Henry Kissinger Says Give Obama 'Benefit of the Doubt'br IISS - International Institue for Strategic Studiesbr The IISS concluded a year of 50th anniversary celebrations with a special Gala Dinner in Washington DC, featuring a discussion on Geopolitics, Strategy and the Future between former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, IISS President Emeritus Sir Michael Howard and Former UN Undersecretary General Shashi Tharoor.