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 biosafety crisis in many of the laboratories that diagnose and study infectious agents in developing countries was discussed by biorisk experts at a meeting at London’s Chatham House on 17 May.
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Shortages of basics like diesel and butane can trigger civil unrest - especially if people start to blame the new president for not doing enough to help them, says Jane Kinninmont.
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Damascus, and to a certain extent Aleppo, are living in a bubble which it’s essential for the regime to keep alive, says Rime Allaf.
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It's a mind game; it's each side trying to prove its own merit here and confusing the West basically into inaction, says Nadim Shehadi.
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Hong Kong's position as an international financial centre is unlikely to be shaken despite Shanghai's rapid development, says the think tank Chatham House in a new report.
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Merkel and Hollande are by default the only credible leadership team in Europe and their developing relationship carries the burden of Europe's future, writes Richard Whitman.
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Yemen's recently installed President Abed Rabbo Mansour's efforts have offered a rare glimpse of hope for a nation battered by more than a year of instability and political conflict, writes Ginny Hill.
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In stark contrast to the 1979 Iranian revolution, the newly empowered Islamist politicians want to engage with the west; their concern is to be treated as equals, not subservient, writes Jane Kinninmont.
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If the EU is sickly, it's bad news for all its trading partners; you can't sort out the world economy without Europe on the mend, says Richard Whitman.
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The leadership in Tehran is not stupid and they must realise that the whole exercise is costing them a very great deal; this will have an effect on their bargaining position, says Paul Stevens.
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China needs to deepen its financial sector to reflect the country’s financial strength, and it needs the renminbi currency to be convertible, according to a new report by Chatham House.
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Other GCC states have always been wary that Saudi Arabia would seek to dominate any such union, and using Bahrain as a pilot would only have reinforced those fears, says Jane Kinninmont.
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The fighting in the Tripoli suburbs is part of the legacy of Syrian intervention in northern Lebanon, says Nadim Shehadi.
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S&P’s decision to downgrade India reflects the fact that longstanding economic impediments, notably its fiscal deficit, are coming back into view, writes Gareth Price.
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Hong Kong is likely to maintain its competitive edge over Shanghai for a long time to come, irrespective of policy shifts or decisions made in Beijing, according to a new report by Chatham House.
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The uprising is going on regardless of who leads it and the people are coming onto the streets regardless, says Rime Allaf.
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Bringing opposition leader Shaul Mofaz into the government allows the prime minister to say, 'here is another military man who knows what should be done and knows what he is doing,' says Yossi Mekelberg.
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Other rulers should learn from Syria that postponing reform will only increase its eventual costs, writes Jane Kinninmont.
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The greatest issue of uncertainty is the succession of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos in Angolan politics, says Alex Vines.
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The correct terminology is an emotional issue for many Iranians. The British don’t mind the French calling the English channel La Manche, but Iran just doesn’t see it that way, says Richard Dalton.