International Institute for Strategic Studies

Leaked: British Think Tank Secretly Received £25m From Bahrain’s Royal Family

Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, pictured center left.
A British research institute has received £25 million in cash from the Bahraini government since 2011, leaked documents published in the Guardian show.
According to the report, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a global think tank specializing in researching political conflicts and armed movements, has secretly accepted £25 million in donations from the Manama government.