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UK Government Needs to Demonstrate Aid Effectiveness

UK Government Needs to Demonstrate Aid Effectiveness

22 August 2010
Political leaders need to demonstrate that aid is effective if Britain is to remain at the forefront of the global poverty reduction effort, says a new report, Building on...

New Council Members Elected

New Council Members Elected

27 July 2010
Chatham House is pleased to announce that the following members have been successfully elected to the Council at the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 27 July: Bronwen Maddox Bronwen Maddox has...

UK Can't Go it Alone on Climate or Energy Security

UK Can't Go it Alone on Climate or Energy Security

26 July 2010
The UK is facing unprecedented new energy challenges and will be unable to secure its future power supplies by acting alone, according to a new report, Investing for an...

Gareth Price joins UK Government’s Asia Task Force

Gareth Price joins UK Government’s Asia Task Force

22 July 2010
Gareth Price, head of the Asia programme, has been appointed to the Asia Task Force, which will advise the UK Government on how to boost trade with Asia. The announcement...

Report Reveals Dramatic Decline in Illegal Logging

Report Reveals Dramatic Decline in Illegal Logging

15 July 2010
Press release in French >> Press release in Portuguese >> The most thorough assessment to date of the global fight against illegal logging finds that a decade of international effort to...

Deep Divisions over UK's Foreign Policy Priorities

Deep Divisions over UK's Foreign Policy Priorities

12 July 2010
A new YouGov survey for Chatham House presents a dilemma for Britain's coalition government. If ministers want to keep the general public onside, they will need to ensure Britain...

International Affairs Special on Counterterrorism - June 2010

International Affairs Special on Counterterrorism - June 2010

25 June 2010
Since 9/11 there has been a failure at a political and public level to agree on what the threat is, argues Stuart Croft and Cerwyn Moore in International Affairs. Their...

Cleo Paskal Wins Prize for Environmental Journalism

Cleo Paskal Wins Prize for Environmental Journalism

23 June 2010
Global Warring by Cleo Paskal, Associate Fellow, Energy, Environment and Development, has won one of the three Special Merit Awards from the Grantham Prize for environmental journalism. From the Grantham...

Wrong Actions could Spell ‘Lost Decade’ for UK Economy

Wrong Actions could Spell ‘Lost Decade’ for UK Economy

21 June 2010
A new paper by Chatham House sets out possible scenarios for the UK economy. In the worst case, the country could face a 'Lost Decade' with wrong actions now...

Green Energy No Longer Just Nice but Necessary

Green Energy No Longer Just Nice but Necessary

8 June 2010
Green energy systems are no longer just a 'nice to have' but are essential in paper from Chatham House and Lloyd's 360 Risk Insight. Reliance on fossil fuels is pushing...

Humanitarian G8 Focus on Africa has Run out of Steam

Humanitarian G8 Focus on Africa has Run out of Steam

2 June 2010
The overwhelmingly humanitarian interest of Western countries in Africa is outdated, outmoded and a deterrent to serious business interest, says a new Chatham House report. Only private sector led growth...

UK Can Remain Global Power But Coalition Must Urgently Upgrade Foreign Policy Approach

UK Can Remain Global Power But Coalition Must Urgently Upgrade Foreign Policy Approach

1 June 2010
Chatham House is releasing two reports on British foreign policy challenges for the new coalition government: the first on the UK's place in the world and the second on...

Kashmir: Paths to Peace Opinion Poll

Kashmir: Paths to Peace Opinion Poll

26 May 2010
This is the first poll to be conducted on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) that has separated Indian and Pakistani controlled Kashmir since the UN-brokered ceasefire...

International Affairs - May 2010

International Affairs - May 2010

10 May 2010
Critics and supporters of the idea that the 2007-08 financial crisis would lead to a new Bretton Woods moment are both misplaced, writes Eric Helleiner in International Affairs. The political...

America and a Changed World: A Question of Leadership - New Book

America and a Changed World: A Question of Leadership - New Book

4 May 2010
'America's allies might wish that the United States was sometimes wiser, but, especially today, they have rarely wished that it be weaker.' At a time of economic crisis and involvement...

The World Today - May issue

The World Today - May issue

21 April 2010
Russia does not especially care about or for Iran, writes James Nixey in The World Today. Despite the extensive ties at working level, there is little trust and much...

The World Today - April Issue

The World Today - April Issue

24 March 2010
The Iranian system has faced an unprecedented challenge to its authority in the last year but is less vulnerable than many people have claimed, writes Richard Dalton, Chatham House...

President Gül Named Chatham House Prize 2010 Winner

President Gül Named Chatham House Prize 2010 Winner

19 March 2010
Türkçe çeviri >> Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey, has been voted the winner of the Chatham House Prize 2010. This annual award is presented to the statesperson deemed by members...

Pioneering Roadmap for Low Carbon Development in China Unveiled

Pioneering Roadmap for Low Carbon Development in China Unveiled

19 March 2010
The creation of a 'Low Carbon Zone' in Jilin Municipality would signal a decisive step towards achieving low-carbon development in China, says a new Chatham House report. This is the...

Reform of the Intl Monetary System Urgent

Reform of the Intl Monetary System Urgent

18 March 2010
Reform of the international monetary system has never been more urgent, says this new report. Beyond the Dollar: Rethinking the International Monetary System maps out proposals for a new international...

 
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