Chatham House
The role of Belarus in Russia's war against Ukraine
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- The role of Belarus in Russia's war against Ukraine
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- 1:39:16
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Belarus plays a key role in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The recent positioning of nuclear warheads on Belarusian soil solidifies its position as Russia’s ‘captive ally’.
At the same time, support for the war among the Belarusian population remains mixed, despite the propaganda delivered by state media. Since the beginning of the war, around a thousand of Belarusian volunteers signed up to fight on behalf of Ukrainian forces in pursuit of regional stability.
The following questions are among those that will be discussed:
What security interests do the West, Ukraine, and Russia have in Belarus?
How does Russia use Belarusian territory and military infrastructure in the war?
How did the war change the Russia-Belarus relationship?
What might make Belarusian attitudes to the war shift significantly? And how much of a problem would that be for the regime?
What is the significance of Belarusia...
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- How is AI impacting different areas of society?
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- 1:00:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Throughout October and November, the Common Futures Conversations (CFC) community at Chatham House has been engaging with artificial intelligence and the challenges and opportunities of the technology.
In this event, CFC members were joined by three experts who work with AI in different fields: Yasmin Afina, AI Researcher at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research; Charlie Beckett, Founder and Director of Polis at the London School of Economics; and Kristophina Shilongo, Senior Tech Policy Fellow at the Mozilla Foundation.
The experts covered a variety of topics, including disinformation and governance, before engaging in a Q&A with members of the CFC community.
More about Common Futures Conversations: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-departments/communications-and-publishing-department/common-futures-conversations
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- Challenges delivering humanitarian healthcare in today’s conflicts
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- 1:10:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- In this panel event, speakers discuss obstacles to effective implementation of humanitarian health services in conflicts, looking at Ukraine and Gaza as case studies.
These obstacles include state-sanctioned use of indiscriminate weapons. Speakers also discuss the geopolitical implications of such challenges to humanitarian efforts.
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- Priorités politiques et préparations électorales en République démocratique du Congo
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- 52:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) a programmé des élections générales en décembre 2023, ce qui constituera un test majeur pour le système démocratique chancelant du pays.
Les perspectives du scrutin restent incertaines dans un contexte d'instabilité chronique provoquée par les violences des milices dans l'est du pays, ainsi que les récents meurtres de manifestants protestant contre la présence de la mission de l'ONU dans la région.
Compte tenu de la domination continue du secteur extractif dans l’économie nationale de la RDC, la gouvernance des ressources naturelles reste un sujet crucial de débat politique, y compris le statut des accords commerciaux conclus avec les partenaires internationaux.
Ces questions se trouveront certainement au cœur de la période de campagne électorale, qui doit débuter à la mi-novembre.
Lors de cette table ronde, SE Vital Kamerhe, Vice-Premier Ministre et ministre de l...
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- Policy priorities and electoral preparations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (As recorded)
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- 52:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- At this Chatham House roundtable, HE Vital Kamerhe, Vice Prime-Minister; Minister of National Economy, Democratic Republic of Congo, discussed progress under the current administration and reflected on pre-election preparations and priorities relating to conflict resolution, regional and international engagement, and the avenues for systemic reforms.
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- Policy priorities and electoral preparations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (English version)
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- 52:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is scheduled to hold general elections in December 2023, marking a major test of the country’s faltering democratic system.
The outlook for the polls remains uncertain amid chronic instability driven by militia violence in the east of the country, in addition to recent killings of demonstrators protesting against the presence of the UN mission in the region.
Given the continued dominance of the DRC’s national economy by the extractives sector, natural resource governance remains a critical subject of political debate, including the status of trading deals struck with international partners.
Such issues are likely to be a major focus of the election campaigning period, due to begin in mid-November.
At this roundtable, HE Vital Kamerhe, Vice Prime-Minister; Minister of National Economy, Democratic Republic of Congo, discussed progress under the current administration and reflected on pre-ele...
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- Can world leaders regulate AI before it’s too late?
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- 24:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Roxanne Escobales is joined by Lucy Fisher, the FT's Whitehall Editor and host of the Political Fix podcast, to discuss Rishi Sunak's AI summit.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/can-world-leaders-regulate-ai-before-its-too-late/id1499634628?i=1000633573679
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DBEHylI7SfZ8Af8oCOuck
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- Keir Starmer reflects on the Hamas–Israel war
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- 56:40
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- A speech from UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on the Hamas–Israel war and the path forward.
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- Does American power have staying power?
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- 1:07:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- During the 1990s and early 2000s, the United States’ global dominance was unquestionable.
Now domestic dysfunction and failed US interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan appear to many to have compromised US global dominance. Some claim that the unipolar moment has come to an end and that we are in a multipolar world.
The panel discuss:
How strong is the case that we are living in a multipolar world system and why does it matter?
Is American power capable of balancing Russia and China?
More from Chatham House on the United States: https://www.chathamhouse.org/regions/americas/united-states-america
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- Is Argentina about to elect a far-right President?
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- 28:16
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Roxanne Escobales speaks with experts from our US and Americas programme, Dr Christopher Sabatini and Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, about Argentina's on-going election. Joining them from Buenos Aires are journalist Natalia Gherardi.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/is-argentina-about-to-elect-a-far-right-president/id1499634628?i=1000632805973
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0KttBDFvLU1inQ03Bk2O2R
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- UK AI Summit: What can it achieve?
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- 1:03:08
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In November 2023, the UK will host a major global summit on artificial intelligence (AI), recognizing the transformative impact that AI could have on our economy, society and international affairs.
The summit will focus on ‘frontier risks’ from AI - these are the risks that arise from the training and development of the most advanced AI models, rather than the risks arising from specific applications. In May 2023, over 350 industry leaders signed an open letter warning that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity.
International cooperation appears limited. Diverging approaches to regulation and AI governance have taken root across the world. Competing structures are now evident, from the US and UK’s self-regulatory, decentralised model to Europe’s risk-based, prescriptive approached enshrined in the EU AI Act. There is also the state-led, information control model adopted by China.
This discussion leans on experts to explain ...
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- Benin’s regional role: cooperation on security challenges and political instability
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- 1:02:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Benin’s foreign minister, Shegun Adjadi Bakari, discusses his country’s commitment to regional cooperation to tackle the rise in violent extremism in the Sahel and broader political instability in West Africa.
Benin’s January 2023 legislative elections saw a return of more inclusive democratic competition, contrasting with rising political instability and insecurity in the wider West Africa region.
In the wake of the coup in Niger, Benin has pledged its support for a possible intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) – leading the Nigerien junta to end a military pact between the two nations.
Attacks by armed groups at Benin’s northern border have been increasing since 2019, leading the government to recruit 5,000 additional military personnel to bolster defences. Resolving these regional challenges will be critical to Benin’s consolidation of stability, socioeconomic growth and climate resilience.
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- The Israel-Hamas war: what escalation looks like
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- 1:01:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Hamas’s attack on Israel shocked the world. Israeli intelligence failed to predict an assault that took hundreds of lives and resulted in the capture of many hostages. Israel has responded with a full blockade of the Gaza Strip and heavy bombardment of the enclave resulting in hundreds of Palestinian casualties.
The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and President Mahmoud Abbas have so far been unable to play a significant role in calming tensions or garnering support from regional states and the international community. The conflict is likely to escalate and a ground assault into Gaza is possible. While Israel’s military is much larger and more sophisticated, Hamas has developed its capacity and would be fighting in their own streets.
This event discusses what escalation and a potential ground offensive in Gaza could look like, and what it will mean for the region. Experts offer analysis of possible scenarios and examine:
What would Israe...
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- Is Gaza on the brink of disaster?
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- 32:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Bronwen Maddox speaks with New York Times journalist Steven Erlanger about President Biden's trip to Israel and the prospects of an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza. Joining them are Sam Rose from UNRWA and Dr Elham Fakhor from our Middle East and North Africa programme.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/is-gaza-on-the-brink-of-disaster/id1499634628?i=1000631986465
https://open.spotify.com/episode/16rCVNtYdgwM9KIUbiCBjp
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- Will the war between Israel and Hamas escalate?
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- 25:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Bronwen Maddox speaks with Reuters journalist Steve Farrell about the attacks by Hamas on Israel and the Israeli military response now underway in Gaza. Joining them also are Professor Yossi Mekelberg and Dr Elham Fakhor from our Middle East and North Africa programme.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/will-the-war-between-israel-and-hamas-escalate/id1499634628?i=1000631184117
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hg1XeynX3JycB2QwYjTSq
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- The Israel–Hamas war and its fallout
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- 1:00:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- On Saturday 7 October Hamas launched an unprecedented land, air and sea attack on Israel, which took the Israeli Defence Forces and intelligence services by surprise.
In retaliation, Israel has launched heavy air strikes on the Gaza strip with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing that Israel is now at war with the militant group.
While conflicts in Gaza aren’t new, this war will likely be a long and devastating conflict which may not only end any prospect for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, but will have far-reaching consequences for the immediate neighbourhood, the broader Middle East region and the international community.
What are the likely next steps in terms of operations on the ground?
How will the war impact Israeli politics and the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank?
How are other regional actors, including Hezbollah and Iran, responding? What does the war mean for norm...
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- Is Rory Stewart right about Britain?
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- 37:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Bronwen Maddox speaks with Rory Stewart about the state of British politics in a world of populist leaders. Journalist Robert Peston meanwhile joins us from the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/is-rory-stewart-right-about-britain/id1499634628?i=1000630437595
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Vol8r7BQE8Xc6TvJoVlw0?si=ajqrWajHQQ2iz5sdN9zKjQ&nd=1&dlsi=9ea5f5472b5b474d
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- In conversation with Rory Stewart
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- 59:11
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The age of populism began in 2015. Starting with the election of Narendra Modi in India, Brexit in the UK, Trump in the US and Bolsonaro in Brazil all followed as part of a new form of politics, pitching an imagined ‘people’ against an ‘elite’ and exploiting the new potential of social media and growing resentment to inflame polarization. Politics became even more vicious and divisive while the pragmatic centre ground disappeared.
Across the world, the number of democracies began to shrink, the number of violent conflicts and refugees increased, as did civilian deaths in conflict. And, in 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine brought a new authoritarian inflection to the age of populism.
Key questions discussed during this event include:
How do we respond to these threats to democracy?
What hope is there for the centre ground?
What part can hope, reality and truth play in the future of democratic politics and the globa...
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- The future of the Republican Party
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- 57:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The 2024 presidential primary season is rapidly approaching. Donald Trump, the frontrunner in the Republican Party’s nomination for president, faces the prospect of multiple trials.
The possibility of a return to Republican leadership presents multiple challenges for America’s allies and partners.
This event discusses:
What does the current Republican leadership in the House tell us about the contours of a Republican-led US?
Is the bipartisan consensus in US foreign policy strong enough to mitigate against any major foreign policy shifts after the election?
The thumbnail image shows Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley and Tim Scott participating in the first debate of the GOP primary season. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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- Decision-making on international financing of global health priorities (highlights)
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- 47:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The past two decades have seen a large volume of international finance from developed country governments, multilateral development banks, and private philanthropic organizations allocated to tackle global disease challenges.
But the overall environment for raising such international finance for global health priorities is getting tougher. This is despite the enormous humanitarian, social and economic benefits from funding measures to prevent pandemics, limit the spread of infectious disease, and slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
This event explored avenues for strengthening decision-making collectively across the international health and finance communities and includes discussion of the findings of a recent research project conducted by Chatham House.
This video shows highlights from the event.
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- Should we talk to the Taliban?
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- 30:05
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Bronwen Maddox speaks with Ambassador Roya Rahmani, Shaharzad Akbar and Tobias Ellwood MP about the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and whether the West should engage with the Taliban.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/should-we-talk-to-the-taliban/id1499634628?i=1000629632657
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rtJvC9TBsVN2eXY8TyTxQ
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- How should Europe handle China?
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- 1:02:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Germany released its first ever Strategy on China in July, setting out how it will respond to Beijing’s growing influence and assertiveness.
The foreign secretary set out the UK’s approach to China in his Mansion House speech in April. Other allies in Europe and beyond are also adjusting their approaches to China.
From supply chain dependencies to human rights, and economic coercion to the ongoing concerns around the Taiwan Strait, Germany’s strategy views China as a ‘partner, competitor and systemic rival’.
That mirrors the approach set out by UK foreign secretary James Cleverly, who argued that Britain must ‘protect’ national security from Beijing’s emerging threats, ‘align’ with key partners in the Indo-Pacific and ‘engage’ with China to maintain stable relations.
But how will the UK and Germany manage the necessary trade-offs between competition and cooperation, security and prosperity?
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- Is the United Nations now irrelevant?
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- 29:19
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Joining Bronwen Maddox on the show this week is Mark Malloch-Brown, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and President of the Open Society Foundation.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/is-the-united-nations-now-irrelevant/id1499634628?i=1000628802424
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4wUPOoOmYq3Yiko7NzFXaL
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- Pushing the frontiers of development finance
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- 1:04:11
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Multilateral development banks (MDBs) are navigating an increasingly intricate and challenging geopolitical landscape. In the midst of a world ‘polycrisis’ and shifting global dynamics, MDBs are under mounting pressure to adapt.
The climate emergency, debt distress, strained supply chains and the war on Ukraine are further undermining the limited progress made towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. With public finances increasingly stretched, mobilizing the scale of investments the world needs, notably from private funds, is more important than ever.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (ERBD) is an international financial institution based in London. Odile Renaud-Basso, the EBRD’s president, will discuss the complex geopolitical context of the debate over MDB reform, sets out their critical role in mobilizing private finance.
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- Was the G20 India's coming out party?
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- 30:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Joining Bronwen Maddox on the show this week are Samir Puri, a visiting lecturer in War Studies at King’s College London, Chietigj Bajpaee, the new South Asia fellow at Chatham House, and Leslie Vinjamuri, the director of the US and Americas programme.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/was-the-g20-indias-coming-out-party/id1499634628?i=1000627971577
https://open.spotify.com/episode/78IdyOvNmStZqvmpFgph3Q
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- The best way to beat inflation
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- 1:05:16
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Central banks and governments are making progress in bringing down inflation – even, it seems, in the UK. But the battle is not over yet, and the long-term consequences remain to be seen.
Inflation is easing across a number of key economies. In the US, inflation rate dropped to 3 per cent in June, the lowest rate since March 2021, and growth is picking up strongly too, reaching 2.6 per cent year-on-year in Q2.
The UK finally saw some relief with the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate falling faster than market expectations, to 7.9 per cent in June. Other G7 economies are performing less well, but should all see positive growth in 2024.
However, serious threats remain. Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain agreement, combined with climate-related extreme weather events, threatens a renewed surge in grain prices.
Despite the adjustments made by European gas consumers, a severe winter could create new strains in the Europ...
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- Human rights and Chatham House: past and future
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- 8:00
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This video explores the significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on its 75th anniversary - and the role of Chatham House and its International Law Programme in promoting and protecting human rights across various sectors.
What is the importance of human rights? What are the challenges and opportunities in advancing them? And how can we inspire action towards creating a world where human rights are respected and protected?
This video was first shown at the Chatham House 2023 London Conference.
Learn more about the International Law Programme's work:
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-departments/international-law-programme
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- How has Iran changed after Mahsa Amini’s death?
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- 31:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Joining Bronwen Maddox in the studio this week are former BBC Persia journalist Rana Rahimpour, Dr Sanam Vakil, the Director of our Middle East and North Africa programme and journalist Michael Goldfarb.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-has-iran-changed-after-mahsa-aminis-death/id1499634628?i=1000627179574
https://open.spotify.com/episode/27qMMa0mFgQJeEB9LXoDqk
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- What do Asian countries want in the international order?
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- 1:14:22
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Many in the West believe that the international order is facing severe challenges from across the world. But what do Asian countries, which include more than half of the world’s population, think about the global order?
Drawing on a special section in the July issue of International Affairs journal, experts from across Asia discuss regional support for the current order and diverging Asian perspectives on liberal values, US-China competition, and carving a bigger role for their countries at international platforms.
The event looked at the views from small states like Singapore and the Philippines to Japan and major states like China and India.
The thumbnail image shows national flags of countries attending the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Bangkok on November 4, 2019. (Photo by ROMEO GACAD/AFP via Getty Images)
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- Has Ukraine's counter-offensive failed?
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- 34:45
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Joining Bronwen Maddox on the show this week are Christopher Miller, the Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times and Ulrike Franke, a Senior Fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/has-ukraines-counter-offensive-failed/id1499634628?i=1000626427544
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LWJ3ZJp8ejMgMMgu1hqcf
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- China’s cabinet of new scientists and its drive for technological self reliance
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- 1:00:26
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Who are the new generation of scientists promoted to China’s Politburo and what does their appointment mean for Beijing’s policymaking?
China’s Politburo has long been dominated by economic technocrats. But a recent change in its composition indicates an important new direction in the policy intentions of China’s political leadership, with a much greater focus on science and technology.
The promotion of a new generation of scientists to the 24-member Politburo – five of 11 newly appointed members are from distinguished scientific backgrounds – reflects President Xi Jinping’s ambitions to boost the country’s economic and technological self-reliance.
In this discussion, speakers draw upon Chatham House’s research paper 'The new scientists: The emerging Chinese leaders behind Xi Jinping’s drive for technological self-reliance' to decipher the professional and political track record of these new Politburo members.
The ...
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- Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections
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- 3:24:22
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Zimbabwe is scheduled to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 23 August 2023. Key priority issues for the 6.6 million registered voters will include the economy, rising inflation, unemployment, electricity shortages, and diversification. Points of ideological contention among presidential aspirants continue to centre on how to balance Zimbabwe’s international relations policy and debt burden with local ownership of the country’s development trajectory.
This roundtable event provided a space for discussion among some of Zimbabwe’s key political parties and electoral candidates and reflected on the wider electoral environment. It took stock of the diversity of ideological visions and manifestos offered, and explored priorities for domestic, regional, and international engagement.
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- Confronting marginalization in climate action and conservation
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- 1:29:11
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The most climate-vulnerable populations in the Global South also face the impacts of biodiversity loss most acutely. These are often already marginalized groups, such as women, indigenous people, and other customary rights-holders such as Afro-descendants and ethnic minority communities.
Additionally, groups in vulnerable situations such as smallholder farmers, pastoralists, fishing communities, refugees, and displaced people face heightened vulnerability due to a lack of human rights protections, poverty, governance challenges, limited resources, conflicts, and climate-sensitive livelihoods.
This event explores ways to expose and remove structural barriers to marginalized people exercising their power in the face of climate vulnerability including:
Socioeconomic disparities in climate action.
Strategies to address climate vulnerability and biodiversity loss in London, Kinshasa, N’Djamena, Nairobi and beyond.
The role of direct finan...
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- How can the world adapt to higher temperatures and extreme heatwaves?
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- 59:24
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Societies are feeling the impacts of record-breaking heat around the world. Extreme temperatures have been recorded in countries ranging from Puerto Rico and India to Iran and Siberia. Wildfires across Canada have turned skylines orange and emitted smoke reaching as far as Europe.
The North Atlantic Ocean is experiencing an extraordinary marine heatwave. According to the World Meteorological Organization, the first week of July was the hottest ever on record. In the same week, temperatures in Adrar, Algeria did not drop below 39.6°C – the hottest night ever recorded in Africa.
Extreme heat can affect human health and livelihoods, reduce labour productivity, damage infrastructure and worsen food insecurity. It can strain transport and power grids, and increase demand for electricity, much of which is still generated from fossil fuels.
Emissions from cooling technologies such as refrigerators and air conditioners account for almost 10 per cent of...
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- Розбудова нової України - Відкриття
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- 11:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Для відновлення України знадобляться величезні людські та
фінансові ресурси. Воно позначиться на всіх сферах суспільного
життя.
Учасники цього заходу, що представляють урядові установи,
громадянське суспільство, міста, благодійні організації та компанії
приватний сектор з України й інших країн, запропонують нове
розуміння та підходи до відновлення й обговорять конкретні
механізми сталої, інклюзивної та прозорої відбудови України.
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- Розбудова нової України - Екосистема відновлення: чи відповідає вона меті?
- Runtime
- 1:23:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- • Важливість безпеки як невід’ємної складової відновлення України
• Огляд поточної діяльності з відновлення, рівнів фінансування й задіяних інституцій
• Як відбувається визначення пріоритетів і фінансування відбудови на ранніх етапах?
Чого бракує і чому?
• Чому важливо залучати громадян, організації громадського суспільства (ОГС), місцеві
громади, малі та середні підприємства?
• Які ризики має нинішній дизайн програми відновлення? Чи забезпечено прозорість і
підзвітність?
Промовці:
Леся Огризко, Коаліція...
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- Розбудова нової України - Людський капітал: зцілення, реінтеграція, розширення повноважень
- Runtime
- 1:26:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Наслідки війни для суспільства, демографії та трудових ресурсів
• Робоча сила: нові навички та підвищення кваліфікації – що потрібно?
• Яке майбутнє чекає на переселенців і українських біженців (а надто молодь)?
• Психотравма і відновлення: як загоїти шрами від війни у громадах
Промовці:
Нарміна Стрішенець, співголова Робочої групи з гуманітарної допомоги Україні, Save
the Children UK
Дмитро Ливч, Центр економічного відновлення
Дар’я Сидоренко, виконавча директорка, Ліга Сильних
Юлія Соколовська, заступниця голови О...
- Title
- Розблокування прямих іноземних інвестицій і розвиток приватного сектору: коли та як?
- Runtime
- 1:27:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- • Де є перепони для активнішого залучення приватного бізнесу?
• Що може докорінно змінити «правила гри» для заохочення значного припливу
капіталу?
• Чи є в екосистемі відновлення простір для імпакт-інвесторів? Де саме?
• Як плідно співпрацювати компаніям, благодійникам і ОГС?
Промовці:
Джон Петтон, Argentem Creek Partners
Наталія Яресько, керуюча партнерка, EY Parthenon
Майк Стенсон, керівник Групи з інновацій, Kingspan
Олександр Грибан, заступник Міністра економіки України
Модератор: Деніел Рунде, CSIS
- Title
- Розбудова нової України - Відбудова України на всіх рівнях
- Runtime
- 1:29:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- • Модель відновлення з опорою на громаду: що це означає?
• Що потрібно для прискорення місцевого економічного розвитку?
• Яку роль відіграють технології та цифрове врядування?
• Як євроінтеграція могла би пришвидшити відновлення?
• Які уроки може винести Україна з досвіду регенерації міст у Сполученому Королівстві?
Промовці:
Олександра Азархіна, заступниця Міністра розвитку громад, територій та
інфраструктури України
Ерін E. МакКі, заступниця Голови USAID у справах Європи та Євразії
Річард Огільчин, засновник,...
- Title
- Four questions about reconstruction in Ukraine
- Runtime
- 9:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Delegates from the Chatham House event 'Shaping the new Ukraine: Delivering resilient recovery' discuss four key questions relating to reconstruction efforts in Ukraine:
What should be the priorities for international assistance to help Ukrainian society bounce back?
How should Ukrainian society be involved in the design and implementation of the recovery?
How can private enterprise and the local economy be supported in Ukraine?
What policies can facilitate the return of young people to Ukraine?
- Title
- How China views Ukraine
- Runtime
- 26:42
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Joining Bronwen Maddox this week is Dr Yu Jie, a Senior Research Fellow with our Asia-Pacific programme; Samuel Ramani, a tutor of international relations at the University of Oxford and Marcin Kaczmarski, a Lecturer in Security Studies at the University of Glasgow.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-china-views-ukraine/id1499634628?i=1000622621533
https://open.spotify.com/episode/61NuzF1wshczt5vKPgx9oC
- Title
- Artificial intelligence – A threat to democracy?
- Runtime
- 36:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Joining Bronwen Maddox this week are Dr Talita Dias, a Senior Research Fellow with our International Law Programme; Alex Krasadomski, a Senior Research Associate with our Digital Society Initiative; Dr Milly Zimeta, until very recently with the Open Data Institute and journalist Carl Miller.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/artificial-intelligence-a-threat-to-democracy/id1499634628?i=1000621866934
https://open.spotify.com/episode/43ilpQb9Df87YjcJONJH83
- Title
- How are communities in Bucha and Izium district recovering from the damage of Russia’s war?
- Runtime
- 8:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Interviews with those undertaking reconstruction efforts inside the liberated city of Bucha and Ukraine’s south-eastern frontline district of Izium.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has already caused $144 billion of damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure, with 25 000 km of roads and 344 bridges rendered unusable by Russian military actions.
In frontline and recently liberated areas, local communities are trying to fix the damage done by the Russian invaders. But with external funding limited, the reconstruction efforts outstretch the resources of local governments.
This video shows how local communities are navigating recovery in the ongoing conflict.
This video was produced by Public Interest Journalism Lab: https://www.journlab.online/en.
- Title
- Cascades: Resilience to climate risks that cross borders
- Runtime
- 1:36:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This London Climate Action Week 2023 event explores how governments in Europe and beyond can prepare to meet the challenge of cross-border cascading risks.
Climate impacts are not confined within national borders. They can cascade across and between continents, escalating through security relations, international trade, financial markets, international aid operations and displacement of people.
Under the CASCADES project, Chatham House collaborates with experts and scientists from around the world, assessing these emerging risks, and analysing how they interact with major societal challenges.
Drawing on four years of interdisciplinary research, this event explores emerging recommendations on how governments in Europe and beyond can prepare to meet the challenge of cross-border cascading risks. It both proposes and examines concrete ways for policymakers and societies to build capacity to manage such risks in the years ahead.
This eve...
- Title
- Ending Russia's war and safeguarding Europe's future | Explainer | Chatham House
- Runtime
- 3:01
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Short interviews with some of the authors of a new Chatham House report which examines the realities of the current war on Ukraine and the long-term consequences.
They outline why they believe the only outcome of the war which safeguards the future security of Europe is a Ukrainian victory, and that therefore international military support to Kyiv should be redoubled.
Many proposals have been put forward for how the conflict could, or should, be brought to a close. But, the authors argue, persistent calls for a ceasefire or ‘negotiated settlement’ to end the fighting without tackling Russia’s ambition will be insufficient and ineffective.
Read the Chatham House report 'How to end Russia’s war on Ukraine':
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2023/06/how-end-russias-war-ukraine
- Title
- NATO membership for Ukraine delayed
- Runtime
- 27:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Joining Bronwen Maddox to help answer all these questions are Roland Oliphant, the Telegraph’s senior foreign correspondent, Mariia Zolkina, the DINAM Fellow at the London School of Economics and Galip Dalay, an Associate Fellow with our Middle East and North Africa programme.
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.
More ways to listen:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/nato-membership-for-ukraine-delayed/id1499634628?i=1000621133406
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1X8OKtD9EO7IZC09Nefx7W
- Title
- Common Futures Conversations: Is inclusive governance possible?
- Runtime
- 57:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In this webinar, three experts will share their perspectives on how to achieve more inclusive global governance. How is the current system unrepresentative and what can be done to make it more responsive to the needs of citizens? We will be hearing from Halima Begum, CEO, Runnymede Trust; David Griffiths, Associate Fellow, Chatham House and Sophie Daud, CEO Future Leaders Network. This is the second webinar in the Common Futures challenge on international cooperation.
- Title
- Will the ChatGPT era revolutionize climate financing decisions?
- Runtime
- 1:38:20
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Broad consensus exists over the need for open climate data to mainstream climate science into investment decisions.
But with a multitude of different models and language for frameworks, disclosures and taxonomies, even those sitting with data often don’t have the capability or capacity to interpret it.
Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) could disrupt industries that facilitate the capture, flow, and access of climate-related data.
This London Climate Action Week 2023 event discussed how best to harness new technologies to advance climate data mapping strategies, tools and approaches to unlocking capital flows, while considering the broader political and ethical implications of the AI age.
- Title
- Pivoting markets and trade toward sustainability, equity and well-being
- Runtime
- 58:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This London Climate Action Week 2023 event explored the intersection of sustainability concepts such as the Triple Bottom Line and Green Swans, with government-led climate action.
How can a Planetary Welcare state framework help achieve holistic wellbeing for both humans and the planet?
And how can such thinking help shape a blueprint for just and sustainable trade?
- Title
- Ending the war on Ukraine: dangers of a false peace
- Runtime
- 1:08:46
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Ever since the possibility of Ukrainian victory could be entertained following the retreat of Russian forces from the Kyiv region in March 2022, the question of how the peace will be achieved has been up in the air. Definitions of success have ranged from the full restoration of pre–2014 Ukrainian territory, to calls for compromise and concession by Ukraine.
As Western democracies are entering new election cycles, a long-term plan is needed for ending the war, and what is to follow. Failure to do so will compromise the broader security framework in Europe and will result in further conflicts in the future.
In this event, we discuss the conditions that need to be met to ensure that Ukraine is whole, free, and independent, that the Russian state is no longer a threat to neighbouring countries. We will also dispel the common misconceptions about how the war’s end might look.
The panel of experts will discuss the following questions:
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