Chatham House
The Iraq War in Living Memory
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- The Iraq War in Living Memory
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- 1:14:04
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- 6 years ago
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- The invasion of Iraq in 2003 was a watershed moment in global politics and international relations. As the invasion and occupation unfolded, Iraqi perceptions of the US and the West shifted and Western perceptions of Iraq’s political and regional future became more complicated.
But is such a depoliticization of the Iraq war possible? The BBC2 documentary series, Once Upon a Time in Iraq, tells the story of the Iraq war through the experiences of civilians, journalists and soldiers highlighting the real consequences of political decisions.
How do retrospective analyses of the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath affect how we think about political and military decision-making in the early years of the war? How can we trace back recent conflict – from the rise of ISIS to government violence against protesters – to the decision to invade?
What factors impact public conceptions of the conflict in Iraq and elsewhere? How has the Iraq war shaped ...
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- In Conversation with Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh: Candidate for Director-General of the World Trade Organiza
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- 52:50
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- 6 years ago
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- On 31 August 2020, Roberto Azevêdo steps down 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.
In this webinar, Mohamed El Dahshan, associate fellow in the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, hosts a conversation with Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh, candidate for the director-general position at the WTO.
In 1985, Mr Mamdouh was appointed trade negotiator at Egypt’s permanent mission to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Since then, he has served in several roles at the WTO including secretary of the Council for Trade in...
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- Applying Learnings from COVID-19 to Strengthen Cancer Care
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- 1:01:29
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- 6 years ago
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- Examining how we can leverage new tools, methodologies, and policies that have emerged in response to COVID-19 to continue the fight against cancer. How can countries maximize COVID-19-driven investments in health systems infrastructure to strengthen other health areas including cancer care?
As COVID-19 continues to challenge health and economic systems around the world, the high value that communities ascribe to the health of individuals is being starkly illustrated.
There is now greater recognition of the devastation that uncontrolled diseases can cause and the strain that these diseases place not only on health systems, but the patients that need them and the governments that fund them.
The 'all at once' nature of the pandemic and the necessarily urgent societal and governmental reactions to it, brings a sharp contrast to the same types of trade-off health funding decisions that are routinely made in many countries every day.
Rece...
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- Interview: HE George Vella, President, Republic of Malta
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- 18:43
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- 6 years ago
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- The questions were crowd-sourced from the Common Futures Conversations online community, a Chatham House platform for young people based in Africa and Europe.
Follow Common Futures Conversations on Twitter at @CommonFutures CH.
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- Turning Ideas into Reality
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- 56:24
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- 6 years ago
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- The coronavirus pandemic and associated economic crisis has pushed policy-makers to consider radical approaches to re-shaping politics on a local and global level. While new ideas are rarely in short supply, there is often a lag in making those ideas a reality. In this event youth leaders from Africa and Europe consider strategies for making change at a local level.
This event was part of the Common Futures Conversations Community Development Week.
Follow Common Futures Conversations on Twitter at @CommonFuturesCH.
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- Mozambique’s Peace and National Reconciliation Agreement: One Year On
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- 2:09:27
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- 6 years ago
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- August 6, 2020 marks one year since the Peace and National Reconciliation Agreement was signed in Maputo. The agreement, signed by the President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi and RENAMO leader Ossufo Momade, and witnessed by regional and international political and religious leaders, ended the return to conflict that started in 2013.
It also paved the way for Mozambique’s national elections in October 2019. Since the agreement, the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) won a landslide victory in the elections, weakening RENAMO, and a splinter group has conducted targeted armed violence in Manica and Sofala provinces. Yet, the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) process has made progress.
At this event, senior figures reflect on the peace agreement and the key factors of its success. The event also draws upon insights from the authors of recent publications on the latest peace agreement in the context of longer term trends of democratization and...
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- The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP, Candidate for World Trade Organization Director-General: In Conversation
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- 47:28
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- 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 amid intensifying international trade tensions, rising protectionism and the unprecedented global economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this webinar, Dr Robin Niblett, director and chief executive of Chatham House, will host a conversation with The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP. Liam Fox served as UK secretary of state for international trade and president of the Board of Trade (2016-19) and 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 multilateral economic system and this event is part of ...
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- Ambassador Amina Mohamed, Candidate for World Trade Organization Director-General: In Conversation
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- 46:44
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- 6 years ago
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- On 31 August 2020, Roberto Azevêdo will step down 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.
In this webinar, Dr Alex Vines, managing director of ethics, risk and resilience and director of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, hosts a conversation with Ambassador Dr Amina Mohamed, who has held several cabinet secretary posts including for foreign affairs and trade (2013-18) and is candidate for the director-general post at the WTO.
Dr Mohamed has also served as chairperson on various WTO decision-making bodies such as the Ministerial Conference (2015), t...
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- Ambassador Jesús Seade Kuri, World Trade Organization Director-General Candidate: In Conversation
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- 48:33
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- 6 years ago
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- Creon Butler, director of the Global Economy and Finance Programme at Chatham House, will host a conversation with Ambassador Jesús Seade Kuri, under-secretary for North America in Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and candidate for the post of director-general of the WTO.
On August 31, 2020, Roberto Azevêdo steps down 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.
Ambassador Seade is chief negotiator for the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade and was previously deputy director-general of the WTO.
Chatham House has worked sin...
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- The Nemtsov Murder and The Rule of Law in Russia
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- 1:30:29
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- 6 years ago
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- The killing of Boris Nemtsov has taken on great significance as the case serves to illustrate the corrosion in Russia’s justice system, which effectively offers impunity for attacks on Kremlin opponents.
Nemtsov was assassinated in central Moscow just over five years ago. The ensuing criminal investigation by the Russian authorities failed to identify the instigators of the murder.
The webinar begins with opening remarks by Senator Wicker, who has been involved in discussions leading up to the publication of the report.
Margareta Cederfelt then presents the findings of her report on the case, The Nemtsov Murder and Rule of Law in Russia. Particular attention is paid to the implications for the broader legal framework in Russia.
Professor Bowring acts as a respondent and offers his analysis on the report and the presentations.
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- Reinventing Meetings
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- 1:01:05
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- 6 years ago
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- A dynamic panel highlights original ideas and technologies that could disrupt current patterns of meeting and working.
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, everyday working life has been radically disrupted and digital platforms have soared in popularity as individuals and workplaces alike seek to find new ways of meeting and collaborating. In early March, business apps were downloaded 62 million times worldwide, while travel restrictions saw estimated global airline emissions drop by a third.
As the coronavirus crisis eases, could demand for more interactive meeting platforms and collaboration tools spur increased innovation, reshaping the post-COVID-19 world of work? How might new working practices reshape our towns and cities and allow for lower carbon business operations? What are the challenges to new working and meeting practices?
Interacting with the panellists, participants assess different ideas and explore how best to speed up and scale...
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- Balancing Health Priorities in the Post-COVID-19 Era to Sustain Progress in Cancer Care: Dialogue 2
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- 1:00:36
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- 6 years ago
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- Examining how countries can sustain momentum in cancer care and protect cancer funding in the face of competing health priorities. How can countries make strategic choices to achieve greater value for their money?
As COVID-19 continues to challenge health and economic systems around the world, the high value that communities ascribe to the health of individuals is being starkly illustrated.
There is now greater recognition of the devastation that uncontrolled diseases can cause and the strain that these diseases place not only on health systems, but the patients that need them and the governments that fund them.
The 'all at once' nature of the pandemic and the necessarily urgent societal and governmental reactions to it, brings a sharp contrast to the same types of trade-off health funding decisions that are routinely made in many countries every day.
Recent advances in cancer prevention and development of innovative therapies have ...
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- Chatham House Summer School Sessions 9 and 10
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- 1:59:02
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- 6 years ago
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- Chatham House Summer School Sessions 7 and 8
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- 1:39:42
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- 6 years ago
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- Chatham House Summer School Sessions 3 and 4
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- 1:38:40
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- 6 years ago
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- Chatham House Summer School Sessions 5 and 6
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- 1:45:58
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- 6 years ago
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- Chatham House Summer School Session 1
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- 1:04:46
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- 6 years ago
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- Chatham House Summer School Session 2
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- 37:24
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- 6 years ago
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- Understanding US Policy in Somalia
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- 1:21:22
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- 6 years ago
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- Speakers discuss the evolution of US strategy, and how potential shifts could influence future scenarios in Somalia, with implications for federalism, and resolution of the conflict with al-Shabaab.
Successive US administrations have adopted a broadly consistent strategy for engaging with Somalia, principally focused on stabilization and containing al-Shabaab.
This approach includes humanitarian assistance, as well as political and security support for Somali institutions and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
The Trump administration has increased the number of direct US military operations, most frequently in the form of airstrikes, yet there is little evidence that this is shifting the stalemate with al-Shabaab.
With the possible delay of elections planned for late 2020/early 2021 amid ongoing tensions between Somalia’s federal government and regions, there is an opportunity to reassess the merits of US policy and e...
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- Weekly COVID-19 Pandemic Briefing – Following the Science?
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- 52:37
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- 6 years ago
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- How are scientists working out what's going on with the virus and what interventions work and don't? Why does it seem like scientists change their minds so often or are slow to come around to new thinking? And are response decisions following the science?
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 19th in a weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann and special guest, Richard Horton, helping us to understand the science and make sense of the latest developments in the global crisis.
Dr Horton is editor-in-chief of The Lancet. He was the first president of the World Association of Medical Editors and he is a former president of the US Council of Science Editors.
Professor Heymann is a ...
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- Global Forum on Forest Governance: Emerging and Radical Ideas for Forests
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- 1:35:19
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- 6 years ago
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- This panel discusses the emerging and radical narratives related to forests, land use and livelihoods.
It considers how these narratives and frameworks could reduce poverty and inequality, the implications for climate and biodiversity objectives, the necessary changes that would allow for the transitions envisioned, and how we can ensure the younger and future generations will not be hindered from
enjoying nature.
This session is part of the Global Forum on Forest Governance 2020, which supports the Chatham House project on Improving Forest Governance and Tackling Illegal Logging and Deforestation.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/eer-department/forest-governance-project
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- Climate Justice and Recovery Post-COVID-19 – Social and Racial Inequality
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- 39:27
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- 6 years ago
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- Experts discuss climate justice, just transition and racial inequality in wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Global carbon emissions are expected to fall because high emitting industries and lifestyles have been hampered by lockdown measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Yet, this temporary relief for the climate has come with huge social and economic costs rarely seen in peacetime. In many industrialised countries, it
has been marginalised communities who bear the brunt of the social, economic and health impacts of COVID-19.
The challenges are most intense in the developing world already grappling with the impacts of climate change, inadequate access to clean water and sanitation, overcrowded shelter, food insecurity, and insecure livelihoods.
The pandemic serves as a terrible reminder that our health and our economies are not independent of the world around us.
The event is hosted by the Centre for Climate Justice ...
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- The Politics of Contention: Repression, Protest and the Problem of Democracy in the US and UK
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- 1:30:25
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- 6 years ago
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- Evaluating current protests in light of previous protests, especially in light of contemporary claims that protest sometimes drives politics in more conservative directions.
The wave of social unrest in the US, brought on by the killing of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, is the most recent attempt to protest the systemic racism faced by African Americans.
Today's protests come during the midst of the pandemic, in the context of high levels of unemployment and economic recession, and nearly four years into a presidency that has challenged long-standing democratic norms.
In the UK, protests come as the country attempts to negotiate its exit from the European Union and adopt a new status in international relations.
The panel attempts to understand the domestic and international significance of these protests, not least in two countries, the US and UK, that have a long, shared history and that today both confront high levels of dome...
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- Q&A: Weekly COVID-19 Pandemic Briefing – Perspective from the Pharmaceutical Industry
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- 29:08
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- 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.
Watch the eighteenth in a weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann and special guest, Thomas Cueni, helping us to understand the science and make sense of the latest developments in the global crisis. How is the pharmaceutical industry playing into the efforts to get tests, drugs, vaccines and other tools to fight the pandemic? What are the major challenges and concerns for the industry? And which approaches look the most promising for ensuring global access to COVID-19 pharmaceutical products?
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Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute based in London. Our mission is to help governments and societies build a su...
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- Webinar: Weekly COVID-19 Pandemic Briefing – Perspective from the Pharmaceutical Industry
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- 1:25:01
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- 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.
Watch the eighteenth in a weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann and special guest, Thomas Cueni, helping us to understand the science and make sense of the latest developments in the global crisis. How is the pharmaceutical industry playing into the efforts to get tests, drugs, vaccines and other tools to fight the pandemic? What are the major challenges and concerns for the industry? And which approaches look the most promising for ensuring global access to COVID-19 pharmaceutical products?
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- The UK-Japan Relationship: Security and Political Cooperation
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- 1:00:36
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- 6 years ago
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- The speakers assess UK-Japan security and political cooperation in the context of Japan’s Abe administration’s evolving security strategy. They discuss the UK-Japan relationship in light of developing interests in the Indo-Pacific as well as Japan’s increasingly proactive role in the Indian Ocean and the Middle East. They also consider both countries’ policies on China and outline the role these policies could play in managing respective relationships with the United States.
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- In Conversation with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Candidate for Director-General of the World Trade Organ
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- 46:45
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- 6 years ago
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- On 31 August 2020, Roberto Azevêdo will step down 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.
In this webinar, Creon Butler, director of the Global Economy and Finance Programme at Chatham House, hosts a conversation with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former finance minister of Nigeria and candidate for the post of director-general of the WTO. Dr Okonjo-Iweala is currently chair of the Board of Gavi, the global vaccine alliance and is African Union Special Envoy to mobilize international financial support for the fight against COVID-19.
Chatham House has worked si...
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- Webinar: Women, Power and Politics in the Middle East
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- 57:41
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- 6 years ago
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- In 2019, the visibility and participation of women in protests across the Middle East and North Africa challenged male-led political establishments in the region. But with the global health crisis offering regimes some respite from popular mobilization in the streets, and impacting participation in public life, the fragile gains made by women in the region are in danger of being lost.
In this webinar, the panellists discuss female leadership and women’s rights in a COVID-affected MENA region. Set against difficult political transitions, declining oil prices and protracted regional conflicts, how can women’s economic empowerment be prioritized and promoted in the region? To what extent have efforts to consolidate women’s rights so far reached beyond elites and addressed different women’s experiences in the private and public spheres? How can we move beyond the glamorization of female protesters to institute meaningful gender-focused political change in future? And ...
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- The 2020 US Presidential Elections and the State of the Nation
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- 1:14:55
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- 6 years ago
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- The US continues to face domestic uncertainty with rising cases of COVID-19 fuelling a public health and economic crisis and protests over racial inequality heading into a crucial election year. How has the recent pandemic influenced voters ahead of the November election? How has 2020 differed from previous election years and what will this mean for voter turnout? And are current opinion polls an effective method in which to judge the outcome of the US presidential election?
Amy Walter, national editor with the Cook Political Report, and Adam Boulton, presenter of All Out Politics at Sky News, discuss the current state of the nation and what this means for the US presidential election.
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Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute based in London. Our mission is to help governments and societies build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.
More research from Chatham House on the ...
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- Common Futures Conversations: Interview with Niels Engelshion
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- 9:56
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- 6 years ago
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- In this webinar Niels Engelshion, director-general of the Department of European Affairs at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, answers questions on a range of topics related to his work and about diplomacy more widely. The questions are sourced from the Common Futures Conversations community – an online platform where young people from across Africa and Europe brainstorm responses to major policy issues.
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- Common Futures Conversations: Emerging and Radical Ideas for Forests
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- 7:34
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- 6 years ago
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- In this video, participants from the Common Futures Conversations community present their ideas about potential solutions to challenges in contemporary forest governance. These ideas were presented as part of a collaboration between Common Futures Conversations and Chatham House’s 30th Global Forum on Forest Governance which brings together policymakers, researchers and activists from across the world to discuss the challenges facing contemporary forest governance. Common Futures Conversations is Chatham House’s online platform where young people from across Europe and Africa brainstorm responses to major policy issues.
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- Countering Malign Influence: Lessons from Three Continents - Virtual Roundtable
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- 1:28:53
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- 6 years ago
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- Disinformation and malign influence are once again firmly established as weapons of choice for authoritarian regimes abroad and unscrupulous political forces at home. The challenge is felt by liberal democracies across the world but national approaches to mitigating the problem vary widely.
This roundtable compares and contrasts approaches in Europe, North America and Australia, seeking best practice and transferrable lessons learned. It broadens the discussion from exclusive focus on disinformation carried by social media and considers other threat vectors including pernicious embedded forms of influence in academia, politics, the media, business and more.
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Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute based in London. Our mission is to help governments and societies build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.
More research from Chatham House on the subject of disinformation: htt...
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- The Peace Deal in Colombia: On Track, Delayed or Off the Rails?
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- 1:06:28
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- 6 years ago
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- Implementation of Colombia's ambitious Peace Agreement negotiated between the government and the guerrilla group FARC remains unfinished. The creation and full functioning of the courts of transitional justice, land redistribution, crop substitution programmes and the protection of demobilized armed combatants have unfolded more slowly than many expected, reinforcing the perception that the government of President Iván Duque is undermining the agreement.
At the same time, hundreds of civic and community leaders in rural areas have been murdered. Is the peace process hitting inevitable or intentional delays? Colombian Presidential Counselor for Stabilization and Consolidation, Emilio José Archila Peñalosa, and Dr Anastasia Shesterinina, who has recently conducted fieldwork in former conflict areas in rural Colombia, discuss the status of the peace deal and its key components agreed to between the Colombian government and the FARC.
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- Webinar: Responding to COVID-19: Lessons from South Korea and the UK
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- 1:05:45
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- 6 years ago
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- This webinar brings together parliamentarians from South Korea and the UK to discuss their countries’ respective responses to the COVID-19 crisis. The speakers consider some of the innovative changes brought about by COVID-19 in both countries including the introduction of telehealth platforms in the UK and the use of contact-tracing mobile applications in South Korea. They share the lessons learned from their respective responses to the pandemic and discuss how societies can best balance the need for both privacy and technology.
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- Webinar: Healthy Civic Space in a Global Health Crisis – What Role for the Business Sector?
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- 59:34
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- 6 years ago
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- In many countries around the world, the space for civil society has been shrinking for some time and this trend has only increased as a result of the current pandemic. Civic activism – such as the ability to meet, organize and advocate – has been made more difficult through lockdown measures. Checks and balances are being weakened while state surveillance has increased.
At the same time, civil society has played a crucial role in community mobilization to address urgent needs during this crisis whether it be the provision of essential services, informing communities about the virus or protecting marginalized groups.
The UN’s new report on ‘Covid-19 and Human Rights’ underlines the importance of civil society in ensuring that the response to the crisis is rights-sensitive. With civil society under increased pressure, there is a need for all sectors of society, including the private sector, to support its work.
In recent weeks we have ...
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- Dialogue 1: Social Investments in Ageing Populations – Health Value Decision-Making After COVID-19
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- 59:07
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- 6 years ago
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- Examining how COVID-19 disproportionately affects older populations, as do other diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.
As COVID-19 continues to challenge health and economic systems around the world, the high value that communities ascribe to the health of individuals is being starkly illustrated.
There is now greater recognition of the devastation that uncontrolled diseases can cause and the strain that these diseases place not only on health systems, but the patients that need them and the governments that fund them.
The 'all at once' nature of the pandemic and the necessarily urgent societal and governmental reactions to it, brings a sharp contrast to the same types of trade-off health funding decisions that are routinely made in many countries every day.
Recent advances in cancer prevention and development of innovative therapies have changed the landscape of cancer care, and governments have worked to capture the ...
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- Global Forum on Forest Governance: Transparency in the Forest and Land-Use Sector
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- 1:32:04
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- 6 years ago
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- Improving forest sector transparency has been a priority for those seeking to strengthen forest governance. This panel considers what progress has been made with respect to government and private sector transparency, drawing on experience in Africa and Asia.
Panellists give their perspectives on where gaps remain, and what measures should be prioritized to further support accountable and effective governance in the forest and land-use sectors.
Questions addressed include:
• What types of information have been most useful and how has this been used by different actors?
• What impact has data availability had on the behaviour of companies and governments?
• What other governance factors are influential in enabling transparency to lead to accountability?
• How can international partners best support improved accountability?
This session is part of the Global Forum on Forest Governance 2020, which supports the Chatham...
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- International Trade & its Role in Leveraging Forest Sector Reform: Global Forum on Forest Governance
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- 1:29:00
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- 6 years ago
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- This panel scrutinizes international trade mechanisms and regulations, including free-trade agreements, voluntary partnership agreements, trade restrictions and bans.
International trade has been assumed to be an important lever in driving governance reforms and changes in business practices in the forest, agriculture and land use (AFOLU) sector.
The effectiveness of different policy tools in promoting improved governance and sustainable production and trade will be considered, including their impact on livelihoods, domestic markets, land and forest management.
Further, it will reflect on the implications of these experiences for future efforts to reform the AFOLU sector through trade mechanisms, particularly in the context of COVID-19.
This session is part of the Global Forum on Forest Governance 2020, which supports the Chatham House project on Improving Forest Governance and Tackling Illegal Logging and Deforestation.
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- Global Forum on Forest Governance: High Level Panel
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- 1:25:06
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- 6 years ago
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- Ministers and high level officials discuss their vision for forests and land-use, including their priorities for governance reform, the role of global partnerships and what outcomes they would like to see from the biodiversity and climate COPs in 2021.
Each panellist gives opening remarks, followed by a question and answer session, including questions from the audience.
This session is part of the Global Forum on Forest Governance 2020, which supports the Chatham House project on Improving Forest Governance and Tackling Illegal Logging and Deforestation. https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/eer-department/forest-governance-project
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- Global Forum on Forest Governance: Options for Demand-Side Regulations
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- 1:27:39
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- 6 years ago
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- Demand side regulations have been widely used as a tool aimed at reducing negative environmental and social impacts in commodity supply chains, for example, on conflict minerals; illegal timber; and crosssectoral requirements on human rights.
The US, EU and UK are currently exploring the further use of such measures to reduce the environmental and social impacts of imported goods.
This panel brings together experts from key producer countries and trading partners to hear perspectives on the potential implications of such legislation for their countries.
The needs and priorities of producer countries for their land-use sectors are considered, and the extent to which these intersect with potential new demand-side regulations in the EU and US.
The types of measures that would best support their domestic agendas
for sustainable development are discussed.
Questions addressed include:
• What types of regulati...
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- Belarus: This Time It’s Different?
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- 1:24:36
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- 6 years ago
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- Exploring issues in the current presidential campaign in Belarus, why it has turned violent, and what can be done by the West.
The authorities started to repress the opposition months before the vote, which is to be held on 9 August. The brutal suppression of peaceful protests and the arrests of activists and candidates create a dilemma for the West: by opposing the human rights abuses firmly, the West often sees it as compromising years of attempts to build relations with the Lukashenka government.
However, failing to oppose the abuses would not only undermine the West’s already tattered principles, but also signals to the Belarusian authorities that they can get away with further repressions in the weeks to come.
What are the possible scenarios for 9 August? Is this election campaign genuinely different? What is the level of human rights violations? What is the current position of the West and what, if anything, can the West do in the light o...
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- Weekly COVID-19 Pandemic Briefing – The Role of Therapeutics
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- 47:27
- 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 17th in a weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann and special guest, Sir Jeremy Farrar, helping us to understand the science and make sense of the latest developments in the global crisis.
What progress is being made in finding effective therapeutics? What aspects of the disease is drug research targeting and what might a game-changing treatment do? And what challenges are being encountered at the moment?
As director of the Wellcome Trust, Sir Jeremy Farrar helped set up a 'COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator' alongside the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Prior to joining the Wellcome Trust in 2013, he was director of the Oxford University Clinical Resea...
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- Truth-telling, Amnesties and Reconciliation During and Post-Conflict
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- 1:29:48
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- 6 years ago
- Description
- This session examines three complex issues impacting reconciliation - truth-telling, amnesties and lustration.
Whereas Russia, within the Minsk process, demands guarantees of immunity for all sides, Ukraine is developing Criminal Code amendments and a transitional justice strategy that denies amnesties for serious human rights abuses.
Lustration – the purging of the previous regime - is a related issue involving an assessment of collaboration with occupying authorities.
As the domestic war crime trials have not built a comprehensive narrative about the traumatic events, more discussions will emerge about non-judicial truth-telling initiatives - something totally new for the country’s social and legal fabric.
This is one of a two-part virtual roundtable on Ukraine’s emerging transitional justice policy, exploring the experience of other conflict-affected states that could assist Ukraine’s efforts.
The event is ...
- Title
- Transitional Justice Policymaking: Lessons for Ukraine
- Runtime
- 1:30:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- This session explores the best practices of transitional justice policymaking and assesses the inherent difficulties while a conflict is ongoing.
The speakers analyze the connections between a conflict-affected state’s international proceedings and its domestic transitional justice efforts. The discussion also focuses on the interplay between the state and civil society in developing a viable transitional justice path for a nation also afflicted by economic hardship and disinformation.
This is one of a two-part virtual roundtable on Ukraine’s emerging transitional justice policy, exploring the experience of other conflict-affected states that could assist Ukraine’s efforts.
The event is held in partnership with the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union and Center for Civil Liberties.
- Title
- Economic Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A New Political Economy for Europe?
- Runtime
- 57:36
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Panellists explore whether the global health crisis has necessitated a re-evaluation of the role of the state in relation to the market.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had asymmetric effects and a variety of responses across Europe. Given the combined health and economic challenges, the EU may need to adopt more interventionist approaches but this could in turn lead to clashes within the EU especially around fiscal policy and taxation, labour markets and redistribution and industrial policy.
As individual member states work to mitigate the economic implications of the pandemic, could these regional economic recovery policies signal a broader shift in attitudes beyond the immediate crisis?
How has Europe’s political economy been affected by the current health crisis? To what extent will national interests continue to dominate member state’s economic priorities following the COVID-19 pandemic? And can the EU achieve a consensus and accommodate a mo...
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- How is the Pandemic Reshaping the Future of Work?
- Runtime
- 49:20
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The panellists discuss what lessons can be taken from the unexpected and rapid changes that have been taking place and how they can be applied once restrictions are lifted.
The discussion surrounding the future of work is familiar. Who works where and how do they do that work? What are the roles of the government and the employer in responding to new regulations, business plans and available technology? How do employees respond to redefined roles in new circumstances amidst wider work-adjacent concerns such as healthcare and housing?
Interestingly, however, the outbreak of COVID-19 has shifted the conversation to the present tense. New classifications of key or essential work and mandates to work from home have forced organizations to undertake rapid workplace restructuring, to encourage employees to enhance their digital skills and to protect staff's health.
How can organizations and governments build resilience to future crises? Is it necessary...
- Title
- Race and Politics - The parallels between race and discrimination in the US and UK
- Runtime
- 1:05:50
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- This panel discusses the parallels between race and discrimination in the US and UK and considers how structure and institutional change is possible - particularly in politics.
The killing of George Floyd on 25 May 2020 by a police officer in Minneapolis sparked protests across the US that have reverberated around the world and forced long overdue conversations on systemic racism.
Racial prejudices are sustained by social, political and economic systems and structures that fail to accommodate and represent diverse voices. The ongoing Black Lives Matter protests have brought renewed focus onto laws, policies and practices that actively discriminate against people of colour.
As societies are forced to confront persistent racist cultures and environments, does the current moment mark a significant shift in the global anti-racist movement?
How do political attitudes and systems perpetuate racism and how can it be dismantled? How can dif...
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- Public Sector Reform in Iraq - Ali Al-Mawlawi #IraqInitiative
- Runtime
- 3:20
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Iraqi researcher Ali Al-Mawlawi explains the findings of his new briefing paper, outlining how Iraq can effectively reform its public sector.
Iraq’s public sector has shown formidable resistance to reform. Decades of complacency, corruption and mismanagement have spawned a bloated public sector that is unsustainable and not fit for purpose.
As a new prime minister takes the helm, Iraq has an opportunity to chart a different course.
He highlights the steps policymakers, international financial institutions and development agencies can take to support this reform process.
Download the Iraq Initiative briefing paper: https://www.chathamhouse.org/research/publications/public-sector-reform-iraq-al-mawlawi
- Title
- Ukraine Reforms: What Next?
- Runtime
- 1:38:19
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- President Zelenskyy and his team must deliver solid reforms to ensure robust economic growth. This event takes stock of what has been achieved since 2019 and analyzes the upcoming reform agenda.
Ukraine’s reforms since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity have often resembled an attempt to rebuild a ship in heavy seas. Carried out while Ukraine continues to face Russian military aggression, efforts to overhaul the country’s ineffective, rent-seeking institutions have faced strong resistance from entrenched anti-reform actors.
Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened Ukraine’s economic outlook. Kyiv has little time to prepare for the global recession. The $5 billion IMF stand-by agreement approved on June 9 provides short-term relief and incentivize some changes.
The event is part of the Ukraine Reform Conference 2020 Vilnius, the 4th annual conference bringing together Ukrainian government officials, civil society, the private sector, and ...
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- Global Leadership and International Co-operation in the Context of COVID-19 and Beyond
- Runtime
- 1:15:56
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, and former president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, discuss the role of global leadership and international cooperation in the context of COVID-19 and beyond.
As lockdowns begin to ease and borders and economies begin to reopen, the challenges of a COVID-affected world are becoming more apparent. Protectionist trends have been exacerbated and the pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in avenues to global cooperation and the capacity of international organizations to respond to crises.
The health crisis has dominated international efforts and discourse for the first half of 2020 but it is not the only problem requiring international attention: the climate crisis remains a pressing issue for the global community, attempts to prevent or resolve conflict continue to falter with Yemen now one of the worst humanitarian crises of modern times, protests across the world are forcing communities and governments to address...
