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"We look forward to hosting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland @elinavaltonen who will outline her countrys strategy of comprehensive defence when she delivers the fourth IISS Raffles Lecture in Singapore Sign up to take part online:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1979879474972766575) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-19T11:57Z 206.6K followers, 2078 engagements


"We look forward to hosting the IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain on XX Oct2 Nov. Known as the Middle Easts premier security summit it will bring together leading policymakers business leaders and thinkers from across the region and beyond #IISSMD25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1979879539397255502) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-19T11:57Z 206.6K followers, 2718 engagements


"The choice to ringfence and prioritise defence amid public-spending cuts is politically challenging and will need strong public messaging to be acceptable to the electorate and indeed across Parliament. Read the #IISSPDS25 Strategic Dossier Chapter Five: ➡"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1976913683100881254) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-11T07:32Z 206.6K followers, 2912 engagements


"Data has become the essential currency of the digital age but the frameworks that regulate its movement are fractured and unsettled. Japans DFFT initiative aims to enhance the free flow of data across borders but it faces challenges in achieving widespread acceptance. 👉 Read the latest analysis by Leonas Pausch:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1977811104471409116) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-13T18:58Z 206.6K followers, 2463 engagements


"We are #hiring Join our team in Manama Bahrain: 💼 Research Fellow IISS-Middle East Deadline for receipt of applications: X November 2025 The IISS will provide visa sponsorship for this position if required. ➡ Find out more:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1978039580474417463) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-14T10:06Z 206.6K followers, 1861 engagements


"We are pleased to announce that Dr Constantinos Kombos Minister of Foreign Affairs Cyprus (@ckombos) will take part in shaping the conversations at the 21st IISS Manama Dialogue. Keep an eye out for more influential voices joining this years Dialogue. #IISSMD25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1978493674968191195) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-15T16:10Z 206.6K followers, 2682 engagements


"Youth-led protests fuelled by anger over corruption unemployment and authoritarianism have toppled Nepals government. The upheaval mirrors similar social-media-driven movements across South Asia. Perhaps the critical variable in subsequent events will be the extent to which the Nepali youth movement can remain united and organise politically. FREE TO READ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1978802126714187842) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-16T12:36Z 206.6K followers, 1646 engagements


"Data has become the essential currency of the digital age but the frameworks that regulate its movement are fractured and unsettled. Japans DFFT initiative aims to enhance the free flow of data across borders but it faces challenges in achieving widespread acceptance. 👉 Read the latest analysis by Leonas Pausch:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1978847189007765770) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-16T15:35Z 206.6K followers, 1643 engagements


"Saudi Arabia is rapidly modernising its navy while building a domestic shipbuilding industry. Driven by ageing vessels and shifting strategic pressures Riyadh aims to combine advanced acquisitions with industrial capability though challenges in logistics workforce development and long-term sustainability remain. ➡ Read the latest #MilitaryBalance blog by @albert_vidal_: Saudi Arabia is rapidly modernising its navy while building a domestic shipbuilding industry. Driven by ageing vessels and shifting strategic pressures Riyadh aims to combine advanced acquisitions with industrial capability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1978882910942847320) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-16T17:57Z 206.6K followers, 2087 engagements


"Germanys reliance on Chinese supply exceeds the countrys pre-Ukraine war dependence on Russian natural gas making it a critical economic and national-security vulnerability. ➡ Read the latest analysis by @maria_shagina @MeiaNouwens and @Erik_Green8: 🌐 #GSISHamburg2025 Join industry leaders policymakers and security experts at the Global Security and Innovation Summit to explore solutions strengthen partnerships and shape the future of critical infrastructure security. Read more:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1979084235123077436) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-17T07:17Z 206.6K followers, 2093 engagements


"The United States may end up accelerating the very multipolarity it seeks to forestall by enhancing the appeal of diversifying trade and of reforming and reviving multilateral systems. @_IreneMia on US tariffs and punishments towards Brazil:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1979129281859977510) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-17T10:16Z 206.6K followers, 1796 engagements


"The IISS is pleased to announce that Joo Cravinho Special Representative for the Sahel European Union will be speaking at the 21st IISS Manama Dialogue which will be taking place in Bahrain on XX October2 November 2025. Stay tuned for more speaker announcements and key insights as we lead into the Dialogue. #IISSMD25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1979246157617348751) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-17T18:00Z 206.6K followers, 1642 engagements


"Takaichi Sanae is now the leader of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party but the collapse of the LDPs coalition with Komeito casts a cloud over her chances of becoming Japans first female prime minister. Read the latest analysis by @RobertAlanWard:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1979464996405780505) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-18T08:30Z 206.6K followers, 2363 engagements


"The number of Russian sabotage operations in Europe almost quadrupled from 2023 to 2024. NATO and EU policymakers have highlighted significant ongoing concerns with the resilience of European critical infrastructure (ECI). Read the full report by Charlie Edwards and Nate Seidenstein to find out more: ➡"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1980159821979558246) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-20T06:31Z 206.6K followers, 21.5K engagements


"As Warsaw ramps up its ambitions for its deep-precision strike capabilities it has been investing in national intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance resources including space-based assets. Read the latest #MilitaryBalance blog by @zuzannagwadera:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1976930292356075763) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-11T08:38Z 206.6K followers, 2713 engagements


"As Warsaw ramps up its ambitions for its deep-precision strike capabilities it has been investing in national intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance resources including space-based assets. Read the latest #MilitaryBalance blog by @zuzannagwadera:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1978742232023798104) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-16T08:38Z 206.6K followers, 1848 engagements


"Ethiopias completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam marks a milestone in its drive for energy independence and industrial growth. Yet the project continues to shape and strain the political and diplomatic balance along the Nile. ➡ Read the latest #StrategicComments:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1980217955565588946) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-20T10:22Z 206.6K followers, 1856 engagements


"For the Trump administration no source of leverage is unexploitable and no connection across policy domains is out of bounds; Europeans have no choice but to respond ➡ Erik Jones (@Ej_Europe) on European strategic autonomy:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1977774357284794444) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-13T16:32Z 206.6K followers, 1962 engagements


"We are #hiring Join our team in Manama Bahrain: 💼 Research Fellow IISS-Middle East Deadline for receipt of applications: X November 2025 The IISS will provide visa sponsorship for this position if required. ➡ Find out more:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1978824772797538437) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-16T14:06Z 206.6K followers, 1632 engagements


"As the US has restructured its force allocations to CENTCOM simmering conflicts in the Middle East have erupted highlighting the challenge of deterring conflict amidst a changing global and regional distribution of power. ➡ Read Sascha Bruchmann's latest analysis ahead of the 21st IISS Manama Dialogue: #IISSMD25"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1979571950595801201) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-18T15:35Z 206.6K followers, 2316 engagements


"Saudi Arabia is rapidly modernising its navy while building a domestic shipbuilding industry. Driven by ageing vessels and shifting strategic pressures Riyadh aims to combine advanced acquisitions with industrial capability though challenges in logistics workforce development and long-term sustainability remain. ➡ Read the latest #MilitaryBalance blog by @albert_vidal_: Saudi Arabia is rapidly modernising its navy while building a domestic shipbuilding industry. Driven by ageing vessels and shifting strategic pressures Riyadh aims to combine advanced acquisitions with industrial capability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1979574214370771088) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-18T15:44Z 206.6K followers, 2808 engagements


"Donald Trump speaks of international relations in visceral tactile intimate terms rather than bloodless abstractions of interest and values. @Nigelgd1 on personal diplomacy in international relations. FREE TO READ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1979824361524592697) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-19T08:18Z 206.6K followers, 2257 engagements


"Takaichi Sanae is now the leader of Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party but the collapse of the LDPs coalition with Komeito casts a cloud over her chances of becoming Japans first female prime minister. Read the latest analysis by @RobertAlanWard:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1979943148081033331) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-19T16:10Z 206.6K followers, 2537 engagements


"Youth-led protests fuelled by anger over corruption unemployment and authoritarianism have toppled Nepals government. The upheaval mirrors similar social-media-driven movements across South Asia. Perhaps the critical variable in subsequent events will be the extent to which the Nepali youth movement can remain united and organise politically. FREE TO READ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1980308059986571533) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-20T16:20Z 206.6K followers, 1649 engagements


"Saudi Arabia is rapidly modernising its navy while building a domestic shipbuilding industry. Driven by ageing vessels and shifting strategic pressures Riyadh aims to combine advanced acquisitions with industrial capability though challenges in logistics workforce development and long-term sustainability remain. ➡ Read the latest #MilitaryBalance blog by @albert_vidal_: Saudi Arabia is rapidly modernising its navy while building a domestic shipbuilding industry. Driven by ageing vessels and shifting strategic pressures Riyadh aims to combine advanced acquisitions with industrial capability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IISS_org/status/1980329191791882728) [@IISS_org](/creator/x/IISS_org) 2025-10-20T17:44Z 206.6K followers, 1884 engagements