Chatham House
Can Andy Burnham save Labour? 🎙️ Independent Thinking podcast
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- Can Andy Burnham save Labour? 🎙️ Independent Thinking podcast
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- 39:58
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves No.10 a decade since the Brexit referendum that began the UK’s cycle of chaos, and Andy Burnham seems set to take over unopposed. Our experts discuss what the new regime will mean for Britain’s future and its role in the world.
Will attempts to bring the UK closer to Europe without actually rejoining the EU continue? Will Burnham want to increase Britain’s defence budget, or will his priorities lie elsewhere? And why can't Britain hold on to its prime ministers?
Bronwen Maddox reflects on a historic week with Ben Judah, former adviser to David Lammy and visiting fellow at Chatham House, and Olivia O’Sullivan, director of our UK in the World Programme.
Produced by Podmasters for Chatham House, with thanks to Stephen Farrell and Sara Seth.
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges an...
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- Universal Basic Income: 'I just don't buy it' - Baroness Minouche Shafik
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Baroness Minouche Shafik, Chief Economic Adviser to the UK Prime Minister on her scepticism about Universal Basic Income, and the idea that ‘there won't be any work left and we're all going to stay at home and get a cheque from the ‘tech bros’ to spend more time on our screens.’
Baroness Shafik was speaking at an exclusive event in partnership with LinkedIn titled: ‘AI, work, and the future of global competitiveness’ on 9 June 2026
📹 Watch the full discussion here: https://youtube.com/live/LYPxcDUnxog
#universalbasicincome #techbros #economics #linkedin #chathamhouse
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- AI and Jobs: Humans skills still needed - Blake Lawit, LinkedIn exec
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Blake Lawit, Chief Global Affairs and Legal Officer at LinkedIn on the extent to which AI is affecting the job market right now, and LinkedIn’s ‘pretty amazing real-time view of what’s happening in the economy’.
Blake Lawit was speaking at an exclusive event in partnership with LinkedIn titled: ‘AI, work, and the future of global competitiveness’ on 9 June 2026
📹 Watch the full discussion here: https://youtube.com/live/LYPxcDUnxog
#ai #aijobs #aritificialintelligence #economics #linkedin #chathamhouse
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- From values to action: Where do LGBTIQ+ rights sit in UK foreign policy?
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- 0:00
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- LGBTIQ+ rights are a meaningful but increasingly complicated pillar of UK foreign policy. The UK has positioned LGBTIQ+ rights as an integral aspect of its foreign policy, from diplomacy to development and international advocacy. But UK foreign policy on LGBTIQ+ issues has been shaped by challenges of aid cuts, changing political priorities at home and the wider world order. LGBTIQ+ people in the UK continue to face significant systemic issues, including hate crimes, discrimination, healthcare disparities and transphobia. UK foreign policy also operates in an increasingly contested normative world order, with rising global backlash against LGBTIQ+ rights.
To commemorate Pride Month, Chatham House’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Working Group has the privilege of convening a panel bringing together leading voices to examine what lies ahead for the UK’s foreign policy approach towards LGBTIQ+ rights, and a networking reception.
What role does advocacy...
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- Can cities and states lead the shift to climate resilience?
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- 58:37
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Cities, local and regional governments are playing an increasingly decisive role in delivering practical solutions on climate action. Their proximity to communities, infrastructure systems and local economies enables faster, more targeted responses to flooding, heat, energy insecurity and economic disruption.
But subnational leadership is not only about implementation. Local government and regions often control the policy levers, regulatory frameworks and long-term planning needed to scale resilience and accelerate the transition to clean energy systems. Together with cities, they are shaping new models of climate governance that are more connected to economic delivery, public services and regional development.
This event will discuss:
Why are cities, local government and regions delivering climate action more effectively than national governments?
What powers and advantages do subnational governments hold?
What barriers limit climate ...
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- 'Space in government’ needed to understand drivers of conflict - CH analyst tells parliament
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- Olivia O’Sullivan, Director of Chatham House’s UK in the World Programme gives evidence to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on 9 June 2026.
Watch the full recording here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/065b2583-6705-47da-9d01-cabc6cd9ef30
Read more from Olivia O’Sullivan here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/olivia-osullivan?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#chathamhouse #ukparliament #ukforeignpolicy #conflict #ukpolitics
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
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- Modern war 'about speed of software adaptation’ - Chatham House analyst's evidence to parliament
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- Orysia Lutsevych OBE deputy director of the Russia and Eurasia Programme and head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House gives evidence to the Defence Select Committee on 9 June 2026.
Watch the full recording here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/4662bb3c-0cb5-45f8-a9af-8558230a27ea
Read more from Orysia Lutsevych here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/orysia-lutsevych?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#chathamhouse #ukraine #ukrainewar #ukparliament #ukdefence
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosp...
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- Will Germany be the main pilot as Europe faces up to flying alone?
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- 2:54
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
- Description
- Why did the German-French-Spanish fighter project – the Future Combat Air System – fail? Has Germany’s rise to become Europe’s leading defence investor profoundly shifted the balance of power on the continent?
In a wide-ranging discussion about European defence ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara on 7-8 July, Dr Marion Messmer, Director of Chatham House’s International Security Programme, and Grégoire Roos, Director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia Programmes take a deep dive into these questions with Stephen Farrell, the Head of News and Comment.
Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/tPMNeE7FgLA
#NATO #NATOSummit #EuropeanDefence #DefenseSpending #DefenceInvestment #ForeignPolicy #internationalsecurity #ChathamHouse
More from Dr Messmer:
✒️ Comment | The FCAS fighter jet looks like it’s dead. Could that be a good thing?
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/fcas-fighter-jet-looks-its-dead-cou...
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- Brexit – 10 years on: Theresa May
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- 10 Years Since the Brexit Referendum.
In the last decade, Britain's exit from the European Union has dominated conversations around the UK's role in the world. Chatham House has been at the heart of this debate.
In July 2019, Theresa May, then Prime Minister, gave a speech at Chatham House – the final one of her premiership – in which she criticised the ‘absolutism’ of politicians as the Commons prepared for another battle to halt a no-deal Brexit.
#brexit #ukpolitics #ukforeignpolicy #chathamhouse
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- 10 Years Since Brexit Referendum: Theresa May
- Runtime
- 2:23
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- 10 Years Since the Brexit Referendum.
In the last decade, Britain's exit from the European Union has dominated conversations around the UK's role in the world. Chatham House has been at the heart of this debate.
In July 2019, Theresa May, then Prime Minister, gave a speech at Chatham House – the final one of her premiership – in which she criticised the ‘absolutism’ of politicians as the Commons prepared for another battle to halt a no-deal Brexit.
#brexit #ukpolitics #ukforeignpolicy #chathamhouse
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
Find out more about our mission and values here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-mission-and-values?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referr...
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- As Europe faces flying alone, will Germany be the main pilot?
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- 20:09
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Why did the German-French-Spanish fighter project – the Future Combat Air System – fail? Has Germany’s rise to become Europe’s leading defence investor profoundly shifted the balance of power on the continent?
In a wide-ranging discussion about European defence ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara on 7-8 July, Dr Marion Messmer, Director of Chatham House’s International Security Programme, and Grégoire Roos, Director of the Europe, Russia and Eurasia Programmes take a deep dive into these questions with Stephen Farrell, head of News and Comment.
#nato #natosummit #europeansecurity #defensespending #defenseinnovation #foreignpolicy #internationalsecurity #chathamhouse
More from Dr Messmer:
✒️ Comment | The FCAS fighter jet looks like it’s dead. Could that be a good thing?
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/fcas-fighter-jet-looks-its-dead-could-be-good-thing?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campai...
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- Making the case for COP in a fractured geopolitical environment
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- 59:19
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Leaders of the world’s foremost climate conference – COP – set out how environmental diplomacy can still deliver.
The COP global climate talks have anchored international action for three decades, but geopolitical tensions are testing their effectiveness. These pressures raise questions about what COP can still deliver. This event looks at climate leadership, and the role of diplomacy in sustaining progress.
Key questions:
What role does COP play in global climate action?
What outcomes would define success at COP31 in Antalya this November?
What priorities should shape COP32 in Addis Ababa in 2027?
How can climate diplomacy adapt to geopolitical pressure?
What needs to happen outside COP to sustain progress?
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- Brexit 10 years on: Michel Barnier and the future of UK-EU relations
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- 1:05:30
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- A decade after the Brexit vote, UK-EU relations are entering a new phase marked by friendly yet cautious engagement. Ongoing disputes over trade, regulation and mobility continue to test progress. These pressures frame efforts to rebuild cooperation, while domestic politics and wider European shifts influence the direction of the relationship.
Join us as Michel Barnier, former Prime Minister of France, discusses the challenges framing efforts to reset cooperation between London and Brussels. From a potentially pivotal 2027 presidential election in France, to wider issues facing Europe and the UK, Mr Barnier will outline potential solutions to overcome these challenges.
This event discusses:
What priorities shape the UK-EU relationship after Brexit, and where do key tensions remain?
How do domestic politics in the UK, France and the EU affect cooperation?
How could political change in France next year influence European policy?
Wh...
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- Brexit – 10 years on: Jeremy Corbyn
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- 10 Years Since the Brexit Referendum.
In the last decade, Britain's exit from the European Union has dominated conversations around the UK's role in the world. Chatham House has been at the heart of this debate.
In May 2017, a month ahead of the general election, Jeremy Corbyn, then the leader of the Labour Party, set out his foreign policy priorities.
#brexit #ukpolitics #ukforeignpolicy #chathamhouse
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- 10 Years Since Brexit Referendum: Jeremy Corbyn
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- 10 Years Since the Brexit Referendum.
In the last decade, Britain's exit from the European Union has dominated conversations around the UK's role in the world. Chatham House has been at the heart of this debate.
In May 2017, a month ahead of the general election, Jeremy Corbyn, then the leader of the Labour Party, set out his foreign policy priorities.
#brexit #ukpolitics #ukforeignpolicy #chathamhouse
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
Find out more about our mission and values here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-mission-and-values?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
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- Keir Starmer on Brexit in 2017: the issue that beset UK/EU relations in his short term as PM
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- 10 Years Since the Brexit Referendum.
In the last decade, Britain's exit from the European Union has dominated conversations around the UK's role in the world. Chatham House has been at the heart of this debate.
In March 2017, Keir Starmer, then Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union gave a speech at Chatham House where he set out the tests against which the Labour Party would judge the deal negotiated by the British government.
#brexit #ukpolitics #ukforeignpolicy #chathamhouse
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- 10 Years Since Brexit Referendum: Keir Starmer
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- 10 Years Since the Brexit Referendum.
In the last decade, Britain's exit from the European Union has dominated conversations around the UK's role in the world. Chatham House has been at the heart of this debate.
In March 2017, Keir Starmer, then Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union gave a speech at Chatham House where he set out the tests against which the Labour Party would judge the deal negotiated by the British government.
#brexit #ukpolitics #ukforeignpolicy #chathamhouse
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
Find out more about our mission and values here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-mission-and-values?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_ca...
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- Brexit – 10 years on: Boris Johnson
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- 10 Years Since the Brexit Referendum.
In the last decade, Britain's exit from the European Union has dominated conversations around the UK's role in the world. Chatham House has been at the heart of this debate.
In December 2016, less than six months after Brexit referendum, Boris Johnson, then Foreign Secretary, gave a speech at Chatham House titled ‘Global Britain: UK Foreign Policy in the Era of Brexit’.
#brexit #ukpolitics #ukforeignpolicy #chathamhouse
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- 10 Years Since Brexit Referendum: Boris Johnson
- Runtime
- 1:50
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- 10 Years Since the Brexit Referendum.
In the last decade, Britain's exit from the European Union has dominated conversations around the UK's role in the world. Chatham House has been at the heart of this debate.
In December 2016, less than six months after Brexit referendum, Boris Johnson, then Foreign Secretary, gave a speech at Chatham House titled ‘Global Britain: UK Foreign Policy in the Era of Brexit’.
#brexit #ukpolitics #ukforeignpolicy #chathamhouse
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
Find out more about our mission and values here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-mission-and-values?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
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- Brexit – 10 years on: David Cameron
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- 10 Years Since the Brexit Referendum.
In the last decade, Britain's exit from the European Union has dominated conversations around the UK's role in the world. Chatham House has been at the heart of this debate.
In November 2015, Prime Minister David Cameron spoke at Chatham House, outlining his proposals to renegotiate the terms of the UK's membership of the European Union ahead of the referendum on 23 June 2016.
#brexit #ukpolitics #ukforeignpolicy #chathamhouse
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- 10 Years Since Brexit Referendum: David Cameron
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- 10 Years Since the Brexit Referendum.
In the last decade, Britain's exit from the European Union has dominated conversations around the UK's role in the world. Chatham House has been at the heart of this debate.
In November 2015, Prime Minister David Cameron spoke at Chatham House, outlining his proposals to renegotiate the terms of the UK's membership of the European Union ahead of the referendum on 23 June 2016.
#brexit #ukpolitics #ukforeignpolicy #chathamhouse
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
Find out more about our mission and values here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-mission-and-values?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
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- It isn’t easy being green: The UK’s net zero trilemma 🎙️ Independent Thinking podcast
- Runtime
- 36:18
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Can Labour’s prized plans to decarbonize power generation by 2050 withstand growing demands for extra defence spending – an acrimonious argument that has already claimed two senior defence ministers? Or pressure to preserve and extend welfare benefits from the party’s left and the unions, many of whom see net zero as a job killer? Plus: China’s colossal subsidization of green technology has created a surplus of cheap equipment for clean power. Would Britain be wise to take advantage?
Bronwen Maddox is joined by Pelin Zorlu and Chris Aylett of Chatham House’s Climate and Energy team, plus special guest Archie Hall, acting economics editor of The Economist.
Produced by Podmasters for Chatham House, with thanks to Stephen Farrell and Sara Seth.
Explore Chatham House's latest:
Comment | Even Hormuz reopening will not resolve Europe’s key energy vulnerability
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/even-hormuz-reopening-wil...
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- Exhibition: The water footprints of global food and agriculture trade
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- 2:55
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
- Description
- Ahead of London Climate Week, Chatham House hosted an exhibition based on Richard King’s research paper, ‘The water footprints of global food and agriculture trade’.
Featuring data visualizations by MA Design for Data Visualisation students at UAL’s London College of Communication, and supported by Soapbox, the work translated complex research into clear, engaging visuals, bringing greater understanding to the global impact of the food and agriculture trade.
#LCAW2026 #LondonClimateActionWeek #chathamhouse #ual #soapbox #climatepolicy #climatechange
🔗 Research Paper | The water footprints of global food and agriculture trade
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/water-footprints-global-food-and-agriculture-trade
🔗 MA Design for Data Visualisation programme at the University of the Arts London: London College of Communication
https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/communication-and-graphic-design/postgraduate/ma-desi...
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- The water footprints of global food and agriculture trade: an exhibition at Chatham House
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- 3:29
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
- Description
- Ahead of London Climate Week, Chatham House hosted an exhibition based on a research paper by Richard King, a senior research fellow in the Environment and Society Centre, titled ‘The water footprints of global food and agriculture trade’.
The exhibition featured data visualizations by students from the MA Design for Data Visualisation at the University of the Arts London: London College of Communication, and was supported by Soapbox, a London-based creative design studio.
Responding to the Chatham House research, the students explored specific aspects of the project data, translating complex information into clear visual formats to support wider understanding and engagement.
#LCAW2026 #LondonClimateActionWeek #chathamhouse #ual #soapbox #climatepolicy #climatechange
🔗 Research Paper | The water footprints of global food and agriculture trade
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/water-footprints-global-food-and-agricul...
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- UK foreign policy in wars and crises - Lawrence Freedman
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- Lawrence Freedman, author and international relations authority, reflects on the ‘utter chaos’ of the Trump administration, America’s ‘catastrophic’ foreign policy, the likelihood of an international shock to Britain’s politics, the impact of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan in his time working at Chatham House, his meetings with KGB agents, and much more. in a wide-ranging conversation with Olivia O’Sullivan, director of the UK in the World Programme, Chatham House.
Lawrence Freedman’s latest book is ‘On Strategists and Strategy: Collected Essays 2014-2024’ (Oxford University Press) and he contributed a chapter to the recently published ‘Chatham House: The First Hundred Years’ (Oxford University Press). He also co-authors ‘Comment is Freed’, a Substack newsletter.
#chathamhouse #ForeignPolicy #ukforeignpolicy #UKPolitics #ForeignPolicy
🎧 Listen to the full conversation here:
Apple: https://podcasts....
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- How might an African credit rating agency improve the continent's financing conditions?
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- 1:35:01
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- The African Union has launched an initiative for the new African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) to be headquartered in Mauritius and with operations slated to begin in mid-2026. While seeking to broaden market access, given that only 32 of 54 African sovereigns currently have public ratings, the AfCRA is driven primarily by longstanding accusations of systemic bias in existing ratings by the ‘big three’ credit rating agencies - seen as inflating African default risk and borrowing costs relative to peer countries elsewhere.
Though AfCRA has been framed as an opportunity to reset this perceived Africa risk premium through a more grounded presence on the continent, critics have raised doubts over its independence, the appetite of investors for new ratings and the empirical grounds for alleged bias. Any impact of a new agency on financing conditions must also be considered in relation to wider factors, such as increased fiscal transparency and sustainable growth.
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- Russia, vodka and KGB agents - Lawrence Freedman
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
- Description
- Lawrence Freedman, author and international relations authority, reflects on the ‘utter chaos’ of the Trump administration, America’s ‘catastrophic’ foreign policy, the likelihood of an international shock to Britain’s politics, the impact of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan in his time working at Chatham House, his meetings with KGB agents – and much more in a wide-ranging conversation with Olivia O’Sullivan, director of the UK in the World Programme, Chatham House.
Lawrence Freedman’s latest book is ‘On Strategists and Strategy: Collected Essays 2014-2024’ (Oxford University Press) and he contributed a chapter to the recently published ‘Chatham House: The First Hundred Years’ (Oxford University Press). He also co-authors ‘Comment is Freed’, a Substack newsletter.
#chathamhouse #ForeignPolicy #russia #kgb #ForeignPolicy
🎧 Listen the the full interview here:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/po...
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- New advocates and the future of international human rights
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- 56:38
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
- Description
- As governments and multilateral institutions retreat from human rights leadership, new actors are stepping forward. Opening with remarks from Binaifer Nowrojee, President of the Open Society Foundations, this event explores who is defending human dignity today, how they are reshaping practice, and what this shift means for the future of international human rights frameworks.
This event will discuss:
Which actors are now leading efforts to defend and advance human rights?
How are grassroots movements, legal practitioners and new state actors reshaping advocacy?
How is civil society adapting under increasing political and legal pressure?
How do perspectives from the Global South challenge existing human rights frameworks?
What must governments and multilateral bodies change to remain legitimate and effective?
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- ‘Utter chaos’ of Trump era - Lawrence Freedman
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
- Description
- Lawrence Freedman, author and international relations authority, reflects on the ‘utter chaos’ of the Trump administration, America’s ‘catastrophic’ foreign policy, the likelihood of an international shock to Britain’s politics, the impact of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan in his time working at Chatham House, his meetings with KGB agents – and much more in a wide-ranging conversation with Olivia O’Sullivan, director of the UK in the World Programme, Chatham House.
Lawrence Freedman’s latest book is ‘On Strategists and Strategy: Collected Essays 2014-2024’ (Oxford University Press) and he contributed a chapter to the recently published ‘Chatham House: The First Hundred Years’ (Oxford University Press). He also co-authors ‘Comment is Freed’, a Substack newsletter.
#chathamhouse #ForeignPolicy #TrumpAdministration #UKPolitics #ForeignPolicy
🎧 Listen the the full interview here:
Apple: https://podca...
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- Thatcher to Trump: Lawrence Freedman on UK foreign policy in wars and crises
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- 33:55
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
- Description
- Lawrence Freedman, author and international relations authority, reflects on the ‘utter chaos’ of the Trump administration, America’s ‘catastrophic’ foreign policy, the likelihood of an international shock to Britain’s politics, the impact of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan in his time working at Chatham House, his meetings with KGB agents – and much more in a wide-ranging conversation with Olivia O’Sullivan, director of the UK in the World Programme, Chatham House.
For an edited version of this conversation, read the summer issue of The World Today, (https://www.theworldtoday.org/) including:
Article | Can the deal between the US and Iran become a lasting settlement?
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2026-06/can-deal-between-us-and-iran-become-lasting-settlement
Article | ‘Happy vassal’ or ‘strategic hedging’? Europe’s hard choices as NATO crumbles
https://www.chathamhouse.org/...
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- The Defence Debate: Analysis at Chatham House from a year of turmoil for UK and global security
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
- Description
- At a critical time for UK defence, and ahead of NATO’s summit in Ankara, here are some key figures who spoke at Chatham House on defence over the last year.
🎧 Independent Thinking podcast | Why the UK’s defence minister quit, and what it means
https://youtu.be/mxycSTqwrnI
✒️ Comment | John Healey’s resignation highlights profound strategic failure in the UK government’s approach to defence
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/john-healeys-resignation-highlights-profound-strategic-failure-uk-governments-approach
#NATO #UKDefence #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations #europeansecurity #chathamhouse
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- Defence: Chatham House at the forefront of the debate
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- 4:51
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- At a critical time for UK defence, and ahead of the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, here are some of the key figures who spoke at Chatham House on global defence over the last year.
🎧 Independent Thinking podcast | Why the UK’s defence minister quit, and what it means
https://youtu.be/mxycSTqwrnI
✒️ Comment | John Healey’s resignation highlights profound strategic failure in the UK government’s approach to defence
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/john-healeys-resignation-highlights-profound-strategic-failure-uk-governments-approach
🗞️ News Release | Director of Chatham House UK in the World Programme gives evidence at Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/director-chatham-house-uk-world-programme-gives-evidence-parliament-foreign-affairs
🗞️ News Release | Head of Chatham House Ukraine Forum gives evidence to UK Parliament Defence Committee on Ukraine war<...
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- Why the UK’s defence minister quit, and what it means 🎙️ Independent Thinking podcast
- Runtime
- 41:14
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- A tumultuous week for Britain’s faltering rearmament plans sees Defence Secretary John Healey resign from Keir Starmer’s cabinet, saying the prime minister and the Treasury lack the will to properly fund the defence of the nation.
Al Carns, the armed forces minister, also resigned saying the government’s long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (DIP) was 'not built for the threat we face'.
The departures raise further questions over whether the DIP can address the costs and trade-offs involved in strengthening UK defence.
Meanwhile, European leaders struggle to coordinate their own rearmament amid concerns that America will withdraw from the defence of the continent.
Bronwen Maddox looks at the defence predicament in the UK and Europe, with UK in the World Programme director Olivia O'Sullivan, and International Security Programme director Marion Messmer.
Produced by Podmasters for Chatham House.
#UKDefe...
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- Targeting medics on the battlefield: addressing the crisis through law and practice
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- 1:16:04
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
- Description
- At a time when international humanitarian law is under strain in so many armed conflicts around the world, the wounded and sick, and medical personnel and facilities often bear the brunt of hostilities.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 2286 (2016) on the protection of medical care in armed conflict. But in the decade since its adoption, hospitals have been targeted, damaged and misused. The wounded and sick have been unable to access medical care, and healthcare providers have been punished for providing assistance.
This event, which coincides with the publication of the ‘Medical care in armed conflict: addressing the crisis’ research paper by the International Law Programme at Chatham House, will explore:
- What challenges have arisen in recent conflicts relating to the provision of medical care in armed conflict?
- What measures can be adopted to ensure respect for the law, and mitiga...
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- Is the Middle East splitting into rival blocs?
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- 1:03:35
- Date posted
- 18 days ago
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- Discover how the Iran war is reshaping rivalries across the Middle East.
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- AI, work, and the future of global competitiveness
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- 1:01:23
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
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- Learn what LinkedIn data reveals about AI, growth and workforce change
AI adoption is accelerating globally at unprecedented pace, becoming a central driver of geopolitical influence and economic competitiveness. As AI moves from experimentation to deployment, competitive advantage is increasingly shaped not by who has developed the most advanced models, but by how effectively AI capabilities are adopted across firms, sectors and labour markets. Research by LinkedIn shows AI could unlock up to $6.6 trillion in productive capacity for businesses in the US, UK, France, Germany, and India if implemented across all work tasks.
Yet AI adoption cannot happen in isolation. The rate of change is placing pressures on labour markets, exposing gaps in skills, learning systems and organizational readiness. Business leaders, academia and policymakers must work together to create more responsive labour markets, ensuring that the global workforce is equipped with the right s...
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- What is Cuba’s economic future?
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- Responding to an audience question from Tim Cole, the former UK Ambassador to Cuba
(2012-16), Dr Christopher Sabatini, Director of the Chatham House Latin America Programme highlights the challenges that Cuba's economy faces.
From a Chatham House Members only event held on 2 June titled: ‘Members’ question time: Will the regime in Cuba be able to survive the current crisis?’
#cuba #USCubaRelations #RegimeChange #CubaCrisis #LatinAmerica #chathamhouse
🔗 Read more about the event here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/members-event/members-question-time-will-regime-cuba-be-able-survive-current-crisis
🔗 Become an individual member here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/become-member/individual-membership
🔗 Become a corporate member here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/become-member/corporate-membership
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- Could a new economic alliance balance the US and China? 🎙️ Independent Thinking Podcast
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- 35:51
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Would the world benefit from a new economic alliance to stop China and the US from undermining the global rules we all depend on – a new ‘third pole’?
That’s the conclusion of a new Chatham House report published this week. How would an economic bloc like this work? Who could build it? And how would China and the US – even post-Trump – react to such a challenge to their power?
Laurel Rapp, director of our US and North America Programme, talks over an audacious plan for a new world order with the report’s author and director of our Global Economy and Finance Programme, Creon Butler. They are joined by director of our Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes, Grégoire Roos.
📑 Read our report: Saving global economic governance from the 'Trump shock'.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/saving-global-economic-governance-trump-shock/06-how-should-third-pole-be-established
Produced by Podmasters for Chatham H...
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- Cuba regime change could create ‘narcotics traffickers’ paradise’
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- Dr Christopher Sabatini, Director of the Chatham House Latin America Programme, on how an unintended consequence of regime change in Cuba could be the creation of a ‘narcotics traffickers’ paradise’ on the country's north coast.
From a Chatham House Members only event held on 2 June titled: ‘Members’ question time: Will the regime in Cuba be able to survive the current crisis?’
#cuba #USCubaRelations #regimechange #cubacrisis #latinamerica #narcos #chathamhouse
🔗 Read more about the event here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/members-event/members-question-time-will-regime-cuba-be-able-survive-current-crisis
🔗 Become an individual member here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/become-member/individual-membership
🔗 Become a corporate member here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/become-member/corporate-membership
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- Trump, Cuba and regime change risks
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
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- Dr Christopher Sabatini, Director of the Chatham House Latin America Programme on the rapidly deteriorating relationship between the United States and Cuba.
From a Chatham House Members only event held on 2 June titled: ‘Members’ question time: Will the regime in Cuba be able to survive the current crisis?’
#cuba #USCubaRelations #RegimeChange #CubaCrisis #LatinAmerica #chathamhouse
🔗 Read more about the event here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/members-event/members-question-time-will-regime-cuba-be-able-survive-current-crisis
🔗 Become an individual member here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/become-member/individual-membership
🔗 Become a corporate member here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/become-member/corporate-membership
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- ‘Easier to ship items from Ghana to Liverpool’ than ‘from Ghana to Kenya’ - Ghana's President
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 25 days ago
- Description
- ‘It’s been easier to ship items from Ghana to Liverpool than it is to ship the same items from Ghana to Kenya’
President of the Republic of Ghana, HE John Dramani Mahama -@JDMahama- on regional trade cooperation in Africa and the need for infrastructure development.
He was speaking at the 1 June Chatham House event ‘Navigating a changing global order: Ghana’s strategic priorities’
🔗 Read more about the event: https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/standard-event/navigating-changing-global-order-ghanas-strategic-priorities
🔗 Chatham House's Africa Programme: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-departments-and-programmes/africa-programme
#ghana #africa #africatrade #chathamhouse
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- ‘Cape to Cairo’ infrastructure needed to boost trade among African nations - Ghana’s president
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
- Description
- ‘It’s been easier to ship items from Ghana to Liverpool than it is to ship the same items from Ghana to Kenya’
President of the Republic of Ghana, HE John Dramani Mahama -@JDMahama- on regional trade cooperation in Africa and the need for infrastructure development.
He was speaking at the 1 June Chatham House event ‘Navigating a changing global order: Ghana’s strategic priorities’
#ghana #africa #africatrade #chathamhouse
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- What are Iran’s next domestic, regional and international moves?
- Runtime
- 1:00:23
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Three months after the war, this panel examines how Iran’s leadership is navigating wartime governance, elite dynamics and public sentiment at home, while recalibrating its regional strategy and engagement with both allies and adversaries.
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- Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on navigating a changing global order
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- 1:06:26
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- Join us as HE John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, reflects on how Ghana is navigating an increasingly multipolar world while promoting African agency and regional stability.
As great-power rivalries intensify and middle powers across the Global South assert greater influence, Ghana is positioning itself as an important strategic actor in a fragmenting international order. Building on its tradition of positive non-alignment, the country is pursuing a deliberate strategy of multi-alignment to advance its national and continental interests. It remains a key regional actor, deepening West African security cooperation, while promoting continental integration as host of the AfCFTA Secretariat.
Globally, Ghana is shaping more inclusive multilateralism, including by championing health sovereignty through the Accra Reset Initiative and leading the 2026 UN resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity, af...
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- US at 250: Never count America out
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Peter Trubowitz, Associate Fellow in Chatham House's US and North America Programme, on the US's 'remarkable capacity' to reinvent itself and the possibly apocryphal quote from the 19th century German leader Otto von Bismarck: 'God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America.'
Mr. Trubowitz (@ptrubowitz) was speaking at the 27 May Chatham House event ‘US at 250: Internationalism vs. isolationism – America’s enduring foreign policy debate’.
It is part of a series of events dedicated to the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, which will be marked on 4 July 2026.
#usforeignpolicy #chathamhouse #internationalrelations #America250 #250YearsofUSA
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- US at 250:Trump vs Neocons on alliances and isolationism - Elliott Abrams
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- 2:43
- Date posted
- 30 days ago
- Description
- Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, on how President Trump’s relationship with US allies diverges from the Neoconservative tradition.
Mr. Abrams (@CFR_org) was speaking at the 27 May Chatham House event ‘US at 250: Internationalism vs. isolationism – America’s enduring foreign policy debate’.
It is part of a series of events dedicated to the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, which will be marked on 4 July 2026.
#trump #usforeignpolicy #chathamhouse #nato #internationalrelations #chathamhouse #America250 #250YearsofUSA
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- Who will be the next UN Secretary-General? Rebeca Grynspan presents her vision
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- 44:13
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The race to lead the United Nations is well under way. As member states weigh their options, Chatham House is inviting candidates to set out their vision for the role, and for the organization as a whole. At this event, two of the candidates will be presenting their vision, in sequence, each offering their own perspective.
The United Nations faces a moment of profound institutional pressure. Uncertain great-power support for multilateralism, a deepening financial crisis caused by member states not paying their fees, and persistent concern about the uneven application of the rules the organization exists to uphold have shaken confidence in the UN at precisely the moment that global challenges demand more of it. The incoming Secretary-General will inherit an organization mid-reform, with hard questions still unresolved about funding, authority and accountability. They will need to make their own imprint on the organization while navigating those pressures.
Part ...
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- Who will be the next UN Secretary-General? Rafael Mariano Grossi presents his vision
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- 46:10
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- The race to lead the United Nations is well under way. As member states weigh their options, Chatham House is inviting candidates to set out their vision for the role, and for the organization as a whole. At this event, two of the candidates will be presenting their vision, in sequence, each offering their own perspective.
The United Nations faces a moment of profound institutional pressure. Uncertain great-power support for multilateralism, a deepening financial crisis caused by member states not paying their fees, and persistent concern about the uneven application of the rules the organization exists to uphold have shaken confidence in the UN at precisely the moment that global challenges demand more of it. The incoming Secretary-General will inherit an organization mid-reform, with hard questions still unresolved about funding, authority and accountability. They will need to make their own imprint on the organization while navigating those pressures.
Part ...
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- Who will lead the UN: Rebeca Grynspan on coalitions in a multipolar world
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Rebeca Grynspan - @RGrynspan - Secretary-General, UNCTAD - @UNCTAD - and candidate in the race to become the next UN Secretary-General - @UN Secretary-General - on the role of multilateralism in a multipolar world.
She spoke at Chatham House on 29 May 2026 in an event titled 'Who will be the next UN Secretary-General? Rafael Mariano Grossi and Rebeca Grynspan each present their vision'.
All candidates to be the next UN Secretary-
General were invited to appear at Chatham House.
#un #unitednations #unctad #unsecretarygeneral #internationalrelations #chathamhouse
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- Who will lead the UN: Rafael Mariano Grossi on the concept of ‘Just War’ in the modern world
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Rafael Mariano Grossi - @rafaelmgrossi - Director-General, IAEA - @iaeaorg - and candidate in the race to become the next UN Secretary-General - @UN Secretary-General - on whether a 'Just War' is still possible in today's world.
Speaking at Chatham House on 29 May 2026, in an event titled 'Who will be the next UN Secretary-General? Rafael Mariano Grossi and Rebeca Grynspan each present their vision'.
All candidates to be the next UN Secretary-
General were invited to appear at Chatham House.
#un #unitednations #unsecretarygeneral #internationalrelations #chathamhouse
