Chatham House: Independent thinking on international affairs
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Each year Chatham House experts, speakers and publications contribute to around 3,000 interviews and articles in the national and international media. The list below is a short selection of contributions in recent days and weeks.
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The most noteworthy thing about the US recovery so far has been its weakness, said Roger Altman at an event hosted by think-tank Chatham House.
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The EU should be exploiting the crisis to take the bold step of creating a European democracy that would function as a great power, says Brendan Simms in an essay for International Affairs, the Chatham House journal.
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It is unclear how the transition will be achieved, but the majority of Syrians are sure of one thing: we have reached the end of an era, says Rime Allaf.
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It is concerning that the World Food Programme is left at the whim of international markets precisely when prices are high, says Rob Bailey.
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The possibility of covert action against Syria is an option that is likely to be being discussed in more than one capital at the moment, says Jane Kinninmont.
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What we are seeing today in Syria is the Assad regime playing a losing game, though the struggle may continue for a long time, says Maha Azzam.
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The military may be attempting to juggle a reduction in its political power with an increase in its economic power, says Gareth Price.
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The vice president, Farouk al-Shara, has Dara roots, but that does not mean in any way that he’s more likely to be a dissident or anything like that, says Nadim Shehadi.
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The succession of the president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, is the greatest possible source of instability in Angola, says Alex Vines.
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There is more feeling in the international community that a united approach is required to help Somalia solve its problems, says Adjoa Anyimadu.
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The leaking of a report suggesting that Pakistan continues to back the Taliban will do little to engender trust between the West and Pakistan, writes Gareth Price.
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The type of expression has now shifted in Syria, and for the first time in recent Syrian history, people are using satire, says Rime Allaf.
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The fact that top positions in Dos Santos' inner circle are being changed in the run up to an election is part of his strategy to keep everyone guessing about his plans, says Markus Weimer.
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The president of Colombia's central bank, Jose Dario Uribe, spoke at the Investing in Emerging and Developing Markets conference at Chatham House.
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Two recent developments in the Rio+20 context will help prompt welcome - and overdue - attention to the role that corporate reporting can play in sustainable development, writes Paul Hohnen.
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Following a government crackdown in 2009 and the death of the movement's purported leader, the security forces believed that the job was done, says Elizabeth Donnelly.
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If they thought it was to their advantage, it would be quite easy for Boko Haram to exploit existing tensions to increase their strength, says Elizabeth Donnelly.
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There are serious signs of escalation in Bahrain, and meanwhile there are no indications that there is any political reconciliation process, says Jane Kinninmont.
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The question will be to what extent the president’s family are able to retain control over military units, over business interests and over political power, says Ginny Hill
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On the world stage Sarkozy is undeniably focused on the French national interest, ruthless if need be in achieving it, and certainly strategic, says Robin Niblett.