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The World Today - July IssueThe World Today - July Issue
Thursday 25 June 2009
Iran's elections were a monumental miscalculation and now the...

Urgent Need for Progress at G8Urgent Need for Progress at G8
Thursday 25 June 2009
There is an urgent need for progress at the...

Survey of Official Iran Results Casts Serious Doubt on Victory ClaimsSurvey of Official Iran Results Casts Serious Doubt on Victory Claims
Sunday 21 June 2009
A survey of Iran's election results, published today by...

China in Africa - Preparing for the Next Forum for China Africa Cooperation
June, 2009
The Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), established to...

From London to L’Aquila: Building a Bridge between the G20 and the G8
June, 2009
From many perspectives, the London Summit of the G20...

The UK and China: Dealing with a New-Old Friend
June, 2009
This briefing note explores how the UK can maxmize...

Iran Elections: Monumental Miscalculation
July, 2009
The battle of wills played out on the streets...

The Euro and the Global Financial Crisis: Surviving Strain
July, 2009
The euro is weathering its first global crisis. Some...

Democracy: Dicing With Democracy
July, 2009
President Barack Obama's Cairo speech has been hailed around...

National Defence in the Age of Austerity
July, 2009
Preparations for the next UK defence review are under...

International Affairs 85/4 - Contributors
July, 2009

International Affairs 85/4 - Abstracts
July, 2009

Axis of Convenience: Moscow, Beijing and the New GeopoliticsAxis of Convenience: Moscow, Beijing and the New Geopolitics
October, 2008
Axis of Convenience cuts through the mythmaking and examines the Sino-Russian partnership on its own merits. It steers between...

Climate Change and Forests: Emerging Policy and Market OpportunitiesClimate Change and Forests: Emerging Policy and Market Opportunities
October, 2008
Once the province of think-tanks, academics and global agencies such as the UN, climate change has finally penetrated the...

FORTHCOMING - Lands of Discord: Central Asia and the Caspian between Russia, China and the WestFORTHCOMING - Lands of Discord: Central Asia and the Caspian between Russia, China and the West
January, 2010
This book examines the interaction between Russia, China and the West in the central zone of Eurasia. Since the collapse...

 

 

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Fee-Paying ConferenceMonday 6 July 2009 to Tuesday 7 July 2009
The Politics of Climate Change Agreement

Fee-paying or special invitation eventsMonday 6 July 2009
The G20-G8 Continuum: Global Governance in a World of Crisis

Research and other eventsMonday 6 July 2009 14:00 to 14:30
POSTPONED - Press Briefing - Tackling Piracy and Terrorism: the Role of Puntland
Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, President Puntland State of Somalia

Fee-paying or special invitation eventsMonday 6 July 2009 15:00 to 16:30
The Guns of August 2008: Russia’s War with Georgia
Svante Cornell, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program
James Sherr, Head, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House

Research and other eventsWednesday 8 July 2009
Dialogue on Forest Governance and Climate Change

Members eventWednesday 8 July 2009 10:00 to 11:00
Afghanistan: Turning Tactical Gains into Strategic Success
Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP, Secretary of State for Defence
Chair: Dr Paul Cornish, Head, International Security Programme, Chatham House

Research and other eventsWednesday 8 July 2009 18:30 to 21:00
Under 35s Forum Summer BBQ Party
Under 35s Forum

Members eventThursday 9 July 2009 12:30 to 13:30
POSTPONED: The Effects of Enlargement on the Functionning of the EU
HE Dr Peter Balazs, Foreign Minister, Hungary

Fee-paying or special invitation eventsFriday 10 July 2009 17:00 to 18:00
Untangling the Sino-Russian Energy Relationship
Professor Xiaojie Xu, China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Beijing
Chair: Dr Kerry Brown, Senior Research Fellow (Asia), Chatham House

Fee-paying or special invitation eventsMonday 13 July 2009 08:00 to 09:15
Pakistan - Why It Matters To the UK and What We Can Do To Help
Director's Breakfast Robert Brinkley, British High Commissioner to Pakistan

Members eventMonday 13 July 2009 10:00 to 11:00
The Future of South Sudan: Building Democracy and Prosperity
HE Salva Kiir Mayardit, First Vice President of Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan

Members eventMonday 13 July 2009 17:30 to 18:30
President of Azerbaijan
HE Ilham Aliyev, President, Republic of Azerbaijan

Members eventTuesday 14 July 2009 13:30 to 14:30
Inside Iran - After the Elections
Panellists include:
Professor Ali Ansari, Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House

Members eventTuesday 14 July 2009 17:30 to 18:30
China's Democratic Future: The Chinese Communist Party in the Next 20 Years
Dr Kerry Brown, Senior Research Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House; author, Friends and Enemies: The Past, Present and Future of the Communist Party

Members eventWednesday 15 July 2009 18:30 to 19:30
Climate Change, Internationalism and India in the 21st Century
The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, Director, LSE Asia Research Centre; former Head of the UK Government Economic Service and Adviser on the economics of climate change and development.

Members eventFriday 17 July 2009 13:30 to 14:30
The 1949 Geneva Conventions: Sixty Years Young
Professor Sir Adam Roberts, President-Elect, British Academy; Senior Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford University
Chair: Elizabeth Wilmshurt, Associate Fellow, International Law, Chatham House

Members eventMonday 20 July 2009 17:30 to 18:30
The Future of the Atlantic Alliance
Jaap De Hoop Scheffer, Secretary-General of NATO

Research and other eventsFriday 24 July 2009 09:00 to 13:00
Angola as a Global Player
Dr Aguinaldo Jaime, President of the National Agency for Private Investment (tbc);
Jose Patricio, Country President, BP Angola;
Ted Giletti, Director, Banco Africano de Investimentos;
Dr Phil Bagley, Senior Research Fellow, Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen;
HE Pat Phillips, HM Ambassador to Angola

Members eventTuesday 28 July 2009 17:00 to 18:15
Annual General Meeting

Fee-paying or special invitation eventsThursday 10 September 2009 to Friday 11 September 2009
Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Securing the Promise of Nanotechnologies

Fee-paying or special invitation eventsWednesday 16 September 2009
Institutionalizing Interdependence: External EU Governance in Energy and the Environment

Fee-Paying ConferenceThursday 15 October 2009
Global Financial Regulation: The Emerging Landscape
The Chatham House City Series

Research and other eventsThursday 15 October 2009 to Friday 16 October 2009
IUU Fishing: 5th Update and Stakeholder Consultation

Fee-Paying ConferenceMonday 2 November 2009 to Tuesday 3 November 2009
Food Security 2009
The Hunger Agenda in a Global Recession

Fee-Paying ConferenceMonday 30 November 2009 to Tuesday 1 December 2009
Prospects for Middle East and North Africa Energy

Fee-Paying ConferenceMonday 25 January 2010 to Tuesday 26 January 2010
Defence 2010

Fee-Paying ConferenceMonday 8 February 2010 to Tuesday 9 February 2010
The Future of Cities

Fee-Paying ConferenceMonday 29 March 2010 to Tuesday 30 March 2010
The Politics of Central Asian Energy