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Prospects for Georgian Civil Society
November, 2008
This is a summary of a meeting held at Chatham House on 10 November 2008.

Business and Human Rights: Closing the Gaps
November, 2008
This is a summary of the International Law Discussion Group meeting held on 6 November 2008 at Chatham House.

Reflections on Russia and the West
November, 2008
Those concerned with policy-making towards Russia must determine how best to listen to the country's changing conversation with itself,...

Yemen: Fear of Failure
November, 2008
Yemen presents a potent combination of problems for policy-makers confronting the prospect of state failure in this strategically important...

 

 

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Yemen's Uncertain Future Threatens Regional Stability
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
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...

Somali Piracy: A Growing Issue for Africa and the International Community
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...

Six Perspectives on the Georgia Conflict
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

Time Will Run Out For Oil Exporters Sooner Than Many Expect
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
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 Growing Influence of The Gulf as a Global Financial Centre
The Growing Influence of The Gulf as a Global Financial Centre

26 June 2008
A new report from Chatham House examines the prospects for the GCC (Gulf) states' economies and the potential development of the region as a Global Financial Centre (GFC) over...

Poll: Across the World Many See Discrimination Against Widows and Divorced Women
Poll: Across the World Many See Discrimination Against Widows and Divorced Women

23 June 2008
A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 17 nations around the world finds a widespread perception that widows and divorced women are treated worse than other women. In only two countries do...

From Sudan to Somalia: New Report Exposes Links that Fuel Regional Crisis
From Sudan to Somalia: New Report Exposes Links that Fuel Regional Crisis

23 June 2008
The conflicts and humanitarian disasters from Sudan to Somalia are closely linked and a failure to understand this is undermining efforts to find peace, says a new report by...