Sounds Strategic

International Institute for Strategic Studies

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Sounds Strategic

Episodes (115)

Nov 14, 2025 IISS Manama Dialogue 2025: Reflections
Sep 16, 2025 IISS Prague Defence Summit 2025: Reflections
Jun 6, 2025 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2025: Reflections

Sounds Strategic

Nov 14, 2025
29 minutes
54 MB

Podcast host Meia Nouwens is joined by IISS experts Air Marshal (Retd) Martin 'Sammy' Sampson, Dr Hasan Alhasan, Wolf-Christian Paes and Asna Wajid to reflect on the IISS Manama Dialogue 2025, which took place in the Kingdom of Bahrain on 31 October–2 November 2025. Together they discuss how the Dialogue reflected shifting regional alignments, the implications of global power competition for Middle Eastern security, and new avenues for cooperation on defence, technology and economic stability. The conversation also examines how the Gulf’s strategic priorities are evolving in light of ongoing conflicts, energy transition pressures, and emerging great-power dynamics.

Sounds Strategic

IISS Manama Dialogue 2025: Reflections

International Institute for Strategic Studies

00:00 -28:53