Chatham House
Futurescape London: What will central London look like in 100 years?
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- Futurescape London: What will central London look like in 100 years?
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Futurescape London, a new free 3D digital model, allows the public to explore the future of city centres, using Piccadilly Circus as its location. Launched today by Piccadilly-based think tank, Chatham House to mark its 100 year anniversary, the Futurescape London experience is intended to stimulate debate about the future of our cities over the next century.
Against the backdrop of city centres emptied out by the COVID 19 pandemic and the growing urgency for urban hubs to support more sustainable lifestyles, Futurescape London aims to encourage conversations about the changes people want to see in their towns and cities.
Explore the model at https://futurescape.chathamhouse.org
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- Understanding climate-related migration
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- 40:26
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Migration trends are related to broader global economic, social, political and technological transformations. Most of the attention goes to the displacements of millions of people by conflict and violence, including in Syria, Yemen, Congo, Sudan, Myanmar. However, there has also been growing recognition of the impacts of environmental and climate change on migration. Climate and weather-related hazards caused displacement and migration in many parts of the world, including in Mozambique, the Philippines, China, India and the USA.
Migration is a vital concern for young people. One out of every eight migrants and every second refugee in the world are under the age of 18. Young people are the least responsible for climate change, and yet are among the most vulnerable to its effects. A significant number of youth live in areas vulnerable to climate impacts, with for instance half a billion children living in extremely high flood occurrence zones and nearly 160 million children...
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- From local to global: A roadmap for US climate action
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- 1:23:13
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- On their first day in office, the Biden-Harris administration sent a strong message to Americans and allies by rejoining the Paris Agreement. Experienced climate and environmental leaders were appointed to senior leadership roles as part of a ‘whole of government approach’ to climate action.
Although decisive action is welcomed by many Americans and international partners, the divided domestic perspectives on climate and a changed international landscape pose significant challenges.
Ahead of the Earth Day Summit on April 22, an event hosted by Joe Biden to mark America’s formal return to global climate talks, panellists discuss a range of climate issues, from city-level climate management to the international security implications of climate deals.
How will post-COVID domestic priorities and policy influence the international approach of the US to climate action?
How will US policy, both foreign and domestic, need to respond to...
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- The future of trade flows and supply chains in Asia
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- 1:06:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Experts discuss emergent trends in Asia’s supply chains and trade relations.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the global economy. But even prior to the pandemic, international trade had slowed due to a backlash against globalization.
As the single biggest beneficiary from trade and investment, the Asia-Pacific region stands to lose the most if its economies cannot rebound from this crisis.
Experts will consider the future of supply chains and trade in Asia:
• Are Asia’s supply chains nimble and resilient enough to overcome geopolitical shocks, such as the US-China trade war?
• How should policymakers respond to geopolitical challenges caused by shifting global trade patterns?
• What do regional initiatives such as the CPTPP and RCEP mean for the future of Asia-Pacific trade?
This webinar is part of our event series Asia-Pacific in a Dynamic World, held in partnershi...
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- What can the West do about human rights abuses in Belarus?
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- 1:33:51
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- This meeting analyses the current Western position towards Belarus and asks what practical solutions the West can use to prevent, or at least limit, human rights abuses.
Widespread human rights abuses are a reality for Belarusians today. Conservative estimates suggest over 300 people are being held as political prisoners and more than 30,000 people are reported as having been through a detention process. Many have stories of torture.
These repressions have not stopped. It is therefore evident that the West lacks either willingness or the tools to stop them. Or both.
Participants
Ales Bialiatski, Chairperson, Human Rights Centre ‘Viasna’
Joerg Forbrig, Director for Central and Eastern Europe and Director of the Fund for Belarus Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Valery Kavaleuski, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Head of the Cabinet and representative on international affairs
Chair: An...
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- The future of liberal democracies: In conversation with Margot Wallström
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- 1:08:11
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Chatham House is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading policy institutes. Based in London, it provides rigorous and independent analysis on how to build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.
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- ما هي قواعد الفضاء السيبراني؟
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- 3:14
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- This animation is available in six languages - English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic. Access them all via this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr7tjbIQYBzfxQu-ZMCCQ5nc
With the number of threats increasing in cyberspace, the views between states on how to deal with those threats and how to govern cyberspace more generally are diverging rather than converging. This reflects the different interests and visions of cyberspace, whether global and open or sovereign and controlled.
As a result, countries have sought to develop a series of voluntary norms or ‘rules of the road’ which help to set the standard of what countries should and should not do in cyberspace.
This video outlines the different types of norms and explains why countries should strive towards greater acceptance and implementation of these ‘rules of the road’ to ensure stability and security in cyberspace.
It is part of ...
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- Sustaining the response: A new normal?
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- 1:07:16
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- 5 years ago
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- Panellists discuss what to expect from a return to 'normal’ as the world transitions from crisis response to management of an endemic virus.
A year has passed since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Everyday lives have been upended as people have been forced to work from home through lockdowns. The long-term consequences of these abrupt shifts are already apparent in millions of job losses and the significant increase in poor mental health throughout the global population. Indeed, many experts believe COVID-19 will become endemic, suggesting an uncertain future to come.
Emma Ross and Professor David Heymann host Dr David Nabarro, special envoy on COVID-19 for the WHO, to discuss what to expect, as restrictions ease, as the world returns to ‘normal’. When is the right time to transition from emergency mode to a regular disease control programme? Will preparedness for the next pandemic become part of the norm and what...
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- War Time: Temporality and the Decline of Western Military Power (Highlights)
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- 17:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Why is the West powerful on the battlefield and yet also strategically fragile?
How will the Western experience of balancing its liberal values continue in a very different military international order? Drawing on the recently published Insights book, War Time: Temporality and the Western Decline of Military Power, the quality of temporality and its relationship between three trajectories will be explored: the trajectory of Western military, the perception of time and, most notably, the pace of war.
Praise for the book:
‘This excellent collection of essays explores why the West is overwhelmingly powerful on the battlefield and yet also strategically fragile and whether that dichotomy signals the end of Western military dominance. I especially liked the exploration of norms that shape Western military power and how they’re being utilized by our adversaries. Arguing with the many interesting propositions its authors produce will sharpen all of ...
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- Japan’s space strategy and implications for its regional alliances
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- 1:01:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Japan has adopted an increasingly proactive approach to peaceful and sustainable uses of outer space, making space development a central pillar of its national and regional security policy.
Following the launch of Japan’s Space Operations Squadron; the signing of an MOU to advance US-Japan bilateral space cooperation; and the announcement of Japan’s $4.14 billion budget for space activities in 2021, experts consider the future direction of Japan’s outer space policy and implications for its regional alliances.
• Beyond space domain awareness, how else might Japan and the US deepen and expand their space cooperation?
• What opportunities are there for Japan to cooperate with developing economies on the development of space assets in the Indo-Pacific both from civilian and defence perspectives?
• What are the latest developments in Japan and India’s joint lunar polar exploration (LUPEX) mission?
• What is th...
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- Rebuilding international economic cooperation
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- 2:11:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- To coincide with the IMF/World Bank spring meeting series, this event examines priorities and prospects for the future of international economic cooperation.
The election of Joe Biden as US president raises the prospect of a renewed push to find multilateral solutions to global economic problems underpinned by international economic organizations and coordinated by the G7 and G20 in 2021 and beyond.
However, the mechanisms of the past won’t simply snap back into place. The extent of common ground needs to be established, trust needs to be rebuilt and technical solutions to problems found.
Under a new project launched earlier this year, Chatham House’s Global Economy and Finance programme has published a series of briefing papers by independent economic policy experts. Each paper addresses a specific problem made more acute by the COVID-19 pandemic where international economic cooperation can make a significant difference. Taken together, they...
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- In conversation with Lisa Nandy MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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- 1:06:18
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Should foreign policy begin at home? As the debate about 'Global Britain' intensifies, UK Shadow Foreign Secretary, Lisa Nandy MP, argues that, with foreign and domestic policy deeply intertwined, the UK needs a foreign policy that connects the global and the local and works for all the nations of the union.
She makes the case that without building the foundations for progress at home, the UK will be less effective and influential in the world and that, equally, Britain’s success internationally will shape security, prosperity and fairness at home.
This event considers:
How can foreign and domestic policy be made more mutually reinforcing?
To what extent should public attitudes shape foreign policy?
Now Britain is outside the EU, how will it need to act differently in foreign affairs?
Read our research paper on Global Britain
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/01/global-britain-global-broker
Chatham Hou...
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- The Future of Liberal Democracies: In Conversation with Henry Kissinger
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- 1:04:56
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- What are the questions facing the rules-based system at a moment of global upheaval?
The Future of Liberal Democracies is a series of events that Chatham House has developed in cooperation with the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP.
Since 1920, Chatham House has made preservation of a rules-based system a pillar of its institutional mission and it was also one of the hallmarks of Mr Hunt’s tenure leading the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
This series, that will run throughout 2021, draws on the participation of former British foreign secretaries and high-level political officials alongside counterparts from liberal democracies around the world to address fundamental questions.
Can liberal democracies re-unite after the tumult of the COVID-19 pandemic and the transatlantic and transpacific divisions of recent years?
Can they forge a shared agenda for the future?
How should principles of human rights and the rule of law inform for...
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- Redesigning for the environment
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- 58:14
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Hear from designers and policymakers on how radical design thinking can deliver transformative ideas to build a more environmentally sustainable world through our landscapes and localities.
The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the urgent need for us to radically rethink places and spaces to be both environmentally sustainable and just. Global lockdowns have shown the disparity in access to green spaces in cities, ones that could also increase urban biodiversity.
At the same time, the materials and design techniques used in our cities can play a vital part in meeting global net-zero targets, provide both social and environmental outcomes at the local level, as well as increase resilience in the face of the bigger and diverse shocks the planet faces from the climate and biodiversity crises now and in the future.
This event is an incredible opportunity to hear from designers and policymakers on how radical design thinking can deliver transformative p...
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- Report launch: Indo-Pacific strategies, perceptions and partnerships
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- 1:33:55
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- For close to two years, Chatham House researched changes in strategic perceptions of the Indo-Pacific from the points of view of seven countries: the United States, United Kingdom, France, India, the Kingdom of Tonga, Japan, and China.
Through field research, roundtables, document analysis, and interviews with hundreds of Indo-Pacific experts and policymakers, an evolving picture has emerged of a region fundamentally changed by China’s economic, political and military expansion, the response to COVID-19, geoeconomic shifts, and more.
In the midst of this dynamic strategic environment, more countries are actively formulating specific policies for the Indo-Pacific, sometimes without fully examining how these may be perceived by others.
Understanding convergences and divergences in perception is key for making partnerships more effective. It allows countries to cooperate, collaborate and coordinate where there are shared objectives, while mitig...
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- The Implications of Restrictions to Online Freedom of Expression in Asia
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- 46:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Panellists discuss the latest developments affecting online freedom of expression in the Asia region.
In recent years, state-led clampdowns on online freedom of expression have become widespread in several countries across Asia, further intensified by the COVID-19 crisis.
The reasons for this are complex and diverse – drawing upon history, culture and politics, in addition to external influences. Across the region, governments have been accused of silencing online criticism and failing to uphold rights to free speech.
Individuals have been arrested, fined or attacked for the alleged spread of ‘fake news’, raising concern among human rights organizations. In some countries, this has culminated in the imposition of new social media rules, which could require social media companies to censor posts and share decrypted messages.
In China, the government’s restrictive online regime has relied on a combination of legal, technical and...
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- Why the NPT Review Conference Matters
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Short animation explaining the significance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference.
The NPT is considered as the cornerstone of global nuclear order. It sets out norms against nuclear nonproliferation and encourages nuclear disarmament under the Article VI commitments of the NPT.
The NPT was extended indefinitely in 1995 but, with increasing polarization in the nuclear weapons policy and disagreements on the best possible ways forward, it is important to bring back the attention to the need to make progress on nuclear arms control and disarmament ahead of the 2021 NPT Review Conference.
Chatham House is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading policy institutes. Based in London, it provides rigorous and independent analysis on how to build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.
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- Priorities for Nigeria's Post-COVID Recovery
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- 1:06:31
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- HE Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, discusses the significant challenges posed to Nigeria.
Nigeria finds itself at a critical moment, as the short- to medium-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic begin to become clearer. Bold decisions and action are required to improve outcomes for the citizens of Africa’s most populous country.
With expected GDP growth of 1.5 per cent in 2021, compounded by the economic stagnation the country faced prior to the pandemic, deep seated reforms are essential to tackle underdevelopment, joblessness and climate-related threats if the government is to meet its ambition of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030.
The last year has also seen the widening and deepening of insecurity across the country. Citizens remain in need of protection from and lasting solutions to the ever-present threats of terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and intercommunal violence. An effec...
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- Crimea: Living with Adversity on the Occupied Peninsula
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- 1:03:00
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- This event offers perspectives from prominent reporters who have visited Crimea and observed life after the annexation.
Seven years ago, Russia annexed Crimea. Despite a population of more than two million and territory roughly the size of Wales, Crimea has almost completely dropped off the international agenda and is absent from the news.
The peninsula remains closed to international monitoring missions and access for international media is problematic. Sporadic information about human rights violations and repressions of the Crimean Tatar population is mixed with reports of rapid militarization and unlawful restrictions on navigation in the Azov Sea.
This event offers perspectives from prominent reporters who have visited Crimea and observed life after the annexation. The speakers share their insights about reality on the ground, discuss the challenges facing various communities, and examine the role of Crimean narratives in Ukrainian and Russia...
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- 什么是网络空间规则?
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This animation is available in six languages - English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic. Access them all via this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr7tjbIQYBzfxQu-ZMCCQ5nc
With the number of threats increasing in cyberspace, the views between states on how to deal with those threats and how to govern cyberspace more generally are diverging rather than converging. This reflects the different interests and visions of cyberspace, whether global and open or sovereign and controlled.
As a result, countries have sought to develop a series of voluntary norms or ‘rules of the road’ which help to set the standard of what countries should and should not do in cyberspace.
This video outlines the different types of norms and explains why countries should strive towards greater acceptance and implementation of these ‘rules of the road’ to ensure stability and security in cyberspace.
It is part of a...
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- QUELLES SONT LES RÈGLES LIÉES AU CYBERESPACE?
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This animation is available in six languages - English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic. Access them all via this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr7tjbIQYBzfxQu-ZMCCQ5nc
With the number of threats increasing in cyberspace, the views between states on how to deal with those threats and how to govern cyberspace more generally are diverging rather than converging. This reflects the different interests and visions of cyberspace, whether global and open or sovereign and controlled.
As a result, countries have sought to develop a series of voluntary norms or ‘rules of the road’ which help to set the standard of what countries should and should not do in cyberspace.
This video outlines the different types of norms and explains why countries should strive towards greater acceptance and implementation of these ‘rules of the road’ to ensure stability and security in cyberspace.
It is part of a...
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- ПРАВИЛА ПОВЕДЕНИЯ В КИБЕРПРОСТРАНСТВЕ?
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This animation is available in six languages - English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic. Access them all via this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr7tjbIQYBzfxQu-ZMCCQ5nc
With the number of threats increasing in cyberspace, the views between states on how to deal with those threats and how to govern cyberspace more generally are diverging rather than converging. This reflects the different interests and visions of cyberspace, whether global and open or sovereign and controlled.
As a result, countries have sought to develop a series of voluntary norms or ‘rules of the road’ which help to set the standard of what countries should and should not do in cyberspace.
This video outlines the different types of norms and explains why countries should strive towards greater acceptance and implementation of these ‘rules of the road’ to ensure stability and security in cyberspace.
It is part of a...
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- ¿CUÁLES SON LAS REGLAS DEL CIBERESPACIO?
- Runtime
- 3:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This animation is available in six languages - English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic. Access them all via this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr7tjbIQYBzfxQu-ZMCCQ5nc
With the number of threats increasing in cyberspace, the views between states on how to deal with those threats and how to govern cyberspace more generally are diverging rather than converging. This reflects the different interests and visions of cyberspace, whether global and open or sovereign and controlled.
As a result, countries have sought to develop a series of voluntary norms or ‘rules of the road’ which help to set the standard of what countries should and should not do in cyberspace.
This video outlines the different types of norms and explains why countries should strive towards greater acceptance and implementation of these ‘rules of the road’ to ensure stability and security in cyberspace.
It is part of a...
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- What are the Rules of Cyberspace?
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- This animation is available in six languages - English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic. Access them all via this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr7tjbIQYBzfxQu-ZMCCQ5nc
With the number of threats increasing in cyberspace, the views between states on how to deal with those threats and how to govern cyberspace more generally are diverging rather than converging. This reflects the different interests and visions of cyberspace, whether global and open or sovereign and controlled.
As a result, countries have sought to develop a series of voluntary norms or ‘rules of the road’ which help to set the standard of what countries should and should not do in cyberspace.
This video outlines the different types of norms and explains why countries should strive towards greater acceptance and implementation of these ‘rules of the road’ to ensure stability and security in cyberspace.
It is part of a...
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- Building a Greener, Fairer Future: The Role of Girls' Education in Climate Action
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- 1:02:21
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Panellists including Malala Yousafzai and the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP discuss the link between girls’ education, gender equality and climate change.
New research from the Malala Fund finds that, while girls' education is disproportionately affected by climate change, it is a powerful yet underused climate solution. Projections suggest that increasing gender equality in education would lead to more effective climate adaptation efforts, improved mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and greater climate resilience in communities. Meanwhile, adopting a new framework for gender-equal, green learning could transform education for the next generation.
In the run-up to COP26, this discussion maps a way forward for governments to effectively leverage the link between girls’ education, gender equality and climate change.
Why does the climate crisis disproportionately affect girls’ access to education? How can a climate-smart education for all girls an...
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- UK-Japan Digital Cooperation: 5G and Beyond
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- 1:29:56
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Policy and industry experts explore opportunities for UK-Japan cooperation on technologies of the future.
The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the shift to a digital society and digital economy. This has led to a new reliance on cyber space, and a realization of how critical the communication network infrastructure is.
The UK and Japan have been working together to explore how they can deliver a trusted new network to address the cybersecurity concerns raised by their citizens. In Japan, the response has included 5G rollout using ‘Open RAN’ technologies, enabling mobile network providers to use equipment from multiple vendors while still ensuring interoperability. This hints at what future global technology standards in the digital infrastructure field might look like.
Following the recent announcement by Japanese telecom supplier NEC of its establishment of an Open RAN promotion centre in the UK, as well as confirmation of the UK-Japan Compreh...
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- Sand: Monitoring and Management for a Sustainable Future
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- 58:27
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- In partnership with the Global Sand Observatory Initiative, this event outlines the sand challenge, what actions are currently underway to address it, and what else needs to be done.
After water, sand is the raw material that the world consumes in the greatest quantity. It is no exaggeration to say that fine sand and coarser materials – the medium-to-coarse-grained pebbles, gravel and rock fragments used in construction – are the building blocks of the modern world.
When bound with cement, sand becomes concrete; when mixed with bitumen, it becomes asphalt; and when heated, it becomes glass. Without sand, we would have no highways, high-rises or high-speed trains. Yet sand – which is used here as shorthand for sand, gravel and crushed rock together – is a resource that is both abundant and finite.
In global terms, it is abundant, especially when compared with many other raw materials, albeit often not available close to where it is needed. ...
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- Fostering Resilience in Emerging Oil Producers
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- 1:03:25
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Exploring how COVID-19 changed the prospects of the 30 member countries of the New Producers Group, and reflecting on how they can adapt to the ‘new normal’.
One year ago, as the COVID-19 pandemic closed public life in cities from Kampala to Paramaribo, the New Producers Group started a series of online discussions to review the impact of the crisis on the oil sector. The meetings examined the impacts felt in the countries just starting off in the oil and gas sector and those expected to in the future, as the world transitions to a decarbonized economy.
In this event, Valerie Marcel shares the conclusions of the paper Fostering Resilience in Emerging Oil Producers. The paper captures these discussions, detailing how COVID-19 changed the prospects of the 30 member countries of the New Producers Group, and reflects on how they can adapt to the ‘new normal’.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/12/fostering-resilience-emerging-oil-producers
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- Sustaining the Response: Inside the WHO-China Mission
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- 1:03:06
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Members of the WHO-China mission discuss their investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 virus.
At the beginning of 2021, a team of experts appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) completed a 28-day mission to the Chinese city of Wuhan to investigate the origins of the virus that caused the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Emma Ross and Professor David Heymann host Professor Marion Koopmans and Professor John Watson, from the mission, to discuss their findings. Did the team learn anything from this trip that they didn’t know before? To what extent has our understanding of how to prevent pandemics progressed? And what further research is required at this point?
Dr Daszak’s research has been instrumental in identifying and predicting the origins and impact of emerging diseases across the globe. This includes identifying the bat origin of SARS, the drivers of Nipah virus emergence, publishing the first global emerging disease ‘hotspots...
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- The Future of the Republican Party After Trump
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- 1:09:15
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- This event is part of the US and the Americas Programme series: Democracy in the US in Global Perspective.
One week after the 6 January 2021 attacks on Capitol Hill, ten Republican lawmakers voted to impeach US president Donald Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’.
While a seemingly small figure, never before in US history had this many members of a president’s party voted for impeachment. Even after the attack on Capitol Hill, several Republican lawmakers continued to oppose the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral win, indicating there are many lawmakers who continue to support the former president, and that his base remains a significant force in American politics.
But, in the immediate days following the Capitol Hill attack, prominent Republican figures began to openly distance themselves from Trump, as seen through Vice President Mike Pence’s decision to attend President Joe Biden’s inauguration. More recently, House Republica...
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- Latin America's Looming Debt Crisis?
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- 1:08:10
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- What are Latin America’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery plans in light of rising debt levels in the region?
Latin America has entered the new year confronted with a second wave of COVID-19 which is threatening to be more destructive than the first.
Many countries in the region are struggling to deal with the combined social and economic consequences of the pandemic with both joblessness and deaths still rising.
Now faced with a potential debt crisis, this webinar examines Latin America’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery plans and responses to rising debt levels in the region.
Panellists discuss the latest opportunities and challenges behind financing a more resilient Latin American economy.
Where do current economic recovery projections stand? Are rising levels of public spending and both public and private debt a risk for widespread default in the region? Is there a risk of social and political turbulence given the e...
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- Climate Action and Gender Equality: Can We Close One Gap Without the Other?
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- 1:30:06
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Marking International Women's Day, this event organized by the COP26 presidency in partnership with Chatham House, explores how gender equality and climate action go hand-in-hand. The agreement of the Gender Action Plan (GAP) at COP25 sent the message that the time for gender-responsive climate action is now.
This is a unique opportunity to hear from policymakers and civil society leaders discussing whether enough is being done, as well as highlighting cutting-edge work around the world and suggesting what the future could hold.
Chatham House is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading policy institutes. Based in London, it provides rigorous and independent analysis on how to build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.
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- فيديو توضيحي: الفيدرالية ومأزق العراق الدستوري
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- ظلت الفيدرالية في العراق - منذ تأسيس الدولة فيما بعد عام 2003 - مسألة معطِّلة. فبرغم أن دستور عام 2005 قد دعم تفويض السلطات المركزية للأقاليم والمحافظات، إلا أن ثغرات تلك الوثيقة والحاجة إلى تشريعات داعمة قد مكنا الحكومات المتعاقبة في بغداد من مقاومة القيود على سلطة الحكومة الفيدرالية.
فشلت حتى الآن الجهود المبذولة للوصول إلى تسوية رسمية بين بغداد وحكومة إقليم كردستان، إلا أن الوضع الراهن الذي قد نشأ نتيجة لهذا النزاع المستمر قد يوفر - في الواقع - حلاً طويل الأجل.
يستكشف هذا الفيديو التوضيحي القصير نتائج الورقة البحثية الحديثة: "الفيدر...
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- Redesigning Work
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- 59:28
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- 5 years ago
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- How can design thinking create work that is more people-centred, and what new systems, organizations or business models could emerge?
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that design could have a major role in reshaping work, employment and livelihoods as we navigate the post-lockdown world. Not only have there been huge shifts in where people work, but also the types of work that are considered to most valuable to society.
This event is an incredible opportunity to hear from designers and policy experts about how the future of work is changing, how design thinking can create work that is more people-centred, and what new systems, organizations or business models could emerge.
What does human-centred work look like and how do we want to experience work in the future? How can the way we organize work create fair conditions and social protections for all? How can the places we work, and the places we have created to support existing working practices,...
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- Gender, Think-Tanks and International Affairs: A Toolkit Launch
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- 1:14:58
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- 5 years ago
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- Encouraging a more gender-sensitive approach for think-tank activities such as convening and debate, research and analysis, and communications and publishing.
Compiled by staff at Chatham House, the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy and the British American Security Information Council, this event launches a new toolkit which provides think-tanks with guidance on ways of adapting organizational structures, activities and practices to embed greater awareness of gender issues and adopt gender-sensitive approaches throughout their work.
The toolkit is designed for all people working in international affairs think-tanks, regardless of role, experience or level of seniority. It will be particularly useful for those think-tanks that are just beginning the process of raising greater awareness of gender issues internally, as well as for those that have already begun to make changes but wish to expand this work further.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/0...
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- Libya: The Wealth of a Nation
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- 3:01
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- 5 years ago
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- Explaining how the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) was formed, rivalries and court cases that emerged from its work, and ongoing governance challenges.
The LIA was established in 2006 as Libya’s sovereign wealth fund, with the aim of investing the wealth of the Libyan people for future generations and reducing the state’s dependence on oil.
Problems of structure and governance have persisted as the LIA struggles to escape the legacy of the Muammar Gaddafi regime.
The LIA was formed not just as a means of allocating the windfall from the sale of oil and gas for the benefit of future generations, but also as a tool for distributing patronage and leveraging political influence.
For more details, read the accompanying long read Libya: Investing the Wealth of a Nation.
https://chathamhouse.shorthandstories.com/libya-investing-wealth-of-nation/
Chatham House is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading ...
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- Democracy in America: A New Era of Social Media Regulation?
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- 1:08:22
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- 5 years ago
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- The decision by Twitter to ban former US president Donald Trump brought renewed focus on the role of social media and the power of technology companies in enabling and shaping the role of information, and also disinformation, in the public sphere.
Though many accept that the rhetoric Trump espoused throughout his presidency, and especially following the 2020 presidential election, on social media platforms fed a narrative that the US elections had been stolen, and encouraged protestors to storm the US Capitol on 6th January, there is strong disagreement over the regulation of social media.
How has social media and new technology changed the way democracy functions in the US?
What, if any, has the role of government been in regulating social media platforms?
Should social media companies self-regulate?
How has the prevalence of social media impacted more traditional media outlets and will regulation of social media platforms expand to broadcas...
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- India’s Foreign Policy Challenges: A Balancing Act?
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- 1:17:56
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- 5 years ago
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- Experts discuss India’s foreign policy priorities and challenges for 2021.
India has been engaged in a bitter border standoff with China, potentially both cause and effect of its deepening relationship with the US. Alongside other members of the Quad, in particular Japan, the US and India champion the vision of a ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’. India-UK relations are likely to deepen, while in the Gulf, India has strengthened partnerships with the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
• Are there limits to India’s apparent shift from non-alignment? It has strengthened relations with the US while remaining a major purchaser of Russian weapons.
• Will President Biden continue the policy put in place by his predecessor in promoting a larger regional role for India as well as a strengthened bilateral relationship?
• If its relations with China remain strained, how far will India go in deepening relations with Taiwan, and expressing concern ov...
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- Pandemics, Border Controls and International Travel
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- 1:02:26
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- 5 years ago
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- Last month, global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. As governments contend with increasing threats from new variants and lockdown fatigue within their populations, many are turning to border controls as a means of controlling the virus.
This week, Professor David Heymann and Emma Ross are joined by Professor Kelley Lee to assess the effectiveness and impacts of border control measures and travel restrictions. How are various countries approaching the issue of border control and international travel? Why is there so much variation in the way countries are approaching points of entry controls? What is the evidence on how border controls affect COVID spread? Is it possible to travel internationally in a COVID-secure way, and if so, how? And when might international travel return to some kind of 'normal'?
Chatham House is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading policy institutes. Based in L...
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- Responding to the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
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- 1:06:08
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- 5 years ago
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- Conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, which began in November 2020, has brought about a security and humanitarian crisis that has seen civilian killings, mass displacement and escalating food insecurity, with 56,000 Ethiopian refugees fleeing to neighbouring Sudan.
An emergency coordination system has been instituted by the federal government alongside humanitarian organizations, to assess and deliver food, non-food items and medical supplies. However, continuing physical and food insecurity remain serious challenges, while restrictions on humanitarian access and communication networks in parts of Tigray persist, with reports of ongoing military activity.
At this event, Sir Mark Lowcock discusses the current humanitarian situation in Tigray, including the level of need and main challenges to providing assistance. He also discusses the priorities for international and regional partners in supporting relief efforts, civilian protection and reconstruct...
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- Russian Dirty Money: How to Shut Down the London Laundromat
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- 1:38:16
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- 5 years ago
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- The event explores how the Kremlin uses Russian money in London to exert influence over British politics.
The United Kingdom has long attracted money from criminal and Kremlin-linked sources due to the ease of money-laundering and investment of vast sums of wealth.
This event explores the links between Russian money in London and the Kremlin, how these funds can facilitate undue influence in UK politics, and what the British government should do.
Participants
Timothy Ash, Senior Sovereign Strategist, Emerging Markets, BlueBay Asset Management
Samantha de Bendern, Senior Advisor for Russia, EU and Financial Crime, CSRC
Josh Rudolph, Fellow for Malign Finance, Alliance for Securing Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Chair: James Nixey, Director, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
Chatham House is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading policy institutes....
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- Disinformation and Censorship: Freedom of Expression Online in Southeast Asia
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- 1:02:57
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- 5 years ago
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- Panellists discuss the drivers and impacts of the rise of disinformation and decline in press freedoms in Southeast Asia.
Disinformation is rising in Southeast Asia. ‘Fake news’, alongside hate speech, on social media has had extreme repercussions. It has been linked to election riots in Indonesia and violence against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar.
In recent years, governments across southeast Asia have introduced strict regulations, known as ‘fake news’ laws, purportedly to curb the spread of disinformation and misinformation online and preserve national security. However, critics say that the laws have been used to curtail free speech and restrict the voices of independent media and human rights activists.
Panellists discuss the drivers and impacts of the rise of disinformation and decline in press freedoms in Southeast Asia.
How has ‘fake news’ hurt the region’s fledgling democracy?
How can online spaces be r...
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- What's Next for Environmental Peacebuilding?
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- 59:48
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- 5 years ago
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- This event explores lessons and opportunities from conflict-affected states.
In the field of peacebuilding, scholars and policy makers increasingly recognize the importance of environmental restoration, afforestation and infrastructural renewal for creating the sustainable livelihoods necessary for successful peacebuilding efforts.
Featuring academics writing for International Affairs on environmental peacebuilding in Colombia, Yemen and the Sahel, this webinar discusses the policy implications of the turn to environmental peacebuilding.
This event is part of the Chatham House's Environment and Society Discussion Series in which the Energy Environment and Resources Programme brings together leading academics and policymakers to discuss key issues in environmental policy.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-departments/energy-environment-and-resources-programme/environment-and-society
In particular, this event focuses on t...
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- Let’s Talk about Culture: How is Ukraine Transforming the Sector
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- 1:30:35
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- 5 years ago
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- This event examines the significance of recent changes in Ukraine's culture sphere for its future and outlines possibilities for further change.
Ukraine’s cultural landscape and its cultural institutions have experienced a striking revival following the Euromaidan. Seven years on, Ukraine has a transformed cultural ecosystem, a fresh diversity in its artists and a new understanding of the role of culture in social change.
This unusual event examines the significance of these changes for Ukraine’s future and outline plans and possibilities for further change. The speakers touch on the question of ‘national consolidation’ and Ukraine’s efforts to push back against Russian attempts to ‘weaponize’ identity, information and culture.
They also discuss the impact of COVID-19 on cultural establishments, and builds upon key findings from the recent Chatham House research paper Cultural Revival and Social Transformation in Ukraine.
http...
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- Somalia’s Elections: Navigating Discord, Standstill and Insecurity
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- 1:07:43
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- 5 years ago
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- The mandate of Somalia’s current president is set to end on February 8 2021. Yet delays to the elections continue because of disputes between the federal government, a number of federal members states and key political stakeholders. The implementation of expanded and indirect polls (agreed in September 2020) has not been taken forward due to a number of contentious issues.
Should the current impasse result in the holding of partial or parallel elections, it could lead to violence in parts of the country. Al-Shabaab has sought to take advantage of this political instability by increasing attacks and expanding territory under its control – with the withdrawal of US troops in January 2021 coming at an inopportune time. Insecurity has been heightened by tensions in Hirshabelle and Jubaland, with the latter leading to the severing of bilateral ties between Somalia and Kenya.
At this event, HE Hassan Ali Khaire discusses the election delays, as well as possibili...
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- Is Democracy in Crisis? Hans Kundnani on Democratic Backsliding
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- 22:27
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- 5 years ago
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- Young people’s faith in democratic politics is lower than any other age group, and millennials across the world are more disillusioned with democracy than previous generations were at the same age. The extent to which democracy can be seen as under threat is very much up for debate.
In this webinar, Hans Kundnani from the Europe Programme at Chatham House provides his perspective on the strength of democracy in Europe, stressing the importance of distinguishing between liberalism and democratic systems.
Hans was speaking at the launch of the Common Futures Conversations challenge on democratic backsliding, which is taking place throughout February 2021.
Follow Common Futures Conversations on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonFuturesCH
Chatham House is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading policy institutes. Based in London, it provides rigorous and independent analysis on how to build a sustainably secure, prospero...
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- Water and Peacebuilding in Iraq and Syria
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- 1:11:43
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- 5 years ago
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- Throughout the Syrian civil war and the rise of ISIS, water has played a key political role both as a weaponized resource and as a site for potential peacebuilding efforts.
In this event Professor Aysegül Kibaroglu and Dr Ramazan Caner Sayan are joined by Dr Azzam Alwash and Glada Lahn to discuss their article 'Water and imperfect peace in the Euphrates-Tigris river basin', which was published in the January 2021 issue of International Affairs.
Read the article: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiaa161
The International Affairs Webinar Series provides readers and Chatham House members the opportunity to discuss pertinent topics with experts in the field. The series' panellists are recent International Affairs authors who will discuss their research and answer questions you have about its impact on your business, policy measures or area of interest.
Chatham House is consistently ranked as one of the world’s leading policy institutes. Bas...
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- UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership: The View from Both Sides
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- 1:02:43
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- 5 years ago
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- This webinar discusses ways in which the CEPA, which entered into force on 1 January 2021, provides a foundation for the future economic relationship between the UK and Japan.
Bringing together the two chief negotiators of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), the speakers discuss what the CEPA means practically for businesses in both the UK and Japan, as well as highlight the differences between the UK-Japan CEPA and the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.
They also outline their views on the importance of the CEPA as the UK negotiates trade deals with other nations post-Brexit, and consider how the CEPA might impact the UK’s ambitions to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
This event is held in partnership with the Embassy of Japan in the UK and Japan House London.
Participants
Hiroshi Matsuura, Chargé d' Affaires, Embassy of Japan in the ...
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- Rethinking European and Afghan Policy Approaches to Migration
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- 1:02:22
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- 5 years ago
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- Speakers argue for a more multidimensional approach to migration, and for a nuanced reassessment of policy.
Afghanistan is a key country of origin for asylum seekers in Europe, and the prime global recipient of EU development assistance. It was one of the first nations to conclude a migration partnership agreement with the EU, in 2016.
Implementation has been thwarted, however, by war and violence, limited state capacity, entrenched economic deprivation, internal displacement and the unfolding impact of COVID-19.
The speakers argue for a more multidimensional approach to migration, and for a nuanced reassessment of policy. They underscore the strength of Afghanistan’s responses to migration, returns, reintegration, security and peace, and point to the need for synchronizing the EU’s policy approaches.
They argue that effective policy must consider the historical significance of mobility for Afghanistan and the need for coherent r...
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- Sustaining the Response: COVID-19 Briefing
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- 1:02:03
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- 5 years ago
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- Professor David Heymann and Emma Ross return for a new series of COVID-19 briefings aimed at understanding the science and exploring how governments and societies can sustain the response.
This month, global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Although vaccines are providing many countries with hope for a return to a 'new normal', there is an increasing acceptance that the way out is not as simple as might have been thought and hoped.
With a number of variants emerging, it is not yet clear whether and how the approach to vaccination will have to be adapted to successfully fight the pandemic and what this means for global distribution of vaccines.
Against this backdrop, Professor David Heymann and Emma Ross return for a new series of COVID-19 briefings aimed at understanding the science and exploring how governments and societies can sustain the response. They are joined by Professor Davi...
