Chatham House
Podcast | What's the future for Gaza?
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- Podcast | What's the future for Gaza?
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- 34:04
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- As Gaza reels from staggering humanitarian devastation, Bronwen Maddox speaks with Yossi Mekelberg, Stephen Farrell, and Julie Norman to unpack the political drivers of Israel’s war, the role of Donald Trump, and the region’s competing visions for Gaza’s future. From internal power struggles to shifting U.S. policy and Arab diplomatic proposals, this episode asks: what future is even possible for Gaza now?
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- How are states responding to a changing world order?
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- 1:23:14
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- 1 year ago
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- The liberal international order, dominant since 1945, is facing unprecedented challenges driven by both enduring and emerging forces. Key among these are the rise of China, Russia’s war of aggression, the surge of populism within liberal democracies and the need to maintain credibility amongst Global South nations in response to claims of double standards and western hypocrisy.
Following the publication of the research paper, 'Competing Visions for International Order', experts will examine how the US and its allies and adversaries are recalibrating their foreign policies in response to these dynamics - whether by adapting to, disrupting, or rejecting the existing order.
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- Podcast | Is Brexit finally done?
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- 29:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Nine years after the Brexit vote, a new UK–EU deal promises smoother trade and deeper cooperation – but is it the end of the Brexit saga or just another chapter? Bronwen Maddox digs into what the deal really means with Rod Liddle and Nicolai von Ondarza, from political fallout to Britain’s shifting role on the world stage.
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- Strengthening ties: What does the future UK-EU relationship look like?
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- 1:03:05
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The UK’s Labour government has invested considerable effort to improve relations with the European Union, following years of diplomatic turbulence between the two under the previous government. The first UK-EU Summit on 19 May promises to be a pivotal event in shaping the future of the relationship and represents an opportunity for both parties to discuss proposals and opportunities for greater collaboration. Issues including trade, security, and regulatory alignment will be up for discussion as leaders look to solutions to European security, changing US trade policy and fostering economic growth both sides are desperately seeking.
However, the domestic UK climate remains uneasy about deepening ties with the EU. Political environments across the bloc are also complex, with populist parties embedding their presence in parliaments around the EU. This political fragmentation makes international cooperation harder. A better relationship is hard to see. Greater volatility and...
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- Bearing the brunt: Asia’s response to Trump
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- 1:02:23
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- 1 year ago
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- Policymakers and global markets have been rocked by US President Donald Trump’s trade policies and tariff-driven agenda. America’s protectionist stance has hit Asia’s export-heavy economies particularly hard. China has engaged in a full trade war with the US. And although the Trump administration has eased some of its approach to trade temporarily, the tariff measures introduced on ‘Liberation Day’ have shone a light on Asia’s role in an integrated global trading system. Governments and business are exploring ways to adjust their trade, supply chains, and diplomatic strategies.
In a rapidly evolving geoeconomic landscape, this session assesses Asia’s reaction to the implications of Trump-era trade policies long-term. An increased focus on self-reliance, building up domestic consumer bases and engaging with new international partners; the economies of Asia are at a pivotal juncture. Following decades of development and growth based on a well established tradin...
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- India–Pakistan: How will tensions evolve?
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- 1:01:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Following the deadly terror attacks on India-administered Kashmir in April 2025, India launched retaliatory strikes on targets inside Pakistan, the stated aim being of demolishing terror operations against India. This latest round of violence along the India-Pakistan border highlights the tension present in one world’s most volatile hot spots.
With a long history of conflict between the two neighbours, and a disintegrating international order struggling to maintain peace around the world, this session will assess the implications of the recent violence for the region and globally.
Experts will look key questions including:
What are the pathways to de-escalating tensions?
Is there potential for wider regional conflict?
Can the international community contain the potential for war?
How do hostilities impact India and Pakistan’s broader regional and global ambitions?
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- A shock to the system: The global implications of Trump II
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- 1:19:38
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Since returning to the White House in January 2025, US President Donald Trump has reasserted an ‘America First’ foreign policy approach, acting faster and more aggressively than in his first term. His administration has prioritized bilateral transactional diplomacy over collective security arrangements and global governance frameworks, deliberately breaking from post-WWII norms of international engagement and multilateralism. Despite leveraging economic threats and diplomatic pressure, the administration continues to face vexing challenges – a corrosive economic stalemate with China and the continuation of several conflicts – even as it faces eroding support and economic pressure at home.
This session will discuss questions including:
How should we account for the outcomes of President Trump’s foreign policy approach?
In what ways has President Trump’s foreign policy benefitted American interests or undermined American power or strategic obje...
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- The struggle for justice in Ukraine
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- 1:27:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- As Ukraine seeks to prosecute over 140,000 war crimes cases, the international legal landscape and its accountability mechanisms directly impact efforts to deliver justice to victims/survivors of conflict.
A recent report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine found that sexual violence has been used systematically by Russian authorities as a method of torture in detention settings. The report underscores that conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) affects civilians and prisoners of war alike and constitutes a significant proportion of war crimes being prosecuted in Ukraine.
However, international mechanisms critical to upholding accountability have come under attack. US President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order in February 2025 authorizing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), including its Chief Prosecutor. Concurrent freezes on foreign aid are also disrupting accountability and justice initiatives in Uk...
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- Podcast | Can the UK take on the EU, US and China?
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- 33:52
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- As trade tensions, security concerns, and diplomatic crossroads converge, the UK’s bid for economic growth faces hard choices on the global stage. In this episode host Bronwen Maddox explores the UK’s complex balancing act between the EU, US and China with guests Janka Oertel and Sir Martin Donnelly.
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- Podcast | Can India and Pakistan step back from the brink?
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- 30:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Tensions between India and Pakistan have surged following a deadly attack in Kashmir and air strikes by India inside Pakistan. With nuclear risks, regional diplomacy, and rising domestic pressures in play, what could prevent this crisis from spiralling further?
Bronwen Maddox discusses what this means for South Asia and the world with Marion Messmer, a senior research fellow with our International Security Programme; Chietigj Bajpaee, the senior research fellow for South Asia with our Asia-Pacific Programme; and Stephen Farrell, our head of News and Comment.
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- Why the China-India relationship matters for the future of the global order
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- 1:01:27
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- While the US–China relationship is regarded as the key defining geopolitical relationship of the 21 century, the relationship between China and India holds greater long-term significance to the emerging multipolar global order. There is a tendency to view the relationship through the narrow prism of their unresolved territorial dispute. However, this overlooks the weight of these two Asian giants – the world’s most populous countries, the second and soon to be third largest economies, and self-proclaimed civilizational states and voices of the Global South. As China and India become increasingly prominent geopolitical actors, how these two countries engage and interact with one another will play a vital role in the international relations of the future.
Chatham House experts have written the first extensive paper, examining the China–India relationship by a European think tank looking the relationship from both a Chinese and Indian perspective. The findings of the ...
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- Podcast | Ukraine’s impossible choice
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- 37:43
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- As President Trump floats a controversial peace deal that could leave Ukraine facing territorial losses and NATO exclusion, Kyiv is forced to weigh an impossible choice between sovereignty and survival.
Bronwen Maddox speaks with Orysia Lutsevych from Chatham House and Matthew Savill from RUSI about battlefield fatigue, shifting alliances and the future of European security.
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- What is Trumpism?
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- 1:02:09
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- As the Trump administration reaches 100 days in office, the world has been intensely focussed on how US President Donald Trump is rewriting American foreign policy. Redoubling its efforts to implement the ‘America First’ doctrine, the first 3 months have seen efforts to implement tariffs, a shift in global security, and tests to global alliances and institutions on a grand scale.
Most notably has been the US approach to its security umbrella in Europe and support to the Ukrainian government in its war with Russia. Both have seen significant tensions as President Trump, Vice President Vance and other senior officials upend decades of American policy on the continent. This is somewhat at odds with the assertive approach taken to deal with the Houthi’s in Yemen and the US’s policy position on key issues in the Middle East.
Tariffs are one of the standout actions of the executive branch in the first months of the new administration. Hitting various countri...
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- In conversation with David Miliband
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- 1:03:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- As governments react to tight fiscal environments and weakening political support domestically, international aid has seen cuts in budgets around the world. The Trump administration has rolled back much of USAID, the UK government has reduced the international development budget to 0.3% of GNI to fund defence spending, and other European countries have drastically cut aid programmes. All this at a time when humanitarian need and displacement are on the rise.
Join us at Chatham House as International Rescue Committee’s President and CEO, David Miliband, lays out the case for what aid looks like in a changed landscape. He will also discuss how aid spending can be more impactful, particularly in a world with competing geopolitical priorities and small budgets.
Key questions discussed include:
How can international aid reclaim its purpose?
In today’s fractured global landscape, where should limited aid be focused?
With budgets under pr...
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- Mark Carney's Liberal Party win Canadian Election
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Roland Paris reacts to Mark Carney's election victory. Roland Paris is director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa and former foreign policy adviser to the prime minister of Canada.
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- Podcast | Is the US dollar losing its dominance?
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- 29:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In this episode of Independent Thinking Bronwen Maddox asks whether we are witnessing the twilight of the US dollar’s global dominance.
Isabelle Mateos y Lago and David Lubin join Bronwen Maddox from the IMF Spring Meetings in Washington DC to discuss the instability in the US dollar.
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- What does a hostile US mean for Canada's next Prime Minister?
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- 1:08:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- As Canada approaches a pivotal federal election, the trajectory of US-Canada relations stands at a critical juncture. From trade and energy cooperation to defence partnerships and shared democratic values, the bilateral relationship is deeply rooted, but facing unprecedented challenge. From Trump’s hefty tariffs to threats to subsume Canada into the ‘51st state’, this new and destabilising relationship with the United States has upended the status quo.
Join us as experts delve into key questions including:
What can we expect from the election results?
How will Canada’s foreign policy evolve under a new government, especially in relation to the US and Europe?
How does a new government handle the Trump administration moving forward?
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- Podcast | How can Nigeria tackle corruption?
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- 32:50
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In this episode of Independent Thinking, we explore the root causes of corruption in Nigeria, its impact on everyday life, and potential solutions for change.
Bronwen Maddox speaks with Leena Koni Hoffmann about her in-depth report on the issue, as well as insights from speakers at a Chatham House conference focused on Nigeria’s ongoing fight against corruption.
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- In conversation with Senator Ruben Gallego
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- 1:27:04
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Abrupt shifts in US foreign policy since President Donald Trump returned to the White House have rocked international institutions, impacted global markets and worried America’s allies.
The administration’s tariff policy and withdrawal from multilateral organisations has upended decades of America’s approach to global affairs. The dramatic downsizing of the US role in Europe’s security and defence infrastructure, and notably the changed position towards the war in Ukraine from the previous administration, has been stark and significant. Friendly nations have reeled at the tone and speed of the switch, as the President has made clear his intention to pursue the ‘America First’ agenda.
However, as America retreats from its traditionally held positions around the world, many in Congress are still keen for America to retain its position as a stable and dependable ally, with many advocating for renewed commitments and engagements with multilateral insti...
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- Podcast | Is the US confronting China in Latin America?
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- 33:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This week on Independent Thinking, we explore the growing battle for influence in Latin America between the US and China. In just two decades, China has gone from a minor player in the region to a dominant force – challenging the US.
How is President Trump’s government responding and could his policies actually give Beijing more room to expand? Guest host Chris Sabatini is joined by Yu Jie, Robert Evan Ellis, and Bruno Binetti to discuss the shifting power dynamics and what they could mean for the global balance of power.
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- US–Russia rapprochement: What is the end game?
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- 1:20:49
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The second Trump administration has made ending the war in Ukraine and normalization of relations with Russia a top priority. US dialogue with Russian officials has, at a minimum, opened a path to a potential ceasefire and peace deal.
However, Ukraine and its supporters have expressed concerns over the terms for peace imposed on Kyiv. A deal has so far proved hard find. Has the idea of a ‘just peace’ been abandoned?
Warming relations also challenges the dynamic of superpower relations between the US and China, particularly strategic competition between Washington and Beijing and the Russia-China alliance.
This discussion will cover:
What safeguards are needed to ensure that war does not return? Can a ‘Trump and Putin’ peace have durability…and even validity?
How much, if anything at all, can Russia concede? And Ukraine?
To what extent is Europe likely to re-engage economically and diplomatically with Russia after...
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- The World Today Spring Issue
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Here is Mike Higgins, Editor of The World Today, talking about just a few stories in our latest spring issue!
Read our stories here:
https://chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-03?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=twt-march25-issue&utm_content=twt-march25-issue-content
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- Renewing Nigeria’s anti-corruption agenda: Pathways for change and reflections on 25 years of policy
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- 3:57:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Over the past 25 years, Nigeria has developed a broad set of anti-corruption frameworks and institutions. Yet corruption remains endemic at multiple levels of society, a reality that has corroded public trust in government, stunted economic growth, and weakened Nigeria’s external standing. Corruption’s resilience – despite the raft of legislation and government bodies created over the last quarter-century – continues to underscore the limitations of top-down policy and legislative responses.
This conference takes stock of progress in Nigeria’s corruption landscape across the last 25 years and explores opportunities for a sustained renewal of the anti-corruption agenda. It launches a new Chatham House research paper, part of the SNAG project, that makes a case for a networked approach to anti-corruption at multiple levels, from civil society and private sector through to government.
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- Podcast | Are Donald Trump’s tariffs the end of globalization?
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- 29:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- President Trump has unveiled sweeping new trade tariffs – but what happens next? Bronwen Maddox explores the global reaction, the economic fallout, and whether this marks the beginning of the end for globalization.
She is joined by Jason Furman, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama, alongside Dame DeAnne Julius and David Lubin from Chatham House’s Global Economy and Finance Programme.
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- Should the UK draw closer to the EU for its trading relations?
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Madelaine Tuininga on Global Trade and Geopolitical Tensions
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- How effective are tariffs?
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Guns or butter: public debt, fiscal policy and geopolitical uncertainty
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- 1:15:34
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Pressures to spend more on defence are growing dramatically at a time when public finances are already very strained. The changing US attitude towards European security is forcing governments across the continent to increase defence budgets, in the face of current Russian hostility and a possible future without a US defence umbrella. And in the US itself, military spending is likely to increase further on the back of President Trump’s ambitions for a ‘golden dome’ of aerial defence.
Against a background of growing anxiety about public debt levels, how this defence spending should be funded is fraught with problems. The bond market may balk at much higher deficits, and yet cuts in other areas of public spending will be difficult to tolerate, as would tax increases.
Meanwhile, underlying questions about debt sustainability remain in the air, not just for advanced economies like the US and UK, but also in some emerging economies. In China, for example, resi...
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- What are the regional implications of the PKK's dissolution?
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- 2:52
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Galip Dalay is senior consulting fellow at Chatham House. He is also a doctoral researcher at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, and non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs.
He was previously Mercator-IPC senior fellow at Istanbul Policy Center and at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), and Richard von Weizsäcker fellow at Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin. He was also a CATS fellow at SWP.
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- What will be the domestic implications of the PKK's dissolution?
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Galip Dalay is senior consulting fellow at Chatham House. He is also a doctoral researcher at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, and non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs.
He was previously Mercator-IPC senior fellow at Istanbul Policy Center and at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), and Richard von Weizsäcker fellow at Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin. He was also a CATS fellow at SWP.
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- How important is the process between Turkey and the PKK?
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Galip Dalay is senior consulting fellow at Chatham House. He is also a doctoral researcher at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, and non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs.
He was previously Mercator-IPC senior fellow at Istanbul Policy Center and at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), and Richard von Weizsäcker fellow at Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin. He was also a CATS fellow at SWP.
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- What has happened in Turkey with the PKK?
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Galip Dalay is senior consulting fellow at Chatham House. He is also a doctoral researcher at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, and non-resident senior fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs.
He was previously Mercator-IPC senior fellow at Istanbul Policy Center and at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), and Richard von Weizsäcker fellow at Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin. He was also a CATS fellow at SWP.
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- Podcast | Can Europe replace the US as a global power?
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- 29:32
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In this week’s episode of Independent Thinking, Bronwen Maddox discusses whether Europe can take up the mantle of the US, and lead the world as an economic and political powerhouse. Can Europe can fill the vacuum caused by America’s shifting foreign policy, and in doing so, become more of an economic force?
Bronwen explores this topic with three Chatham House experts: Creon Butler, director of the Global Economy and Finance Programme, Olivia O’Sullivan, director of the UK in the World Programme, and Nicolai von Ondarza, an associate fellow in our Europe Programme.
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- The transnational dimension of the conflicts in Sudan and Ethiopia
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Chatham House’s XCEPT research explores transnational conflict across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa. By tracing the movement of people, goods, and capital across borders, the programme examines how conflict extends beyond national boundaries and what this means for effective policy and programming.
The research focuses on three case studies, each offering analysis and recommendations to inform international responses to cross-border conflict.
The case study featured in this video looks at how local conflicts, such as those in Sudan and Ethiopia, have wider transnational impacts — showing how violence and competition over resources quickly spill across borders, shaping broader political and economic dynamics.
You can find out more in the following research papers on the topic:
'The ‘conflict economy’ of sesame in Ethiopia and Sudan: How the sector has become entangled in local and transnational conflict, and h...
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- Libya’s conflict and the rise of transnational human smuggling
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Chatham House’s XCEPT research explores transnational conflict across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa. By tracing the movement of people, goods, and capital across borders, the programme examines how conflict extends beyond national boundaries and what this means for effective policy and programming.
The research focuses on three case studies, each offering analysis and recommendations to inform international responses to cross-border conflict.
The case study featured in this video looks at how the conflict in Libya has fuelled the dramatic rise of human smuggling and trafficking since 2011. It highlights how the collapse of state authority and the emergence of a conflict economy enabled these flows to grow, with effects that reverberate across the region.
You can find out more in the following research papers on the topic:
'How migrant smuggling has fuelled conflict in Libya: A systems analysis of key transit hubs':
...
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- Understanding transnational armed groups in the Middle East
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- 2:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Chatham House’s XCEPT research explores transnational conflict across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa. By tracing the movement of people, goods, and capital across borders, the programme examines how conflict extends beyond national boundaries and what this means for effective policy and programming.
The research focuses on three case studies, each offering analysis and recommendations to inform international responses to cross-border conflict.
The case study featured in this video examines how armed groups in the region operate across national borders. It highlights how these groups are connected through political, military, and economic networks, showing that conflict and authority in the region are deeply transnational.
You can find out more in the research paper 'The shape-shifting ‘axis of resistance’: How Iran and its networks adapt to external pressures': https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/shape-shifting-axis-...
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- Are there any realistic prospects for an end to the war in Sudan?
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Ahmed Soliman is the researcher on the Horn of Africa with the Africa Programme at Chatham House. His work focuses on the politics of Somalia, the Sudans, Ethiopia and Eritrea; producing policy-driven research that influences thinking on the Horn of Africa.
Ahmed is co-author of a chapter in the 2014 book The Neighbours of the European Union’s Neighbours, as well as the report The EU Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa: a critical assessment of impact and opportunities, published in 2012 by the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- What role does gold play in sustaining the war in Sudan?
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Ahmed Soliman is the researcher on the Horn of Africa with the Africa Programme at Chatham House. His work focuses on the politics of Somalia, the Sudans, Ethiopia and Eritrea; producing policy-driven research that influences thinking on the Horn of Africa.
Ahmed is co-author of a chapter in the 2014 book The Neighbours of the European Union’s Neighbours, as well as the report The EU Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa: a critical assessment of impact and opportunities, published in 2012 by the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- How is the war in Sudan evolving?
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Ahmed Soliman is the researcher on the Horn of Africa with the Africa Programme at Chatham House. His work focuses on the politics of Somalia, the Sudans, Ethiopia and Eritrea; producing policy-driven research that influences thinking on the Horn of Africa.
Ahmed is co-author of a chapter in the 2014 book The Neighbours of the European Union’s Neighbours, as well as the report The EU Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa: a critical assessment of impact and opportunities, published in 2012 by the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Space security 2025: Dr Paul Bate on the UK’s priorities in outer space
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- 30:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- How is UK space policy addressing the importance of outer space to critical national infrastructure? How is the country harnessing space for both economic and security purposes, and are these two goals compatible? What is the UK’s approach to public-private partnerships in the domain?
Dr Paul Bate, the chief executive of UK Space Agency, addressed these questions and more in his keynote address at Chatham House's Space Security 2025 conference on 5 March.
The session was chaired by Dr Samir Puri, director, Centre for Global Governance and Security, Chatham House.
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- Security and defence 2025: The plans to secure Britain's future
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- 39:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The keynote session from Chatham House's Security and Defence 2025 conference on 6 March.
The conference took place after the UK government announced it was raising its defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP, against the backdrop of uncertainty over the US security role in Europe, the ongoing war in Ukraine, and a more dangerous world.
The speakers addressed the difficult decisions facing the UK government as it seeks to reshape the future of Britain's security and defence policy.
Speakers
Bronwen Maddox, Director and CEO, Chatham House
Luke Pollard MP, Minister for the Armed Forces, United Kingdom
Andrea Thompson, Group Managing Director, Digital Intelligence, BAE Systems
Chair: Olivia O’Sullivan, Director, UK in the World Programme, Chatham House
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- The potential impacts of the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Podcast | How closely is China watching the US?
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- 33:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This week on Independent Thinking, three Chatham House experts look at the view from China now that Donald Trump is in charge.
Ben Bland speaks to Yu Jie, William Matthews and David Lubin about how China is repositioning itself on the world stage, viewing its own security and preparing for a potential trade war.
We will also explore what the Communist Party of China is really thinking, what harm tariffs are doing and what the AI battle could mean for the world.
About Independent Thinking
Independent Thinking is a weekly international affairs podcast hosted by our director Bronwen Maddox, in conversation with leading policymakers, journalists, and Chatham House experts providing insight on the latest international issues.
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- What's the most urgent action needed to ensure a meaningful COP30?
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- UK Representative for Climate, Professor Rachel Kyte speaks on how to ensure a meaningful COP30.
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- COP30 Executive Director Ana Toni on how to ensure a meaningful COP
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- 0:33
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Keynote speaker Ana Toni speaking at Chatham House's Climate and Energy Summit 2025.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/conference/climate-and-energy-summit-2025
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- Sanctions on Russia: Loopholes and how to close them
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- 1:28:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The current approach to sanctions on Russia presupposes that a decrease in living standards should prompt a change in the Kremlin’s calculations, or at least in its capacity to wage war. This does not work (or at least, it does not work fast enough). Domestic support for Putin remains high, and absent a deal that satisfies both parties, Russia looks capable of continuing to wage its war well into a fourth year.
The ‘cap’ placed on the price of oil, Russia’s chief source of revenue, was a good plan initially. But all too quickly, Russia was able to mitigate its effects via use of its shadow fleet.
This event explores:
How the war and sanctions are affecting Russia’s economy?
The political-economic logic behind the current approach to sanctions and the difficulties of enforcement.
How Russia is evading sanctions?
Strategies available for tightening and lowering the oil price cap.
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- Tehran and Trump: What next for Iran’s power in the Middle East?
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- 1:02:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Iran starts 2025 in a vulnerable position. The returning Trump administration has reapplied its hawkish policy of maximum pressure on Iran, at a time of significant insecurity in the region. With an assertive president in the White House, analysts around the world are refocusing on how Tehran might reassert its influence in the region and manage sanctions pressure.
Israel’s attack on Iranian allies and proxies across the Middle East following the 7th October attacks have weakened Tehran’s regional position, including a retaliatory attacks on Iran itself by Israel, exposing serious defensive deficiencies. The years setbacks culminated in the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, a key Iranian ally, in late 2024.
Join this Chatham House panel to understand the current regional power dynamics, what Iranian leaders have learned and the impact of external forces on Iran’s foreign policy objectives. Key questions to discuss include:
Wil...
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- Podcast | Will Syria’s new leader rescue or destroy the country?
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- 32:55
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- In this week’s episode Haid Haid, Rim Turkmani, and Lina Khatib discuss the recent developments in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
We delve into the country’s economic struggles, the rise of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the resurgence of sectarian violence, and the challenges facing Syria’s path to democracy. It also explores the roles of regional and international players, including Turkey, Israel and Iran, in shaping Syria’s future.
- Title
- How is military warfare changing?
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Sir John Sawers is the executive chairman of Newbridge Advisory, a firm he founded in 2019 to advise corporate leaders on geopolitics and political risk.
Independent Thinking podcast: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/independent-thinking-uk-military-strong-enough
- Title
- Could we see America pull out of The Five Eyes intelligence sharing agreement?
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Sir John Sawers is the executive chairman of Newbridge Advisory, a firm he founded in 2019 to advise corporate leaders on geopolitics and political risk.
Independent Thinking podcast: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/independent-thinking-uk-military-strong-enough
