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📢 Our winter issue is here! ❄️
Explore stories on how the West can keep pace with China’s tech revolution, what the world might look like in 2026, Haiti’s deepening crisis, why we need a climate dashboard, and much more. 🌎
Read now > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Explore stories on how the West can keep pace with China’s tech revolution, what the world might look like in 2026, Haiti’s deepening crisis, why we need a climate dashboard, and much more. 🌎
Read now > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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🌍'My vision is to use Chatham House’s international platform to prioritize Africa in global discussions', says new @africaprog.bsky.social Director @tighistiamare.bsky.social
in an interview for the latest @theworldtoday.org issue.
📰Read more here: bit.ly/48GJEWP
in an interview for the latest @theworldtoday.org issue.
📰Read more here: bit.ly/48GJEWP
Tighisti Amare: ‘I found my African identity in London’
The new director of Chatham House’s Africa Programme on the day a former Nigerian President ended up in a police van outside the institute, what the world can learn from African solidarity and the gro...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🌍'My vision is to use Chatham House’s international platform to prioritize Africa in global discussions', says new @africaprog.bsky.social Director @tighistiamare.bsky.social
in an interview for the latest @theworldtoday.org issue.
📰Read more here: bit.ly/48GJEWP
in an interview for the latest @theworldtoday.org issue.
📰Read more here: bit.ly/48GJEWP
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China’s forthcoming Five-Year Plan wants to make innovation the engine of economic growth. But can it pay the bill without leaving ordinary households and the young unemployed behind, asks our Senior Research Fellow Yu Jie in @theworldtoday.org.
China’s Five-Year Plan bets on a risky new direction
China’s forthcoming new strategy wants to make innovation the engine of economic growth – but can it pay the bill without leaving ordinary households and the young unemployed behind, asks Yu Jie.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
China’s forthcoming Five-Year Plan wants to make innovation the engine of economic growth. But can it pay the bill without leaving ordinary households and the young unemployed behind, asks our Senior Research Fellow Yu Jie in @theworldtoday.org.
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What will 2026 mean for international affairs? 🌏
Check out the latest story from our sister publication @theworldtoday.org that brings together @chathamhouse.org experts to tackle this question:
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Check out the latest story from our sister publication @theworldtoday.org that brings together @chathamhouse.org experts to tackle this question:
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December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What will 2026 mean for international affairs? 🌏
Check out the latest story from our sister publication @theworldtoday.org that brings together @chathamhouse.org experts to tackle this question:
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Check out the latest story from our sister publication @theworldtoday.org that brings together @chathamhouse.org experts to tackle this question:
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What's on the horizon for 2026?⏳
From global elections and expiring treaties to sustainable peace processes, @chathamhouse.org experts come together to highlight what they'll be looking out for in the year ahead.👇
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From global elections and expiring treaties to sustainable peace processes, @chathamhouse.org experts come together to highlight what they'll be looking out for in the year ahead.👇
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The world in 2026
Chatham House experts highlight the crunch moments and potential flashpoints in the year ahead.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
What's on the horizon for 2026?⏳
From global elections and expiring treaties to sustainable peace processes, @chathamhouse.org experts come together to highlight what they'll be looking out for in the year ahead.👇
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
From global elections and expiring treaties to sustainable peace processes, @chathamhouse.org experts come together to highlight what they'll be looking out for in the year ahead.👇
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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💭 In this latest winter issue of @chathamhouse.org @theworldtoday.org magazine @olgatokariuk.bsky.social (@qeiiacademy.bsky.social associate) writes about the life of civilians on Ukraine’s frontlines as targets of Russia’s ‘human safari’.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💭 In this latest winter issue of @chathamhouse.org @theworldtoday.org magazine @olgatokariuk.bsky.social (@qeiiacademy.bsky.social associate) writes about the life of civilians on Ukraine’s frontlines as targets of Russia’s ‘human safari’.
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💬 “NATO allies can no longer rely on the US in the High North. Britain could help fill the military gap”, writes @alanderminna.bsky.social (Associate Fellow, @cheurope.bsky.social) in the latest issue of @chathamhouse.org @theworldtoday.org magazine.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
💬 “NATO allies can no longer rely on the US in the High North. Britain could help fill the military gap”, writes @alanderminna.bsky.social (Associate Fellow, @cheurope.bsky.social) in the latest issue of @chathamhouse.org @theworldtoday.org magazine.
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My contribution to The World Today winter issue:
Trying to make sense of the messy Arctic security dynamics - and what role the UK could play, given that the best case scenario is at the moment that the US reduces its presence and the worst case that the US makes an Arctic deal with Russia.
Trying to make sense of the messy Arctic security dynamics - and what role the UK could play, given that the best case scenario is at the moment that the US reduces its presence and the worst case that the US makes an Arctic deal with Russia.
December 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My contribution to The World Today winter issue:
Trying to make sense of the messy Arctic security dynamics - and what role the UK could play, given that the best case scenario is at the moment that the US reduces its presence and the worst case that the US makes an Arctic deal with Russia.
Trying to make sense of the messy Arctic security dynamics - and what role the UK could play, given that the best case scenario is at the moment that the US reduces its presence and the worst case that the US makes an Arctic deal with Russia.
📢 Our winter issue is here! ❄️
Explore stories on how the West can keep pace with China’s tech revolution, what the world might look like in 2026, Haiti’s deepening crisis, why we need a climate dashboard, and much more. 🌎
Read now > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Explore stories on how the West can keep pace with China’s tech revolution, what the world might look like in 2026, Haiti’s deepening crisis, why we need a climate dashboard, and much more. 🌎
Read now > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
December 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
📢 Our winter issue is here! ❄️
Explore stories on how the West can keep pace with China’s tech revolution, what the world might look like in 2026, Haiti’s deepening crisis, why we need a climate dashboard, and much more. 🌎
Read now > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Explore stories on how the West can keep pace with China’s tech revolution, what the world might look like in 2026, Haiti’s deepening crisis, why we need a climate dashboard, and much more. 🌎
Read now > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Photographer Musuk Nolte travelled to Brazil’s Rio Negro last year to document its historic drought.
He reflects on its impact and why he is sceptical that the #COP30 summit will help the region > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
He reflects on its impact and why he is sceptical that the #COP30 summit will help the region > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Photographer Musuk Nolte travelled to Brazil’s Rio Negro last year to document its historic drought.
He reflects on its impact and why he is sceptical that the #COP30 summit will help the region > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
He reflects on its impact and why he is sceptical that the #COP30 summit will help the region > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
#COP30 has kicked off, bringing urgent climate issues to the table.🌎
Building on their latest story, David Gunn & Matthew Harris from @chesc.bsky.social explore how societies might cope with more frequent and severe climate shocks.👇
Read their story > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Building on their latest story, David Gunn & Matthew Harris from @chesc.bsky.social explore how societies might cope with more frequent and severe climate shocks.👇
Read their story > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#COP30 has kicked off, bringing urgent climate issues to the table.🌎
Building on their latest story, David Gunn & Matthew Harris from @chesc.bsky.social explore how societies might cope with more frequent and severe climate shocks.👇
Read their story > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Building on their latest story, David Gunn & Matthew Harris from @chesc.bsky.social explore how societies might cope with more frequent and severe climate shocks.👇
Read their story > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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🚨Our November issue is out now!
🛡️ 14 research articles on security in the Gulf, decolonizing the British army and more
💴 1 policy paper on Chinese private capital in west Africa
🌏 1 review forum on world orders
📚 26 reviews of latest IR books
Read here > academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/6
🛡️ 14 research articles on security in the Gulf, decolonizing the British army and more
💴 1 policy paper on Chinese private capital in west Africa
🌏 1 review forum on world orders
📚 26 reviews of latest IR books
Read here > academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/6
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🚨Our November issue is out now!
🛡️ 14 research articles on security in the Gulf, decolonizing the British army and more
💴 1 policy paper on Chinese private capital in west Africa
🌏 1 review forum on world orders
📚 26 reviews of latest IR books
Read here > academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/6
🛡️ 14 research articles on security in the Gulf, decolonizing the British army and more
💴 1 policy paper on Chinese private capital in west Africa
🌏 1 review forum on world orders
📚 26 reviews of latest IR books
Read here > academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/6
“Globalisation is not disappearing, but taking a new, eastern turn."
Amitav Acharya (of @ausis.bsky.social) explores the emergence of a new multiplex world order, in which ‘re-globalization’ is led by Asia and Global South nations. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Amitav Acharya (of @ausis.bsky.social) explores the emergence of a new multiplex world order, in which ‘re-globalization’ is led by Asia and Global South nations. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
The decline of the West and the rise of ‘the Rest’ will lead to a new world order
The United States’ withdrawal from its international role will not result in global collapse, argues Amitav Acharya. Instead, we are on the verge of a ‘multiplex’ order, in which ‘re-globalization’ is...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“Globalisation is not disappearing, but taking a new, eastern turn."
Amitav Acharya (of @ausis.bsky.social) explores the emergence of a new multiplex world order, in which ‘re-globalization’ is led by Asia and Global South nations. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Amitav Acharya (of @ausis.bsky.social) explores the emergence of a new multiplex world order, in which ‘re-globalization’ is led by Asia and Global South nations. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
It’s the year 2035, and China dominates the South China Sea. How did we get here?
@wmatthewschina.bsky.social & Ben Bland (chasiapacific.bsky.social) create a ‘backcasting’ scenario, exploring how China’s rise to power in the region might come to pass.www.chathamhouse.org/publications...nt
@wmatthewschina.bsky.social & Ben Bland (chasiapacific.bsky.social) create a ‘backcasting’ scenario, exploring how China’s rise to power in the region might come to pass.www.chathamhouse.org/publications...nt
How Beijing might rule the South China Sea within a decade
William Matthews and Ben Bland create a speculative ‘backcasting’ scenario: ‘It’s the year 2035 and China dominates the region’. They describe how that might come to pass – and how to avoid it.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
It’s the year 2035, and China dominates the South China Sea. How did we get here?
@wmatthewschina.bsky.social & Ben Bland (chasiapacific.bsky.social) create a ‘backcasting’ scenario, exploring how China’s rise to power in the region might come to pass.www.chathamhouse.org/publications...nt
@wmatthewschina.bsky.social & Ben Bland (chasiapacific.bsky.social) create a ‘backcasting’ scenario, exploring how China’s rise to power in the region might come to pass.www.chathamhouse.org/publications...nt
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My latest for @chathamhouse.org’s international affairs magazine.
Using previously unseen Maxar satellite images we document Israel’s air campaign against the Houthis. The TLDR is that Israel won’t tolerate Iran building up the Houthis into a Hezbollah-like force.
Using previously unseen Maxar satellite images we document Israel’s air campaign against the Houthis. The TLDR is that Israel won’t tolerate Iran building up the Houthis into a Hezbollah-like force.
@johnpollock.bsky.social & @detresfa.bsky.social's latest story reveals satellite images of the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen before the recent pause.
Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume
Satellite images reveal some of the damage of Israel’s recent airstrikes against Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen before the recent pause in hostilities. But analysis suggests that although the Iran-b...
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October 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
My latest for @chathamhouse.org’s international affairs magazine.
Using previously unseen Maxar satellite images we document Israel’s air campaign against the Houthis. The TLDR is that Israel won’t tolerate Iran building up the Houthis into a Hezbollah-like force.
Using previously unseen Maxar satellite images we document Israel’s air campaign against the Houthis. The TLDR is that Israel won’t tolerate Iran building up the Houthis into a Hezbollah-like force.
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Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel will not tolerate Iran sending weapons to Yemen and turning the Houthis into the next Hezbollah.
I and my co-author write for @theworldtoday.org documenting Israel's air campaign against the Houthis in the Red Sea with Maxar images📸 and what may come next.
I and my co-author write for @theworldtoday.org documenting Israel's air campaign against the Houthis in the Red Sea with Maxar images📸 and what may come next.
Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume
Satellite images reveal some of the damage of Israel’s recent airstrikes against Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen before the recent pause in hostilities. But analysis suggests that although the Iran-b...
www.chathamhouse.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel will not tolerate Iran sending weapons to Yemen and turning the Houthis into the next Hezbollah.
I and my co-author write for @theworldtoday.org documenting Israel's air campaign against the Houthis in the Red Sea with Maxar images📸 and what may come next.
I and my co-author write for @theworldtoday.org documenting Israel's air campaign against the Houthis in the Red Sea with Maxar images📸 and what may come next.
@johnpollock.bsky.social & @detresfa.bsky.social's latest story reveals satellite images of the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen before the recent pause.
Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume
Satellite images reveal some of the damage of Israel’s recent airstrikes against Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen before the recent pause in hostilities. But analysis suggests that although the Iran-b...
www.chathamhouse.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@johnpollock.bsky.social & @detresfa.bsky.social's latest story reveals satellite images of the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen before the recent pause.
Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
As the price of the gold soars to record high, death and disorder reign across many parts of Peru. Is the government losing control of this precious metal?
Learn more in dancollyns.bsky.social's story:www.chathamhouse.org/publications...nt
Learn more in dancollyns.bsky.social's story:www.chathamhouse.org/publications...nt
Peru is paying a deadly price for its gold fever
The soaring value of gold has led to rampant Illegal mining, mercury poisoning and murders by criminal gangs. Is the government losing control of this precious metal, asks Dan Collyns.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
As the price of the gold soars to record high, death and disorder reign across many parts of Peru. Is the government losing control of this precious metal?
Learn more in dancollyns.bsky.social's story:www.chathamhouse.org/publications...nt
Learn more in dancollyns.bsky.social's story:www.chathamhouse.org/publications...nt
The soaring value of gold has led to rampant illegal mining, mercury poisoning and murders by criminal gangs in Peru. Is the government of Peru losing its control over gold?🪙
Learn more in @dancollyns.bsky.social's story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Learn more in @dancollyns.bsky.social's story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Peru is paying a deadly price for its gold fever
The soaring value of gold has led to rampant Illegal mining, mercury poisoning and murders by criminal gangs. Is the government losing control of this precious metal, asks Dan Collyns.
www.chathamhouse.org
October 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The soaring value of gold has led to rampant illegal mining, mercury poisoning and murders by criminal gangs in Peru. Is the government of Peru losing its control over gold?🪙
Learn more in @dancollyns.bsky.social's story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Learn more in @dancollyns.bsky.social's story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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From 1pm today, members of @chathamhouse.org get the chance to ask Grégoire Roos, new director of @cheurope.bsky.social, 'Que diable se-passe-t'il en France?' (I'm hosting) - details below www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/m...
Members’ Question Time: Is France on the brink?
Join us as Grégoire Roos, incoming Programme Director for Europe and Russia at Chatham House, explores France’s political crisis, the challenges facing its leadership, and the implications for its rol...
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October 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
From 1pm today, members of @chathamhouse.org get the chance to ask Grégoire Roos, new director of @cheurope.bsky.social, 'Que diable se-passe-t'il en France?' (I'm hosting) - details below www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/m...
Growing competition b/w Washington & Beijing is fracturing the international economy and transforming globalization.
Governments and businesses must adapt fast, writes @neilshearing.bsky.social.
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Governments and businesses must adapt fast, writes @neilshearing.bsky.social.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Trump’s economic rivalry with China is forcing countries to pick a side
Growing superpower competition between Washington and Beijing is fracturing the international economy and transforming globalization. Governments and businesses must adapt fast, writes Neil Shearing.
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October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Growing competition b/w Washington & Beijing is fracturing the international economy and transforming globalization.
Governments and businesses must adapt fast, writes @neilshearing.bsky.social.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Governments and businesses must adapt fast, writes @neilshearing.bsky.social.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Have you read our autumn issue yet? 📖
We bring to you stories on the world order after Trump, new climate thinking ahead of #COP30, the changing views of Israeli society on the war in Gaza and lots more. Read here >
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We bring to you stories on the world order after Trump, new climate thinking ahead of #COP30, the changing views of Israeli society on the war in Gaza and lots more. Read here >
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
September 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Have you read our autumn issue yet? 📖
We bring to you stories on the world order after Trump, new climate thinking ahead of #COP30, the changing views of Israeli society on the war in Gaza and lots more. Read here >
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
We bring to you stories on the world order after Trump, new climate thinking ahead of #COP30, the changing views of Israeli society on the war in Gaza and lots more. Read here >
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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The global implications of slashed aid budgets have dropped from the headlines - but not in @theworldtoday.org or at @chathamhouse.org. Read and listen to @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social, Justine Greening and David Miliband (@uk.rescue.org) on how each believes aid must be reinvented 👇
September 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The global implications of slashed aid budgets have dropped from the headlines - but not in @theworldtoday.org or at @chathamhouse.org. Read and listen to @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social, Justine Greening and David Miliband (@uk.rescue.org) on how each believes aid must be reinvented 👇
"The world can no longer take for granted longstanding principles of US grand strategy when it comes to nuclear weapons."
@nktpnd.bsky.social on the escalating dangers of a ‘third nuclear age’ – and how they might be avoided.
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@nktpnd.bsky.social on the escalating dangers of a ‘third nuclear age’ – and how they might be avoided.
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Why America may be triggering a new era of nuclear proliferation
Allies are less certain of the US’s ‘extended deterrence’ and some are pondering their own options. Ankit Panda explains the escalating dangers of a ‘third nuclear age’ – and how they might be avoided...
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September 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"The world can no longer take for granted longstanding principles of US grand strategy when it comes to nuclear weapons."
@nktpnd.bsky.social on the escalating dangers of a ‘third nuclear age’ – and how they might be avoided.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
@nktpnd.bsky.social on the escalating dangers of a ‘third nuclear age’ – and how they might be avoided.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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‘While Syrians disagree on many issues, they are united in expecting their opinions to be heard … [this is a] prerequisite for the success of Syria as a cohesive modern state.’
Read @rallaf.bsky.social’s piece in @theworldtoday.org. Her book is out in November.
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Read @rallaf.bsky.social’s piece in @theworldtoday.org. Her book is out in November.
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Syria’s problems are more than ‘sectarian’ – only a true national dialogue will address them
Reductive descriptions of recent violence and flawed elections distract from President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s shortcomings in delivering the democracy that Syria’s complex society demands, writes Rime Alla...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
‘While Syrians disagree on many issues, they are united in expecting their opinions to be heard … [this is a] prerequisite for the success of Syria as a cohesive modern state.’
Read @rallaf.bsky.social’s piece in @theworldtoday.org. Her book is out in November.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Read @rallaf.bsky.social’s piece in @theworldtoday.org. Her book is out in November.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Our autumn issue is out now! 🍂
Here is our Editor, @lycidas.bsky.social, breaking down some of the many stories we bring to you in this issue.
Read them here > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Here is our Editor, @lycidas.bsky.social, breaking down some of the many stories we bring to you in this issue.
Read them here > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
September 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our autumn issue is out now! 🍂
Here is our Editor, @lycidas.bsky.social, breaking down some of the many stories we bring to you in this issue.
Read them here > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Here is our Editor, @lycidas.bsky.social, breaking down some of the many stories we bring to you in this issue.
Read them here > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...