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Whether the United States reduces support for NATO or withdraws entirely, Europe needs a new security architecture — starting with cooperation between EU states and Turkey, Britain and Norway.

Read @galipdalay.bsky.social's analysis on NATO and Europe for the summer issue of @theworldtoday.org.
Turkey presses NATO’s EU members to broaden their horizons
As well as pushing for wider European cooperation in the alliance, the Ankara summit host knows that it is key to helping Europe regain influence in its rapidly changing southern neighbourhood, says G...
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July 8, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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Europe’s future depends on what happens from the UK to Ukraine, from Norway to Türkiye and not just within the EU.

The UK needs a new relationship with Europe, leading the development of its new security architecture, with a more European NATO at its core, writes Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
Britain’s place in the new world order
We are facing a storm of geopolitical instability, economic coercion, AI and climate change – and it’s likely to get worse. But by working more closely with Europe and seeking greater cooperation outs...
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July 8, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Whether the United States reduces support for NATO or withdraws entirely, Europe requires a new security architecture — starting with cooperation between EU states and Turkey, Britain and Norway.

Read @galipdalay.bsky.social's analysis on NATO for the summer issue of the @theworldtoday.org.
Turkey presses NATO’s EU members to broaden their horizons
As well as pushing for wider European cooperation in the alliance, the Ankara summit host knows that it is key to helping Europe regain influence in its rapidly changing southern neighbourhood, says G...
www.chathamhouse.org
July 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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International agreement on nuclear weapons only came after the world saw the power of the technology at Hiroshima — and asked what would happen if it fell into the wrong hands.

We cannot afford to wait for an AI equivalent of Hiroshima before we act, writes Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
Britain’s place in the new world order
We are facing a storm of geopolitical instability, economic coercion, AI and climate change – and it’s likely to get worse. But by working more closely with Europe and seeking greater cooperation outs...
www.chathamhouse.org
July 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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Available now, the summer issue of @theworldtoday.org

▪️Catherine Ashton asks whether Iran and the US can make their deal last💥

▪️Lawrence Freedman discusses the 'chaos' of Donald Trump💬

▪️Arif Husain writes on the looming global food crisis🌽 triggered by the Strait of Hormuz🚢

➡️ bit.ly/4eK2Wxa
June 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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In our winter issue, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmed spoke with
@iona-allan.bsky.social about ‘Khartoum’, the documentary he co-directed, which explores the lives and memories of five people exiled by the civil war in Sudan.

Read the story here: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Escaping Sudan’s war – and remembering the Khartoum they fled
Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmed tells Iona Allan about ‘Khartoum’, the documentary he co-directed, which explores the lives and memories of five people exiled by the civil war.
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March 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Have US-Israeli strikes dealt a final blow to the Iranian regime?

However this war ends, it will leave Iran weaker and less able to exert regional influence, writes Sanam Vakil (of @chmenap.bsky.social): www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
How Iran’s ‘forward defence’ became a strategic boomerang
Tehran’s decades-long cultivation of the ‘axis of resistance’ led to the war with US and Israel that it long sought to avoid – whatever the outcome, the regime is weakened, writes Sanam Vakil.
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March 24, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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How does the language of Britain being Europe’s leading military power hold when Germany is committed to much higher levels of defence spending?

Explore Andrew Dorman's (of dsdkings.bsky.social) take on the UK's defence choices: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
What Britain can learn from its struggle to rearm in the 1930s
Then, as now, the country’s leaders were trying to transform defence spending in the face of a crumbling world order, a continental threat and a sceptical public, writes Phil Tinline.
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March 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Spring is here, as is our newest issue.☀️

Read about the Trump effect from Venezuela and Iran to trade and diplomacy, the far right's looming challenge European unity, why this year's Eurovision is set to be the most divisive ever - and much more: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
March 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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What's it going to take to rearm as fast as we must, with support from the public in general and young people in particular?

Some (careful!) comparisons with the 1930s here for @TheWorldToday:

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What Britain can learn from its struggle to rearm in the 1930s
Then, as now, the country’s leaders were trying to transform defence spending in the face of a crumbling world order, a continental threat and a sceptical public, writes Phil Tinline.
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March 16, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Wrote about the wires that crackle inside Eurovision for @theworldtoday.org - be ready for key change and velcro skirt action about halfway through. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Eurovision turns off anti-booing technology and turns up the controversy
Expect to hear jeers at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest as organizers opt not to muffle audience reactions. Politics and technology have defined the event for 70 years, writes Matthew Sweet.
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March 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Our spring issue is here! 📖

Explore stories on the Trump effect from Venezuela and Iran to trade and diplomacy, how the US can ease China's grip on critical minerals, the far right's looming challenge to European unity - and much more.

Read here: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
March 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Our sister publication, @theworldtoday.org, just published a new video building on their story on China's forthcoming Five-Year Plan.

Watch here ⤵️
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As China prepares to unveil the 15th iteration of its Five-Year Plan this week, Yu Jie (of @chasiapacific.bsky.social) joins our Editor @lycidas.bsky.social to discuss what the plan means to the country.

📖 Read her story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
March 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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As China prepares to unveil the 15th iteration of its Five-Year Plan this week, Yu Jie (of @chasiapacific.bsky.social) joins our Editor @lycidas.bsky.social to discuss what the plan means to the country.

📖 Read her story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
March 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Can anything be done to reverse the descent of the COP process into further irrelevance? 🌏

In our latest issue, Jonathon Porritt & Robin Maynard present the case for a data-driven dashboard to ensure public engagement with the climate crisis: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Why we urgently need a ‘climate dashboard’
Swathes of the public are understandably disengaged from the climate crisis and the COP is increasingly irrelevant – a clear, annual assessment of the key data could help, write Jonathon Porritt and R...
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February 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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The era of China as the world’s leading tech power has arrived. Is it sustainable? And what can the West do about it? 🌍

jkynge.bsky.social (of @chasiapacific.bsky.social) explores Beijing's low-cost technology revolution in our latest issue ⤵️
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Can the West recover from China’s hi-tech knockout blow?
From AI and electric vehicles to robotics and pharmaceuticals, Beijing is driving a low-cost technology revolution with price tags that crush global competitors. But as Europe and the US scramble to c...
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February 17, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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I remember when @theworldtoday.org published this interview with Maria, while she was imprisoned.

And I'm so glad we are now able to have an open conversation with her. Next week as part of our #BelarusInitiative we will be hosting a webinar with Maria Kalesnikava and Ales Bialiatski.

Join us👇
February 14, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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In 2021, we spoke with political activist Maria Kalesnikava
about the state of opposition in Belarus.

Next week, @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social hosts an online event with her and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski to discuss what’s next for the country. ⤵️
www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...
What Lies Ahead for Belarus?
In conversation with Nobel Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and political activist Maria Kalesnikava.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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"The West has drip-fed support to Ukraine, but the goal has remained obscure", argues @glandsbergis.bsky.social, the former Foreign Minister of Lithuania.

⤵️ Read his story on why Europe urgently needs a defence doctrine of its own.
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Europe needs a doctrine to halt Putin’s expansionist ambitions
The Russian president’s specious justifications for the war in Ukraine mean he won’t stop there. But time is running out for Europe to formulate a defence strategy, writes Gabrielius Landsbergis.
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February 13, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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Bangladesh goes to polls tomorrow in the country’s first electoral test since Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power.

James Orr considers whether this election would deliver the democratic reset the country seeks. More in the 🧵 below ⤵️
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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📖 In our latest issue, barrister and author Marina Wheeler KC speaks to @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social about Britain's relationship with Europe, the EU's loss of connection with voters and what being married to Boris Johnson taught her about Brexit.

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Marina Wheeler: ‘Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be catastrophic’
The barrister and author speaks to Olivia O’Sullivan about Britain’s relationship with Europe, the European Union’s loss of connection with voters and what being married to Boris Johnson taught her ab...
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January 30, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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From AI electric vehicles to robotics & pharmaceuticals, Beijing is driving a low-cost technology revolution. As Europe and the US scramble to catch up, will ‘involution’ undo China’s lead?

jkynge.bsky.social (of chasiapacific.bsky.social) explores in his story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Can the West recover from China’s hi-tech knockout blow?
From AI and electric vehicles to robotics and pharmaceuticals, Beijing is driving a low-cost technology revolution with price tags that crush global competitors. But as Europe and the US scramble to c...
www.chathamhouse.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Can anything be done to reverse the descent of the COP process into further irrelevance? 🌏

In our latest issue, Jonathan Porritt & Robin Maynard argue that we need a data-driven dashboard to ensure public engagement with the climate crisis. ⤵️
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Why we urgently need a ‘climate dashboard’
Swathes of the public are understandably disengaged from the climate crisis and the COP is increasingly irrelevant – a clear, annual assessment of the key data could help, write Jonathon Porritt and R...
www.chathamhouse.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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📹 In this video podcast by @theworldtoday.org @chathamhouse.org’s magazine, Orysia Lutsevych (Head of Ukraine Forum) joined experts from across the institute to discuss the global trends and looming flashpoints that may lie ahead in 2026.

Watch at: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/worl...
The World in 2026: A Chatham House video podcast
Editors of The World Today, the international affairs magazine of Chatham House, discuss with experts from across the institute the global trends, looming flashpoints and potential areas for dialogue ...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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As the US rattles Arctic security, Britain should step up, says @alanderminna.bsky.social in @theworldtoday.org (written last month, sharp and prescient as ever) www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Britain should step up in the Arctic as US rethinks its security role
President Trump’s threats towards Greenland and rumoured American mineral deals with Russia mean NATO allies can no longer rely on the US in the High North. Britain could help fill the military gap, w...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:26 AM