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Key Foreign Policy Issues Facing Barack Obama
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
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
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...

New Chatham House Centre on Global Health and Foreign Policy
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...

The World Today - Aug/Sept issue
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
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...

The World Today - July issue
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...

The World Today - June issue
The World Today - June issue

22 May 2008
In this month's The World Today, Robert Falkner exposes the weak regulatory system of nanotechnology in Nanotechnology Dangers: Who's Afraid of Nanotech? In a little-noticed announcement, Britain's Soil Association declared...

International Affairs – May issue
International Affairs – May issue

22 May 2008
This special issue of International Affairs looks at the changing dynamics in the international economic system from an interdisciplinary standpoint, unpacking some of the emerging processes of globalization and...

India battles China for influence in African Indian Ocean Rim
India battles China for influence in African Indian Ocean Rim

4 April 2008
Chinese expansionism in the African Indian Ocean Rim is a principal factor spurring India to massively strengthen its involvement in the region, pursuing defence and commercial engagement with countries...

Cameron urges China to intercede in African politics
Cameron urges China to intercede in African politics

1 April 2008
David Cameron MP, Leader of the Conservative Party, addressed an audience at Chatham House this morning on the key challenges facing NATO in the run up to this week's...

New NATO papers focus on Afghanistan, enlargement, Russia, and cyber defense
New NATO papers focus on Afghanistan, enlargement, Russia, and cyber defense

28 March 2008
In advance of the Bucharest Conference, taking place 1-3 April, alongside the official 2008 NATO Summit, the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Romanian Ministry of Foreign...

The World Today - April issue
The World Today - April issue

27 March 2008
Robin Shepherd writes that the forthcoming NATO Summit is likely to be 'one of the most significant and challenging gatherings of alliance leaders in years' in this month's issue...

Poll finds widespread criticism of Chinese policy on Tibet
Poll finds widespread criticism of Chinese policy on Tibet

18 March 2008
A poll of three western and three Asian countries finds widespread criticism of Chinese policies toward Tibet. This critical view is held by large majorities in all three western...

Chatham House videos available online from FORA.tv
Chatham House videos available online from FORA.tv

18 March 2008
Videos of events held at Chatham House are now available online from the FORA.tv website www.fora.tv. Speeches and discussions from a wide variety of public figures and experts -...

China's Ambassador Outlines Policy on Sudan
China's Ambassador Outlines Policy on Sudan

25 February 2008
China's Ambassador to Darfur has delivered a strong message urging Sudan to be flexible and to actively collaborate with the international community for a proper settlement of the issue....

Chatham House Prize 2008: Nominees shortlist announced
Chatham House Prize 2008: Nominees shortlist announced

15 February 2008
The Chatham House Prize, now in its fourth year, is rapidly gaining recognition in the international affairs community as a valuable and prestigious award. The Prize ceremony has now...

China feels Europe needs strategic vision and a unified voice to prosper
China feels Europe needs strategic vision and a unified voice to prosper

12 December 2007
China feels that Europe's lack of strategic vision hampers its credibility in world affairs, according to a recent Chatham House report. The EU will need to settle ongoing disputes...

European technology and Chinese capabilities pave way for low-carbon future
European technology and Chinese capabilities pave way for low-carbon future

27 November 2007
Chatham House today releases a major report on the energy and climate interdependencies of China and the European Union (EU). It reveals how Chinese and European energy policies both...

Indian prosperity hinges on a peaceful neighbourhood
Indian prosperity hinges on a peaceful neighbourhood

2 November 2007
A report published today by Chatham House, in association with International Alert, states that India's long-term prosperity depends on peace between South Asian nations and increased levels of economic...