http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/rss/3 This feed contains all new events added to the Chatham House website. http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1441/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1441/ 09:00, 18th February 2010 - The combination of rapid economic and demographic growth in Asia set against a long-term slow-down and increasing carbon emissions regulation in the Atlantic region has resulted in a paradigm shift in global energy demand. At this meeting, energy market expert Johannes Benigni will discuss the development of oil demand growth and refining capacity to markets East of Suez and what this will mean for the downstream industries in North America and Europe. He will also look at how the changing demand for different oil products is affecting price and investment choices. The roundtable will be a chance to discuss some of the wider implications of these changes from an economic and geopolitical perspective. Johannes Benigni is Managing Director of JBC Energy GmbH in Vienna, Austria. Mr Benigni founded the company in the early 1990s, focusing mainly on oil brokering in Central and Eastern Europe. Over the years Mr Benigni has steered the company away from oil brokering to specialise in consulting, research, and training. Attendance at this event is by invitation only. For more information please contact Tim Eaton. Fossil Fuels Expert Roundtable >> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:32:36 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1440/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1440/ 13:30, 17th February 2010 - Recent years have shown that events in Georgia can have repercussions for states far beyond the South Caucasus. Georgia is a pivotal point in Europe's security architecture, a key NATO partner, and an important transit state for diversification of energy supplies to Europe. The speaker will discuss Georgia's significance for its neighbours, the region, and the West. E-TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE SENT OUT BY 18.00 ON MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY AND MUST BE PRESENTED ON ARRIVAL. For more information, please contact Members Events. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:24:38 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1439/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1439/ 08:00, 26th February 2010 - Where next for this fragile Arabian Peninsula state that faces resurgent terrorist networks, southern separatists, civil war and an escalating resource crisis? Ginny Hill, Associate Fellow and Convener of the Chatham House Yemen Forum, assesses Yemen's prospects for 2010. This event is strictly by invitation only. To enable as open a debate as possible, this event will be held under the Chatham House Rule. About Nominees Breakfast Briefings >> For more information please contact Medha Basu. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:19:16 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1438/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1438/ 18:30, 24th February 2010 - This event offers the opportunity to pit your wits against fellow Chatham House members to see whose knowledge of global affairs is the greatest! After last year's successful quiz, Chatham House Director, Dr Robin Niblett, will return to test teams of U35 members on questions of international politics, geography, history and much more. One guest per member is allowed. If you wish to create a team of fellow members of up to 6 people, please indicate so when registering, otherwise we will be happy to allocate you to a team. For more information please contact Members Events. Under 35s Forum >> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:50:08 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1437/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1437/ 08:00, 17th February 2010 - Andrew Mitchell MP will set out the Conservative Party's approach to international development, focusing on securing value for money in aid, promoting wealth creation, and addressing conflict and instability. This event is strictly by invitation only. To enable as open a debate as possible, this event will be held under the Chatham House Rule. For more information, please contact Medha Basu. About Director's Breakfast Briefings >> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:19:30 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1436/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1436/ 10:15, 10th February 2010 - There have been significant political developments in the South Caucasus in recent months as Armenia and Turkey have sought to normalise diplomatic relations and re-open their common border. The unprecedented level of diplomatic exchange between the countries has implications for the whole region. At the same time, however, Armenia's relations with Azerbaijan remain frozen, and the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is far from resolved. President Serzh Sargsyan will discuss the prospects for the normalisation process with Turkey, developments in the wider South Caucasus region, and the security challenges facing Armenia in the coming year. E-TICKETS WILL BE SENT OUT BY 6PM ON MONDAY 8 FEBRUARY AND MUST BE PRESENTED ON ARRIVAL. For more information, please contact Members Events. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:34:20 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1435/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1435/ 18:00, 25th February 2010 - To mark the publication of her new book, Rosemary Hollis will discuss Britain's relationship with the Middle East. She will suggest that Britain's decision to join the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 was more than just another episode in the history of British accommodation to American ascendancy after its own imperial 'moment' had ended. She will argue that this was a fateful decision which made Britain a junior partner in an adventure that has rocked the region, emboldened radical elements and left US influence diminished. Copies of Dr Hollis's book will be available to purchase at the discounted rate of £14 for members. For more information, please contact Members Events. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:54:07 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1434/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1434/ 13:30, 15th February 2010 - THIS MEETING IS FULL AND REGISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED. The speaker will discuss the security challenges the country faces, ranging from an insurgency in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, to a spate of bomb blasts that appear to be growing in intensity. Do these bomb attacks suggest that the militant groups are on the back foot in the tribal areas, or that they are growing in confidence? General Musharraf will discuss the regional context, and how he sees the current state of Pakistan's relations with India, and with Afghanistan. For more information, please contact Members Events. Press enquiries and registrations should contact the Press Office. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:39:28 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1433/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1433/ 16:00, 27th January 2010 - On 1 January 2010, Kazakhstan became the first ex-Soviet state to chair the OSCE, a significant milestone in the country's post-Communist history. Kazakhstan's chairmanship offers opportunities to increase the Organisation's role in Central Asia and provide a multilateral forum to overcome regional problems such as water management, border control, east-west transit, terrorism and smuggling. The country also faces challenges to make good on its commitment to uphold the OSCE's democratic values and prevent the marginalisation of the Organisation within Europe's security architecture. Mr Saudabayev will discuss the main challenges facing the OSCE, and set out his agenda for Kazakhstan's Chairmanship. Attendance at this event is by invitation only. For more information please contact Alex Nice. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:14:18 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1432/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1432/ 17:30, 17th February 2010 - More people die as a result of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa than any other part of the world, and most of these deaths are among children under the age of five. Malaria is a major impediment to development and costs the African economy billions of dollars each year, despite being a preventable and treatable disease. A number of organizations have been working to significantly reduce the prevalence of malaria with initiatives, such as the Roll Back Malaria Partnership and the World Health Organization's Global Malaria Programme. At this event the speakers will discuss the progress that has been made in the fight against malaria and the key challenges that slow or prevent progress. For more information, please contact Members Events. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:43:57 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1431/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1431/ 17:00, 16th February 2010 - After decades of neglect and declining support from both national governments and donors, African agriculture is attracting growing attention. But who will benefit from this increasing investment and political interest? Rules and institutions governing the distribution and security of land ownership will be one of the crucial factors determining whether this revival of interest in agriculture leads to broadly based long-term growth and poverty reduction - or whether the benefits accrue mainly to a new group of large-scale (and therefore less employment-generating) landowners, both domestic and foreign. Land reform is on the agenda in many African countries, but so is land grab. For more information, please contact Members Events. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:36:17 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1430/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1430/ 13:30, 11th February 2010 - As anticipated, the first round of the Ukrainian presidential elections produced no overall winner and a run-off will now be held on 7 February between Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko. The speakers will discuss the implications of the second-round result for Ukraine's domestic politics, and relations with Russia, the EU and the wider region. After an election campaign dominated by personalities over policies, how significant will the people's choice be for Ukraine's internal development and geopolitical orientation? For more information please contact Members Events Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:16:36 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1429/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1429/ 13:30, 5th February 2010 - Kandahar is the birthplace of the Taliban movement, and its people have dominated Afghanistan's history since the early days of the Afghan State. The two speakers will explore the current situation in Kandahar, highlighting dynamics within the Taliban and the local tribes from which they draw their support. The speakers will discuss the concerns and views of local Afghans living amid the strategic confusion engendered by foreign political and military intervention. For more information please contact Members Events Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:05:09 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1428/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1428/ 17:30, 4th February 2010 - The speaker will review President Obama's foreign policy record since taking office and discuss the ongoing challenges of climate change, the Middle East, Afghanistan/Pakistan and nuclear disarmament, among other issues. He will talk about America's essential partnerships and strategic goals for 2010. For more information please contact Members Events Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:57:08 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1427/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1427/ 17:30, 3rd February 2010 - Years of violence and intolerance have left Zimbabwe's population and properties damaged and have generated a sizeable Diaspora and refugee groups. This event will mark the UK launch of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum's Taking Transitional Justice to the People Programme to consult and educate Zimbabweans who have gone through periods of state sponsored and politically motivated violence in their lives on the nature and processes of transitional justice. Discussion at the event will focus on current trends in Zimbabwe in the context of transitional justice. This meeting will be followed by an open reception. For more information please contact Members Events Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:46:28 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1426/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1426/ 18:30, 27th January 2010 - Last summer, President Obama announced the gradual withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, starting in August 2010. The speaker will present his vision for the country and its prospects and challenges, following the final departure in 2011. E TICKETS WILL BE SENT OUT ON TUESDAY 26 JANUARY AND MUST BE PRESENTED ON ARRIVAL. This event is being held off the record. For more information please contact Members Events THIS MEETING IS NOW FULL AND REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:28:47 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/conferences/view/-/id/162/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/conferences/view/-/id/162/ 00:00, 18th June 2010 - Can it do more harm than good? Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:04:39 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1425/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1425/ 00:00, 16th March 2010 - As recent health threats from pandemic and avian influenza, swine flu, SARS and BSE have highlighted, growing economic integration, labour migration and trade expansion are increasingly making emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) a global concern. Political and economic constraints, however, often impede the necessary public health responses for the detection, prevention and proliferation of these diseases. This is particularly apparent in the response to EIDs that result from breeches in the species barrier between animals and humans where the need for collaboration is not only between countries, but also between human health, livestock and wildlife sectors. This meeting will bring together policy-makers, international organisations, researchers and the private sector to examine potential solutions to these constraints in an effort to help facilitate the necessary cross-sectoral collaborative action. Discussions on possible collaborative mechanisms will be informed by presentations and background research reviewing national and international experiences in controlling disease outbreaks in animals that threaten human health. The meeting will also explore options for enabling continued dialogue around progress in implementing the identified solutions. Attendance at this event is strictly by invitation only. For more information please contact Tim Eaton. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:01:01 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1424/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1424/ 08:00, 27th January 2010 - The most recent reports suggest that over 200,000 people have been killed by the Haitian earthquake and 3 million affected. In the wake of this natural disaster the speaker will address how the international community should respond to this immediate emergency, while bringing long term structural change to the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Having just returned from Haiti, she will examine what developmental challenges existed before the earthquake and why the international community must go beyond the Haitian government to deliver services to the population directly. There will be a breakfast reception beforehand from 07.30. For more information please contact Members Events. Under 35s Forum >> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:20:46 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1423/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1423/ 00:00, 4th February 2010 - The 'Security Jam' is an innovative online brainstorm that will take place between 4 and 9 February 2010. The Jam, jointly supported by NATO and the European Commission consists of 10 parallel forums which will address key security issues. The 5-day online session will bring together several thousand individuals from NGOs, civil society, security and defence practitioners, leading political and military figures, think-tanks, academics and journalists to contribute ideas to help build the policies that will shape our future. The 10 parallel forums will address key security issues, from Climate Change to Relations with Russia and China, to Human Rights, Piracy, Afghanistan, Development and Crisis Management amongst others. Subject Matter Experts, carefully selected by the Energy, Environment and Development Programme of Chatham House will be online at specific times throughout the Jam. For a full schedule of their participation and chosen topics, please see the agenda below. Organisers include: The Security and Defence Agenda, Chatham House, The Atlantic Council of the United States, the Global Humanitarian Forum, the Open Society Foundation, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Carnegie Europe, Barcelona Centre for International Studies (CIDOB), the Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique, Bertelsmann Stiftung, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Friends of Europe, and in collaboration with IBM, the Munich Security Conference and Europe's World. Further details about the virtual conference can be found on the Security Jam website at www.securityjam.org. For more information please contact Lucy Ellinas. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:19:47 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/conferences/view/-/id/160/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/conferences/view/-/id/160/ 00:00, 1st July 2010 - The role of domestic financial markets in low and middle income countries Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:24:21 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1422/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1422/ 00:00, 26th January 2010 - The speakers will consider how the UK can most effectively foster a holistic approach to Yemen's current challenges, balancing immediate counterterrorism objectives with the need to establish a longer-term framework to support the country in its transition to a post-oil economy. The speakers will also consider how the UK can encourage coordinated international engagement from Yemen's neighbours as well as other major donor countries as they seek to prevent state collapse in this strategic Arabian Peninsula country. Please note attendance at this event is for MPs and Peers only. For more information please contact Nick Parrott. Yemen Forum >> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:16:53 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1421/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1421/ 17:30, 26th January 2010 - The attempted airline bomb on Christmas Day - believed to be planned in Yemen - has turned international attention on the latest 'safe-haven' for al-Qaeda. Ahead of the UK government's Yemen summit at the end of January, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi will discuss his country's efforts to counter terrorism, promote inward investment and encourage reform. This event will also mark the launch of the Chatham House Yemen Forum, a new project that seeks to support governments to form policies that directly address the root causes of poverty, conflict and poor governance in Yemen. For more information please contact Members Events. A transcript will follow. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:20:57 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1420/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1420/ 00:00, 17th December 2009 - Leading experts will discuss how climate change will impact national security broadly and through specific case studies. In particular, the speakers will explore how countries and alliances may shape their policies to respond. This is a joint event, co-held by Brookings Institution, Chatham House, E3G and Institute for Environmental Security. For more information please contact Felix Preston. See also The Vulnerability of Energy Infrastructure to Environmental Change, Cleo Paskal, July 2009. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:55:52 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1419/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1419/ 08:00, 15th January 2010 - David Cameron, Leader of the Conservative Party, with Pauline Neville Jones, Shadow Security Minister and National Security Adviser to the Leader of the Opposition, will set out the Conservative Party's approach to national security with the publication of 'A Resilient Nation'. They will be joined by Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling and Shadow Defence Secretary Liam Fox. For more information please contact Members Events. Conservative Party National and International Security Policy Group Report Launch 2007 event >> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:44:30 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1418/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1418/ 10:30, 5th February 2010 - The rise of China presents a long-term challenge to the world not only economically, but politically and culturally. The speaker will discuss what makes China a 'pessoptimist nation', and how its identity has emerged though a positive/negative dynamic that intertwines China's domestic and international politics. He will argue for a need to use new Chinese sources and innovative analysis to better understand how Chinese people see their new place in the world. William A. Callahan is Professor of International Politics and China Studies at the University of Manchester, and Co-Director of the British Inter-University China Centre, Oxford University. His recent publications include China: The Pessoptimist Nation (Oxford, 2010), Cultural Governance and Resistance in Pacific Asia (2006) and Contingent States: Greater China and Transnational Relations (2004). THIS EVENT IS FULL. REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. For more information please contact Rosheen Kabraji. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:30:17 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1417/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1417/ 17:00, 11th February 2010 - Professor Sakwa will argue that contemporary Russia has a hybrid political model in which the normative/legal system based on the constitutional order is challenged by shadowy arbitrary arrangements. The question remains open whether, as President Medvedev has argued, the constitutional state is capable of extending its authority and evolving into a consolidated democracy. Richard Sakwa is Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent at Canterbury and an Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. He has published widely on Soviet, Russian and post-communist affairs. Attendance at this event is by invitation only. For more information please contact Alex Nice. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:15:28 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1416/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1416/ 09:30, 26th January 2010 - The Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS) in Tokyo has been commissioned by the Japanese Foreign Ministry to engage in extensive intellectual and policy discussions with European counterparts on East Asian security and Japanese security policy. In the context of Japan's new administration, the delegates will discuss key issues including 'The Rise of China and Japan's Response'; 'Japan's Economic and Social Agenda'; 'Changing International Order and Japan's Security'; and 'North Korea and Japan's Security'. Following this meeting the delegation will visit Berlin, Paris and Warsaw. Attendance at this event is by invitation only. For more information please contact Rosheen Kabraji. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:46:59 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1415/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1415/ 13:00, 4th February 2010 - Issues such as participation in international agreements on air services and other such matters, and accepting the judgments of another country's courts, may depend on whether or not a State recognises a country as a State. The speakers will discuss the law and practice on the consequences of recognition. For more information please contact Alis Martin. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:32:51 +0000 http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1414/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1414/ 13:30, 18th January 2010 - The speaker will discuss US policy on the future of international criminal justice mechanisms and his role as War Crimes Ambassador. Ambassador Rapp will explore the successes and failures of the Yugoslav and Rwanda Tribunals and others, and question whether the achievements of these tribunals have raised expectations for the future that will be hard to fufill. For more information please contact Members Events. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:17:45 +0000