of the new ⁦IISS News⁩ dossier on Building Defence Capacity in Europe at the IISS Prague Defence Summit #IISSPDS24

Delegates at #IISSPDS24 have asked why our European defence procurement figures are different from the Draghi Report? Answer: We measure procurement, they measure international armaments transfer. Read the IISS Strategic Dossier now: go.iiss.org/4futTTk

It was a great honour to welcome President Petr Pavel at the ⁦IISS News⁩ Prague Defence Summit #IISSPDS24

Powerful statement from NATO’s Military Committee Chair Admiral Bauer at ⁦IISS News⁩ Prague Defence Summit: defence is not a cost, it is an investment #IISSPDS24

On Tuesday we were delighted to welcome Anne Keast-Butler, Director of GCHQ to deliver the Alastair Buchan Lecture at this year’s IISS Annual Dinner where she spoke off the record on the latest challenges for national security from AI.

Tomorrow we will begin the 20th IISS Manama Dialogue. The IISS is looking forward to welcoming over 50 delegations to the Middle East’s premier security summit #IISSMD24

The #MDYoungLeaders programme is an integral part of the IISS Manama Dialogue. I am looking forward to meeting the 2024 Young Leaders group at #IISSMD24

Today we concluded the 20th IISS Manama Dialogue at which defence cooperation agreements were signed and initiatives for regional peace and prosperity were discussed IISS News #IISSMD24

With the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue Sherpa Meeting concluding today, we are delighted to announce that Emmanuel Macron will deliver the Keynote address at the upcoming IISS News Shangri-La Dialogue #SLD25 👇

Very happy to announce that we will establish a Korea Chair at the IISS News in London with a focus on advanced technology, national security and defence. 👇

An important effort to introduce data and analysis into the debate about European forces options to support Ukraine from IISS News 👇

»Es geht längst nicht nur um Gerät und Geld, sondern um die Bereitschaft der europäischen Gesellschaften, sich zu verteidigen.« - Bastian Giegerich im Gespräch mit DER SPIEGEL: go.iiss.org/42cTM4O.

The IISS News just concluded the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, which saw important interventions from French President Emmanuel Macron, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth #SLD25

On 1 June 2025 Ukraine launched an unprecedented attack on at least four Russian airbases using short-range explosive-laden UAVs focused against Russia’s missile-carrying bomber fleet that is used extensively against Ukraine. The IISS has assessed individual aircraft losses

A very exciting initiative aimed at tech start-ups in security and defence. The GSIS, organised by the IISS in partnership with HMC, now as an Accelerator powered by Speer Group. Funding up to €5m available ⬇️