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Spice Route to Europe? Prospects for an India-EU Free Trade Area
16 October 2007
A briefing paper published today by Chatham House assesses the prospects for an India-EU Free Trade Area. Negotiations for the agreement began in June 2007, pursuing a bilateral route...
New hopes for free trade between Europe and Southeast Asia
5 October 2007
A paper launched today by Chatham House says that new negotiations aimed at a free trade agreement between the EU and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) have the...
International Affairs - March issue
21 March 2007
This image is titled Europe sans frontiers. The etching by David Borrington was commissioned for Chatham House by the Royal College of Art. Celebrating 50 years since the signing...
50 years of European unity marked by conference
16 March 2007
On 22 March Chatham House will host a conference, organized by the European Movement, marking 50 years of European unity. To mark the anniversary of the Treaties of Rome,...
New Director outlines key foreign policy issues for UK
15 February 2007
In his inaugural lecture as Director of Chatham House, Dr Robin Niblett outlined his thoughts about UK foreign policy in the context of a changed United States, a changed...
French foreign policy in Africa analyzed in new report
9 February 2007
France's influence in Africa is under threat and a new report assesses the options for the former colonial power in its presidential election year and what it means for...
Afghanistan turns corner, says foreign minister
1 February 2007
Afghanistan, though it is still beset by many problems, has turned a corner and has seen some great improvements in recent years, HE Dr Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister of...
Hague says Iran needs tougher sanctions
31 January 2007
William Hague, Shadow Foreign Secretary, today told an audience at Chatham House that tougher sanctions are needed on Iran. Mr Hague warned that if Iran proceeds with the development...
Russia in Europe: Isolated but influential, says new book
8 November 2006
Since the end of the Cold War Russia's approach to both the EU and NATO has changed vastly. The Presidency of Vladimir Putin has seen Russia take on a...
Hurd says Britian must re-learn skills of influence
25 October 2006
Lord Hurd of Westwell opened the Annual Members' Conference at Chatham House by claiming that Britain needs to rediscover the secret of using its national assests intelligently and to...
Barroso asks UK if it wants Europe to work
16 October 2006
Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Comission, delivered the annual Hugo Young Memorial Lecture and used the speech to outline his views on the UK's role in driving...
Kosovo PM predicts independence by end of year
12 October 2006
HE Agim Çeku, Prime Minister of Kosovo, said that he expected the international community to ensure that his province was granted independence by the end of the year. Speaking...
Report sets the scene for a EU-Turkey train crash
25 September 2006
Less than a year since the formal start of Turkey's accession talks with the European Union, the two sides are at loggerheads, squaring up for a 'hot autumn'. In...
Chatham House appoints new Director
2 August 2006
Chatham House has chosen Robin Niblett to be its new Director from January 2007. Dr Niblett is currently Executive Vice President and Director, Europe Program at the Center for...
Transatlantic policy 'poorly coordinated and half-baked`
12 July 2006
Key messages:
- Transatlantic relations under Bush worse than at any time since WWII
- US and Europe can agree policy objectives - but disagree on how to achieve them
- Policy,...
Latvian President calls for sweeping reforms of UN
11 July 2006
HE Dr Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of Latvia, speaking at a meeting at Chatham House today, said that every country, no matter how small, can make a difference in the...
Two cheers for the UK's EU Presidency
11 May 2006
In a report by Chatham House, Richard Whitman and Gareth Thomas argue that the UK EU Presidency was a qualified success. With the full ramifications of the six month...
Europe needs strong US economy, not reform - report
1 March 2006
European economic reform is far more advanced than its many critics are willing to admit and talk of an imminent economic decline in Europe is overstated. Instead, Europeans should...
Long-term bonds and Europe's ageing population
10 February 2006
As Europe's economies wriggle uncomfortably inside a fiscal straightjacket, the US economy continues to grow on the back of record deficits. Contrary to the current wisdom, it's time that...
Economic case for EU social policy coordination 'unfounded'
19 January 2006
As EU ministers and functionaries meet this week in Villach, Austria to discuss greater coordination between European welfare systems, a new briefing note from Chatham House argues that neither...
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