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Lord Robertson: UK’s ‘naïve belief’ the US ‘will always be there’ has diminished its defence capabilities News release jon.wallace 23 April 2026 Lord Robertson, former NATO Secretary-General, was speaking at a Chatham...

Chatham House fellow gives evidence on China and critical minerals to UK Parliament Business and Trade sub-Committee News release LToremark 23 April 2026 Senior Research Fellow for China and the World James Kynge prov...

Syrian President al-Sharaa on Iran war: ‘Syria will remain outside this conflict’ News release jon.wallace 1 April 2026 In his first UK public event, President Ahmed al-Sharaa urged negotiations to resolve the US-Isra...

Sudan’s volunteer-led aid network receives 2025 Chatham House Prize News release eoboko.drupal 27 March 2026 Sudan’s grassroots mutual aid groups, the Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), visited Chatham House to receive ...

Young people generate ideas for AI adoption in ‘policy hackathon’ News release thilton.drupal 24 March 2026 Members of Chatham House’s Common Futures Conversations community used a fictional scenario to come up with i...

Chatham House appoints Owen Jenkins as Research Director for Africa, Middle East and North Africa, and Asia Pacific News release jon.wallace 24 February 2026 Owen will join Chatham House on 9 March. ...

Chatham House partners with African Mining Indaba 2026    News release jon.wallace 18 February 2026 Chatham House staff and associate fellows engaged with national and industry leaders throughout Indaba 2026, the Afr...

Asia Pacific Programme hosts event on Japan and the Global South  News release jon.wallace 16 February 2026 The event, held in partnership with Japan House in London, discussed Tokyo’s efforts to engage with Global So...

Chatham House appoints Professor Marc Weller as the new Director of the Global Governance and Security Centre News release thilton.drupal 16 February 2026 Professor Weller begins the new role immediately. ...