Chatham House
Key Issues For The 2019 Nigerian Elections
- Title
- Key Issues For The 2019 Nigerian Elections
- Runtime
- 2:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Ahead of general and presidential elections, Elizabeth Donnelly explains the wider importance for the development of democracy in West Africa.
Elizabeth outlines that although the candidates themselves may not be bringing much new to the elections, the process itself is vital as Nigeria continues to develop its democratic foundations.
Security in the country remains a key issue to be tackled, as does the economy because, although the recent recession appears to be at an end, concerns remain around jobs, cost of living, and food prices.
- Title
- Explainer: Why False Beliefs Sustain Corruption
- Runtime
- 3:15
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Raj Patel explains that when people are systematically mistaken about what other people think this can sustain a practice and make collective action harder.
Raj talks about how surveying social norms can expose assumptions among individuals that certain behaviours are widely accepted, whereas in reality acceptance is low. Challenging these false beliefs can hugely improve the impact of collective action in changing behaviour.
He also outlines how societal change can happen quickly (within a single generation) because enough people’s values change at once or there is a realization that a majority within society feel the same way about certain behaviours.
Read the full report
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/collective-action-corruption-nigeria-social-norms
- Title
- Explainer: When Corrupt Behaviour is the Rational Choice
- Runtime
- 3:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Dr Leena Koni Hoffmann explains how the environment in which someone lives or works can be a powerful driver of corrupt behaviour, and discusses the value of social norms research and interventions.
She outlines why a lack of incentives to avoid corruption can increase the likelihood of it occurring, and that little research has been done into why corruption happens and what informs or influences the decisions behind it.
The survey work undertaken by the Africa Programme's Social Norms and Accountable Governance (SNAG) project is pioneering in this regard, and is showcasing why messaging around corruption is vital in tackling it.
Driving a collective change in behaviour can be achieved through careful planning, developing and testing of small-scale interventions before scaling up.
Read the full report
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/collective-action-corruption-nigeria-social-norms
- Title
- Minimation: Making #Concrete Change
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Chatham House explains in under 30 seconds ... significant changes in how cement and concrete are produced and used are urgently needed to achieve deep cuts in emissions in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change.
China used more cement in 3 years than the US used in the whole of the 20th century. The cement sector needs to cut emissions fast.
Read more on Making #ConcreteChange
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/making-concrete-change-innovation-low-carbon-cement-and-concrete
- Title
- Join our Democracy and Technology Project
- Runtime
- 0:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Chatham House has set up a commission to explore the questions of democratic governance raised by technological change, and to recommend practical policies to politicians, business leaders and others.
Our Commission is led by a panel of 13 experts on democracy and technology, but we are inviting everyone with insights, ideas or evidence about democracy and technology to contribute and join the discussions.
The project will take place in five phases between autumn 2018 and autumn 2019 - here is how you can join in.
https://demtech.chathamhouse.org/how-it-works/
- Title
- Life After ISIS: Rebuilding Mosul in Iraq
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Through the Mosul Eye blog, Omar explored life under ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) in his city. He talks about what drove the people to join ISIS and how the society has now shifted to finding an Iraqi national identity.
Social initiatives for Mosul are on the rise as the city begins the long process of rebuilding, and Omar outlines why the engagement of the youth population is crucial to this.
But support in areas such as industry, agriculture and infrastructure are vital to the effort - both in Mosul and neighbouring Nineveh which lies on the eastern bank of the Tigris.
- Title
- Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2019
- Runtime
- 57:03
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Considering a year of state-led military operations, multi-party civil wars, humanitarian emergencies and state instability due to economic and constitutional collapse, what common trends and themes connect some of the challenges to international security?
What are the overarching regional and geopolitical rivalries driving conflict?
And what implications for international security will the Trump administration’s America First policy have for a rules-based international order, especially considering Russia and China’s increasingly assertive foreign policies?
- Title
- Refugees in Greece - Meet Vasiliki Voulgarouli: School teacher
- Runtime
- 2:45
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Vasiliki looks after young Syrian refugee school children from the LM village camp in western Greece.
She talks about how the main goal with young children is to teach them Greek, so they can then be enrolled into morning classes at a primary school within the Ministry’s pilot programme.
Vasiliki says the refugee kids are just same as other children, that they have endured a lot of bad experiences, and we should give love to them because, if we do, they will give back ten times more love to us.
This is part of a video playlist series from Chatham House about Refugees in Greeece
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr6AnYpGjggmo_hmyrMJSzuq
- Title
- Refugees in Greece - Meet Stratos Kerimis: Canteen provider
- Runtime
- 8:21
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Stratos is the owner of a field where two or three canteens have been built for refugees and migrants from the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.
He talks about how some of the locals knew nothing about the refugees, but once they all get to know them better, the behaviour and opinions changed.
The village of Moria has an economy based on agriculture and livestock, and initially local fields were being destroyed because the refugees and migrants had to cut down olive trees to get wood for cooking food and to keep warm.
But he says these criminal acts were a result of inadequate planning and that conditions were harsh because it was during winter and the refugees were all sleeping in tents.
This is part of a video playlist series from Chatham House about Refugees in Greeece
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr6AnYpGjggmo_hmyrMJSzuq
- Title
- Refugees in Greece - Meet Eleni Dageli: School teacher
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Eleni works for the charity SOS Children’s Villages in Greece, which supports refugee children from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria with recreational activities.
She talks about the aim of helping refugee kids have fun and enjoy themselves through different projects, and that her team are not teachers in the strictest sense, because they do not only teach the children how to read and write, but also try to make them feel comfortable.
Eleni says the work is really challenging because the children are different nationalities, and have different types of issues, different experiences. But they are getting rewarding results.
This is part of a video playlist series from Chatham House about Refugees in Greeece
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr6AnYpGjggmo_hmyrMJSzuq
- Title
- Refugees in Greece - Meet George: Refugee centre manager
- Runtime
- 6:29
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- George runs the refugee hospitality centre for hundreds of Syrians in the Myrsini village in western Greece.
George talks about how the centre is supported by the local community but also how the families hosted there have worked hard to be self-reliant.
He outlines how an abandoned centre has been revitalized by the Syrian refugees and that this has also reinforced the local economy, through using taxis, hotels for the volunteers who support the centre or for relatives of the families, plus local supermarkets and local restaurants.
This is part of a video playlist series from Chatham House about Refugees in Greeece
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr6AnYpGjggmo_hmyrMJSzuq
- Title
- Refugees in Greece - Meet Iosif Nabil-Morad: Syrian Mayor
- Runtime
- 5:25
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Iosif is mayor of the Andravida-Kyllini municipality in western Greece, and was the first to open a refugee hospitality centre for Syrians in the Myrsini village.
Myrsini is a tourist resort, and Iosif talks about how 38 apartments are being used as a centre to help hundreds of Syrian refugees.
He says the centre does not rely on external support, and that local people from all around regions such as Zakynthos and Ilia have embraced the effort and all give whatever they can to help with the running of the centre, such as food, clothes, and toys.
This is part of a video playlist series from Chatham House about Refugees in Greeece
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr6AnYpGjggmo_hmyrMJSzuq
- Title
- Refugees in Greece - Meet Efi Samada: Social worker
- Runtime
- 4:19
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Efi is responsible for the coordination of the “Medecins du Monde” team, who provide medical centre services for the city of Patra. And three times a week they supply the local refugee camp with pharmaceuticals and support.
Efi talks about the growing connection between herself and the people in the camp, about how they came to Greece, and their difficult journeys.
She says that sharing their daily problems and needs is a struggle but, as a social worker, she tries to do her best for them and feels she has had real success.
This is part of a video playlist series from Chatham House about Refugees in Greeece
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9ppGFZeRr6AnYpGjggmo_hmyrMJSzuq
- Title
- Prosperity, Security and Stability in the Pacific
- Runtime
- 3:33
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Pacific is increasingly recognised as a region of growing strategic importance. In the US, the Trump Administration has advanced its ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ strategy, while China’s influence in the region has also increased substantially in recent years as it has deepened its aid, security and trade relationships within the region.
In response, Pacific Island leaders have recently endorsed a new, expanded, concept of regional security that addresses a range of traditional and non-traditional security challenges, with a particular emphasis on human security, environmental and resource security, transnational crime, and cyber security.
Through events and analysis, the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House is seeking to unpack these challenges and explore the shifting dynamics of this increasingly complex region.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/asia-pacific-programme/prosperity-security-and-stability-pacific
- Title
- Saad Hariri on Lebanon's Politics, Economy and International Relations
- Runtime
- 1:05:19
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The prime minister of Lebanon discusses his country's economic and political future, the latest attempts to form a government and his views on major international issues in the Middle East.
- Title
- Dark Commerce: Technology’s Contribution to the Illegal Economy
- Runtime
- 57:12
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Author Louise Shelley discusses how new technology, communications and globalization fuel the growth of dangerous forms of illegal trade, and how this can exacerbate many of the world’s most destabilizing problems.
- Title
- How Ghana’s VPA is Improving Forest Governance
- Runtime
- 8:55
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- They also give their perspectives on what lessons have been learnt over the last decade during the negotiation and implementation of this agreement.
- Title
- Russia and Iran Compete for Influence in Syria
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- BBC Middle East Correspondent Lina Sinjab's experiences on the ground are covered in a recent Chatham House paper Syria’s Transactional State: How the Conflict Changed the Syrian State’s Exercise of Power
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/syrias-transactional-state-how-conflict-changed-syrian-states-exercise-power
- Title
- Is Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace Achievable?
- Runtime
- 1:07:49
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- There have been a series of developments with regards to state behaviour in cyberspace in recent months aimed at either responding to previous malicious actions or preempting new ones – or both. In October, the coordinated attribution to the Russian military intelligence by the UK, the Netherlands, the United States, and others of several cyber-attacks around the world, represented a turning point in how countries respond to threats in cyberspace. While attribution remains a sovereign political decision and should be established in accordance with international law, there is a clear consensus between like-minded states that malicious cyber activities need to be brought to light, coupled with other tailored measures, which would alter the perpetrating state’s risk-calculation.
On the cyber diplomacy level, the French president has recently launched the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace. It has been supported by 370 states, companies and civil society entit...
- Title
- How Fake News Spread - And How to Counter It
- Runtime
- 2:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Joyce Hakmeh explains how the phenomenon of 'fake news' has grown rapidly and how new technology can be part of efforts to counter it.
- Title
- Next Generation Nigeria: How to Foster Inclusion, Social Justice and Opportunity for All
- Runtime
- 58:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Forthcoming national elections in Nigeria, scheduled for 16 February 2019, will see voting take place across all 36 federal member states and the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja in contests for the presidency and National Assembly and with elections for governorships and State Assembly positions set to follow two weeks later in most states.
Regardless of local or national ambitions of politicians, however, Nigerians are confronted by a series of common challenges: whether the high unemployment rate among the rapidly growing young population, a recovering economy burdened by corruption and external debt or persistent and wide-ranging security concerns.
There is also a common opportunity before them – of a diversified and developed economy. Nigeria’s long-term outlook will ultimately depend upon the ability of leaders to deliver substantive and sustainable progress far beyond the election campaigns.
- Title
- Online Counterterrorism: The Role of the Public and Private Sectors
- Runtime
- 1:07:20
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Terrorist groups have exploited the internet and social media to spread propaganda, making possible the indoctrination and recruitment of individuals to their cause and inspiring self-radicalized lone-wolf attacks.
End-to-end encryption in cross-platform instant messaging apps have provided terrorists a secure means of communication. And despite the recommendations of institutions serving as the international standard for combating terrorist financing, such as the Financial Action Task Force, online payments still flow within and between different radical groups.
Counterterrorism responses require coordination between the public and private sectors to detect and dismantle radical networks and aid investigators in the aftermath of terrorist attacks.
National and regional legislation to accelerate the removal of terrorist content online and artificial intelligence programs which automatically analyse video files and detect terrorist propaganda have...
- Title
- Frosty Neighbours? Unpacking Narratives of Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations
- Runtime
- 1:04:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Due to their strong historical, cultural and religious ties, Afghanistan and Pakistan officially profess a close friendship with one another. At the same time, with Islamabad fearing an Afghan rapprochement with India, and Kabul claiming that terrorist sanctuaries on Pakistani soil are prolonging the war in Afghanistan, do the neighbours view one another with certain levels of mistrust?
Panellists consider the influence of popular narratives on the countries’ policies and ask whether bilateral relations can be reshaped in a constructive and meaningful way.
Looking forward, will the Afghan government, driven by considerations for regional connectivity, become a partner with Pakistan? Can the new government of Imran Khan, who counts Pakistani Pashtuns as core supporters, move Pakistan and Afghanistan beyond their present cold friendship?
Or, with the rise of political populism globally, are the roots of negative narratives becoming further entre...
- Title
- Ukraine Forum: Eka Tkeshelashvili, Head, EU Anti-Corruption Initiative, Ukraine
- Runtime
- 5:45
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Ukraine Forum asks experts and policy-makers for their views about the direction and pace of reforms and how the West can help Ukraine.
- Title
- Ukraine Forum: Vladimir Dubrovsky, Senior Economist, CASE Ukraine
- Runtime
- 3:05
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Ukraine Forum asks experts and policy-makers for their views about the direction and pace of reforms and how the West can help Ukraine.
- Title
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70
- Runtime
- 1:25:44
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- What strategies, tools and networks are civil society and other actors developing to adapt to this complex environment for human rights work?
And what role does the Declaration and the human rights treaties it has inspired play in shaping responses to current global challenges such as deepening inequality, new forms of technology and climate change?
- Title
- Chatham House Prize 2018: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
- Runtime
- 1:33:31
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A free press provides an essential check and balance on government by scrutinizing policymaking and public administration and helping to promote honesty, accountability and transparency in the exercise of executive, legislative and judicial power.
But as the rules-based liberal international order has come under pressure over the last decade, and technological advances have given the world a variety of platforms to publish news and opinion, so the fourth estate has found itself facing a number of challenges in fulfilling this watchdog role.
Chief among these challenges, as recent news has demonstrated, is ensuring that journalists are free to report the news safely and without reprisal.
The Committee to Protect Journalists has been awarded the 2018 Chatham House Prize by the institute’s membership in recognition of its efforts to defend the right of journalists to work without fear at a time when the free press is under serious pressure in man...
- Title
- Q&A: Indo-UK Collaboration - Opportunities and Challenges
- Runtime
- 44:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Earlier this year, Indian Prime Minister Nahendra Modi unveiled an ambitious plan to give 100 million families free access to healthcare. With some commentators comparing the new public health insurance scheme to the NHS in the UK, the question of the central position of healthcare in the bilateral relationship between the two countries is as pertinent as ever.
After 70 years of a national health service, what lessons can the UK healthcare service give India? Can resourceful and low-cost innovations developed in India be adapted to the British system and, if so, how?
And with India’s healthcare market estimated to grow to $280 billion by 2020, what will be the role of the private sector as India attempts to build a ‘safety-net’ for its poorest citizens?
This event is held in partnership with The Indian Professionals Forum UK.
- Title
- Keynote Speech: Indo-UK Collaboration - Opportunities and Challenges
- Runtime
- 30:30
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Earlier this year, Indian Prime Minister Nahendra Modi unveiled an ambitious plan to give 100 million families free access to healthcare. With some commentators comparing the new public health insurance scheme to the NHS in the UK, the question of the central position of healthcare in the bilateral relationship between the two countries is as pertinent as ever.
HE Mrs Ruchi Ghanashyam, High Commissioner to the UK, gives a keynote address to be followed by a panel debate on how the two countries can collaborate on healthcare policy and provision.
After 70 years of a national health service, what lessons can the UK healthcare service give India? Can resourceful and low-cost innovations developed in India be adapted to the British system and, if so, how?
And with India’s healthcare market estimated to grow to $280 billion by 2020, what will be the role of the private sector as India attempts to build a ‘safety-net’ for its poorest citizens?
- Title
- Matthew Hedges affair: 'The UAE is now punching above its weight'
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- There's been a shift in the balance of power between the UK and the United Arab Emirates, the UAE is now punching way above its weight, says Neil Quilliam
- Title
- Evan Davis In Conversation With Sir Howard Davies, Chairman of RBS
- Runtime
- 1:05:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Reflecting on the decade since the 2008 financial crisis, they discuss whether banks have become more transparent and accountable since the crash and if the global financial institutions and regulators have learned lessons that will make it resilient in the face of future such crises.
The Corporate Leaders Series provides an opportunity for business leaders to discuss political, economic and social issues they consider important to businesses working in an international context.
- Title
- Can Europe Save the Liberal International Order?
- Runtime
- 58:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The so-called liberal international order – the system of norms, rules and institutions that some would argue have been the bedrock of international cooperation since the Second World War – is under threat both from revisionist powers including China and Russia and the current US administration. In this context, many have urged Europe to defend, and save, the liberal international order. But is it in a position to do so?
Can the European Union – which is itself still struggling with a series of ongoing crises that have deepened the faultlines between member states – stand up to China and Russia on the one hand and the United States on the other? Or must it change to adapt to a new world of great power competition?
- Title
- Martin Wight Memorial Lecture: The Future of Think-Tanks
- Runtime
- 1:19:25
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Drawing on his new article in the latest edition of International Affairs, Dr Niblett describes five practical steps that think-tanks can take to renew their sense of purpose at a time when the pillars of the western-led international order are eroding.
How should think-tanks operate in societies flooded with information especially with disinformation campaigns and ‘alternative facts’? What new technologies and strategies should they adopt to engage with society more broadly?
And should think-tanks be satisfied with remaining sources of independent debate and analysis or is it time for them to adopt a more proactive stance where they are explicit about the principles they believe underpin peace and prosperity?
About the Martin Wight Lecture:
Martin Wight was a seminal figure in the development of international relations theory in Britain and an influential historian of the political civilisation of Europe. Soon after his death ...
- Title
- International Security Institutions: A Closer Look
- Runtime
- 1:03:34
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Evolving types of warfare have increased the challenges to the development of effective international security strategies. From increasing disinformation efforts to the re-emergence of great power competition, policymakers are dealing with an increasingly complex security environment.
How effectively are security institutions dealing with the challenges? Do the people within bureaucracies feel empowered to formulate and advance national security policies? And are the experiences of women in these bureaucracies different to those of men, and if so, how?
- Title
- Women in the Armed Forces: Improving Integration
- Runtime
- 56:44
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The final prohibition on women serving in close combat roles in the British armed forces was lifted by the Ministry of Defence in October 2018. With immediate effect, women already serving in the army could transfer into infantry roles. Future recruits will begin basic training in April 2019. By doing so, the UK armed forces' recruitment policy reflects other NATO allies, such as Norway, Canada and the US, which similarly have no gender restrictions on serving in infantry units.
Considering differing national experiences with women personnel, the panel discusses the international landscape of women’s involvement in armed forces worldwide and the opportunities and challenges of further integrating women into close combat roles.
Will practical and cultural challenges restrict all but a select few female recruits into the most physically demanding and culturally masculine roles in the armed forces? How can armed forces attract more women to enlist? And what na...
- Title
- What is Standing in the Way of China Overtaking the US as the Global Power?
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Forty years since beginning to open up to the world, China now faces a fresh set of foreign policy challenges.
One of these is developing a global foreign policy and responding to concerns in regions that are historically little known in China but will affect and be affected by the country’s economic growth.
In order to improve its global diplomacy, China needs to draw on policies that go beyond the simple purposes of securing China’s own economic interests.
Read more on this by Dr Yu Jie (Cherry):
https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/money-might-and-mindset-china-s-self-centred-global-ambition
- Title
- Monitoring Progress in the Forest Sector
- Runtime
- 1:00:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Good forest governance is vital for the sustainable management of forests and to enable the legal timber trade. This event provides an opportunity for stakeholders from across the forest sector including from government, industry and civil society to network, share and discuss the latest developments from around the world in improving forest governance.
This is Session Four at the 28th Global Forum on Forest Governance.
The annual two-day event (previously known as the Illegal Logging Update & Stakeholder Consultation Meeting) includes sessions on conflict timber, the latest isotope technology to trace timber supply chains and updates on the Voluntary Partnership Agreements.
- Title
- 28th Global Forum on Forest Governance: Keynote Address
- Runtime
- 24:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Good forest governance is vital for the sustainable management of forests and to enable the legal timber trade. This event provides an opportunity for stakeholders from across the forest sector including from government, industry and civil society to network, share and discuss the latest developments from around the world in improving forest governance.
This annual two-day event (previously known as the Illegal Logging Update & Stakeholder Consultation Meeting) includes sessions on conflict timber, the latest isotope technology to trace timber supply chains, and updates on the Voluntary Partnership Agreements.
- Title
- What Impact will the Midterm Elections have on the Trump Presidency?
- Runtime
- 59:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The midterm elections on 6 November 2018 are the first major political test of the Trump era. With control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the balance – not to mention numerous lower-profile but critical positions in state governments – the elections will determine the course of the remainder of Trump’s first term in office and set the stage for what is certain to be an intensely contested 2020 presidential election.
- Title
- Iran’s New Foreign Policy Challenges
- Runtime
- 1:08:13
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The deputy foreign minister of Iran discusses the country’s new foreign policy challenges following fresh US sanctions.
- Title
- #MeToo, A Year On
- Runtime
- 1:17:20
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Following multiple sexual misconduct allegations levelled against film producer Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo hashtag went viral on 15 October 2017.
Quickly spreading beyond the entertainment industry, the movement has shed light on the scale of sexual assault and abuses of power suffered by women – and in some cases men – in all lines of work across the world.
In what ways, if any, has #MeToo moved society closer to gender equality? Has the movement drawn attention to the exploitation of other power dynamics beyond gender? Have aspects of the movement been exclusionary, divisive and counter-productive to achieving its goals?
And as #MeToo evolves, how should it delineate its long-term objectives and what questions and challenges must it address to achieve these?
- Title
- Chatham House Primer: National Populism
- Runtime
- 55:31
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In a number of countries traditionally seen as part of the democratic, liberal international order, public polling reflects a growing tranche of the electorate feel excluded, alienated from mainstream politics and increasingly anxious about rapid societal, demographic and economic change.
For many of these voters, national populist movements provide a political expression for these fears and frustrations and this has been reflected in recent elections in Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden.
Matthew Goodwin explores whether oft-quoted narrative explanations for the rise of national populism and the assumed motivations of its leaders and supporters stand up to critical scrutiny.
The talk covers:
The core elements of national populist ideology and how it differs from fascism
The four, deep-rooted, long-term trends pushing national populism forward
How political systems, particularly in Europe, are chang...
- Title
- Introducing the Chatham House-New Zealand Government Pacific Partnership
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Pacific is increasingly recognised as a region of growing strategic importance. In the US, the Trump Administration has advanced its ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ strategy, while China’s influence in the region has also increased substantially in recent years as it has deepened its aid, security and trade relationships within the region.
In response, Pacific Island leaders have recently endorsed a new, expanded, concept of regional security that addresses a range of traditional and non-traditional security challenges, with a particular emphasis on human security, environmental and resource security, transnational crime, and cyber security.
Through our events and analysis, the Asia-Pacific Programme seeks to unpack these challenges and explore the shifting dynamics of this increasingly complex region.
- Title
- Strategic Contestation in the Pacific
- Runtime
- 1:03:13
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In recent years, the Pacific has been recognized internationally as a region of growing strategic importance. In the US, the Trump administration has advanced its ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ strategy, while New Zealand has announced a ‘Pacific Reset’ recognizing the complex and growing array of challenges in the region. The UK has also followed suit, committing to opening three new diplomatic missions in Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu in 2019.
At this event, the speakers outline the different approaches taken by various governments towards the region. They consider how developments such as China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its increased military presence, as well as the broader threat of climate change, have impacted the Pacific and served to shift regional dynamics and instigate new economic competition and regional security challenges.
- Title
- Qatar’s Foreign Policy: Balancing New Alliances in a Contested Region
- Runtime
- 1:02:29
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Following the Arab Spring, Qatar saw an opportunity to move away from its traditional foreign policy role as a regional moderator to a more confident leadership position.
Doing so attracted the ire of some of Qatar’s fellow GCC states and Egypt, resulting in a diplomatic crisis which is yet to be resolved.
In response, Qatar’s relations with Turkey and Iran have deepened, notably in the areas of diplomacy, investment flows and military co-operation.
Has Qatar’s foreign policy since 2011 been to its benefit or detriment? Do Doha’s deeper ties with Tehran present an obstacle to the planned creation of the Middle East Strategic Alliance - a proposed regional bulwark against outside Iranian influence?
And will Qatar’s new approach to foreign policy support or compromise its efforts in resolving conflicts elsewhere in the region?
- Title
- Nigeria’s National Unity: Towards Participation and Shared Values
- Runtime
- 59:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Nigeria’s federal system, consisting of 36 federal member states and the Federal Capital territory of Abuja, reflects at the national level a diverse underlying range of cultural, religious and political intersections.
This complex landscape demands a correspondingly dynamic set of mechanisms for the provision of information for both Nigeria’s citizens and globally: whether delivering vital details on public services to the population or helping to foster a sense of national unity.
As the February 2019 elections approach, the delivery of credible information services looks certain to have significant implications for not only the participation and engagement of citizens but for the consolidation of the democratic process in Nigeria more broadly.
- Title
- What do Russia and Iran want in Syria?
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Dr Khatib explains that, although Syrian institutions remain intact, they have been hollowed out from the inside as they rely heavily on relationships based on self-interest, not the interests of the state as a whole.
She outlines how the Syrian state has to balance the interests both of Russia and Iran in order to survive and that, although Russia is the dominant partner in this uncomfortable three-way relationship, it is not able to completely prevent the influence of Iran.
Read the research paper
https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/syrias-transactional-state-how-conflict-changed-syrian-states-exercise-power
- Title
- A Vision for the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship
- Runtime
- 1:10:43
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Joe Biden outlines how a rule-based world order is struggling to keep pace with global change, and why he thinks globalization is fueling a sense among some that open economies and multilateral agreements are actually a raw deal.
He says even the most vocal defenders of the liberal international order - of which he is one - have to recognize the shortcomings of a system built more than 70 years ago, and that open societies are not self-sustaining but require attention and maintenance.
- Title
- Ukraine Forum: Katarina Mathernova, Deputy Director-General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement
- Runtime
- 2:12
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Ukraine Forum asks experts and policy-makers for their views about the direction and pace of reforms and how the West can help Ukraine.
- Title
- Ukraine Forum: Andrius Kubilius, Deputy Chair, Committee on European Affairs
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Ukraine Forum asks experts and policy-makers for their views about the direction and pace of reforms and how the West can help Ukraine.
