Chatham House
Circular Economy Conference: Identifying Opportunities for Developing Countries
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- Circular Economy Conference: Identifying Opportunities for Developing Countries
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- 54:34
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Discussing options for linking industry 4.0 to the circular economy, especially the internet of things.
To promote collaborative opportunities for an inclusive and sustainable circular economy transition at the international level, a clearer understanding of the opportunities, trade-offs and winners and losers of such a transition is needed. Supporting transformative alliances and finding solutions to overcome challenges especially in poorer countries, disadvantaged industry sectors and consumers is equally critical. In short, a ‘win-win-win’ vision for the environment, people and the economy, needs to be built together with credible pathways to achieving this vision. This virtual conference brings together circular economy leaders from policy, business, academia and civil society across the emerging economies and the developed world to identify best practices, initiatives and existing alliances that can help to build the pathways for achieving this vision.
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- Circular Economy Conference: Beyond Plastic Recycling - Innovations for Sustainable Packaging
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- 57:37
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- 6 years ago
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- Examining options and challenges around alternative or novel packaging materials, refill systems, and how to better engage consumers.
To promote collaborative opportunities for an inclusive and sustainable circular economy transition at the international level, a clearer understanding of the opportunities, trade-offs and winners and losers of such a transition is needed.
Supporting transformative alliances and finding solutions to overcome challenges especially in poorer countries, disadvantaged industry sectors and consumers is equally critical. In short, a ‘win-win-win’ vision for the environment, people and the economy, needs to be built together with credible pathways to achieving this vision.
This virtual conference brings together circular economy leaders from policy, business, academia and civil society across the emerging economies and the developed world to identify best practices, initiatives and existing alliances that can help to...
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- Circular Economy Conference: Trade in the Circular Economy
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- 1:00:20
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Discussing how systems need to change to move raw materials and import and export products successfully in a circular economy.
To promote collaborative opportunities for an inclusive and sustainable circular economy transition at the international level, a clearer understanding of the opportunities, trade-offs and winners and losers of such a transition is needed.
Supporting transformative alliances and finding solutions to overcome challenges especially in poorer countries, disadvantaged industry sectors and consumers is equally critical. In short, a ‘win-win-win’ vision for the environment, people and the economy, needs to be built together with credible pathways to achieving this vision.
This virtual conference brings together circular economy leaders from policy, business, academia and civil society across the emerging economies and the developed world to identify best practices, initiatives and existing alliances that can help to build ...
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- Circular Economy Conference: Financing the Circular Economy and Closing the Investment Gap
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- 1:01:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Experts in financing options and investment opportunities discuss the main issues, especially for financial institutions.
To promote collaborative opportunities for an inclusive and sustainable circular economy transition at the international level, a clearer understanding of the opportunities, trade-offs and winners and losers of such a transition is needed.
Supporting transformative alliances and finding solutions to overcome challenges especially in poorer countries, disadvantaged industry sectors and consumers is equally critical. In short, a ‘win-win-win’ vision for the environment, people and the economy, needs to be built together with credible pathways to achieving this vision.
This virtual conference brings together circular economy leaders from policy, business, academia and civil society across the emerging economies and the developed world to identify best practices, initiatives and existing alliances that can help to build the p...
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- Circular Economy Conference: Inclusive Policy Approaches for Solving Global Waste Crisis
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- 1:06:12
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Experts in waste management and recycling discuss options and issues faced.
To promote collaborative opportunities for an inclusive and sustainable circular economy transition at the international level, a clearer understanding of the opportunities, trade-offs and winners and losers of such a transition is needed.
Supporting transformative alliances and finding solutions to overcome challenges especially in poorer countries, disadvantaged industry sectors and consumers is equally critical. In short, a ‘win-win-win’ vision for the environment, people and the economy, needs to be built together with credible pathways to achieving this vision.
This virtual conference brings together circular economy leaders from policy, business, academia and civil society across the emerging economies and the developed world to identify best practices, initiatives and existing alliances that can help to build the pathways for achieving this vision.
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- Circular Economy Conference: Keynote Address
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- 47:43
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Marius Vaščega, Head of Cabinet for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at European Commission opens the virtual conference.
To promote collaborative opportunities for an inclusive and sustainable circular economy transition at the international level, a clearer understanding of the opportunities, trade-offs and winners and losers of such a transition is needed.
Supporting transformative alliances and finding solutions to overcome challenges especially in poorer countries, disadvantaged industry sectors and consumers is equally critical. In short, a ‘win-win-win’ vision for the environment, people and the economy, needs to be built together with credible pathways to achieving this vision.
This virtual conference brings together circular economy leaders from policy, business, academia and civil society across the emerging economies and the developed world to identify best practices, initiatives and existing alliances that can help to build th...
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- Webinar: Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for African Economies and Development
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- 1:11:49
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Dr Hafez Ghanem discusses the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for African economies and their development and poverty reduction efforts, and assesses the priorities and obstacles for establishing a comprehensive response to the crisis.
While the acute strain placed on health systems by the COVID-19 pandemic is already in evidence, the long-term economic fallout from the crisis is yet to fully manifest.
For Africa it is the economic impact that may leave the most enduring legacy: from the direct expense of measures to treat, detect and reduce the spread of the virus; to the indirect costs of domestic lockdown measures, global supply chain disruptions and plummeting commodity prices.
As decision-makers globally start to plan for the scale of this economic shock, strategizing in and on Africa to meet the challenge will require unprecedented planning and commitment - and will need to be matched by support from international partners to enable ...
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- Webinar: Crimea – Ukraine's Lawfare vs Russia's Warfare
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- 1:00:07
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Panellists assess the effectiveness of Ukraine’s reliance on lawfare as a means of holding Russia accountable for its alleged wrongs.
Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014. Despite Russia’s interpretation of its rights to the peninsula, international law and the international community, including the UN General Assembly and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, regard Crimea as occupied and do not recognize any changes to its status.
Against this backdrop, Ukraine has attempted to hold Russia accountable for the annexation through the international court
What is the role of the International Criminal Court in addressing alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated by Russia in the occupied peninsula? Were lengthy International Court of Justice proceedings, for example on the narrow issue of alleged racial discrimination in Crimea, worth launching?
What further institutional and legis...
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- Webinar: Investing in Mental Health Policy
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- 1:01:53
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Panellists discuss the significance of investing in mental health and the return on the individual, the economy and society.
Although the economic and societal benefits of investing in health are increasingly recognized, less than two per cent of national health budgets globally are spent on mental health, despite the enormous impact it has on citizens and countries around the world.
With the global health emergency of COVID-19 accelerating conversations around mental wellness and productivity, governments around the world are under increasing pressure to respond to the immediate challenges of ensuring both physical and mental health.
Given that mental illness typically rises in times of economic recession and health crises, how are individuals, businesses and societies thinking about this issue? How can governments ensure mental health is integrated in global health coverage? And what role does technology play in mental health provision?<...
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- Virtual Roundtable: America’s China Challenge
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- 1:25:21
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- With Robert Zoellick, former president of the World Bank Group. This event is part of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum.
With thanks to founding partner AIG and supporting partners Clifford Chance LLP, Diageo plc, and EY for their generous support of the forum.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/americas-programme/global-trade-policy-forum
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- Webinar: Weekly COVID-19 Pandemic Briefing - April 22
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- 45:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The fifth in a weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann helping us to understand the facts and make sense of the latest developments during the global crisis.
The coronavirus pandemic continues expand and claim lives as it takes hold across the world. As countries grapple with how best to tackle the virus and the reverberations the pandemic is sending through their societies and economies, understanding of how the virus is behaving and what measures to combat it are working continues to advance.
Professor Heymann is a world-leading authority on infectious disease outbreaks. He led the World Health Organization’s response to SARS and has been advising the organization on its response to the coronavirus.
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- Webinar: The Global Economy after COVID-19
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- 1:01:15
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Former UK chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond considers the economic implications for a world that has practically ground to a halt and provides his reflections on the future of the global economy.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to expand and claim lives across the globe, the OECD has warned that the economic shock it has caused has already surpassed that of the financial crisis of 2007/8.
With strict social distancing measures imposing an enormous cost on world economies, governments are faced with the difficult task of determining how best to design policy response with a view of saving lives and minimizing economic loss alike.
See all our analysis on the crisis
https://www.chathamhouse.org/research/topics/coronavirus-response
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- CFC Webinar: Your COVID-19 Questions Answered
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- 1:00:03
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Global Health Programme Associate Fellow, Dr Ngozi Erondu, answers questions crowd-sourced from the Common Futures Conversations community. The discussion ranged from the practical details of limiting the spread of COVID-19, to the preparedness of countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the prospects for a vaccine.
Find out more about Common Futures Conversations: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/communications-and-publishing/common-futures
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- Virtual Roundtable: The Shock of Coronavirus – Hard Truths
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- 1:04:53
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Is Iran's Oil Export Industry Under Pressure?
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- 4:50
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Sara outlines how Iran is working with the value of its currency in relation to the dollar to try and lessen the impact of volatility in the market price of oil.
She says the country is also trying to generate more income using cryptocurrency, especially through trilateral agreements with Russia and Armenia. However the threat of further sanctions from the US could be problematic.
In addition, although historically the relationship with China has been strong, Sara says a reduction in Chinese oil imports from Iran is a concern, and that negotiations have become tougher.
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- Webinar: COVID-19 Weekly Pandemic Briefing - April 15
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- 46:28
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- A weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann helping understand the facts and make sense of the latest developments during the global crisis.
This fourth episode focuses on strategies for transitioning out of 'lockdown'.
The coronavirus pandemic, first detected in Wuhan, China, continues to expand with most countries affected facing unprecedented social and economic impacts.
At this moment, what do we know – and what do we not know – about the COVID-19 pandemic?
Professor Heymann is a world-leading authority on infectious disease outbreaks. He led the World Health Organization’s response to SARS and has been advising the organization on its response to the coronavirus.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/research/topics/coronavirus-response
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- What Could the Economic Impact of COVID-19 be on Africa?
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- 17:03
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Professor Carlos Lopes examines key issues such as debt relief, additional financing, and how Africa's partners can help.
As Africa has had longer to prepare than other regions, he talks about how the continent is responding in terms of containment, and the protection of key livelihoods.
He also analyses the international response to helping Africa amid claims the coronavirus could spread slower due to demographics.
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https://chathamhouse.org/node/40975
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- Webinar: COVID-19 Weekly Pandemic Briefing - April 8
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- 45:38
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- A weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann helping understand the facts and make sense of the latest developments during the global crisis.
The coronavirus pandemic, first detected in Wuhan, China, continues to expand with most countries affected facing unprecedented social and economic impacts. At this moment, what do we know – and what do we not know – about the COVID-19 pandemic?
Join us for the third in a series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann helping us to understand the facts and make sense of the latest developments during the global crisis. This week we will be focusing on the role of international collaboration, after briefly discussing key current debates, including the role of masks for the general population.
Professor Heymann is a world-leading authority on infectious disease outbreaks. He led the World Health Organization’s response to SARS an...
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- Webinar: Hacking, Democracy and Accountability
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- 36:39
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Maureen Webb argues hacking can cause necessary disruption to established institutions to ensure democratic accountability and encourage constructive development of systems and processes.
Originally used to describe someone adept at computer programming, the term ‘hacker’ has developed criminal connotations and attained a degree of notoriety.
Used to gain unauthorized access to data and to test the vulnerability of computer systems, hacking can support nefarious activity while also having the ability to expose corruption.
Through high-profile cases such as Wikileaks, organizations with the purported aim of complementing democracy and safeguarding citizens have come under increasing scrutiny over the way data is collected and handled.
As democratic infrastructures adapt to the digital age and its potential dangers, can hacking protect and strengthen democracy?
In what ways can hacking be seen as a legitimate form ...
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- Virtual Roundtable: Iraq in Uncertain Times
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- 1:28:04
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Experts explore recent major developments and try to unpack the implications for Iraq’s fragile peace and stability.
The first months of 2020 have proven tumultuous for Iraq. The US killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in January threatened to engulf the region in war and led to continued tit-for-tat violence between the US and Iran that has become almost a daily reality in Baghdad.
Amid the ongoing protests that since last October have challenged the social contract and led to a violent response claiming 600 deaths and injuring tens of thousands, the government is still without a prime minister after Adil abd al-Mehdi's resignation in November 2019, leaving the country directionless.
Most recently, the spread of COVID-19 threatens to expose a mismanaged healthcare system. At the same time, the rapid fall in the price of oil has impacted the government's ability to respond to or cope with these crises.
This virtual roundtab...
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- Webinar: COVID-19 Weekly Pandemic Briefing - April 1
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- 46:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- A weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann helping understand the facts and make sense of the latest developments during the global crisis.
Why are governments enacting different plans? Is elimination possible without a vaccine? For how long do restrictions need to last? And what happens next?
Professor Heymann is a world-leading authority on infectious disease outbreaks. He led the World Health Organization’s response to SARS and has been advising the organization on its response to the coronavirus.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/research/topics/coronavirus-response
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- Webinar: Labour, Foreign Policy and Internationalism
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- 46:22
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Labour leadership candidate, Lisa Nandy, reflects on the party's foreign policy priorities and makes the case for a foreign policy underpinned by internationalism.
In recent years, the Labour party has struggled to reach cross-party consensus on its foreign policy agenda. While the current leadership election offers the party an opportunity to debate and redefine its position on issues such as immigration, security and Brexit, the extent to which Labour can reconcile its factionalism remains unclear.
As Labour undergoes a process of reflection, what kind of foreign policy agenda should the party rally behind that will also appeal to voters outside of its traditional base?
Can the Labour party be unified on its approach to international issues? Is an internationalist foreign policy an attractive choice for voters? And as Brexit tensions persist, what might the party's framework be to ensure new trade deals and partnerships align with fundamental ...
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- Webinar: COVID-19 Weekly Pandemic Briefing - March 25
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- 44:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- A weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann helping understand the facts and make sense of the latest developments during the global crisis.
Why are governments enacting different plans? Is elimination possible without a vaccine? For how long do restrictions need to last? And what happens next?
Professor Heymann is a world-leading authority on infectious disease outbreaks. He led the World Health Organization’s response to SARS and has been advising the organization on its response to the coronavirus.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/research/topics/coronavirus-response
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- Interview with HE Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana
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- 7:24
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The President of Ghana answers questions on sustainable development, Africa-Europe cooperation and national infrastructure.
Questions were crowd-sourced from the Common Futures Conversations online community, a Chatham House platform for young people based in Africa and Europe.
Find out more about Common Futures Conversations.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/communications-and-publishing/common-futures
HE Nana Akufo-Addo was attending Chatham House for an event discussing sustainable development in Africa.
Watch the event, ‘Financing for Sustainable Development in Africa’.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/financing-sustainable-development-africa
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- Webinar: Venezuela's Energy Crisis
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- 37:29
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Exploring the challenges Venezuela currently faces in rebuilding its energy sector.
For decades, Venezuela has struggled to appropriately maintain production, redistribute profits and sustain investment in its nationalized oil industry to support its sagging economy.
Compounded by recent political instability, corruption, US sanctions and the increased flow of human capital out of the country, Venezuela’s energy sector continues to spiral downward.
But to what extent can Venezuela’s energy crisis be attributed to domestic politics, national mismanagement and a lack of investment and infrastructure? And how can the international community support the renewal of energy production in Venezuela especially with an eye toward lowering the country’s carbon footprint?
Why did the Venezuelan oil industry collapse and how can it be recovered? How are trends in the Latin American energy sector, from the emergence of new players to the ri...
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- Webinar: COVID-19 – Early Reflections on the Global Outlook
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- 43:59
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Amid the growing global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments are scrambling to respond to what is a combined medical and economic emergency.
Much of the response to date has been disjointed with only a few signs of international coordination. For several years, there have been warnings that states would find it difficult to manage a new global crisis in an increasingly confrontational, protectionist and nativist political environment.
But could the pandemic yet present world leaders with an opportunity to come together?
Does the pandemic have the potential to end globalization as we know it? What could international cooperation realistically achieve?
And, in the long-term, could the crisis provide an opportunity to shift towards more sustainable and resilient political, economic and financial architectures?
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- COVID-19: Expert Briefing on the Key Issues
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- 1:07:27
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Providing the latest expert insight into all the most important issues surrounding the coronavirus crisis.
Answering questions such as:
Why is coronavirus dangerous
Why is coronavirus spreading so fast
Can coronavirus be cured
How is coronavirus transmitted
What are the symptoms of coronavirus
Insights from Professor David R Harper, Senior Consulting Fellow, Global Health Programme, Professor Tim Benton, Research Director, Emerging Risks; Director, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme, Dr Beyza Unal, Senior Research Fellow, International Security Programme, and Dr Robin Niblett, Director; Chief Executive, Chatham House.
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- Coronavirus: Expert Advice Given to the UK Parliament
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- 1:03:06
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Professor David R Harper CBE gives evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee on issues relating to the UK government's response to coronavirus.
Professor Harper, a senior consulting fellow in the Global Health programme at Chatham House, tackles the major issues relating to the UK government's response to Covid-19.
He is a former chief scientist and director general for health improvement and protection in the UK Department of Health, as well as a special adviser to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.
Video recorded by Parliament Live TV on March 17, 2020 and originated at
https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/42cf6ca5-27fc-41f9-b193-8f5239dea369
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- The Struggle for the State in Syria: Towards Accountability and Rule of Law
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- 1:28:14
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This session explores economic dynamics including possible reconstruction processes and the capacity of returning refugees to contribute to the creation of just and fair state institutions.
Speakers also discuss the capability of the constitutional committee to enact an inclusive constitution and the mechanisms to bridge the implementation gap.
This conference brings together policymakers, experts, academics and civil society leaders to explore the current condition of the state in Syria.
It examines the structure, interrelations and importance of the regime’s core institutions and their interactions with international actors.
It also highlights the regime’s different approaches in dealing with state institutions and non-state actors.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/struggle-state-syria
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- The Struggle for the State in Syria: Core Institutions Within the Regime-led State
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- 1:30:34
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This session identifies the regime’s core institutions that include military and security actors and maps their influence, resources and relations with the presidential office before and during the conflict.
Speakers shed light on these actors’ inter-relations and networks with other regime agencies and with external actors. The session also discusses the ability of these institutions to build an accountable state.
This conference brings together policymakers, experts, academics and civil society leaders to explore the current condition of the state in Syria. It examines the structure, interrelations and importance of the regime’s core institutions and their interactions with international actors.
It also highlights the regime’s different approaches in dealing with state institutions and non-state actors.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/struggle-state-syria
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- The Struggle for the State in Syria: Governance Dynamics and Regional Variations
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- 1:31:26
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This session discusses governance dynamics in regions under different de facto authorities focusing on the dramatic changes of the last two years.
Speakers shed light on governance mechanisms in the north-western region of the country and the East Euphrates areas, and discuss governance in regime-controlled areas focusing on the governance variations within these areas.
This conference brings together policymakers, experts, academics and civil society leaders to explore the current condition of the state in Syria.
It examines the structure, interrelations and importance of the regime’s core institutions and their interactions with international actors. It also highlights the regime’s different approaches in dealing with state institutions and non-state actors.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/struggle-state-syria
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- Inclusive Peacebuilding
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- 1:01:40
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Women from around the world share their experiences of being involved in peace processes and discuss the importance of women’s involvement in achieving lasting stability.
In October 2000, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 which recognizes women’s rights in the context of international peace and security.
It stresses the importance of women’s meaningful participation in post-conflict peacebuilding and calls on member states to incorporate a gender perspective in peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations.
The 1325 framework has paved the way for the development of numerous institutions, initiatives and resolutions. Despite these developments – and considering the disproportionate impact of conflict on women – women remain underrepresented in peace processes.
What roles do women currently play in peacebuilding processes and how can we maximize cross-learning from their experiences? Why h...
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- The Future of Europe
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- 1:04:36
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The Belvedere Forum is a leading annual British and Polish bilateral dialogue bringing together a diverse group of actors from civil society, politics, business, academia and NGOs.
It seeks to strengthen and deepen the extensive partnership between the two countries by exploring political, economic, social and cultural issues through debate and discussion.
The forum is an annual event alternating between the UK and Poland. Originally created in 2017 by the governments of the UK and Poland, the forum is now jointly organized by Chatham House and the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) in Warsaw.
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- France, the UK and Europe: New Partnerships and Common Challenges
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- 54:36
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- As Westminster and Brussels enter a new phase of post-Brexit negotiations in 2020, France’s minister of state in charge of Europe reflects on the future of the UK-EU and UK-France relationships.
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- Poland and the UK: Bilateral Ties in a Shifting Political Context
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- 1:05:14
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The Belvedere Forum is a leading annual British and Polish bilateral dialogue bringing together a diverse group of actors from civil society, politics, business, academia and NGOs. It seeks to strengthen and deepen the extensive partnership between the two countries by exploring political, economic, social and cultural issues through debate and discussion. The forum is an annual event alternating between the UK and Poland. Originally created in 2017 by the governments of the UK and Poland, the forum is now jointly organized by Chatham House and the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) in Warsaw.
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- Sovereignty and Identity in Britain and Poland
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- 59:22
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The Belvedere Forum is a leading annual British and Polish bilateral dialogue bringing together a diverse group of actors from civil society, politics, business, academia and NGOs. It seeks to strengthen and deepen the extensive partnership between the two countries by exploring political, economic, social and cultural issues through debate and discussion.
The forum is an annual event alternating between the UK and Poland. Originally created in 2017 by the governments of the UK and Poland, the forum is now jointly organized by Chatham House and the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) in Warsaw.
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- China’s Foreign Policy
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- 1:05:47
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom discusses his country’s current foreign policy and provides an outlook for China’s international agenda for 2020.
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- Financing for Sustainable Development in Africa
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- 1:09:44
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- HE Nana Akufo-Addo, president of Ghana, discusses his government’s approach to sustainable development, and how different stakeholders can be involved in achieving long-term goals in Ghana and beyond.
The government of Ghana has actively embedded sustainable development into its global and domestic policies. Ghana is signatory to international agreements including the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development, the African Union’s Agenda 2063, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change; as well as including these goals into its domestic 2017-2024 economic and social development programme.
Private sector engagement has been central to Ghana’s approach to sustainable development. The government is also collaborating through the Private Enterprise on the implementation of the SDGs and is working with an Advisory Group of chief executives to establish a $100 million fund for the delivery of the SDGs and a further $200 million ‘Green Fund’ to help tackle c...
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- Reaching Net Zero: Does BECCS work?
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- 4:37
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Current climate efforts are not progressing quickly enough to prevent the world from overshooting the global emissions targets set in the Paris Agreement.
Attention is turning increasingly to options for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – ‘carbon dioxide removal’ (CDR). Alongside afforestation and reforestation, the main option under discussion is bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS).
This is a process through which the carbon emissions from burning biomass for energy are captured before they are released into the atmosphere and stored in underground reservoirs. However, in reality, BECCS can have many drawbacks, as this animation outlines.
Read more about this
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/net-zero-and-beyond-what-role-bioenergy-carbon-capture-and-storage
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- How Concerning Is the New Coronavirus Outbreak?
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- 1:00:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Professor David Heymann CBE, who previously led the World Health Organization’s response to SARS and has been advising the organization on its response to the coronavirus, outlines the key facts relating to this outbreak and reflect on the challenges it poses.
An outbreak of a new coronavirus first reported in Wuhan, China has so far spread to dozens of countries, led to tens of thousands of confirmed cases and almost 2,000 deaths.
The World Health Organization has declared the situation a global health emergency thereby prompting questions from around the world about how worried the public should be and how can governments, media, civil society and the global health community best tackle new infectious disease outbreaks?
What do we know – and what do we not know – about this coronavirus at the moment? What lessons learned from previous outbreaks have been applied – and not applied – to this outbreak? How can governments and the media ...
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- Explainer: Why Investment in Public Health Can Fight Epidemics
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- 2:24
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Since the SARS epidemic in the early 2000s, China has trebled spending on its health services, and consequently has met the coronavirus outbreak with a much more robust response.
Robert Yates, executive director of the Centre for Universal Health at Chatham House, is an internationally recognized expert on universal health coverage (UHC) and progressive health financing.
He talks about how the outbreak of the coronavirus spreading beyond China saw problems for tackling the epidemic because it was harder for people to access health services in other countries due to a lack of investment in public health systems or inequalities of wealth which means poorer people cannot afford to pay for healthcare.
Rob says that since 2002, the Chinese government has trebled their public health spend which means they are better prepared, with a much faster response rate which hasn’t been replicated in some of its neighbouring countries.
Read more on ...
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- Understanding Decolonization in the 21st Century
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- 1:03:34
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- This panel considers what decolonization means and how it can – or cannot – be practically applied in the fields of history, politics and international relations.
In recent years, student-led campaigns including Rhodes Must Fall – which began at the University of Cape Town in 2015 and was then quickly taken up by campaigners at Oxford University’s Oriel College – and Why is My Curriculum White? have sparked wider engagement with demands for decolonization in academia and other elite institutions.
Decolonization takes many forms. In museums, it is often associated with custodianship and the returning of artefacts as well as the full accreditation of events – often violent – that brought historical items into Western collections.
In schools and universities, it involves ensuring curricula accurately reflect a global conversation, while in the field of journalism and media, decolonization involves representation, diversity and apprecia...
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- Chatham House Primer: Democratic Socialism
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- 58:12
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Nathan Robinson, editor of Current Affairs, argues that democratic socialism is an innovative and moral political ideology that champions an emotional reaction to injustices in the world.
Contrary to the facades presented by liberalism and neoliberalism, democratic socialism can support genuine transformative social, political and economic change.
Socialism has many iterations, but some experts contend that selective views of its historical applications have dominated its reputation. Furthermore, they argue that the tendency to focus on the lexical semantics of words and phrases associated with socialism can undermine nuanced discussions on its merits as a political ideology.
In reality, socialist principles can be found in varying degrees across institutions and political systems. As demonstrated by figures such as Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Jeremy Corbyn, radical socialism is being mainstreamed in western politics, reflecting ...
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- The Use of Sanctions to Protect Journalists
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- 1:13:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Drawing on a new report by the High-Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, speakers discuss the use of targeted sanctions to protect journalists and a free press.
Attacks against journalists and challenges to media freedom are urgent and global.
The sharp decline globally of democratic values which are underpinned in international values highlights the need for a free press and the necessity for states to take concerted action to protect media freedom.
The High-Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom is an independent body convened at the request of the UK and Canadian governments in July 2019.
The remit of the panel is to provide recommendations to governments on how to better protect journalists and address abuses of media freedom in line with international human rights law.
Drawing on the panel’s new report, the speakers discuss the use of targeted sanctions to protect journalists and a free press. ...
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- Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2020
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- 1:00:32
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- They identify key challenges for international relations, discuss the potential for national and regional political instability and consider how these issues may impact foreign policy, international security and democratic governance.
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- Schapiro Lecture: The Would-Be Federation Next Door – What Next for Britain?
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- 1:13:53
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Helen Thompson reflects on the changing nature of the EU as a federation and will seek to map post-Brexit options for the UK within this history.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/schapiro-lecture-would-be-federation-next-door-what-next-britain
Since its beginning in the 1950s, the evolution of European integration has created a series of predicaments for the UK which has been forced again and again to redefine its relationship with the European entity.
As Britain seeks to leaves the European Union, it will again need to find a new relationship with it at a time when the future of the US commitment to Europe is also uncertain.
Assuming Brexit takes place, to what extent could the federalization of the EU pose issues for the UK? What does a move towards federalization mean for security globally?
And how would Britain and Northern Ireland navigate a relationship with a customs union federation?
The Schapir...
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- Explainer: Coronavirus - What You Need to Know
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- 6:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Professor Heymann, a distinguished fellow in the Global Health programme at Chatham House, has been advising the World Health Organization (WHO) on its response to the coronavirus, having previously led the organization's response to SARS.
He outlines the key known facts and research surrounding this, and other infectious disease responses, and what the global health community has learned from previous outbreaks such as SARS.
Key questions he covers are:
How worried should we be about coronavirus?
How is the virus transmitted?
Where is this outbreak going?
How effective are containment methods such as quarantine?
There’s been a run on facemasks, do they work?
Where did this virus come from?
How does this compare with SARS and other coronaviruses?
Are particular countries or regions more vulnerable than others, and if so, why?
What lessons from other infectious diseases outbreaks such as SARS, ha...
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- Britain’s Soft Power Potential: In Conversation with Penny Mordaunt
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- 1:03:31
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Often defined as the capacity to influence others without coercion or force, soft power differs from traditional military capabilities in favour of more subtle forms of influence rooted in values, culture and civic institutions.
Consistently upholding democratic values and human rights can contribute to a nation’s soft power as much as its cultural icons and legacies.
However, utilising soft power – the power of attractiveness – is not straightforward: the government is only part of a broad mix of institutions and actors with a role to play.
Can the UK develop a long term approach that brings together all of the components of its soft power for a common purpose?
What are the key sources of Britain’s soft power? How has Brexit affected perceptions of Britain internationally? And with the UK’s departure from the European Union now confirmed, how should we think about its soft power in the future?
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- Interview with HE Alassane Ouattara, President, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
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- 3:21
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- He talks about plans to ensure young people's voices are heard in decision-making processes, supporting their employment opportunities, and how far governments should intervene in preventing 'fake news'.
The questions were crowd-sourced from the Common Futures Conversations online community, a Chatham House platform for young people based in Africa and Europe.
Find out more about Common Futures Conversations:
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/communications-and-publishing/common-futures
HE Alassane Ouattara, president of Côte d'Ivoire, was attending Chatham House for an event discussing governance and domestic priorities ahead of and beyond elections, as well as efforts to sustain stability and support an inclusive electoral process.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/c-te-divoire-s-2020-elections-and-beyond-ensuring-stability-and-inclusion
- Title
- The Killing of Qassem Soleimani: Implications for the Middle East
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- 59:38
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Chatham House experts consider the current crisis between Iran and the US and the relations between the two countries going forward.
The United States’ killing of Qassem Soleimani – commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force – in Baghdad on 3 January this year escalated tensions between Iran and the US to new heights, and risked sparking direct conflict between the two powers.
The full repercussions of the US’ decision – and Iran’s relatively muted military response – on the Middle East are yet to be felt. For the Iranian regime, retaliation is likely to take the form of a longer-term campaign to increase its influence in the region. In Iraq, the death of the de facto leader of the Popular Mobilisation Forces alongside Soleimani, repeated violations of its sovereignty and a movement to end US military presence on Iraqi soil are likely to have considerable long-term security implications for the country and wider reg...
