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European Democracy in the Last 100 Years: Can Europe Rescue Multilateralism?
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- European Democracy in the Last 100 Years: Can Europe Rescue Multilateralism?
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- 1:09:53
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- 6 years ago
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- Panellists consider Europe’s commitment to multilateralism over the last century and how it has evolved to confront historical and contemporary challenges.
Today's multilateral system is in crisis. Born amid post-war hopes of cooperation, the system has gradually expanded and deepened. However, exacerbated by chronic legitimacy problems and a resurgence of great power competition in recent years, the international community’s commitment to the principles and institutions of multilateral regimes has seemingly weakened.
European democracy has long been an avid proponent of multilateralism but Europe is now faced with the challenge of reinvigorating the system and encouraging multilateral cooperation while simultaneously needing to address its internal cohesion issues.
How has Europe engaged with multilateralism in the past? In an international environment increasingly marked by complicated and evolving geopolitical dynamics what can Europe rea...
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- China, Sovereignty and the 'Community of Shared Destiny'
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- 47:38
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- 6 years ago
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- Speakers discuss the emergence and renewal of Chinese ideas of state sovereignty and their implications for global governance.
In October 2017, Xi Jinping unveiled 14 new fundamental principles that ‘underpin the endeavours to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era’.
The 13th principle was declared to be ‘promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind’. This phrase, and its alternative translation, ‘community of shared destiny’, seems vague to foreigners but it may signal the Chinese leadership’s more ambitious approach to foreign policy and global governance.
The speakers also debate to what extent the concept of a 'community of common future’ is an attempt to reshape the existing multilateral order of international organizations and alliances.
This event is held in partnership with The Lau China Institute at King’s College London.
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- Introduction to Chatham House’s Korea Foundation Korea Fellowship
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- 3:02
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- 6 years ago
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- Korea Foundation President Lee Geun introduces Chatham House’s Korea Foundation Korea Fellowship, and the Korea Foundation Korea Fellow, John Nilsson-Wright.
Through regular analysis, research and events, the fellowship seeks to highlight the critical role of the Korean peninsula in relation to the geopolitical, strategic, economic and social challenges and opportunities that the world and the United Kingdom are confronting.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-departments/asia-pacific-programme/korea-foundation-korea-fellowship
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- Webinar: Crisis of Democracy? Governance and the Survival of Public Interest Media
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- 1:15:31
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- 6 years ago
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- While accelerated digitalization has given rise to new means of publishing news and opinion, the fourth estate has found itself facing a number of challenges to fulfilling its role as both a trusted source of information and a watchdog. In recent years, billions of dollars of advertising have moved from offline to online and the financial sustainability, and by extension the survival, of independent news reporting is in real question.
The emergence of digital media platforms has also seemingly distributed power to users and external actors who can engage directly with mass audiences and exercise degrees of influence over democratic practices. The rise of algorithms and clickbait content has polarized public debate, disinformation and misinformation are increasingly potent and public trust in traditional and social media alike is eroding.
Rana Ayyub, Journalist and Writer; Global Opinions Writer, Washington Post
Emily Bell, Founding Director, Tow Center f...
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- Webinar: Living with COVID-19: Opportunism and International Security
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- 1:04:51
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- 6 years ago
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- The world is entering a new phase of the crisis with countries needing to find ways to successfully live with the virus.
Join us for the second session of the autumn series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann and special guests Dr Patricia Lewis and Joyce Hakmeh helping us to understand the facts and make sense of the latest developments in the global crisis. What are the international security implications of COVID-19? Has there been any opportunism in terms of international security? What are the implications of cyber attacks on vaccine research? Has the pandemic shown us anything about our state of readiness to respond to a bioweapons crisis?
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- The Isolationist Impulse and the American Experience
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- 1:15:58
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- 6 years ago
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- Panellists discuss the future of America’s engagement with the world, and implications for the US 'grand strategy'.
In his 1796 farewell address, US President George Washington cautioned the American people against entangling alliances, setting the nation on an isolationist course that would last until the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Beginning with their entry into World War II, Americans finally abandoned isolationism in favour of global engagement. But isolationist sentiment is making a comeback due to the nation’s recent overreach in the Middle East, political polarization, and economic discontent exacerbated by COVID-19’s impact.
The United States is in the midst of heated debate about its role in the world, a debate that will profoundly affect the future of US grand strategy.
Charles Kupchan, Professor at Georgetown University, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Special Assistant to the President and Seni...
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- 2020 US Elections – Healthcare During a Pandemic
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- 49:59
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- 6 years ago
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- This webinar examines the debates surrounding affordable health coverage in the United States and how they have been approached by both presidential candidates.
A Pew Research Centre survey ranked healthcare second, after the economy, as one of the main priorities for US voters in the upcoming elections, particularly among supporters of presidential candidate Joe Biden, with the COVID-19 pandemic further propelling healthcare reform to the forefront of US public concern.
With President Trump tweeting words of encouragement to anti-lockdown protesters and Biden promising a national mask mandate, American voters are faced with increasingly conflicting health policy approaches to choose from in November.
To what extent is the November election a referendum on the incumbent president’s ability to deal with the current public health crisis? How is the gulf in attitudes towards the role of the state in healthcare provision likely to impact the disse...
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- US Presidential Election – Balancing Domestic and Foreign Policy Priorities
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- 1:24:10
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- 6 years ago
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- This webinar explores the intersection between domestic and foreign policy in the context of the 2020 presidential election.
For a large part of the 20th century American grand strategy has had a complex relationship to domestic economic and political realities.
Today, Americans continue to be divided along social, economic and racial lines. The recent protests against institutional and structural racism across the US suggest that values such as justice, equality and human rights are in voters’ minds as they head to the polls. But how might that manifest into policy and how will it affect America's role in the world?
Has America’s global role in recent history come at the expense of domestic prosperity and social growth?
What are the implications for foreign policy with a second Trump term? And how can Biden’s foreign policy platform compete with one that claims to put America first?
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- 2020 US Elections – Tackling the Climate Crisis
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- 48:13
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- 6 years ago
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- In November 2019, President Trump formally started the process to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
This retreat from global efforts to addressing the climate crisis stands in stark contrast to a growing concern among the American electorate. Recent protests, polls and extreme domestic weather events have contributed to tangible anxieties surrounding climate change with voters increasingly aware of its immediate, and personal, implications.
This webinar will examine whether the climate crisis will play a significant role in the upcoming American presidential elections. How divided is the American electorate along party lines when it comes to the climate? Are there generational similarities between Democratic and Republican voters?
What are the priorities of both parties in their current environmental policy proposals? And what would a Biden or Trump presidency mean for America’s wider role in global climate g...
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- 2020 US Elections – Race and Inequality
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- 50:15
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- 6 years ago
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- The killing of George Floyd in May 2020 sparked global protests and brought renewed emphasis on the lack of progress on improving race relations in the US.
Compounded by the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans, race and inequality has become a key issue for voters in the upcoming US presidential election, with over 52 per cent deeming it ‘very important’ according to an Pew survey in August 2020.
Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris – a multi-racial American – as his running mate has stressed the Democrats’ focus on progressive politics and addressing structural and systemic racism in American society.
President Trump has tried to court Black voters on issues such as policing but has largely ignored other demographics. As protests and demands for reform and justice continue, how will it impact voters' choice at the polls and how confident are voters that meaningful change is possible?
This webinar explore...
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- The Rohingya Crisis: Three Years On
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- 45:32
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- 6 years ago
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- Speakers examine the current situation of the Rohingya people and assess the threat that the outbreak of COVID-19 poses to the health and human rights of refugees and displaced people.
It has been three years since a military-led crackdown forced more than 740,000 Rohingya to flee across the border into Bangladesh to escape collective punishment and violence in Myanmar.
Most refugees have sought shelter in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, where access to clean water is limited, sanitation facilities are lacking, and due to overcrowding, social distancing is impossible.
While the number of reported COVID-19 cases has so far been relatively low, testing capacity remains limited and anecdotal reports from humanitarians suggest that COVID-19 has spread extensively through the refugee camps and the Bangladeshi host community.
The speakers also consider the different approaches taken by neighbouring states, regional and internation...
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- Circular Economy Opportunities for Building Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean Post-COVID
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- 1:10:33
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- 6 years ago
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- The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic have unveiled shortcomings in the linear economy – the vulnerability of global value chains, the depletion of natural resources and the exacerbation of social inequalities.
In the context of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) the COVID-19 outbreak is likely to bring about the largest economic and social crisis in decades exacerbating existing issues of inequality and poverty.
The circular economy, as an approach for sustainable development, has been gaining importance in LAC in recent years. New policies, public initiatives and circular economy roadmaps and programmes are already in place or emerging in many LAC countries.
The discussion and policy approach to the circular economy in LAC is distinctive from other regions such as the EU and China due to the region’s special social and economic contexts as well as many LAC countries relying on natural resource exports.
The circular econ...
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- Resilient Ukraine: Safeguarding Society from Russian Aggression
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- 6:07
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- 6 years ago
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- Despite the military conflict and an increasingly adversarial relationship with Russia, Ukraine has largely maintained its democratic reforms thanks to its emerging resilience and determination to decide its own future.
Although the country is gradually developing the capacity of its state institutions and civil society, Russia maintains various levers of negative influence in Ukraine. The Kremlin seeks to exploit these through military action, manipulating the corruption narrative, supporting pro-Russia parties, and fueling religious tensions through the Russian Orthodox Church.
How should Ukrainian state and civil society respond to Russian disruption? What can be done to strengthen Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression?
Read the full research paper here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/06/resilient-ukraine
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- The Political Economy of the European Union after COVID-19
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- 57:33
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- 6 years ago
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- The coronavirus pandemic has prompted an economic recession of unprecedented depth and uncertain duration, where many member states of the European Union have had to unilaterally act to provide economic relief and regulate public health practices.
The European Commission’s recovery fund has been approved by European leaders, but the scale of national efforts to respond to the crisis could prompt a reorganization of European political economy.
Panelists discuss how the recovery efforts of EU Member states at the national level to the COVID-19 pandemic could build on the public’s existing expectation of stronger state involvement in the economy, and lead to a new model of European political economy.
But what would a remodeling of the political economy of Europe mean for the governance of the European Union? What could a new European political economy look like, and would this be possible to achieve given EU rules and structures? How does this ...
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- Global Food System and Trade After COVID-19
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- 1:03:57
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- 6 years ago
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- The global food system is heavily dependent on trade, with imported food representing around 20 per cent of food consumption worldwide.
Population growth, as well as additional consumption due to economic growth in densely populated regions such as Asia and North Africa, have exacerbated the geographic imbalances that have always existed between food production capacities’ and real consumption.
COVID-19 has also brought into question the risks inherent to a global food system that is heavily dependent on global trade and bolstered calls for a return to local food markets and shorter value chains.
But throughout the pandemic, food supplies have proven to be resilient, with food trade remaining stable in both quantities and prices. What will be the role of international food trade post COVID-19?
This event is hosted by the US and the Americas Programme at Chatham House in partnership with the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COME...
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- Quest for a Prosperous and Peaceful Ukraine
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- 1:11:09
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- 6 years ago
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- In Conversation with Andriy Yermak, Head of Office of the President of Ukraine.
Ukraine still struggles to embark on a viable path of economic prosperity and peace. The armed conflict with Russia, which is now in its seventh year, shows meagre prospects for abating.
One of the most sustainable ceasefires negotiated by President Zelenksyy’s team in 2020 lasted a little over a month, only to be violated again. Russia continues building pressure on Kyiv to agree to its terms of conflict resolution.
On the economic front, COVID-19 has heavily hit Ukraine’s fragile economy and the IMF predicted decline of 8% in 2020.
This event examines the prospects for peace with the added tensions of the pandemic and economic decline. What are the prospects of seeking peaceful resolution to the conflict in Donbas? How have the Normandy Format and Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine influenced peace talks?
What have been Ukraine’s ...
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- Domestic Violence in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe: Challenges and Responses
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- 1:29:16
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- 6 years ago
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- This event explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted women in the formerly Soviet (including Warsaw Pact) region.
Amid the new reality of COVID-19, how can societies protect the victims of domestic abuse and women in particular?
The lockdowns around the globe have disproportionately affected women. Along with economic hardship, increased childcare responsibilities and limited access to healthcare, women are also increasingly affected by domestic violence.
This event outlines the principal debates and assess state responses to domestic violence in Russia and CEE and campaigns for national regulation combating domestic violence, the calls to join the Istanbul Convention to strengthen laws; and the opposition to the Convention from certain CEE states.
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- Explainer: The Business Case for Investment in Nutrition
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- 1:19
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- 6 years ago
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- A new Chatham House report reveals the hidden costs of malnutrition for business, and outlines why greater business investment in nutrition is urgently needed.
Businesses have a vital role to play in improving nutrition, both in the workforce and in the community. Effective action could reduce global deaths from malnutrition and greatly enhance economic productivity.
Read the report
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/07/business-case-investment-nutrition-0
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- American Grand Strategy and the International World Order
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- 1:23:42
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- 6 years ago
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- US president Donald Trump faces Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the November 2020 elections. Trump, who has made reasserting American sovereignty a cornerstone of his foreign policy stands in stark contrast to Biden who has emphasized rebuilding American leadership at the global level.
Has there been a fundamental change to the liberal order and, if so, what might explain this shift? Is the international order facing a global leadership crisis due to a US withdrawal and general turn inward amongst the American people?
Would a change in US administration impact the future course of the international order? How can American security best be protected and the authoritarian influence of external actors on the world stage be limited?
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- Imagine a world where we prevent pandemics
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- 3:13
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- 6 years ago
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- Imagining a world where we can prevent pandemics is an ambitious yet achievable aspiration, according to Professor David Heymann and Emma Ross.
Find out what it will take, and learn more about our relationship with the animal kingdom, and why David likes to talk about a ‘Swiss cheese event’.
The SNF CoLab is supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-departments/communications-and-publishing-department/snf-colab-imagine-better-world
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- Imagine a world without fake news
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- 2:36
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- 6 years ago
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- The flow of fake news is vast and unlikely to go away. What’s more, imagining a world where fake news is eradicated completely has implications for freedom of expression.
But what if, instead of wishing fake news away, we can adapt and become immune to it?
Harriet Moynihan and Mathieu Boulègue explain how we can avoid drowning in an ocean of fake news and information manipulation.
The SNF CoLab is supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
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- Imagine a world without violent conflict
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- 3:17
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- 6 years ago
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- At the heart of violent conflict is our inability to manage non-violent conflict.
Patricia and Champa explain what we can do to curb escalation and why we need a new way to talk about women in conflict.
Imagining a world without conflict is possible, but it’s a world in which constant vigilance is needed.
The SNF CoLab is supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
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- Imagine a world where we pay the true cost of food
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- 3:14
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- 6 years ago
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- Paying the true cost of food isn’t about paying more for our groceries, it’s about changing the way we produce, distribute and consume food.
A shift away from practices that have huge costs both for our personal health and for the environment is urgently needed.
Laura and Ana explain why a healthy diet will lead to a healthy planet.
The SNF CoLab is supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
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- Gender Equality and LGBTQI+ Issues in Central Asia
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- 1:28:05
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- 6 years ago
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- Exploring recent developments in women’s and LGBTQI+ rights in Central Asia. Are the new laws effective? What conversations are taking place across the region? What are the ongoing challenges and the future of gender activism in Central Asia?
Voices for gender equality have grown in prominence across Central Asia over recent years, but so has the vocalization of conservative opposition.
Since the start of Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s presidency in 2016, Uzbekistan has initiated reforms such as new laws to promote equal rights and opportunities and to protect women from violence. Similarly, tougher rape laws were recently introduced in Kazakhstan.
However, activism across the region still faces opposition. Earlier this year, Women’s Day demonstrations were suppressed by police in both Bishkek and Almaty. In Kyrgyzstan, artistic expressions of gender issues, such as the Feminnale and Zere Asylbek’s music videos, have provoked backlash from conserva...
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- The US Economy and COVID-19: Prospects for Recovery
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- 59:26
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- 6 years ago
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- Examing the economic outlook which remains uncertain as COVID-19 has inflicted considerable human suffering in the US and caused a historic economic collapse.
So far, much of the economic response has been focused on short-term relief for individuals and companies. How much bipartisanship is there for the economic recovery measures? Will COVID-19 permanently change the role of the government in the US economy? Have the size and duration of the existing stimulus packages been adequate, and what should fiscal and monetary policy look like to support the US economy?
What long-standing trends in the US economy, such as rising income inequality, has the pandemic highlighted? Are there structural responses from households and businesses to COVID-19 in terms of savings and investment, and what does this mean for the future of the US economy?
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this event from the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum...
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- Living with COVID-19: Finding a Sustainable Way Forward
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- 1:01:35
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- 6 years ago
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- Where are we with the pandemic now? What does it mean to find a way to live with the virus? Might there be a way to reduce transmission to a sustainable level that is both manageable and socially and economically acceptable?
As the pandemic continues to expand, the prospect of the virus becoming endemic and the economic and societal impact of measures aimed at suppressing it are increasingly felt. The world is entering a new phase of the crisis with countries needing to find ways to successfully live with the virus.
The opening session of the autumn series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann, helping us to understand the facts and make sense of the latest developments in the global crisis.
He and special guest Dr Michael Ryan take stock of how the pandemic and the response to it has unfolded over the summer and discuss what the world is facing going forward.
Professor Heymann is a world-leading a...
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- Chatham House Primer: The Price of Oil
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- 40:02
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- 6 years ago
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- Starting in mid-2014, the price of oil fell nearly 70 per cent in 20 months, from $115 a barrel in June, to under $35 at the end of February 2016. This collapse was widely reported in the media and used by many commentators to forecast dire economic consequences. But what does the price of oil mean and does it have any relation to the state of the wider global economy?
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- Andreas Dracopoulos, Co-President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), talks to The World Today
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- 3:20
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- 6 years ago
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- Robert Zoellick: Testing Traditions in American Foreign Policy
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- 54:39
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- 6 years ago
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- This event with Robert Zoellick examines the American experience of foreign policy through particular people and episodes to better understand the mechanisms that ensure the grand strategy achieves its goals.
The importance of North America, trade, alliances, public support, and purpose are five traditions of American foreign policy. America’s relationship with the world has been shaped by these traditions from its founding, to the Louisiana Purchase, to more recent developments like America’s looming withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and trade disputes with historic allies.
What do these traditions mean in the face of global issues like the pandemic and the climate crisis? How will domestic issues like high unemployment, a reckoning on race relations and natural disasters influence how these traditions manifest in the future?
It also considers what this history can tell us about the future. How will the UK-US relationship evolve? What is th...
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- International Women's Day 2019: Gender and Growth Initiative
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- 1:25
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- 6 years ago
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- Roxanne Bildan explains how Chatham House's Gender and Growth Initiative has been raising awareness around gender-related issues and ensuring that gender equality in the context of growth targets is on the G20’s agenda.
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- The Russian Regime and Society in the Shadow of the 2020 Elections
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- 1:29:07
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- 6 years ago
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- Russia is not short of election exercises. This most recent vote had more controversy than usual, preceded as it was by the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. But it has also contained the usual falsifications and some surprising results.
To analyze this, Nikolai Petrov opens with brief contextual remarks on the regional diversity of the Russian polity, and the readiness of the system for the 2021 State Duma elections.
Alexander Kynev, Russia’s most experienced election-focused analyst, speaks (in Russian) about the results, and if any meaningful change in the near future can be discerned. Maria Lipman examines what the regional elections say about Russian society.
0:00 - 3:45 - Introduction by Nikolai Petrov (in English)
3:46 - 27:36 - Presentation by Alexander Kynev (in Russian)
28:05 - 40:02 - Presentation by Maria Lipman (in English)
Followed by Q&A (in English and Russian)
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- Creating a New Generation of Antibiotics
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- 55:57
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- 6 years ago
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- The world needs a new generation of antibiotics to address the rapid growth in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The UK government’s 2014 Review on Antimicrobial Resistance estimated that such bacteria could result in the deaths of 10 million people a year by 2050 and an accumulated cost of up to $100 trillion to the global economy.
Despite this urgent need, there remain few new antibiotics in development due to a lack of commercial viability for pharmaceutical companies with a 2019 Chatham House report highlighting the lack of progress being made on critical recommendations to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
What is the significance of the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria? What are the challenges at the intersection of increasing demand for new antibiotics and their commercial viability? Does the recent announcement of a new fund from the pharmaceutical industry represent a major shift, or just the beginning, of what is needed?
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- Countering Terrorist Use of the Internet
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- 1:31:06
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- 6 years ago
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- A panel of experts reviews the main threats posed by online terrorism and violent extremism.
Almost a decade ago, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned the international community of the growing risks posed by the terrorist use of the internet and criticized the lack of universal instruments addressing this facet of terrorist activity.
Terrorist exploitation of the online environment remains an increasingly troubling global issue as digital platforms have been utilized by terrorist organizations to recruit their followers, communicate with their supporters and promote their activities.
For example, social media has been used to spread violence, showcase so-called ‘performance crimes’ and influence the public’s understanding of terrorist attacks and their aftermath.
Growing public and governmental pressures has pushed major social platforms to take concrete action leading to a new joint initiative - the G...
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- COVID-19 and Japan’s Coordinated Development Responses in Asia
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- 42:25
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- 6 years ago
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- Speakers outline the impacts of coordinated initiatives promoted by Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA), both prior to and during the pandemic.
ODA has sought to promote coordinated development responses in Asia in reaction to a range of crises, including climate change, natural disasters and, most recently, COVID-19.
Connecting ministries and organizations across its Asian partners, Japan’s efforts have also focused on the development of cross-sectoral approaches, for example, climate-focused urban planning and investment in building ex-ante resilience to natural disasters.
In particular, they highlight the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s engagement with water utilities such as the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lahore and outline some of the creative measures that have been developed to help limit the impact of COVID-19.
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- Black Lives Matter Reflections: Police Brutality in Kenya
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- 35:06
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- 6 years ago
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- In the first of a new video series from Common Futures Conversations and The World Today magazine, Agnes Kigotho talks to Nafula Wafula about how the Black Lives Matter movement has resonated in Kenya. She says the American movement for racial justice has opened up an important dialogue about inequality and police brutality, both seen as legacies of colonialism.
'If you want to create an impact, you need to find allies in every space,' she tells us.'
Follow Common Futures Conversations on Twitter: @CommonFuturesCH
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- Zimbabwe's Economy During the Coronavirus Pandemic and Beyond
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- 1:46:50
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- 6 years ago
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- Speakers discuss the measures that government, businesses, and individuals are adopting in response to the COVID-19 economic challenge, and the policies required for recovery.
COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on Zimbabwe’s already floundering economy. Important foreign currency earning industries have virtually stopped, and across the country livelihoods are at risk and an increasing number of people are reliant on government grants.
Businesses are having to become more flexible but are constrained by a weak policy environment and lack of confidence in the economy. Since 2017, the government has been pursuing an economic reform agenda and Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP), which was scheduled for completion by the end of 2020.
The deepening challenges highlight the need to accelerate economic reform and build confidence in order to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth.
This webinar is held in partnership with th...
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- Reforming the World Trade Organization
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- 57:59
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- 6 years ago
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- Chatham House, in partnership with the Hanns Seidel Foundation, convene a group of experts to discuss our latest research paper, 'Reforming the World Trade Organization - Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation and the Global Trade System'.
Following a short presentation of the key findings, the paper’s author and other speakers discuss some of the most pressing issues affecting the global trading system and the future of the WTO. The discussion is followed by an interactive Q&A.
With trade tensions increasingly politicized and COVID-19 creating huge economic challenges, a modernized and fully functioning WTO is more essential than ever. But how fit for purpose is the multilateral trading system?
What is needed to find a permanent solution to the ongoing paralysis of the WTO Appellate Body? How can the trade rules be updated to reflect technological change and address concerns about China’s trade policies?
Where does COVID-19, ...
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- Centenary Lecture Series – Global Organizations in an Isolationist World
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- 1:09:38
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- 6 years ago
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- Susana Malcorra addresses questions about the role multilateral organizations and agreements can play in protecting the rule of law in very uncertain times.
When Chatham House began its centenary year at the beginning of 2020 it was unexpected the extent to which the world would be thrown into turmoil by the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has accelerated many of the structural changes in international affairs that were already apparent and which carry troubling echoes of the time of the institute's founding in 1920.
These global shifts have emboldened Chatham House to deepen its commitment to its strategic goals, including promoting the rule of law over the rule of force, so as to reduce levels of human insecurity, enhance resilience and prevent large-scale conflict.
Given that the US is retreating from global leadership, and countries are increasingly embracing scepticism of their neighbours, how can multilateral organizations bridge the supposed...
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- How can the World Trade Organization be improved? | Explainer | Chatham House
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- 4:00
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- 6 years ago
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- The World Trade Organization (WTO) serves three primary functions: providing a forum for countries to liberalize trade and establish rules; monitoring these rules; and helping members settle disputes.
With trade tensions increasingly politicized and COVID-19 creating huge economic challenges, a modernized and fully functioning WTO is more essential than ever. Marianne Schneider-Petsinger explains.
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- Webinar: Weekly COVID-19 Pandemic Briefing – Mathematical Modelling and Response Decisions
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- 59:05
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- As countries grapple with how best to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and the reverberations it is sending through their societies and economies, understanding of how the virus is behaving, and what measures might best combat it, continues to advance.
The fifteenth in a weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann and special guest Professor Azra Ghani helping us to understand the science and make sense of the latest developments in the global crisis.
What is the role of mathematical modelling in controlling epidemics? What are its value and limitations for shaping decision-making? And to what extent has modelling informed responses to this pandemic?
Professor Azra Ghani is professor of infectious disease epidemiology at Imperial College London. Her research involves mathematical modelling, including of the COVID-19 pandemic, to explore the impact of interventions and to help guide policy.
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- The Reconfiguration of the Regime in Russia
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- 1:37:17
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- 6 years ago
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- At the start of the year, the Kremlin mooted unprecedented changes in the balance of power between Russia’s political institutions, as well as amendments in the constitution.
The COVID-19 pandemic, among other factors, changed the context and presented new challenges to this process, not least for Vladimir Putin himself. Unsurprisingly however, the Kremlin’s proposed restructuring has not transpired to be as extensive as had been intimated.
Nonetheless, change is afoot and this event considers the extent to which it is meaningful and significant. Arkady Ostrovsky discusses changes in Russia’s political economy and external factors in this process. Nikolay Petrov speaks about the state of political institutions and the shifting relations between the centre and the regions. Ekaterina Schulmann discusses the role of the State Duma and its 2021 elections.
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- In Conversation with Ambassador Tudor Ulianovschi
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- 48:17
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The selection process for the next director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is underway with eight candidates nominated by national governments around the world.
The successful candidate will lead this critically important global organization as it faces enormous challenges amidst intensifying international trade tensions, rising protectionism, and the unprecedent global economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
James Nixey, director of the Russia-Eurasia and Europe programmes at Chatham House, hosts a conversation with Ambassador Tudor Ulianovschi, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Moldova (2018-2019).
Ambassador Ulianovschi represented Moldova at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2019 and was the top Moldovan diplomat in Geneva from 2016-2018. He is currently a candidate for the post of WTO director-general.
Chatham House has worked since its foundation to support and help develop the rules-based ...
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- Perspectives on Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century
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- 1:10:13
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- 6 years ago
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- While ‘classical’ nuclear deterrence theory continues to guide our understanding of contemporary security and defence today, how relevant is it to a 21st century context?
75 years ago, on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, instantly killing around 78,000 people. Three days later, the Truman administration released another on Nagasaki, ushering in a nuclear age which soon became defined by the Cold War and the concept of nuclear deterrence.
Drawing on a recent paper published by Chatham House’s International Security programme, panellists examine contested themes in contemporary policymaking on deterrence.
What are the underlying assumptions that shape deterrence practice, and do they hold true in 2020? Can nuclear deterrence be strengthened in responding to current international and regional security challenges? How do emerging technologies challenge deterrence?
And as so...
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- Webinar: In Conversation with Minister Yoo Myung-Hee: Candidate for Director-General of the World Tr
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- 50:03
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- On 31 August 2020, Roberto Azevêdo will step down as director-general of the World Trade Organization. The selection process for the next director-general is underway with eight candidates nominated by national governments around the world. The successful candidate will lead this critically important global organization as it faces enormous challenges amidst intensifying international trade tensions, rising protectionism and the unprecedent global economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this webinar, Dr John Nilsson-Wright will host a conversation with trade minister for the Republic of Korea Ms Yoo Myung-Hee. Myung-Hee has many years of experience in trade negotiations starting from 1995 when she led WTO affairs in the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Recently she served as a negotiator of the regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the Korea-China FTA and the Korea-US FTA renegotiation. Myung-Hee is currently a candidate for the post of...
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- South Africa's Economic Outlook
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- 1:01:02
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- South Africa’s long mooted economic reforms have been slow to materialize. The economy had fallen into recession even before the COVID-19 pandemic, and had been stripped of its international investment grade rating. The reserve bank is now forecasting a contraction in GDP of over seven percent for 2020.
There are significant questions around the role of the state in the economy, the level of intervention, and its affordability, with key government figures sceptical of rapid market reforms. The mandate and independence of the South African Reserve Bank has also been a subject of public debate. The IMF has approved a US$4.3 billion emergency financial assistance package to help mitigate the health and economic shock to the country. But it has also made clear that there is a pressing need to ensure debt sustainability and implement structural reforms to support recovery and achieve sustainable and inclusive growth. Lesetja Kganyago, the governor of the South African Reserv...
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- إصلاح القطاع العام في العراق 🇮🇶 #مبادرة_العراق
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- 2:57
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- الباحث العراقي علي المولوي يشرح نتائج بحث ورقته الجديدة ، ويوضح كيف يمكن للحكومة العراقية إصلاح القطاع العام بشكل فعال.
إن الإصلاح الهادف للقطاع العام العراقي أمر حيوي إذا أرادت البلاد تجنّب الانهيار الاقتصادي. لقد أفرزَت عقود من التراخي والفساد وسوء الإدارة قطاعاً عاماً متضخّماً لا يمكن استدامته ولا يصلح للغرض المنشود منه. ومع تولّي رئيس الوزراء الجديد لمنصبه، أمام العراق فرصة لرسم مسار مختلف.
للمزيد من المعلومات ولقراءة الورقة :
https://www.chathamhouse.org/research/publications/public-sector-reform-iraq-al-mawlawi
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- In Conversation with HE Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijri
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- 46:11
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- On 31 August 2020, Roberto Azevêdo step downs as director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The selection process for the next director-general is underway with eight candidates nominated by national governments around the world.
The successful candidate will lead this critically important global organization as it faces enormous challenges amid intensifying international trade tensions, rising protectionism, and the unprecedented global economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
His Excellency Mohammed Maziad Al-Tuwaijri served as minister for economy and planning with responsibility for the economic development agenda for Saudi Arabia. He is currently an advisor to the royal court and a candidate for the post of WTO director-general.
Chatham House has worked since its foundation to support and help develop the rules-based multilateral economic system and this event is part of a centenary series, supported by GEF and the Global T...
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- Common Futures Conversations Career Chat: James Nixey
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- 58:24
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- 6 years ago
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- Russia and Eurasia Programme Director James Nixey and Chatham House Recruiter Nonie Dube share their advice for those seeking career opportunities in think tanks.
The questions were sourced from members of the Common Futures Conversations online community.
Follow Common Futures Conversations on Twitter @CommonFuturesCH.
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- Common Futures Conversations Career Chat: James Nixey
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- 58:24
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Russia and Eurasia Programme Director James Nixey and Chatham House Recruiter Nonie Dube share their advice for those seeking career opportunities in think tanks.
The questions were sourced from members of the Common Futures Conversations online community.
Follow Common Futures Conversations on Twitter @CommonFuturesCH.
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- How do Protest Movements Make Change?
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- 1:10:33
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- 6 years ago
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- Drawing on contemporary and historical examples from across the globe, the panel considers the tradition of protests and assesses how we move beyond protest to enact meaningful change.
From the Peasants Revolt in 1381, to the French Revolution in the late 1700s, and the recent protests in – among many places – Chile, Lebanon, Hong Kong and the US, the disruption of society to demand change has a long and powerful history.
Protests have historically come in waves, with momentum being carried across borders and transcending communities, but, while the right to protest peacefully is protected, the consequences do not always reflect this. When civil rights, equality and democratic accountability are at stake, are protests guaranteed facilitators of change?
What is the historical symbolism behind the occupation of public spaces to demand political and structural change? In what ways are political and civic systems and structures susceptible to pr...
