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Breaking the Nuclear Deadlock: Weak Economy is Iran's Achilles' Heel
17 December 2008
'…..we have not exhausted our non-military options in confronting this threat; in many ways, we have yet to try them.'
Barack Obama
Iran's economic and political weaknesses could provide the catalyst...
Elections in Ghana: Tensions Build
2 December 2008
President Kufuor has successfully promoted Ghana as a haven of political and economic stability but, as he comes to the end of his two terms in office, cracks are...
Yemen's Uncertain Future Threatens Regional Stability
19 November 2008
Yemen presents a 'perfect storm' of problems for Western governments confronting the prospect of state failure in this strategically important Red Sea country, according to a new Chatham House...
Key Foreign Policy Issues Facing Barack Obama
5 November 2008
Chatham House experts offer their perspectives on the key foreign policy and economic challenges facing the new administration.
The following quotes and comments from Chatham House are available for immediate...
Economic Crisis May Need More 'Out of the Box' Measures
15 October 2008
A new paper by Chatham House says that the once-in-a-century economic meltdown means that OECD countries' simultaneous collapse in consumer and business spending will get worse and more extraordinary...
The World Today - October issue
6 October 2008
The current financial crisis should come as no surprise, writes Dr Paola Subacchi in this month's The World Today. As early as 2004 structural cracks became apparent and now...
Somali Piracy: A Growing Issue for Africa and the International Community
2 October 2008
Piracy off the coast of Somalia has more than doubled in 2008 and threatens to disrupt international trade and could potentially become a weapon of international terrorism, says a...
New Chatham House Centre on Global Health and Foreign Policy
30 September 2008
Chatham House is pleased to announce the provision of a one million pound grant from the Department of Health which will provide the basis for the establishment of a...
Six Perspectives on the Georgia Conflict
30 September 2008
Six new briefing notes from the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House offer analysis and insight on the conflict in Georgia.
Culpabilities and Consequences
James Sherr, Head, Russia and Eurasia...
Sierra Leone at Risk of Renewed Instability
30 September 2008
As the UN prepares to withdraw its peacekeeping mission from Sierra Leone this week, the country remains at risk of renewed instability, says a new Chatham House paper.
One year...
Ghana's President Kufuor is Prize Winner
29 September 2008
President John Kufuor of Ghana has been voted by members the winner of the 2008 Chatham House Prize. The President will visit London on Monday 27 October to collect...
New Panel of Senior Advisors
29 September 2008
Chatham House is pleased to announce the creation of a new Panel of Senior Advisors, a group of individuals with deep, first-hand experience of policy-making and business. Panel members...
Strategic Focus on Turkey Project
29 September 2008
Chatham House is pleased to announce the launch of the Strategic Focus on Turkey Project supported by Doğan Holding. This project will analyse and highlight some of the significant...
A British Agenda for Europe: Designing Our Own Future
18 September 2008
MAJOR NEW REPORT
The Chatham House Commission on Europe after Fifty, chaired by Sir Stephen Wall, has published a major new report on Britain's role in Europe - A British...
The Doha Débâcle
5 September 2008
The collapse of World Trade Organization talks in July this year is a severe - perhaps fatal - setback for the Doha world trade round. Restoring momentum will be...
The Coming Oil Supply Crunch
8 August 2008
The world will experience a serious oil supply crunch within five to ten years unless there is a collapse in oil demand. This is the conclusion of a new...
The World Today - Aug/Sept issue
29 July 2008
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approaches its sixtieth anniversary, this month's The World Today looks at the status of human rights worldwide.
Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for...
International Affairs – July Issue
28 July 2008
In this issue of International Afffairs, Thomas Hegghammer traces the history of the Saudi jihadist movement.
Based on primary sources and extensive fieldwork in the Kingdom, the article argues that...
Time Will Run Out For Oil Exporters Sooner Than Many Expect
21 July 2008
Petroleum-fuelled prosperity is masking the challenge of oil depletion and removing the sense of urgency that is desperately needed to promote diversification in oil-exporting states. All eyes are on...
The World Today - July issue
30 June 2008
As President Sarkozy prepares to reinvigorate the regional arrangement between the EU and the Mediterranean - the Barcelona Process - Claire Spencer argues in Europe and the Mediterranean: Eyeing...
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