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Middle East Programme - Press Releases

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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...

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...

Israel and Iran report: war of words or words of war

12 March 2007
- Israel's perception of Iran as a clear and pressing existential threat is driving the move toward military action and paralysing internal debate over alternative responses - A military strike...

UN diplomat calls for more support for Palestinians

6 March 2007
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees urged the west to stop isolating the Palestinian Authority following the recent agreement by Hamas and the rival Fatah faction...