{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Sir John Chipman on the New Global Threats: We Are Not Ready for What\u2019s Coming - 241 - Alain Elkann Interviews","description":"WORKING FOR GLOBAL SECURITY. Sir John Chipman KCMG is Executive Chairman of The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).  As former Director-General and Chief Executive of the IISS he directed its growth globally as the world\u2019s premier institute providing facts and analysis on international security issues. He developed the IISS role as a convener of vital inter-governmental summits, conceiving and establishing two regional security institutions under IISS auspices: in the Asia-Pacific the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue hosted by Singapore, and in the Middle East the IISS Manama Dialogue hosted by Bahrain. \u201cEurope\u2019s strategic personality will be ushered in through NATO\u2019s new spending doors.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s sometimes underestimated how diverse the power centres have become in today\u2019s world. Big companies in particular, having more power than most medium-sized states.\u201d \u201cThe proliferation risk is very high right now.\u201d ","author_name":"Alain Elkann Interviews","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alainelkanninterviews.com\/","html":"