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Dr Karin von Hippel on Iran-Israel tensions
In The News, 10 May 2018United States, Iran, Israel, Global Security Issues
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Dr Karin von Hippel became Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on 30 November 2015.
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