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Chatham House named No.1 non-US think tank

6 January 2009
Chatham House has been named as the No. 1 think tank based outside of the United States in a major survey published in the new issue of Foreign Policy...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 -...

Turkey’s new version of Islam akin to Christian Reformation

27 February 2008
Turkey's government is planning to publish a fundamental revision of The Hadith, the source of the majority of Shariah law. According to Fadi Hakura, Associate Fellow, Chatham House, Turkey's...

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...

Political renaissance for Kurds as Turkey takes fight to PKK in Iraq

19 December 2007
Turkey's recent air strikes on PKK bases in Iraq demonstrate the growing significance of Kurdish politics in the four states with major Kurdish populations - Turkey, Syria, Iraq and...

Iraq: fragmentation and civil wars - new paper

17 May 2007
There is not 'one' civil war, nor 'one' insurgency, but several civil wars and insurgencies between different communities in today's Iraq. Within this warring society, the Iraqi government is...

Meeting discusses UK-Iran relations in context

4 April 2007
A panel of Iran experts discussed British-Iranian relations in light of the crisis involving the 15 British naval personnel held captive in Tehran. Although the event was held before...

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