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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 appointments reflect a balancing act within the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, says Jason Mosley.
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'This is the last moment conceivable that we should start talking about leaving... marginalising ourselves at the very point at which we should be at the centre of things,' Blair said in a speech at Chatham House.
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The EU's policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is widely seen as ineffective and the division between member states only contributes to that, says Yossi Mekelberg.
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'The Right have got it really bad on this Europe thing,' he told business leaders at Chatham House. 'It is a kind of virus that makes you want to take positions for the sake of asserting them, when a rational analysis says you don’t need to be in that position.'
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'Europe is a destiny we will never embrace easily. But it is an absolutely essential part of our nation remaining a world power politically and economically,' Blair said in a speech at Chatham House.
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Speaking to a business audience at [an event hosted by] foreign affairs thinktank Chatham House in London, Mr Blair said: 'Europe is a destiny we will never embrace easily. But it is an absolutely essential part of our nation remaining a world power politically and economically.'
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James Nixey believes Mr Shoigu might look to build a large, Soviet-style military, given his fierce loyalty to President Vladimir Putin – who has often bemoaned the loss of the Soviet Union's 'great power' status.
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It was because of the potential for Tunisia to become a model - rather than an exception - that the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House presented Marzouki with their prestigious annual prize on Monday.
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Marzouki was speaking in London at Chatham House, where he and Ennahdha leader Rached Ghannouchi were presented with the London-based think tank's annual award for their role 'at the forefront of the new democratic wave in the Middle East and North Africa'.
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If the [Syrian] government is simply printing money in Russia and flying it to Damascus, then the potential for hyperinflation is very strong, says David Butter.
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At the moment, the negotiations are just about keeping things on track and trying to avoid a major derailment, says Rob Bailey.
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President Marzouki arrived in London Monday where he will receive the Chatham House Prize for 2012.
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I don't think that this potential deployment of the Patriot missiles is part and parcel of enforcing a no-fly zone. I think it reflects a frustration in Ankara that there hasn't been a more robust and muscular reaction to the Assad regime, says Fadi Hakura.
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I think [the truce is] a big opportunity, but it depends on if they can get moving on the cease-fire to actually make progress for the people of Gaza, says Jane Kinninmont.
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Hamas, labeled a terrorist organization by the United States and the EU, has involved itself in the community over the years, from education to health services to support with money, food, clothing and children's books for school, says Yossi Mekelberg.
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Tom Cargill believes [Jacob] Zuma will be re-elected 'and by a larger margin than many imagine'.
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Ben Shepherd wrote in a paper that Congo and Rwanda were playing a high-stakes game, with Rwanda risking further international condemnation for reported rebel backing and Kabila potentially facing a backlash over his handling of the rebellion.
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Jane Kinninmont has argued that it is not just freedom of association that is under threat... 'freedom of expression is being re-evaluated too'.
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Another round of conflict between Israel and Gaza has killed more than 100 people and caused immense destruction. But there may be an unlikely winner: Egypt, writes Jane Kinninmont.
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Nadim Shehadi thinks the military situation in Syria remains a stalemate, but argues that waiting for one side to triumph is dangerous.