Chatham House
A Conversation With: Steven T Mnuchin, Secretary, US Treasury
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- A Conversation With: Steven T Mnuchin, Secretary, US Treasury
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- 1:12:05
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- 7 years ago
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- As part of the launch of Chatham House’s centenary celebrations for 2020, US Secretary of the Treasury Steven T Mnuchin reflects on the future of the global order.
This event, the Lloyd George Centennial Lecture on the Future of the Global Order, is presented in partnership with Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, which is wrapping up its own Centennial Celebrations for 2019 in London.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/lloyd-george-centennial-lecture-future-global-order-conversation-steven-t-mnuchin
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- Iran Crisis: What Are the Long-term Implications for Iraq?
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- 4:03
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- 7 years ago
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- As US influence continues to decline in Iraq and the Middle East, heightened tensions with the US following the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani are unlikely to deter Tehran in pursuing its long-term strategy of abolishing US presence in the region.
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- Côte d'Ivoire’s 2020 Elections and Beyond: Ensuring Stability and Inclusion
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- 1:13:57
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- 7 years ago
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- Presidential elections in Côte d'Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer and the largest economy in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), will be held on 31st October 2020 against a backdrop of marked political dynamism in the country and wider region.
Possible constitutional amendments and a newly announced major reform of the currency regime are among significant issues drawing focus.
A credible and inclusive electoral process is critical for the improvement of socio-development outcomes and for the maintenance of a positive investment environment.
But instability remains a serious risk and the stakes are high for Côte d'Ivoire and the wider region.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/c-te-divoire-s-2020-elections-and-beyond-ensuring-stability-and-inclusion
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- Ukraine: Great Expectations
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- 7:21
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- 7 years ago
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- Great Expectations, Charles Dickens’s penultimate completed work, concerns the development of a young man who faces arduous trials before eventually overcoming adversity. Ukraine’s progress often seems just as tortured as that of Dickens’s enigmatic protagonist in the novel.
President Zelenskyy and his team are embarking on an ambitious agenda to break away from the past – with renewed zeal in the fight against corruption, opening the land market and privatizing state-owned assets. However, Ukraine’s struggle for reform remains an immense challenge.
The country also finds itself under intense international scrutiny. It is a theatre of war where Russia modulates its aggression in the east of the country and pushes for a deal on Donbas on its terms. Crimea has been all but forgotten by the international community. Meanwhile, the US has dragged Ukraine into its own politics ahead of the 2020 US presidential elections.
What do Volodymyr Zele...
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- Technology Diplomacy in the Digital Age
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- 1:10:20
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- 7 years ago
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- In less than a decade, the influence of tech companies has expanded to match, or even surpass, that of many nation states. Technological disruptions are creating opportunities and challenges within and between societies, but governments are struggling to balance the advance of technology with economic fairness and societal cohesion.
In 2017, in response to these challenges, Denmark became the first country in the world to appoint a dedicated tech ambassador. While ‘techplomacy’ offers an opportunity for creating a transnational understanding of the way technology will impact – and should be incorporated into – forms of governance, policymaking and policy implementation, the integration of modern innovations into the traditional apparatus of diplomacy is not without its problems.
The panel discusses the geopolitical implications of emerging technology-focused, digital or cyber diplomacy initiatives.
What capital do smaller nations like De...
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- UK General Election 2019: Foreign Policy Implications
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- 1:02:24
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- 7 years ago
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- On the eve of the UK general election, a group of senior Chatham House experts analyse a range of key foreign policy issues that will hinge on the election’s outcome.
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- Who Runs the Internet: Internet Consolidation and Control
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- 1:16:36
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- 7 years ago
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- In recent years, there has been a growing debate around the influence of a few large internet technology companies on the internet’s infrastructure and over the popular applications and social media platforms that we use every day.
The internet which was once widely viewed as a collective platform for limitless, permission-less innovation, competition and growth, is now increasingly viewed as a consolidated environment dominated by a few.
Such market dominance threatens to undermine the internet’s fundamental benefits as a distributed network in which no single entity has control.
The panel examines the risks of consolidation throughout the internet’s technology stack such as the impact on complex supply chains that support applications, including cloud provisions, ‘as a service’.
It also explores the potential benefits, for example, when building out essential infrastructure to support faster and cheaper internet servi...
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- Cyber Governance in the Commonwealth
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- 2:29
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- 7 years ago
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- Chatham House’s International Security Department (ISD) organized a roundtable discussion at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa addressing the issue of cyber governance in the Commonwealth.
The meeting sought to explore the question of how Commonwealth countries can best work together towards securing a more stable cyberspace, and was convened as part of a larger Chatham House project that focuses on how best to follow up on the 2018 Commonwealth Cyber Declaration.
In this landmark declaration, the 53 leaders from the Commonwealth agreed to work closely together to strengthen their cyber security frameworks and threat response mechanisms. ISD’s team interviewed some of the roundtable participants on these issues.
See more at
https://www.chathamhouse.org/cybersecurity
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- Challenges and Opportunities in the Fight Against Corruption
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- 1:11:36
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- 7 years ago
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- Drawing on his experience in government, Rory Stewart shares his observations into the impact corruption can have on society.
This event is organized in association with Transparency International UK as part of Transparency International UK’s Annual Lecture series.
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- Examining the US-China Trade Competition
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- 19:02
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- 7 years ago
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- The current dispute between the US and China goes far beyond trade tariffs and tit-for-tat reprisals - the underlying driver is a race for global technological supremacy.
Marianne Schneider-Petsinger and Dr Yu Jie, two authors of a Chatham House research paper on this issue, discuss the risks of greater strategic competition as well as potential solutions for mitigating the impacts of the US–China economic confrontation.
Read more of their analysis
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/us-china-strategic-competition-quest-global-technological-leadership
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- Iceland and the Wellbeing Economy
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- 59:44
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- 7 years ago
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- Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the prime minister of Iceland and 2019 Chatham House Prize nominee, shares insights into her government’s approach and her personal and political motivations for embarking on the wellbeing economy project.
In 2018, Iceland joined the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, a network of countries developing frameworks to measure social, economic and environmental factors in an attempt to move beyond GDP being the sole measurement of economic success.
Other governments and organizations supporting this approach include New Zealand, Scotland and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/iceland-and-wellbeing-economy
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- Africa’s Future in a Changing Global Order: Empowering Africa's Talent
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- 13:35
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- 7 years ago
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- Lawrence Dechambenoit, vice-president of corporate relations for Africa at Rio Tinto, talks about how to integrate African talent into global corporations.
He is speaking at the Chatham House event Africa’s Future in a Changing Global Order: Agency in International Relations, which examines the role that African states and citizens play in international relations to develop deeper understanding of the continent’s role in global decision-making and outcomes.
More info
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/africa-s-future-changing-global-order-agency-international-relations
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- Africa’s Future in a Changing Global Order: Africa and Technology
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- 12:34
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- 7 years ago
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- Phillip Thigo, who leads on data and innovation at the Office of the Deputy President in Kenya, discusses intellectual property and African ‘ownership’ of technological innovation.
He is speaking at the Chatham House event Africa’s Future in a Changing Global Order: Agency in International Relations, which examines the role that African states and citizens play in international relations to develop deeper understanding of the continent’s role in global decision-making and outcomes.
More info
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/africa-s-future-changing-global-order-agency-international-relations
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- Africa’s Future in a Changing Global Order: Africa’s Economic Diplomacy
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- 17:32
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- 7 years ago
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- Treasure Thembisile Maphanga, former director of trade and industry at the African Union Commission, talks about the international implications of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
She is speaking at the Chatham House event Africa’s Future in a Changing Global Order: Agency in International Relations, which examines the role that African states and citizens play in international relations to develop deeper understanding of the continent’s role in global decision-making and outcomes.
More info
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/africa-s-future-changing-global-order-agency-international-relations
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- Africa’s Future in a Changing Global Order: Setting the International Agenda
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- 15:37
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- 7 years ago
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- HE Professor Robert Dussey, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Togolese Republic, outlines foreign policy priorities, the African Union’s Agenda 2063, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
He is speaking at the Chatham House event Africa’s Future in a Changing Global Order: Agency in International Relations, which examines the role that African states and citizens play in international relations to develop deeper understanding of the continent’s role in global decision-making and outcomes.
More info
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/africa-s-future-changing-global-order-agency-international-relations
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- Tackling Toxic Air Pollution in Cities
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- 59:03
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- 7 years ago
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- Air pollution has been classified as a cancer-causing agent with evidence showing an increased risk of lung cancer associated with increasing levels of exposure to outdoor air pollution and particulate matter.
Air pollution is also known to increase risks for other diseases, especially respiratory and heart diseases, and studies show that levels of exposure to air pollution have increased significantly in some parts of the world - mostly in rapidly industrializing countries with large populations.
In coordination with London Global Cancer Week partner organizations, this event outlines the evidence linking air pollution and cancer rates in London and other major cities.
Panellists provide a 360° picture of the impact of the rising incidence of cancer across the world, the challenges the cancer pandemic poses to the implementation of universal health coverage and the existing UK contribution to strengthening capacity in cancer management and res...
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- Ukraine Forum: Oleksiy Honcharuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine
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- 7:46
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- 7 years ago
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- The prime minister reflects on how his government is planning to reach the 40 per cent economic growth it has promised over the next 5 years; the top three risks to achieving this; and how the international community can help Ukraine achieve reform.
He was speaking ahead of an event at Chatham House on Ukraine's reform agenda.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/file/ukraine-s-reform-agenda-shaping-future
The Chatham House Ukraine Forum asks experts to reflect on what opportunities for reform open up with the change of leadership in Ukraine.
What are the main risks facing Ukraine now? Is there a new opening to resolve the conflict between Ukraine and Russia? https://www.chathamhouse.org/ukraineforum
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- Ukraine’s Reform Agenda: Shaping the Future
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- 1:10:22
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- 7 years ago
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- In 2019, Ukraine underwent another revolution five years since the previous one – this time through the ballot box.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his party, Servant of the People, won an overwhelming majority giving them a large mandate for change, especially for economic growth and anti-corruption reform.
Looking beyond electoral promises, Ukraine’s prime minister, Oleksiy Honcharuk, presents the plans and vision of the new government.
What are the key priorities of the new Cabinet? How will they go about delivering on the structural reforms that underpin economic growth, not least strengthening the rule of law?
What is the path to steady economic growth? What are the internal and external risks en route and how can the West best assist in Ukraine’s reform agenda?
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/ukraine-s-reform-agenda-shaping-future
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- African Public Health Leaders Fellowship at Chatham House
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- 4:40
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- 7 years ago
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- This fellowship provides a mix of intensive orientation, interaction with African leaders in public health and high-level remote mentoring.
The fellowship develops the skills in leadership, policy analysis and formulation of successful applicants, who benefit from the networking and mentoring opportunities in London, Geneva, Addis Ababa, and their respective countries.
Fellows each develop and produce a project as part of the fellowship programme.
Find out more
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/global-health-security/african-public-health-leaders-fellowship
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- Chatham House Prize 2019: Presentation by HM The Queen and Speeches
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- 16:03
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- 7 years ago
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- The members of the institute have awarded the 2019 Chatham House Prize to Sir David Attenborough and BBC Studios Natural History Unit for the sustained impact of the TV series Blue Planet II in galvanizing public engagement on the problem of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.
Sir David Attenborough and Julian Hector, on behalf of BBC Studios Natural History Unit, collected the prize presented by Her Majesty The Queen during a special members event at Chatham House, following a panel session on the making of the series and its unique impact in driving governmental and intergovernmental action on the critical issue of marine protection.
Find out more
https://www.chathamhouse.org/news/2019-11-19-sir-david-attenborough-and-bbc-studios-natural-history-unit-awarded-chatham-house
The Blue Planet II series highlighted the damage caused by discarded plastics to the world’s oceans and marine wildlife. It is estimated that there are more tha...
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- Chatham House Prize 2019: Sir David Attenborough and BBC Studios Natural History Unit
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- 1:31:40
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- 7 years ago
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- The Chatham House Prize is awarded to the person, persons or organization who is deemed to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations in the previous year.
The Blue Planet II series highlighted the damage caused by discarded plastics to the world’s oceans and marine wildlife. It is estimated that there are more than 150 million tonnes of plastic in the world’s oceans; resulting in the deaths of 1 million birds and 100,000 sea mammals each year.
About the Chatham House Prize
The Chatham House Prize is voted for by Chatham House members, following nominations from the institute’s staff. The award is presented on behalf of the institute's patron, Her Majesty the Queen, representing the non-partisan and authoritative character of the Prize.
Find out more:
https://www.chathamhouse.org/news/2019-11-19-sir-david-attenborough-and-bbc-studios-natural-history-unit-awarded-chatham-hous...
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- Human Rights Priorities: An Agenda for Equality and Social Justice
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- 1:05:41
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- 7 years ago
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- Following just over one year in office, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, outlines her ongoing priorities at a tumultuous time for fundamental rights protections worldwide.
She discusses the rights implications of climate change, gender inequality including the advancement of sexual and reproductive rights, the protection of vulnerable groups and the need to work closely with states, civil society and business to protect and advance human rights.
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- Ukraine Forum: Hanna Shelest, Ukrainian Prism
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- 3:25
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- 7 years ago
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- Hanna Shelest reflects on the opportunities and challenges facing the new leadership of Ukraine.
The Chatham House Ukraine Forum asks experts to reflect on what opportunities for reform open up with the change of leadership in Ukraine.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/ukraineforum
What are the main risks facing Ukraine now? Is there a new opening to resolve the conflict between Ukraine and Russia?
Video produced in partnership with Ukrainian Prism.
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- Climate, Food and Land
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- 1:00:33
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- 7 years ago
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- In the summer of 2019, a major report on climate change and land use was released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Prepared by 107 climate scientists, the report outlined the ways in which human activities have led to the degradation of land, increasingly turning the resource into a source of carbon, and not just a carbon sink, and thus mitigating the land’s ability to help curb climate change.
Against this backdrop, one of the report’s authors, Professor Tim Benton, reflects on the relationship between land, food and climate change.
He considers the challenges created by competing demands for the services land produces - such as food, energy, biodiversity and carbon storage - and the ways in which these demands are driving climate change and the degradation of land around the world.
How can governments, corporations and civil society best manage competing demands over land use? Faced with growing popula...
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- Minimation: What is a Social Norm?
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- 0:35
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- 7 years ago
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- Social norms are practices that are supported by particular shared beliefs.
Are people engaging in a practice because they see others doing so?
Are people engaging in the practice because they care about what others think and believe?
Do they believe that enough other people in their community or network believe that other people should conform to a certain behaviour?
If the answers to these questions is yes, then a behaviour or collective action is driven by a social norm.
Uncovering the shared beliefs or expectations that cause or sustain harmful practices enables us to identify solutions to change those beliefs. Of course, not every harmful practice is the result of social norms. But the methodology also helps us uncover other drivers of harmful collective practices.
Investigating social norms provides evidence of drivers of different behaviours. We seek to answer the question: “why do people do what they do?” Under...
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- Brexit in a Historical Context: Pursuing a Global Vision at the Expense of Domestic Harmony?
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- 1:02:50
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- 7 years ago
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- The panel discusses how the notion, and rhetoric, of ‘Global Britain’ fares against different readings of Britain’s international history.
Since the UK public voted to leave the European Union in 2016, a number of commentators have used historical rhetoric to support their perceptions of how the UK’s global position could be strengthened after Brexit.
Analogies around Westminster’s historical relationship with Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the power and reach of the British Empire and Britain’s role in the Second World War have been used to justify both optimistic – and pessimistic – views of the UK’s future outside of the EU.
But are these appeals to Britain’s historical identity too simplistic when compared to the complexity of the situation the country is now facing?
How has the concept of British exceptionalism shaped interpretations of empire, the Second World War and Britain’s historical...
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- Data Gathering and the SDGs
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- 13:04
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- 7 years ago
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- Dr Claire Melamed, CEO of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, and Rob Yates, Head of the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House, discuss the importance of timely and accurate data in making progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Claire explains why data is so important in achieving the SDGs - not just because they have quantifiable targets to achieve for success, but also because data helps governments and NGOs make decisions about how to achieve the goals.
However with such ambitious goals being set, this has caused issues within the statistical community about how to create the kind of measurements required to be useful, which in turn has driven a big investment in data resourcing.
Claire was speaking with Rob during her visit to Chatham House for the conference 'Our Shared Humanity': The Legacy of Kofi Annan, which brought together key figures involved in Annan’s initiatives with actors current...
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- UK General Election: Five Things to Watch in 2 Minutes
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- 2:17
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- 7 years ago
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- Professor Matthew Goodwin, visiting senior fellow in the Europe Programme at Chatham House outlines the key factors facing the UK political parties as they enter into the 2019 UK general election as probably the most consequential election in Britain’s entire post-war history.
He says the election result is probably going to determine the fate of Brexit, whether or not we’re going to have a second referendum on our EU membership, whether or not we get a second independence referendum in Scotland, and whether Jeremy Corbyn and a more radical Labour Party come into power.
But his five takeaways to watch for are volatility, the geographic splits around the country, the generational factors, the Brexit party and the populist movement, and the overall party system as it currently operates.
Read more of Matt's analysis
https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/why-britain-s-2019-election-its-most-unpredictable-recent-history?youtube
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- Tackling Cyber Disinformation in Elections: Applying International Human Rights Law
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- 1:28:45
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- 7 years ago
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- This event examines how cyber operations are increasingly used by political parties, their supporters and foreign states to influence electorates – from algorithms promoting specific messages to micro-targeting based on personal data and the creation of filter bubbles.
The risks of digital tools spreading disinformation and polarizing debate, as opposed to deepening democratic engagement, have been highlighted by concerns over cyber interference in the UK’s Brexit referendum, the 2016 US presidential elections and in Ukraine.
While some governments are adopting legislation in an attempt to address some of these issues, for example Germany’s ‘NetzDG’ law and France’s ‘Law against the manipulation of information’, other countries have proposed an independent regulator as in the case of the UK’s Online Harms white paper.
Meanwhile, the digital platforms, as the curators of content, are under increasing pressure to take their own...
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- Getting to a New Deal: Guidance for the United States, Europe and Iran
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- 1:00:11
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- 7 years ago
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- Reflecting on findings from their recent paper, which draws on 75 off-the-record interviews with analysts and policymakers in 10 countries, Sanam Vakil and Neil Quilliam discuss the viability of a new deal with Iran.
Read the paper:
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/getting-new-iran-deal-guide-trump-washington-tehran-europe-and-middle-east
On 8 May 2018, the United States announced its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and its imposition of nuclear sanctions on Iran with the objective of negotiating a more comprehensive deal that would include more stringent nuclear controls and limits on Iran’s ballistic missile programme and activities in the region. Yet over a year on, the Trump administration has yet to meet its stated objectives.
What are the possibilities of future negotiations with the country and what is the likelihood of a new grand bargain between the US and Iran? What are each country's negot...
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- Continuous Deterioration of the Living Conditions in Syria (2010–19)
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- 0:51
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- 7 years ago
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- The living conditions index (LCI) is a composite measure that addresses the degree of satisfaction for basic goods and services provided to households across different regions.
It highlights multidimensional non-money metric deprivation rather than income and expenditure poverty.
See more about the Syria From Within project
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/mena-programme/syria-from-within-project
This is the first composite index that has ever been developed for Syria to cover changes in living conditions in the period from 2010 to 2019.
LCI ranges between 0 and 1, where 1 is good living conditions. It is constructed using the weighted average of ten indicators including: housing quality, house equipment availability, access to cooking gas, access to heating fuel, access to electricity, access to drinking water, access to appropriate sewage system, solid waste collecting service, communication service, and transpor...
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- Why Are People Taking to the Streets Across Latin America?
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- 4:31
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- 7 years ago
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- Protests and civil unrest have gained momentum across several Latin American countries over the course of 2019, including Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico and Haiti.
Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America in the US and the Americas Programme at Chatham House, explains that while each case differs a number of themes and challenges are underpinning a common feeling of discontent across the region.
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- Legal Determinants of Health
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- 1:35:29
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- 7 years ago
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- The law is central to virtually all aspects of public health. Tobacco control laws aim to reduce smoking, food product regulations encourage healthy nutrition, vaccination laws have saved millions of lives, pollution laws and environmental regulations safeguard the public’s health in a myriad of ways and perhaps, most importantly, law and regulation establish systems for universal health coverage.
The rule of law itself is essential for human health and wellbeing. However, while legal frameworks can determine if people’s right to health can be realized, laws can also embed discrimination, criminalization, licenses to pollute and other ills that undermine public health.
How can the law safeguard health, promote equality and translate vision into action and sustainable development?
This panel launches The Lancet, O’Neill Institute and Georgetown University Commission on Health and Law report The Legal Determinants of Health.
https://doi...
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- How Is New Technology Driving Geopolitical Relations?
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- 1:03:38
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- 7 years ago
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- New technology such as 5G, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and robotics have become, now more than ever, intertwined with geopolitical, economic and trade interests.
Leading powers are using new technology to exert power and influence and to shape geopolitics more generally. The ongoing race between the US and China around 5G technology is a case in point. Amid these tensions, the impact on developing countries is not sufficiently addressed. Arguably, the existing digital divide will increase leading developing countries to the early, if not hasty, adoption of new technology for fear of lagging behind. This could create opportunities but will also pose risks.
The panel discusses how new technology is changing the geopolitical landscape, and the role that stakeholders, including governments, play in the creation of standards for new technologies and what that means for its deployment in key markets technically and financially.
Finally, th...
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- Africa’s Future in a Changing Global Order: Agency in International Relations
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- 31:53
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- 7 years ago
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- The active participation of African states and actors in multilateral institutions has been complemented by the development of bilateral relationships that have strengthened their ability to pursue their objectives and interests at a global level.
The continent’s representatives have articulated alternative narratives on important global issues including international trade and institutions and challenges such as climate change and global inequality.
This conference examines the role that African states and citizens play in international relations to develop deeper understanding of the continent’s role in global decision-making and outcomes.
Following this keynote speech, speakers and panellists discuss the policy priorities of African actors on key global challenges and discuss strategies and approaches used to achieve international goals.
As the continent’s political and socioeconomic landscape continues to shift and diverg...
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- Ukraine Forum: Inna Borzylo, CEO, Centre UA
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- 1:52
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- 7 years ago
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- Inna Borzylo sits down with the Ukraine Forum to reflect on the opportunities and challenges facing the new leadership of Ukraine.
The Chatham House Ukraine Forum asks experts to reflect on what opportunities for reform open up with the change of leadership in Ukraine.
What are the main risks facing Ukraine now? Is there a new opening to resolve the conflict between Ukraine and Russia?
https://www.chathamhouse.org/ukraineforum
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- Ukraine Forum: Oleksiy Haran, Research Director, Democratic Initiatives Foundation
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- 4:50
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- 7 years ago
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- Oleksiy Haran sits down with the Ukraine Forum to reflect on the opportunities and challenges facing the new leadership of Ukraine.
The Chatham House Ukraine Forum asks experts to reflect on what opportunities for reform open up with the change of leadership in Ukraine.
What are the main risks facing Ukraine now? Is there a new opening to resolve the conflict between Ukraine and Russia?
https://www.chathamhouse.org/ukraineforum
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- A New Vision for American Foreign Policy
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- 55:15
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- 7 years ago
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- In the early 90s, the United States stood at the pinnacle of world power. American foreign policy elites on both sides of the political divide felt confident that interventionist strategies had the power to spread democracy, open markets and promote liberal values around the globe.
Almost thirty years later, relations with Russia and China have soured, nationalism and populism are on the rise, and the US is deeply engaged in foreign wars and post-conflict support initiatives costing trillions of dollars, leaving large numbers of US citizens to question their country’s grand strategy.
Against this backdrop, Stephen M Walt will outline the faults he has identified in American foreign policy since the end of the Cold War and moving into the Trump presidency, ultimately making the case for a more restrained approach.
Have the very steps designed to enhance US security, taken by Republican and Democrat elites alike, ended up undermining it? Is there...
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- Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy Priorities
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- 1:05:50
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- 7 years ago
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- The Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs discusses his country’s foreign policy positions and priorities.
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- Sudan’s Economic Future: Addressing the Challenges and Meeting the Potential
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- 20:10
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- 7 years ago
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- Sudan has experienced seismic changes in 2019. The fall of former president Omar al Bashir’s regime and the emergence of a new transitional government in August, has raised expectations that Sudan can break with the past to become more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous.
But the new transitional government faces enormous challenges, among the most urgent being, an economy in crisis and at risk of collapse as well as a much-needed long-term structural reform agenda.
As the new government undertakes the design and implementation of reform programmes, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks at the Chatham House conference, Towards Inclusive Economic Growth in Sudan: Stabilization and Recovery, supported by Humanity United.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/towards-inclusive-economic-growth-sudan-stabilization-and-recovery
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- Reflections on the State of Political Discourse
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- 1:05:18
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- 7 years ago
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- Former prime minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, discusses the current nature of political discourse, particularly focusing on the impact it has had on women.
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- Antimicrobial Resistance: Where Are We Now and What Needs to Be Done?
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- 1:41:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
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- The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, chaired by Lord O’Neill, was commissioned by former UK prime minister, David Cameron, in July 2014.
Supported by the UK government and the Wellcome Trust, the final report of the review was published in May 2016 and has had a global impact in terms of motivating political leaders and decision-makers to take more seriously the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance.
Yet there is now a perception that the political momentum to address the issue is waning and needs to be reinvigorated.
In a further report, produced by Chatham House and funded by Wellcome, the startling lack of progress on critical recommendations to tackle antimicrobial resistance are examined, and key ways forward are identified.
Panellists at this event, held at RSA House, examine highlights of the report, provide their assessment of the progress so far and debate the priorities for future action.
Read the repo...
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- Prospects for Post-ISIS Stabilisation
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- 29:46
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The past year has revealed promising signals of renewal in Iraq as the territorial defeat of ISIS was followed by a peaceful transition of power to a newly elected government.
However, the new government faces significant obstacles to securing the state’s long-term stability including weak institutions, a growing gap between citizens and the elite, ongoing internal armed conflict and entrenched vested interests in the conflict economy.
In order to move past the cycle of collapse and revival that has characterized Iraqi governance since 2003, a new approach is needed to forge a system that responds to the needs of the population, and in so doing, tackles the root causes of conflict.
This session forms part of a conference which supports the Chatham House Middle East and North Africa Programme’s Iraq Initiative.
This brings together political leaders, civil society leaders and other experts to critically discuss the challenges and...
- Title
- Iraq’s Political Landscape (Arabic version)
- Runtime
- 59:00
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- As protests erupt across Iraq, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi’s government is in crisis. While the Iraqi government achieved a military victory over ISIS in 2017, a political solution addressing the roots of the conflict has remained elusive.
If not tackled, popular discontent across the country may threaten Iraq’s hard-won peace.
This event is part of Chatham House’s Iraq Initiative.
- Title
- Iraq’s Political Landscape (English version)
- Runtime
- 59:00
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- As protests erupt across Iraq, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi’s government is in crisis. While the Iraqi government achieved a military victory over ISIS in 2017, a political solution addressing the roots of the conflict has remained elusive.
If not tackled, popular discontent across the country may threaten Iraq’s hard-won peace.
This event is part of Chatham House’s Iraq Initiative.
- Title
- The Future of Iraq and the Region
- Runtime
- 56:49
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The past year has revealed promising signals of renewal in Iraq: the territorial defeat of ISIS was followed by a peaceful transition of power to a newly elected government and the country’s economic growth outlook for 2019 and beyond has been bolstered by oil prices and oil production.
However, the new government faces significant obstacles to securing the state’s long-term stability including weak institutions, a growing gap between citizens and the elite, ongoing internal armed conflict and entrenched vested interests in the conflict economy.
In order to move past the cycle of collapse and revival that has characterized Iraqi governance since 2003, a new approach is needed to forge a system that responds to the needs of the population, and in so doing, tackles the root causes of conflict.
This session forms part of a conference which supports the Chatham House Middle East and North Africa Programme’s Iraq Initiative. This brings togethe...
- Title
- Why Venezuela is on the brink of disaster | Explainer | Chatham House
- Runtime
- 3:53
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Venezuela is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. Over 4 million people have fled the country, which is facing massive shortages, skyrocketing unemployment, malnourishment and US sanctions. How can the international community bring about a peaceful democratic transition from Nicolás Maduro’s government?
Christopher Sabatini outlines why the use of the Rio Treaty could bring about a regional solution, ensuring decisions are not just seen as "Yankee interventionism".
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- Title
- How Democratic Is the EU?
- Runtime
- 58:40
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- As European integration has continued in recent decades, and power has shifted from member state governments to Brussels while support for populist parties campaigning on eurosceptic grounds has grown, the debate has only intensified.
Against this backdrop, the panellists will explore the relationship between the European Union and democracy. Does EU governance lack democratic legitimacy? If so, can this be remedied? Have efforts in Brussels to tackle perceptions of the EU as undemocratic, such as increasing the parliament’s powers, had any impact? And along what lines – geographic, pro-European and anti-European, left and right – can this debate be understood?
- Title
- Trade, Investment, and Entrepreneurship in North Africa
- Runtime
- 4:46
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Although much potential exists to expand foreign direct investment and develop competitive markets and a dynamic private sector, a major obstacle for mutual economic initiatives across North Africa has been the inability to overcome or manage political differences across the region.
Emerging sectors have potential for growth, and there is a role for entrepreneurship and SMEs in developing regional economies. However, the poor level of regional integration of trade in North Africa continues to adversely impact domestic economies.
This research is part of Chatham House's North Africa Dialogues initiative, which seeks to create a forum for constructive, policy-driven debate among leaders from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt on areas of mutual economic and resilience interests.
Find out more at
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/mena-programme/north-africa-dialogues
- Title
- Why Russian Military is in the Arctic
- Runtime
- 7:13
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Mathieu Boulègue explains that if Moscow is indeed militarizing the Russian Arctic, the military build-up and the Kremlin’s intentions are, at least for now, defensive in nature.
Read more in his research paper, Russia’s Military Posture in the Arctic: Managing Hard Power in a ‘Low Tension’ Environment
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/russia-s-military-posture-arctic-managing-hard-power-low-tension-environment
The project was supported by the Finnish Ministry of Defence, Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the NATO Defence College. This support does not imply endorsement of the views expressed in this video. The opinions expressed are those of the author.
