Chatham House
Reflecting on US defence strategy
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- Reflecting on US defence strategy
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- 1:15:35
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- 3 years ago
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- In conversation with Dr Colin H. Kahl, US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
The United States National Defense Strategy identified China as the ‘pacing challenge’ and Russia as an ‘acute threat.’
The war in Ukraine is now well into its second year and future US policy towards Ukraine and also Russia is top of the policy agenda.
As tensions rise across the Taiwan Strait, war rages in Ukraine, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence alter the context of major power competition, how should US defence policy evolve?
Key questions this event will discuss include:
How can the US adapt its strategy and technology to manage China’s rise?
What are the implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine for US defence strategy and how may this impact the US role in NATO?
How are US partnerships and alliances evolving?
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- Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2030: Lessons from Mozambique - HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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- 9:36
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- 3 years ago
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- High-level presentation by HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia (2006-2018)
At a moment when old vulnerabilities and new threats are apparent on the African continent, this event, held by Chatham House in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the African Union Commission, explored opportunities to further the AU’s Silencing the Guns agenda by 2030 to assist Africa’s transformative development.
The ‘Silencing the Guns in Africa’ agenda, a flagship initiative of the African Union’s (AU) Agenda 2063, aspires to end all wars and conflict, prevent genocide, and stop gender-based violence.
The 2019 peace agreement in Mozambique and the subsequent disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process supported by the United Nations (UN) but implemented by Mozambique’s government and institutions, provides experience and learning for other continental conflicts that have recently ended ...
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- Ethics of dealing with authoritarians
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- 1:04:08
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- 3 years ago
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- Joel Rosenthal, president of Carnegie Council, joins Chatham House to discuss how democracies and multilateral institutions can leverage ethics as a tool to assess concerns and trade-offs when engaging with illiberal actors.
The event asks:
Can democracies afford to be adversarial or selective in cooperation with certain countries when facing global challenges such as climate change and AI?
How can democracies simultaneously defend human rights and promote open societies while still engaging with leaders from non-democratic states?
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- Working with the Taliban
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- 1:04:46
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- 3 years ago
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- Examining the ethical dilemmas of working in Afghanistan today.
After the West’s hasty and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban government have spent the past two years in Kabul. While they continue to grapple with the new reigns of power, the country’s woes endure.
Millions are in poverty and aid agencies are providing only limited support with only nine per cent of the $4.6 billion required by the United Nations (UN) raised so far.
Social repression has returned to much of the country, particularly in regard to women’s rights, and jihadi terrorism remains a persistent plague across country.
Largely closed to the world, rule under the Taliban 2.0 means life for the Afghan people is as difficult as ever. But with these problems and more mounting, policymakers and leaders cannot ignore engagement with Afghanistan for much longer.
Although embassy staff fled Kabul, diplomatic outreach to the T...
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- Common Futures Conversations: Multilateralism
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- 1:10:08
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- 3 years ago
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- In this webinar, former Director of Chatham House Sir Robin Niblett CMG will share his perspective on the current challenges facing the international system, and how multilateral organisations can adapt. This is the first webinar in the new Common Futures challenge on international cooperation
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- Combatting climate change: NATO’s role in building climate resilience
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- 1:03:40
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- 3 years ago
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- What lies ahead for NATO in a warmer world? As climate change intensifies existing crises and gives rise to new ones, how can NATO best equip itself to confront the security challenges on the horizon?
With profound implications of climate change on global security, this panel explores the strategies and approaches NATO can adopt to equip itself and confront existing and future climate-related security challenges. The panel ask how NATO member states and partner nations can foster greater collaboration and build resilient defence strategies.
Key questions in this discussion include:
How does climate change affect NATO’s ability to defend and deter against security threats?
What role should NATO allies play in responding to climate change? How can NATO collaborate with other stakeholders and non-state actors to strengthen its climate resilience and response capabilities?
How can NATO integrate climate change con...
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- Can Vladimir Putin survive?
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- 31:04
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- 3 years ago
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- Joining Bronwen Maddox on the podcast this week is Tobias Ellwood MP, the chair of the UK Parliament’s Defence Select Committee; Polina Ivanova, a foreign correspondent for the Financial Times covering Russia, Ukraine, and Central Asia and Mark Temnycky, a Ukrainian journalist and Associate Fellow with the Atlantic Council.
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-vladimir-putin-survive/id1499634628?i=1000619809379
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vyqIaubx1TeoDtixiXw5s
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- Artificial intelligence: Hear from the experts
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- 2:52
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- 3 years ago
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- Experts explain the enormous power of AI technology, its positive potential, the increasing understanding of the risks involved - and the need to ensure that AI is developed and regulated responsibly in a way that benefits all humanity.
Speakers include:
Dr Milly Zimeta
Peggy Hicks
Dame Wendy Hall
Carl Miller
James Maniyka
Chatham House and AI:
Building on its existing research on AI governance and in cooperation with Google, Chatham House is hosting a series of inclusive, diverse and policy relevant activities on the responsible development of AI and its impact on online information systems.
The goal of this project is to foster a lively public debate on what is responsible AI in practice, its risks and benefits for our common information space as well as provide a multi-stakeholder consultative platform to inform its development.
Learn more:
https://www.chathamhouse.org...
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- Libya Since 2011: The development of elite networks and the political economy of state institutions
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- 1:27:17
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- 3 years ago
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- The first session of the Chatham House event 'Libya since 2011: The contours of a new order'.
How have power structures and patronage networks evolved in Libya since 2011?
What are the key elements of continuity and change?
This session zoomed in on the role of the former regime’s elites; the struggle over the state’s financial and economic institutions; and the evolution of the country’s vast public sector.
Speakers
Virginie Collombier, Professor of Practice, School of Government, Luiss Guido Carli University
Tim Eaton, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House
Wolfram Lacher, Senior Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
Moderator: Alia Brahimi, Non-resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
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- Social change in post-2011 Libya
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- 1:26:31
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- 3 years ago
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- The second session from the Chatham House event 'Libya since 2011: The contours of a new order'.
This session focussed on three aspects of social change: the socialisation of a whole generation by conflict; the vast but contradictory consequences of revolution and insecurity for gender relations; and the fundamental transformation of Benghazi’s social fabric through war.
Speakers:
Emadeddin Badi, Non-resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Mary Fitzgerald, Non-resident Scholar, Middle East Institute
Rima Ibrahim, Associate Junior Researcher, Mediterranean Platform, School of Government, Luiss Guido Carli University
Moderator: Faisal al-Yafai, International Editor, New Lines Magazine
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- The Taiwan factor: Elections, supply chains, and US–China relations
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- 59:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Situated in the heart of East Asia, Taiwan’s strategic location has made it a focal point in the power struggle between China and the US.
As a vibrant democracy and a key player in high-tech industries, Taiwan has become an important partner for the US, serving as a counterbalance to China’s growing influence in the region. But China argues Taiwan is part of its territory and is determined to integrate it.
As the Taiwanese people prepare to elect their next president in January 2024, this is a vital time to discuss how Taiwan can maintain its de facto independence in a time of rising US–China tensions.
The experts discuss:
What tactics are the Chinese government using to increase the pressure on Taiwan and what would cause Beijing to use even more coercive approaches?
How are US–China tensions impacting Taiwan and how is Taiwan affecting US–China relations?
What are the likely impacts of the Taiwane...
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- London Conference 2023: How can the world address the climate emergency?
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- 1:02:48
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Plenary session 4:
Has Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerated the energy transition?
Is there a need for revised systems for international energy governance?
How can climate action be protected from the ebbs and flows of geopolitics and international relations?
Does the existing international climate architecture help or hinder the delivery of the commitments of the Paris Agreement?
Can it be improved, or should it be abolished?
Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action, German Federal Foreign Office
The Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP, Shadow Secretary of State of Climate Change and Net Zero, UK Government
Thomas Thune Andersen, Chairperson, Ørsted and Lloyds Register
Nancy Karigithu, Principal Secretary, State Department for Shipping and Maritime, Kenya
Chair: Bernice Lee, Hoffmann Distinguished Fellow for Sustainability; Chair, Sustainability Accelerator Advisory Board, Cha...
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- London Conference 2023: Closing remarks and Chatham House Prize presentation
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- 26:13
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- 3 years ago
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- Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy receives the 2023 Chatham House Prize in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to international relations.
President Zelenskyy was chosen by members of Chatham House for his leadership in the face of the reinvasion of his nation by Russia and comes at a crucial juncture in the war.
The prize was awarded during the final session of the annual Chatham House London Conference on 29 June, after a short live virtual address by the president. Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, collected the award on his behalf.
President Zelenskyy’s transformation from first-time politician to wartime leader has been extraordinary. The former actor has unified his nation in defiance of a formidable foe.
He has also created a new form of modern diplomacy and leadership through his use of social media and direct communication with world leaders, marshalling a wide-ranging coalition in support...
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- London Conference 2023: The new security order and the UK’s strategy refresh
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- 33:55
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- 3 years ago
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- In conversation with the Rt Hon James Heappey MP, Minister of State for Armed Forces and Veterans, UK
Chair: Patricia Lewis, Research Director, International Security, Chatham House
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- London Conference 2023: How can countries shield against economic shocks?
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- 53:41
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- 3 years ago
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- Plenary session 3:
Is ‘deglobalization’ continuing?
Is economic nationalism on the rise?
How can governments work through multilateral institutions to pre-empt economic shocks and crises?
How will geopolitical considerations shape decisions on international trade and investment?
Isabelle Mateos y Lago, Managing Director, Global Head of the Official Institutions Group, BlackRock
Karthik Ramanna, Professor of Business and Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Raghuram Rajan, Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Jonathan Black, Heywood Fellow, Blavatnik School of Government; UK G7 & G20 Sherpa (2019 – 2022)
Chair: Juliet Samuel, Columnist, The Times
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- London Conference 2023: How can countries respond to great power competition?
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- 1:12:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Plenary session 2:
Can the multilateral system manage geopolitical flashpoints between rival powers?
Can it prevent clashes from escalating into conflict?
What lessons can be drawn from global responses to intensified competition between the US and China
What are the security and economic implications for middle powers of a return to great power competition?
Wu Hongbo, Special Representative on European Affairs, Chinese Government
Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times
Norbert Röttgen MdB, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, German Bundestag
Sanam Vakil, Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House
Robert Kagan, Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Chair: Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas programme; Dean, Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs, Chatham House
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- London Conference 2023: Geopolitics, energy security, and climate change
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- 32:44
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- In conversation with Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Chair: Antony Froggatt, Deputy Director, Environment and Society Programme, Chatham House
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- London Conference 2023: Conflict, humanitarian crises, and the limits of multilateralism
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- 32:03
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- In conversation with Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, Prime Minister of Yemen
Chair: Lyse Doucet, Chief International Correspondent, BBC
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- London Conference 2023: How can there be a lasting peace in Ukraine?
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- 57:10
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Plenary session 1:
How is the war reshaping the global security order?
What are the dangers inherent in quick fixes and premature peace deals?
What have been the lessons for multilateral responses to security crises and threats of armed conflict?
When is the right time to negotiate with Russia?
Address: Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Government of Ukraine
Orysia Lutsevych, Deputy Director, Russia and Eurasia Programme; Head, Ukraine Forum, Chatham House
Garry Kasparov, Chairman, Human Rights Foundation
Jonathan Powell, Director, Inter Mediate
Julianne Smith, US Ambassador to NATO
Chair: Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor, Channel 4
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- London Conference 2023: Welcome & the UK in the world
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- 53:24
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Why does multilateralism matter?
What gives multilateral systems authority and legitimacy?
How can it work in a world of geopolitical rivalries and strategic competition?
Chair: Bronwen Maddox, Director and Chief Executive, Chatham House
The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, UK
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- London Conference 2023: All sessions
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- 9:56:03
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Strategic cooperation: Principles and priorities for a modern multilateralism.
The world continues to face an uncertain global picture with Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, a resurgence in geopolitical competition between China and the West, and many countries battling inflationary pressures and the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addressing these challenges, the international system of rules, laws and pacts appears to be foundering. Globalization, economic integration, and cooperation are giving way in the contest over resources and inflation.
Yet many global problems cannot be addressed without cooperation between allies and between strategic competitors. The ideals, principles and incentives that lead to consensus need to be renewed. The 2023 London Conference explores how this can be done.
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- Global AI governance: What is the UK’s role?
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- 1:00:46
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- 3 years ago
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- In conversation with Brad Smith, the Rt Hon Tony Blair, and Baroness Martha Lane Fox. In-person attendance for this event is closed.
As UK prime minister Rishi Sunak prepares for the Global Summit on AI Safety later this year, the UK is attempting to find its place in the discussion of the safe and responsible application of artificial intelligence (AI).
With the rapid pace of development, policymakers and business must work together to build workable regulatory frameworks for AI – to both maximise its transformative potential and prevent negative and unintended consequences.
When applied successfully AI has been revolutionary across many sectors and applications and is seen as a critical opportunity for the UK and countries globally.
How can this technology be developed safely and responsibly – and in a way that is coordinated and interoperable globally?
This event is held in partnership with Microsoft and ...
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- China’s modernization and its relationship with the West
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- 1:04:13
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- 3 years ago
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- Liu Jianchao, minister from the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, explores common causes and goals for China and the world.
Last October, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China laid out a blueprint for China’s future development. The term ‘Chinese modernization’ was introduced and left the world perplexed.
This also comes at a time when the relationship between China and the UK is in a difficult spot. Following David Cameron’s attempts to usher in a ‘golden era of cooperation,’ relations with Beijing have become more complex to manage.
Bilateral ties are strained as the UK, and other countries look inward at securing supply chains and strategic industries while Beijing seeks ‘self-reliance’. However, both economies remain deeply entwined. This, along with global common causes such as the climate crisis, offer opportunities for partnership and dialogue between Lond...
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- Yemen crisis: An end in sight? Lessons learned from past negotiations
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- 1:03:07
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- 3 years ago
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- Speakers
Rafat Al-Akhali, Former Yemeni Minister of Youth and Sports, Fellow of Practice, Strategic Projects, Blavatnik
School of Government, University of Oxford
Azal Al-Salafi, Advocacy and Protection Officer, Peace Track Initiative
Helen Lackner, Author, Yemen in Crisis: Devastating Conflict, Fragile Hope and Yemen: Poverty and Conflict
Moderator: Nawal Al-Maghafi, Special Correspondent, BBC
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- Yemen crisis: An end in sight? Latest developments in the peace process and prospects for the future
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- 1:07:24
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- 3 years ago
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- Speakers
Yasmeen al-Eryani, Co-Executive Director for Knowledge Production, Sana’a Center
Jamila Ali Rajaa, Deputy Head, Reconciliation and Consultation Committee
Moderator: Dr Sanam Vakil, Director, MENA Programme, Chatham House
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- Yemen crisis: An end in sight? In conversation with HE Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi (Arabic version)
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- 45:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Speaker: Major General Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi, Vice President, Presidential Leadership Council (PLC)
and President, Southern Transitional Council (STC)
Moderator: Farea Al-Muslimi, Research Fellow, MENA Programme, Chatham House
Arabic language version.
English translation version is here
https://youtu.be/NqhRB24ZEGs
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- Yemen crisis: An end in sight? In conversation with HE Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi (English version)
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- 45:19
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Speaker: Major General Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi, Vice President, Presidential Leadership Council (PLC)
and President, Southern Transitional Council (STC)
Moderator: Farea Al-Muslimi, Research Fellow, MENA Programme, Chatham House
English translation version.
Arabic version is here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huWwDDindlE
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- In conversation with Hayashi Yoshimasa, foreign minister of Japan
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- 1:00:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- With Japanese diplomacy at a crossroads in its history, this event takes a look at the guiding principles for a new chapter of Japan-UK relations.
In spite of geographical distance, the UK-Japan relationship continues to deepen. Both countries continue to be champions of the free and open international order based on the rule of law and are global forces for the promotion and realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Taking advantage of the G7 summit in Hiroshima this year, Japan and the UK are further strengthening their global strategic partnership through the new Hiroshima Accord.
Despite the strengths, there are many challenges ahead that will test the strength of the relationship. Russian’s aggression against Ukraine, strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific, climate change, and global trade are just some of the multitude of issues that require a strong, collaborative dialogue and action between Tokyo and London in the years to come.
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- Securing NATO's northern flank
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- 27:39
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- 3 years ago
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- On the podcast this week we look at the UK’s role in the defence of the Nordic region. Since the annexation of Crimea, the UK has taken a keen interest in the Nordic and Baltic regions, with the formation of the Joint Expeditionary Force. With Kyiv’s counter-offensive now underway, we look at how Europe’s security is being reshaped by events in Ukraine, what London and the JEF states are looking to achieve by operating more closely in the north, and the balance of forces between NATO and Russia in the Baltic now Finland is a NATO member.
Also, this week, we look ahead to the NATO summit in Vilnius next month. With Finland now an alliance member, but Sweden still outside, are alliance politics (with Turkey and Hungary) leaving NATO's northern flank vulnerable. What role are key alliance members like France and the UK playing ahead of Vilnius, and in the face of intense fighting in the east, what kind of plan might the alliance offer Ukraine?
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- 05 Shaping the new Ukraine - Rebuilding Ukraine from the ground up
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- 1:29:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- • A community-based recovery model: what does it entail?
• What is needed to jumpstart local economic development?
• What role for technology and digital governance?
• How can EU integration boost recovery?
Speakers:
Oleksandra Azarkhina, Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure
Development of Ukraine
Erin E. McKee, Assistant Administrator, Europe & Eurasia Bureau, USAID
Richard Ogilchyn, Chair, Board of Directors, Executive Director, Grand Founders
Ivan Verbytskiy, Director, CEDOS
Moderator: Orysia Lutsevych, Head of Ukraine Forum, Chatham House
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- 01 Shaping the new Ukraine - Opening Remarks
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- 11:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Ukraine’s recovery will require enormous human and financial resources. It will impact every sphere of public life.
This event offers new insights and approaches to recovery and discusses specific mechanisms to rebuild Ukraine sustainably, inclusively, and transparently.
It convenes Ukrainian and other international participants representing governments, civil society, cities, philanthropic organizations, and the private sector.
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- 04 Shaping the new Ukraine - Unblocking FDI and private sector development: When and how?
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- 1:27:31
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- • What are the bottlenecks for private sector engagement?
• What could be a ‘game changer’ for significant inflow of capital?
• Is there space for ‘impact investors’? Where?
• Can Russian assets be seized to fund recovery?
Speakers:
John Patton, Co-founder, Managing Director, Head of EMEAR & Asia Argentem Creek
Partners
Natalie Jaresko, Managing Partner, Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy, EY Parthenon
Mike Stenson, Executive Director, Ukraine Campus, Kingspan
Oleksandr Gryban, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine
Moderator: Daniel Runde, Senior Vice President, CSIS
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- 03 Shaping the new Ukraine - Human capital: Healing, reintegration, empowering
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- 1:26:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- • The impact of war on society, demographics, and labour force
• Labour force and upskilling – what are the needs?
• What is the future for IDPs and Ukrainian refugees (especially the youth)?
• Psychological scars and recovery: how to heal communities
Speakers:
Narmina Strishenets, Conflict & Humanitarian Policy & Advocacy Adviser, Save the Children
Dmytro Lyvch, Chair, Easy Business, Co-Founder, Center for Economic Recovery
Daria Sydorenko, Chief Executive, League of Strong, Ukraine
Yuliia Sokolovska, Deputy Head, Office of the President of Ukraine
Moderator: Olena Ursu, Programme Specialist, Democratic Governance, UNDP
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- 02 Shaping the new Ukraine - Recovery Ecosystem: is it fit for purpose?
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- 1:23:57
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- • The importance of security as an integral part of Ukraine’s recovery
• Review of existing recovery efforts, levels of funding and institutions
• How is early recovery financed and prioritised? What elements are missing and why?
• Why engagement of citizens, CSOs, communities and SMEs matters?
• What are the risks with the current design? Is transparency and accountability in place?
Speakers:
Lesia Ogryzko, Head of International Cooperation, RISE Ukraine
Matteo Patrone, Managing Director, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, EBRD
Marlene Rosemarie Madsen, Deputy Director, Ukraine Service, DG NEAR,
European Commission
Mustafa Nayyem, Head, State Agency for the Reconstruction of Ukraine
Moderator: Simon Smith, Ukraine Forum, Chatham House
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- Global development in an era of great power competition
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- 1:09:38
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- What role is there for the US and UK to lead?
Competition between the US and China, Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, and the West’s failure to mount a sustained and effective response to a world in polycrisis are threatening to erode support for the rules-based order.
As the US and UK approach national elections in 2024, the prospect for inward-looking politics may further erode the prospect that the West and the values it represents can shape an adequate collective response to today’s global challenges, especially those faced by developing countries.
Will a decline of US and UK foreign assistance impact these countries’ leadership on the global stage?
What strategies can the West pursue to harness its own potential and also those of its competitors to address critical global challenges?
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- In conversation with Chris Stark of the Climate Change Committee
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- 1:17:32
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Chris Stark, chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, covers the key opportunities and challenges facing climate policy in the UK.
The Climate Change Act commits the UK government to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to achieve net-zero by 2050. Policy, business and investment will all play a role in the UK’s decarbonization journey.
In particular, this session explores questions such as:
What corporates and investors should be doing (and not doing) on their net-zero transitions?
What policies can help support this?
How should we think about adaptation as well as mitigation within the transition?
How should society think about how the decarbonization process supports jobs within a net-zero economy, fairness and energy security?
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- How international organizations fight for legitimacy
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- 59:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Authors from the May issue of International Affairs explore the strategies used by international organizations to gain legitimacy around the world.
The legitimacy of regional and international organizations is increasingly under attack due to issues such as climate change and rising nationalism around the world.
As an organization’s ability to function, and the liberal international order itself, rests on its legitimacy, the issue must be examined more closely.
This webinar draws on the special section in the May 2023 issue of International Affairs to explore the drivers behind strategies used by international organizations to gain legitimacy, and what that could mean for their future.
Experts dive into how an organization maintains legitimacy internally with its own staff, and how both authority and relative power impacts its ability to gain support. The webinar draws on research on the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organization...
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- Conference on green accountability and climate finance: Second keynote
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- 42:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The critical role of transparency, accountability and civil society participation for more effective and equitable climate finance.
McKinsey has estimated that $275 trillion needs to be invested in physical assets to achieve net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.
A substantial part of this will need to be cross-border investment in developing and emerging economies given the limited availability of domestic finance in these countries.
Meanwhile, the latest IPCC Assessment Report sets out starkly the urgency with which both mitigation and adaptation actions need to be stepped up.
Transparency, accountability and civil society participation have a critical role to play in ensuring that this investment happens and that the flows that take place have high impact and efficiency in the countries concerned.
With the support of the World Bank’ Global Partnership for Social Accountability, Chatham House is hosting ...
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- Conference on green accountability and climate finance: Opening remarks and keynote
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- 1:13:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The critical role of transparency, accountability and civil society participation for more effective and equitable climate finance.
McKinsey has estimated that $275 trillion needs to be invested in physical assets to achieve net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.
A substantial part of this will need to be cross-border investment in developing and emerging economies given the limited availability of domestic finance in these countries.
Meanwhile, the latest IPCC Assessment Report sets out starkly the urgency with which both mitigation and adaptation actions need to be stepped up.
Transparency, accountability and civil society participation have a critical role to play in ensuring that this investment happens and that the flows that take place have high impact and efficiency in the countries concerned.
With the support of the World Bank’ Global Partnership for Social Accountability, Chatham House is hosting ...
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- Civil society has a vital role in Ukraine’s recovery | Explainer | Chatham House
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- 6:15
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Ukraine has already shown that successful cooperation between state and citizens delivers highly effective structural reforms.
Orysia Lutsevych explains that, given this record, the country’s government and international partners should work with Ukraine’s civil society organizations (CSOs) in recovery planning, oversight, and implementation.
Citizen groups have already been deeply involved in reconstruction and relief work since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, but many feel sidelined by national and regional authorities in planning and delivering the recovery.
Orysia highlights the invaluable skills and experience of millions of Ukrainians who want a greater stake in determining how their country will be rebuilt, and that public accountability from institutions is vitally important.
This video interview supports a briefing paper which draws on insights from a Chatham House survey of Ukrainian CSOs conducted at the end o...
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- Strategies for a more resilient world
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- 1:02:17
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Tharman Shanmugaratnam, senior minister in Singapore and chair of the board of the Group of Thirty, discusses domestic and multilateral strategies to build resilience and optimism in an era of profound insecurity.
Singapore is at the epicentre of both Asia’s emergence in the world and the rise of US-China tensions, geoeconomic fragmentation and a worsening global environmental crisis.
Drawing on his experience, both as a seasoned Singapore policymaker and chair of several international panels, the senior minister focuses on the ‘four R’s’; re-orientating macroeconomic thinking, reforming governance of global public goods, regenerating jobs without recourse to protection, and refocusing politics to avoid a zero-sum world.
Key questions include:
How should macroeconomic policy be repositioned for a world of inherent uncertainty and recurring shocks?
Why should countries be wary of the rise of new industrial po...
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- The era of ‘reglobalization’
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- 1:02:06
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- 3 years ago
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- How to balance international trade with efforts to enhance domestic economic resilience?
The global trade outlook remains challenging in 2023. Geopolitical tensions and national security concerns are playing a greater role in trade policy with a focus on strengthening supply chain resilience and reducing economic dependencies. In addition, the turn towards industrial policies has raised concerns about unfair trade practices and protectionism.
The debate about the future of globalization has only therefore deepened. While ‘deglobalization’ dominates the current public discourse on trade, is ‘reglobalization’ a better term to describe patterns of economic integration and fracturing across different economies and sectors?
The panel of experts discuss:
To what extent are efforts to meet climate goals and maintain technological leadership intertwined with industrial policy and national security objectives?
Wh...
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- China’s challenge to India
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- 35:23
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- 3 years ago
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- Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Dr Avinash Paliwal from University London SOAS; Dr Raji Pillai, from the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi and Nepali journalist Amish Raj Mulmi, author of the book All Roads Lead North.
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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- Can the Venezuelan negotiations be revived?
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- 1:13:25
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- 3 years ago
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- Exploring the stalled Venezuela negotiations, international sanctions, the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, and a potential – although uncertain – path forward.
In May 2023, Chatham House convened a meeting of diplomats and representatives from civil society, the private sector, and Venezuela’s opposition to discuss: human rights accountability and transitional justice; the conditions and steps for free and fair elections in 2024 and 2025 and opposition primaries; sanctions on the Venezuelan economy and PDVSA; and access to funds for humanitarian assistance.
One week before the Chatham House workshop, President Gustavo Petro of Colombia convened 20 governments in Bogotá for an international conference on Venezuela’s political process.
The final declaration from that conference highlighted the need to establish an electoral calendar and conditions for free and transparent elections, the lifting of sanctions in parallel to agreed steps...
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- Can the UK afford global Britain?
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- 1:00:06
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- 3 years ago
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- Does the UK’s economic position match its foreign policy ambitions?
The UK has ambitious plans for its role on the world stage. Following the Integrated Review in March 2023, UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, said: ‘As the global context evolves further […] we must make sure that this remains the case by taking a lead where we can make the most difference and finding new ways to cooperate with others to maximize our collective impact.’
The review came as the UK continues to find its post-Brexit feet and tries to undo the damage to its credibility after years of turbulence and chaos at home.
The UK is gradually building prominence in the life science and technology sectors globally which are key industries for the future. It continues to maintain a strong global position in financial markets and the UK government has managed to become one of Ukraine’s biggest supporters both financially and with material aid since Russia’s invasio...
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- Wagner’s war inside Ukraine
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- 26:30
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- On the podcast this week, we look at the Wagner Group, the shadowy paramilitary organisation, and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Wagner has been active on the ground and involved in some of the conflict’s fiercest battles, notably around Bakhmut. We discuss the group’s relationship with the Russian armed forces, its ties with the Kremlin and the increasingly tense relationship Prigozhin seems to have with senior Russian leaders.
Also on the show we discuss the latest developments from the frontline in Ukraine. With Kyiv’s counter-offensive seemingly imminent, the world woke up to news this week that the Nova Kakhovka dam along the Dnipro River had been destroyed by Russia. We discuss the impact of this ecological disaster on Ukraine, as well as the recent fighting in Belgorod, the drone attacks in Moscow and whether these are all key signs that Kyiv may be about to go on the offensive.
Joining guest...
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- Turkey election special: Where next for Turkish foreign policy?
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- 34:02
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- On the podcast this week we look at the outcome of the final round of Turkey’s presidential election. Despite the polls showing him behind, and amid a devastating earthquake and an economy in crisis, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been re-elected as Turkey’s president, winning by 52 per cent of the vote.
In the last episode we covered what Erdoğan’s re-election might mean for Turkey’s fragile democracy and economy, this week we discuss what five more years of Erdoğan’s foreign policy means for Ankara and for its relations with critical players like the US, NATO and Russia.
Joining Leslie Vinjamuri on the show to discuss where Turkey may be heading are Galip Dalay, an Associate Fellow Middle East and North Africa programme, Sinem Adar, an Associate Researcher for the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and finally Dimitar Bechev, from the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies.
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- Navigating the future for Hong Kong's democracy
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- 1:22:16
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- 3 years ago
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- This panel of experts discusses the outlook for Hong Kong’s democracy movement, with many leading activists in jail, on trial or in exile and Beijing’s pressure on the city intensifying.
The pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong has come under intense pressure since the 2019 mass protests, with the Chinese government cracking down on civil liberties and political freedoms in the territory. Many leading activists are now in jail, on trial or in exile in the UK and elsewhere.
As Beijing tightens its grip, what can Hong Kongers in the city and beyond do to advance human rights in Hong Kong and the rest of China? And how will Hong Kong’s fate impact and be impacted by the increasing tensions between China and the West?
The experts on the panel discuss:
What are the biggest challenges facing the Hong Kong democracy movement in the current political climate?
How can the movement continue to advocate for greater freedom ...
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- Bashar al-Assad comes in from the cold
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- 26:45
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- This week on the podcast we discuss Syria and the regime of Bashar al-Assad. For over a decade, the regime in Damascus has been an international pariah, amid a brutal campaign of terror by the Syrian armed forces against its people. The geopolitical sands however are shifting, with signs that regimes across the Middle East are prepared to talk with Assad once more. We look at what this means for the region, the implications for the alliance between Iran and Syria, and whether justice for the Assad regime’s victims is now lost to realpolitik diplomacy.
We also look this week at the Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia. This week Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a rallying call for Ukraine at the summit, in a part of the world where views of the war differ greatly from those here in Europe. We ask what Zelenskyy was trying to achieve, not least by meeting Mohammed Bin Salman, what influence Russia has in the region and how is the war perceived by the people of the ...
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- Is China's economy on the rebound?
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- 1:02:50
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- 3 years ago
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- Exploring the domestic and international signals from the first annual session of the 14th National People’s Congress.
2022 proved to be a difficult year for China. War, COVID-19 and economic turbulence presented a cocktail of significant challenges for the ruling CCP in China. Having dispensed of the infamous zero-COVID-19 policy, China is apparently back open for business.
On the international front, continued tensions with the West, war in Europe and climate change are just some of the obstacles standing in the way of Chinese economic recovery.
Domestically, China must find ways to reinvigorate demand and move on from a low of 3 per cent GDP growth in 2022. With a frustrated population, people are also keen to be freed from the shackles of a stream of lockdowns and quarantining.
The in-tray for the 14th National People’s Congress, as it begins its first session, is substantial. The implications, at home and abroad, from its re...
