Chatham House
‘Is that really our vision of the British defence effort’?
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- ‘Is that really our vision of the British defence effort’?
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- 'The Americans have been saying literally for decades that Europe needs to spend more on defence and that the burden they’re carrying is disproportionate.'
Lord Kim Darroch KCMG, former British Ambassador to the United States, on the current state of UK and European defence spending.
Part of a discussion at Chatham House on 22 April 2026, with members of the House of Lords' International Relations and Defence Committee, headed by Lord Robertson, a former NATO secretary-general and UK defence secretary, to mark the release of their report: 'Adjusting to new realities: rebalancing the UK-US partnership'
Full event here:
🎦 https://tinyurl.com/yn3zauks
#nato #usdefense #defencespending #ukdefence #uksecurity #chathamhouse
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- ‘Adjusting to new realities: rebalancing the UK-US partnership’ - Lord Robertson's opening remarks
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- 7:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- 22 April 2026, Chatham House - Chair of the International Relations and Defence Committee, Lord Robertson's, opening remarks at an event held to mark the publication of the Committee's report titled: 'Adjusting to new realities: rebalancing the UK-US partnership'
Full event here:
🎦 https://tinyurl.com/yn3zauks
Lord Robertson is a former NATO secretary-general and UK defence secretary.
A Labour peer, Lord Robertson wrote the government's 2025 Strategic Defence Review, but earlier this month criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government for what he termed ‘corrosive complacency’ over the UK's security, which he said was ‘in peril’.
In this discussion members of the Committee unpacked the findings from their highly-anticipated inquiry into the future of UK-US relations, explored the dilemmas facing UK policymakers, and assessed how Washington and London can adapt to a more volatile strategic environment.
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- Will AI in war 'unleash our most feral emotions'? - General Sir Richard Barrons
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE, Senior Consulting Fellow in Chatham House's International Security Programme on AI-enabled warfare:
'We've unleashed AI and it's never going back in the bottle. And our choice as a species is, are we good enough to use it in a rational way, or do we allow it to unleash our most feral emotions?'
🎦 Full event here: https://youtu.be/t8mtZvPybWg?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
🔗 More from Sir Richard here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/richard-barrons?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#AI #AIEnabledWarfare #ArtificialIntelligence #MilitaryAI #InternationalSecurity #SecurityStudies #ChathamHouse
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a ...
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- '1,000 dead humanitarians in 3 years - when did that become normal?’ - Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Drones are increasingly being used against civilians and humanitarian workers, UN aid chief Tom Fletcher - @UNReliefChief - told an audience at Chatham House on April 20 2026.
The event, titled: 'Aid, conflict and global leadership: UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher', was chaired by Olivia O’Sullivan, Director of Chatham House's UK in the World Programme
Watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/live/aqF02FIpoMY?si=GyKJ9ZGCSvPN-JkF?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#DronesInWarfare #humanitariancrisis #UN #unitednations #TomFletcher #AidInConflict #chathamhouse
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
Find out more about our mission and values her...
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- People in Gaza, Sudan & other conflicts: ‘international order is already broken’ - @UNReliefChief
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - @UNReliefChief - on the current state of international diplomacy.
The event, titled: 'Aid, conflict and global leadership: UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher', was chaired by Olivia O’Sullivan, Director of Chatham House's UK in the World Programme
Watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/live/aqF02FIpoMY?si=GyKJ9ZGCSvPN-JkF?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#chathamhouse #UN #Unitednations #globaldiplomacy #internationalrelations #geopolitics
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
Find out more about our mission and values here: https://www.cha...
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- Be informed. Be prepared. Corporate Partnerships at Chatham House
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, access to trusted analysis and insight has never been more critical.
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- AI and National Security: Who's Really in Control?
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- 1:14:32
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- #ChathamHouse
When the US government designated Anthropic a national security threat earlier this year — a label previously reserved for foreign adversaries — it exposed a fault line that had been building for years: who controls AI, and on whose terms?
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- UK aid cuts: ‘I didn't see the protests’ - UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - @UNReliefChief - on the impact of recent cuts to UK aid spending.
The event, titled: 'Aid, conflict and global leadership: UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher', was chaired by Olivia O’Sullivan, Director of Chatham House's UK in the World Programme
Watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/live/aqF02FIpoMY?si=GyKJ9ZGCSvPN-JkF?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#ukaid #humanitarianaid #TomFletcher #UN #AidCuts #chathamhouse
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- Aid, conflict and global leadership: UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher at Chatham House
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- 59:45
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In conversation with @UNReliefChief Tom Fletcher about the most pressing humanitarian and conflict issues facing the United Nations today, and what role the UK can play.
Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, joined Chatham House for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of humanitarian action and the reform agenda facing the UN system.
He spoke to Olivia O’Sullivan Director of Chatham House's UK in the World Programme. Key passages include:
07:33 - "Drones: all this ingenuity going into these deadlier and deadlier weapons."
07:54 - "1,000 dead humanitarians in three years. When did that become normal?"
09.55 - "I've been into Gaza twice in the job, including, most recently, just after the ceasefire agreement... And of course nothing prepares you for that sort of desolation and the destruction."
26:47 - "Having been in Kunduz, Kandahar, Ka...
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- '1,000 dead humanitarians in 3 years - when did that become normal?’ - @UNReliefChief Tom Fletcher
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Drones are increasingly being used against civilians and humanitarian workers, UN aid chief Tom Fletcher - @UNReliefChief - told an audience at Chatham House on April 20 2026.
The event, titled: 'Aid, conflict and global leadership: UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher', was chaired by Olivia O’Sullivan, Director of Chatham House's UK in the World Programme
Watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/live/aqF02FIpoMY?si=GyKJ9ZGCSvPN-JkF?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#DronesInWarfare #humanitariancrisis #UN #unitednations #TomFletcher #AidInConflict #chathamhouse
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- 'The international order is already broken' in crisis-hit regions - @UNReliefChief Tom Fletcher
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - @UNReliefChief - on the current state of international diplomacy.
The event, titled: 'Aid, conflict and global leadership: UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher', was chaired by Olivia O’Sullivan, Director of Chatham House's UK in the World Programme
Watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/live/aqF02FIpoMY?si=GyKJ9ZGCSvPN-JkF?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#chathamhouse #UN #Unitednations #globaldiplomacy #internationalrelations #geopolitics
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- Iran, Pope, Economy: How many battles can Trump fight at once? 🎙️ Independent Thinking Podcast
- Runtime
- 33:19
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- From Hormuz to Hungary and the Vatican to the Federal Reserve, it has been an unusually contentious week for the White House, even by the standards of President Trump’s second administration.
This week’s podcast comes from the US, where our analysts assess the political and economic state of the US as it begins gearing up for the midterm elections.
From New York, Chatham House Director Bronwen Maddox and Director of the US and North America Programme, Laurel Rapp, are joined by David Lubin, Senior Research Fellow in the Global Economy and Finance Programme, who is in Washington for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank’s annual Spring Meetings to discuss the global economy and financial markets.
The panel discuss the Iran ceasefire, nuclear negotiations, the Strait of Hormuz blockade, the health of the global economy, a setback for one Trump ally in Budapest and domestic criticism for President Trump over tensions between ...
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- From the archive: The UK faces ‘hard choices’ on how to fund defence - General Sir Richard Barrons
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- 2:54
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- On 17 April, 2026 General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE, Senior Consulting Fellow in Chatham House's International Security Programme, explained the 'hard choice' facing the UK on how to fund defence spending.
It followed remarks by Lord Robertson, the ex-Labour defence secretary who wrote the government's Strategic Defence Review. Lord Robertson said the UK's security was 'in peril' and criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government, saying it had shown 'corrosive complacency' over defence.
Lord Robertson led the UK's Strategic Defence Review 2025. General Sir Richard Barrons, a former Commander Joint Forces Command and former Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, was one of the two external reviewers of the SDR.
#ukdefence #ukdefencespending #defencespending #ukforeignpolicy #internationalsecurity #chathamhouse #JohnHealey #ukpolitics #StrategicDefenceReview
More from Sir Richard here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-pe...
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- Despite the Iran war, 'China's focus will remain on its home turf'
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Dr Yu Jie, Senior Research Fellow on China in Chatham House's Asia-Pacific Programme on the Chinese leadership's position on the Iran war, and how it impacts their approach to US-China relations.
Read more from Dr Yu Jie here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/yu-jie?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
Listen to Dr Yu Jie on the Chatham House Podcast, Independent Thinking here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/04/what-lessons-will-china-india-and-other-asian-nations-draw-iran-war-independent-thinking?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#ChinaForeignPolicy #USChinaRelations #USChinaTensions #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz #chathamhouse
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, pros...
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- UK faces ‘hard choices’ on how to fund defence - General Sir Richard Barrons
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE, Senior Consulting Fellow in Chatham House's International Security Programme, explains the 'hard choice' facing the UK on how to fund defence spending.
It follows remarks by Lord Robertson, the ex-Labour defence secretary who wrote the government's Strategic Defence Review. Lord Robertson said the UK's security was 'in peril' and criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government, saying it had shown 'corrosive complacency' over defence.
Lord Robertson led the UK's Strategic Defence Review 2025. General Sir Richard Barrons, a former Commander Joint Forces Command and former Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, was one of the two external reviewers of the SDR.
#ukdefence #ukdefencespending #defencespending #ukforeignpolicy #internationalsecurity #chathamhouse
More from Sir Richard here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/richard-barrons?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_camp...
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- What has China learned from the Iran war?
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Dr Yu Jie, Senior Research Fellow on China in Chatham House's Asia-Pacific Programme on the lessons that China's leadership has learned from the Iran war.
Read more from Dr Yu Jie here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/yu-jie?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
Listen to Dr Yu Jie on the Chatham House Podcast, Independent Thinking here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/04/what-lessons-will-china-india-and-other-asian-nations-draw-iran-war-independent-thinking?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#ChinaForeignPolicy #USChinaRelations #USChinaTensions #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz #ChathamHouse
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- Despite Iran war, 'China's focus will remain on its home turf'
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Dr Yu Jie, Senior Research Fellow on China in Chatham House's Asia-Pacific Programme on the Chinese leadership's position on the Iran war, and how it impacts their approach to US-China relations.
Read more from Dr Yu Jie here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/yu-jie?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
Listen to Dr Yu Jie on the Chatham House Podcast, Independent Thinking here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/04/what-lessons-will-china-india-and-other-asian-nations-draw-iran-war-independent-thinking?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#ChinaForeignPolicy #USChinaRelations #USChinaTensions #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz #ChathamHouse
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- Chatham House US analyst gives policy recommendations to parliament about US-UK relations
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- 'Flexible and reversible’ - Chatham House US analyst gives policy recommendations to parliament about US-UK relations.
Laurel Rapp, Director of the US and North America Programme at Chatham House gives policy recomendations to the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee on 18 March 2026. The committee was titled 'The UK’s future relationship with the US'
Watch the full recording here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/d357f1b4-b4be-4aa1-982b-61953ce5045b
Read more from Laurel Rapp here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/laurel-rapp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#HouseOfLords #UKParliament #USUKRelations #TransatlanticAlliance #USUKAlliance
#chathamhouse
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- Title
- Hungary Elections: Trump and Vance's support for Orbán was ‘the kiss of death’
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Was Trump and Vance's support for Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party 'the kiss of death' that led to Péter Magyar's landslide victory in the Hungarian elections?
Grégoire Roos, Director of Chatham House's Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes explains in a conversation with Nic Lawley, Special Advisor to the Director and Chief Executive.
#hungary #hungaryelection #orban #viktororban #petermagyar #trump #jdvance #ChathamHouse
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- Hungary Elections: How Europe and Russia will react
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- 2:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- What are the EU, Ukraine, Russia, and the UK's reactions to Péter Magyar's Tisza party's sweeping election victory in Hungary, which has ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power?
Grégoire Roos, Director of Chatham House's Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes explains in a conversation with Nic Lawley, Special Advisor to the Director and Chief Executive.
#hungary #hungaryelection #orban #viktororban #petermagyar #ChathamHouse
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- Hungary's Election: How Europe and Russia will react
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- What are the EU, Ukraine, Russia, and the UK's reactions to Péter Magyar's Tisza party's sweeping election victory in Hungary, which has ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power?
Grégoire Roos, Director of Chatham House's Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes explains in a conversation with Nic Lawley, Special Advisor to the Director and Chief Executive.
#hungary #hungaryelection #orban #viktororban #petermagyar #ChathamHouse
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
Find out more about our mission and values here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-mission-and-values
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- The Sudanese Red Crescent Society's humanitarian response in Sudan
- Runtime
- 1:08
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Claire Clement, Director of International Law and Policy at the British Red Cross, visited Chatham House to discus the work of the Sudanese Red Crescent Society in Sudan. She talked about the humanitarian support they are providing during the current conflict, and the risks that their staff and volunteers face on a daily basis.
Additional footage courtesy of British Red Cross
For more about the Chatham House Rule, see here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/chatham-house-rule
#Sudan #Sudanconflict #sudancrisis #BritishRedCross #ICRC #SudaneseRedCrescent #RedCross #ChathamHouse
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Links:
Sudanese Red Crescent Society - https://www.srcs.sd/en
British Red Cross - https://www.redcross.org.uk
Chatham House’s Africa Programme - https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-departments-and-programmes/africa-programme
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Chatham House is a London-based internati...
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- Sudanese Red Crescent Society: humanitarian response in Sudan
- Runtime
- 1:13
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Claire Clement, Director of International Law and Policy at the British Red Cross, visited Chatham House to discus the work of the Sudanese Red Crescent Society in Sudan. She talked about the humanitarian support they are providing during the current conflict, and the risks that their staff and volunteers face on a daily basis.
Additional footage courtesy of British Red Cross
For more about the Chatham House Rule, see here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/chatham-house-rule
#Sudan #Sudanconflict #sudancrisis #BritishRedCross #ICRC #SudaneseRedCrescent #RedCross #ChathamHouse
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Links:
Sudanese Red Crescent Society - https://www.srcs.sd/en
British Red Cross - https://www.redcross.org.uk
Chatham House’s Africa Programme - https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-departments-and-programmes/africa-programme
- Title
- What lessons will China, India and other Asian nations draw from the Iran war? Independent Thinking
- Runtime
- 34:31
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- China prepared in advance for a US attack on Iran. But many of its Asian neighbours have been hit hard because their economies were heavily reliant on energy imports from the Gulf.
In the short-term, the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered rationing, and shortages of diesel, gas and fertiliser. Does that set a negative precedent for other choke points across the world?
In the longer-term the war may force Asian nations into deeper reckonings: to reassess supply chains, economic strategies and whether the US can be trusted as a stable ally.
Why hasn’t China supported Iran more? Will the standoff over Hormuz tempt Beijing to flex its muscles over the Taiwan Strait or the South China Sea? How will Pakistan leverage its status as negotiator? Will the countries of southeast Asia follow through on calls for more regional integration of energy supplies?
To discuss these issues and more Ben Bland, Director of the Asia...
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- How is the US-Israel war on Iran impacting energy and the global economy?
- Runtime
- 1:00:24
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Speakers discuss the evolving energy and economic implications of the US-Israel war on Iran and its impact on regional and global markets.
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- Syria's President on the Iran War #iranwar #chathamhouse #syria
- Runtime
- 2:38
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- ‘We did not have an issue with Iran in Tehran; rather, our problem was with Iran in Damascus’
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on his country's position on the Iran war.
President al-Sharaaa visited Chatham House on 31 March for a conversation with Director and Chief Executive Bronwen Maddox – his first public event in the United Kingdom.
Watch the full event here: https://youtube.com/live/vSAeZ8Gzezk?feature=share
#chathamhouse #syria #iranwar #iranisraelwar #usiranwar
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- Syria's President, Ahmed al‑Sharaa, on the Iran war
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- ‘We did not have an issue with Iran in Tehran; rather, our problem was with Iran in Damascus’
Syrian President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on his country's position on the Iran war.
President al-Sharaaa visited Chatham House on 31 March for a conversation with Director and Chief Executive Bronwen Maddox – his first public event in the United Kingdom.
Watch the full event here: https://youtube.com/live/vSAeZ8Gzezk?feature=share
#chathamhouse #syria #iranwar #iranisraelwar #usiranwar
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
Find out more about our mission and values here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-mission-and-values
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- Why are UK energy costs so high? And how to bring them down. 🎙️ Independent Thinking podcast
- Runtime
- 38:16
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- As the Iran war pushes energy costs to the front of everyone’s mind, Bronwen Maddox and Sir Dieter Helm discuss what the UK government should do.
An earlier than usual episode of the Independent Thinking podcast, ahead of the Easter break.
In a one-on-one conversation, Chatham House Director Bronwen Maddox discusses energy with Sir Dieter Helm, Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Oxford, who has been advising governments and writing on energy, water and the environment for decades.
They examine how energy policies of different governments over decades led to the UK’s energy costs being so high. And what the government should do if it wants to guarantee security of supply – and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Are those concerned about climate change right to push for net zero? Are current policies driving industry from the UK? Should there be more nuclear power stations, or more drilling in the North Sea?
...
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- Ahmed al‑Sharaa, president of Syria, on Syria’s future
- Runtime
- 33:19
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Speaking at Chatham House in his first public event in the United Kingdom, President Ahmed al‑Sharaa set out his vision for Syria at a moment of significant regional upheaval.
Since taking office after the fall of the Assad regime in late 2024, his government has faced the immense task of rebuilding a country devastated by more than a decade of civil war.
Alongside domestic reconstruction, the administration has pursued a new diplomatic course. As Syria seeks to re‑engage with the international community after years of isolation, it must also navigate an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape.
In this address, President al‑Sharaa is expected to discuss where the country’s transition currently stands, his hopes for Syria’s political and economic future, the country’s stance in the current Middle East conflict, and how Syrian leadership plans to manage shifting regional dynamics while building a more stable, inclusive and accountab...
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- Rearming Britain: Lessons from the 1930s
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #uksecurity #ukdefence #foreignpolicy #history #theworldtoday #chathamhouse
Phil Tinline, historian and journalist, on how the challenges faced by Britain's political class 90 years ago might inform attempts today to transform defence spending.
Read the full article here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2026-03/what-britain-can-learn-its-struggle-rearm-1930s?utm_source=qr-code&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=twt-mar26-uk-history&utm_content=twt-mar26-uk-history-content
Visit The World Today here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2026-03?utm_source=qr-code&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=twt-mar26-issue&utm_content=twt-mar26-issue-content
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Production credits:
Mike Higgins, Producer
Chris Holmes, Producer-Director & Editor
Archive credits:
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- Rearming Britain: What can be learnt from the 1930s?
- Runtime
- 4:54
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- #uksecurity #ukdefence #foreignpolicy #history #theworldtoday #chathamhouse
Phil Tinline, historian and journalist, on how the challenges faced by Britain's political class 90 years ago might inform attempts today to transform defence spending.
Read the full article here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2026-03/what-britain-can-learn-its-struggle-rearm-1930s?utm_source=qr-code&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=twt-mar26-uk-history&utm_content=twt-mar26-uk-history-content
Visit The World Today here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2026-03?utm_source=qr-code&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=twt-mar26-issue&utm_content=twt-mar26-issue-content
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Production credits:
Mike Higgins, Producer
Chris Holmes, Producer-Director & Editor
Archive credits:
National Archives and Records Administration
Maximilian Clarke/SOPA Images/LightRocket ...
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- Sudan: 'no matter who's shooting the AK, a civilian dies' #chathamhouse
- Runtime
- 0:45
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Alsanosi Adam, a representative of the 2025 Chatham House Prize winners, the Emergency Response Rooms of Sudan, speaks on 26 March 2026.
Sudan’s grassroots mutual aid groups–the Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs)–have been awarded the 2025 Chatham House Prize, in recognition of their crucial role in delivering humanitarian assistance during the ongoing war in Sudan.
#sudan #chathamhouseprize #chathamhouse #africa #humanitarianaid
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- 'To the people of Sudan: this recognition belongs to you' - 2025 Chatham House Prize speech
- Runtime
- 4:56
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Sudan’s grassroots mutual aid groups – the Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) – have been awarded the 2025 Chatham House Prize, in recognition of their crucial role in delivering humanitarian support during the ongoing war in Sudan.
These community networks are said to have been the difference between life and death for millions – saving lives in areas often inaccessible to international organizations. They step in where state structures have broken down, providing essentials like food, water and medical supplies and maintaining or repairing power and water systems.
Their work has been praised and recognized by several international bodies including the Norwegian Nobel Committee – particularly for their impartial nature and attempts to provide aid for all parties caught up in the war.
The Chatham House Prize is voted for by Chatham House members, following nominations from the institute’s staff and presented to ‘the person, person...
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- Iran war: regional shock or global crisis? 🎙️ Independent Thinking Podcast
- Runtime
- 30:21
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- One month on from the start of the US and Israeli war on Iran, governments worldwide are trying to assess the scale of its long-term impact on the global economy and political system.
Much will depend on how long the conflict continues, and how long Iran blocks fuel exports and other cargo vessels from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The White House and Iran have sent conflicting signals about whether negotiations are under way, even as thousands of US troops head to the Middle East. And even if President Trump secures a ceasefire with Iran, it is unclear if US and Israel are aligned on their visions for an end game.
Our panel assesses whether the world is headed for a 1973-style shock to the global economic system, pushing up inflation and cutting growth. And how Europe, Russia, China, and other nations will deal with a crisis that has disrupted energy flows and supply chains.
Joining regular host Bronwen Maddox are Dav...
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- 2025 Chatham House Prize awarded to Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms (EER's)
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Sudan’s grassroots mutual aid groups – the Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) – have been awarded the 2025 Chatham House Prize, in recognition of their crucial role in delivering humanitarian support during the ongoing war in Sudan.
These community networks are said to have been the difference between life and death for millions – saving lives in areas often inaccessible to international organizations. They step in where state structures have broken down, providing essentials like food, water and medical supplies and maintaining or repairing power and water systems.
Their work has been praised and recognized by several international bodies including the Norwegian Nobel Committee – particularly for their impartial nature and attempts to provide aid for all parties caught up in the war.
The Chatham House Prize is voted for by Chatham House members, following nominations from the institute’s staff and presented to ‘the person, person...
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- 2025 Chatham House Prize: Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Sudan’s grassroots mutual aid groups – the Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) – have been awarded the 2025 Chatham House Prize, in recognition of their crucial role in delivering humanitarian support during the ongoing war in Sudan.
These community networks are said to have been the difference between life and death for millions – saving lives in areas often inaccessible to international organizations. They step in where state structures have broken down, providing essentials like food, water and medical supplies and maintaining or repairing power and water systems.
Their work has been praised and recognized by several international bodies including the Norwegian Nobel Committee – particularly for their impartial nature and attempts to provide aid for all parties caught up in the war.
The Chatham House Prize is voted for by Chatham House members, following nominations from the institute’s staff and presented to ‘the person, person...
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- Chatham House Prize 2025: A humanitarian lifeline in Sudan
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- 1:39:25
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Sudan’s grassroots mutual aid groups – the Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) – have been awarded the 2025 Chatham House Prize, in recognition of their crucial role in delivering humanitarian assistance during the ongoing war in Sudan.
Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed by a devastating war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), triggering one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. Over thirteen million people have been displaced from their homes, with more than thirty-three million–around two‑thirds of the population – needing humanitarian assistance. The conflict has devastated infrastructure and left vast areas without functioning state institutions, or reliable access to basic services, with women and children most impacted by the lack of security, healthcare and livelihoods.
In this context, the ERRs have proven indispensable. These community networks are said to have been the difference between ...
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- US-Israel war on Iran: How is Tehran's regional 'axis of resistance' responding?
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- 1:15:07
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Panellists discuss how axis actors are reacting, adapting, and surviving, and examine implications for the region’s political and security landscape.
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- Where is China on Iran?
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Former US Ambassador to China (2021–2025) and NATO (2001–2005), Nicholas Burns on China's response to the US-Israeli war with Iran.
Speaking on 18 March 2026 at a Chatham House Event titled 'US-China: What are the two superpowers competing for?'
Watch the full event here: https://youtube.com/live/64z6nl-yLdY
#usiranwar #usiran #china #Chinairan #chathamhouse
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- Chris Pilkerton - Trump, tariffs and the trajectory of trade
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- 43:11
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Chris Pilkerton, Assistant Secretary for Investment Security, US Treasury Department, gives a keynote address at Chatham House's 2026 Global Trade Conference.
On the agenda:
- How is the confluence of national and economic security agendas influencing US actions in the global trade arena?
- In what ways do interagency committees, like the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), plan to keep up with the fast-paced and ever-changing sectors of technology and critical national infrastructure?
- As CFIUS expands its scrutiny of investments from foreign adversaries, how will this approach reshape the rules-based international investment order and what precedent does it set for other nations?
- How is the Administration seeking to increase investments from America’s major trading partners and does a focus on winning back trust need to be central to policymakers thinking?
- Will tariffs and other such tools of trade prove to ...
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- Anita Anand - Navigating the rocky landscape of global trade and geopolitics
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- 49:50
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- The Honorable Anita Anand, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Canada, gives a keynote address on the global trade and geopolitics landscape at Chatham House's 2026 Global Trade Conference.
On the agenda:
- How is Canada adapting its global trade strategy to meet the increasing intersection of economic and national security agendas?
- In what ways is the country looking to work with like-minded allies and institutions to further its goals on the international stage and diversify its trading relationships?
- How has the US Administration’s implementation of tariffs changed the geopolitical relationship between the two countries?
- How is the Canadian government working with stakeholders from across business, policy and civil society to meet challenges to sovereignty in the trade and technology domains?
- Where is the government focusing its attention to minimize the effects of trade shocks, exemplified by the situation in the Middle East, and ensur...
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- Sir Chris Bryant MP - Balancing act: Britain walking the trade tightrope
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- 33:21
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister for Trade, Department for Business and Trade, gives a keynote address at Chatham House's 2026 Global Trade Conference.
On the agenda:
- How is the government balancing its mission to secure growth for Britain through deepening ties across the board?
- Is this strategy resilient enough to stand the test of time in a fracturing geopolitical position?
- How will artificial intelligence play into Britain’s global trade strategy and is the country in the right position to take advantage of these technologies?
- How aligned is the UK’s approach to global trade with its commitments to mitigate climate change and is enough being done to green the economy?
- What do businesses want to see from government now that the Trade and Industrial Strategies are embedded?
This session is chaired by Creon Butler, Director, Global Economy and Finance Programme, Chatham House.
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- US-China: 'We don't want to fight, but we have to be strong'
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Former US Ambassador to China (2021–2025) and NATO (2001–2005), Nicholas Burns on the competitive between the US and China for military power and influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Speaking on 18 March 2026 at a Chatham House Event titled 'US-China: What are the two superpowers competing for?'
Watch the full event here: https://youtube.com/live/64z6nl-yLdY
#uschina #china #usforeignpolicy #indopacific #chathamhouse
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- US-China: What are the two superpowers competing for?
- Runtime
- 1:00:36
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Ahead of the upcoming meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, this event examines what defines the US–China struggle for global influence – and what is at stake.
As geopolitical competition intensifies, the United States and China are shaping a global landscape defined by strategic rivalry, technological ambition and a widening contest for influence.
From trade and industrial policy to defence modernisation and emerging technologies, both powers are seeking advantages that will determine their future growth, security and international standing. Their actions are reshaping the global economy, fragmenting supply chains, and prompting governments worldwide to reassess alliances and vulnerabilities.
This event will examine what Washington and Beijing are truly competing for – and how this rivalry is evolving. Bringing together leading experts on US–China relations, the discussion will explore the drivers of strategic competitio...
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- Finnish president on Hormuz: 'NATO has not been attacked'
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Alexander Stubb, President of Finland on President on the NATO response to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Speaking on 17 March 2026 at a Chatham House Event titled 'Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, on why Europe needs flexible integration'
Watch the full address and Q&A here: https://youtube.com/live/cXbHXq-K22w
#USforeignpolicy #Nato #straitofhormuz #Iran #chathamhouse
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- Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, on why Europe needs flexible integration
- Runtime
- 45:53
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Europe is entering a period in which it is being severely tested. Geopolitical, economic and technological changes are heightening the sense of urgency across the continent to provide a coherent response to the many challenges Europe faces.
Alexander Stubb, president of Finland, will outline why he believes a more flexible model of European integration is essential for the continent to remain resilient, competitive and unified. He will reflect on Europe’s current security environment, the pressures on multilateral cooperation, and the need for pragmatic mechanisms to enable countries to enact much-needed change at pace, all still with a shared sense of purpose.
President Stubb will discuss how differentiated integration could strengthen the EU’s ability to respond to global challenges, from defence and energy to technology and economic security. He will also consider the political realities facing Europe in an era of shifting alliances and rising geopoliti...
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- President of Finland: Brexit is 'like amputating your leg without a medical reason'
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Alexander Stubb, President of Finland on Brexit, and why Europe needs a UK voice.
Speaking on 17 March 2026 at a Chatham House Event titled 'Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, on why Europe needs flexible integration'
Watch the full address and Q&A here: https://youtube.com/live/cXbHXq-K22w
#brexit #finland #europe #europeanpolitics #chathamhouse
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
Find out more about our mission and values here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-mission-and-values
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- Brexit is 'like amputating your leg without a medical reason'
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Alexander Stubb, President of Finland on Brexit, and why Europe needs a UK voice.
Speaking on 17 March 2026 at a Chatham House Event titled 'Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, on why Europe needs flexible integration'
Watch the full address and Q&A here: https://youtube.com/live/cXbHXq-K22w
#brexit #finland #europe #europeanpolitics #chathamhouse
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- Nigerian foreign minister: we stand against Africa being 'used as a playground for mercenaries'
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- HE Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar OON, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria on his country's security relationship with Russia, and their stance against Africa being 'used as a playground' for the 'contestations of others'.
Speaking at Chatham House on 9 March 2026 at an event titled 'How can West Africa strengthen its collective security against violent extremism?'
Watch the full event here: https://youtube.com/live/U9PYRjgLfI4?feature=share
#africa #ghana #international #chathamhouse #iranwar
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Chatham House is a London-based international affairs think-tank.
Its mission is to address geopolitical challenges and international problems, aiming to help governments and societies build a secure, sustainable, prosperous and just world.
Find out more about our mission and values here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-mission-and-values
- Title
- Will Iran conflict destabilise Iraq?
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Dr Renad Mansour, Senior Research Fellow in Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Programme on how the US-Israeli war with Iran might destabilise Iraq.
Read more from Dr Mansour here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/renad-mansour?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=comms
#iranwar #middleeast #Chathamhouse # Israel #usforeignpolicy #iraq
