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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 history is that it was ever closer union of the peoples of Europe... But I was very clear in the speech that I made in Chatham House that it's not the lodestar by which Europe has navigated for some time, or will navigate in the future, said Douglas Alexander.
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In a strongly pro-EU speech given at Chatham House on Thursday afternoon, Sir John said that while the EU was far from perfect, to leave would be to 'jump into a void'.
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Speaking at Chatham House, Sir John, making a rare intervention into contemporary politics, made a powerful case for Britain staying in the EU having renegotiated a looser, more trade-based relationship with Brussels.
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The former Tory leader highlighted the party's bitter divisions over Europe in a rare speech at Chatham House. Sir John admitted that he objected to referendums in principle but claimed that the only alternative was 'drifting' towards the EU exit.
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Speaking at Chatham House, the former prime minster told lawmakers that they shouldn’t think 'offering advice' to Cameron would lead other countries to 'hear the strength of feeling and immediately capitulate.' Such behavior means Cameron 'would be seen to be acting under duress,' Major said.
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'Sanctions are unfortunately not effective... It's difficult to see much negotiation space,' says John Swenson-Wright.
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Sir John Major told an audience of experts and journalists at Chatham House, 'Being inside the EU can often be frustrating; but outside, we would be at a serious competitive disadvantage.'
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In contrast to the Syria situation, regional organizations have set a 'clear political mandate' for intervention in Mali, says Paul Melly.
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Unity of response is key to counter-balancing these destabilizing pressures, wherever they may arise, writes Heather Williams.
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You can see pressure building up on the regime but you don't actually get to the collapse... There is enough circulation in parts of the economy to keep things going, says David Butter.
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Religious tourism is generally characterized by big numbers but low expenditures. Therefore, a revived wave of pilgrimages to Rome might not be enough to boost Italian tourism, writes Davide Tentori.
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It is a time of tension in East Asia with growing nationalism, territorial claims between Japan and its neighbours and the persistent challenge of a nuclear North Korea. Recent leadership changes, however, offer the prospect of a fresh start in regional relations, writes John Swenson-Wright.
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John Swenson-Wright says North Korea is perfectly capable of exaggerating the size and potency of the test, in order to scare the world into negotiations.
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Chatham House estimates Arctic investments, mostly in offshore oil and gas extraction, could total $100 billion over the next decade.
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Hydroelectric power accounted for around 6 per cent of Syria’s total electricity supply before the uprising, according to Royal Institute of International Affairs analyst David Butter.
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'We didn't realise how dangerous and violent these Salafists could be,' said Tunisia's president, Moncef Marzouki, late last year in Chatham House's The World Today.
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Rather than scarcity, volatility in pricing [of critical elements] can often be the issue, says Jaakko Kooroshy.
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[The Somali-dominated trade hub of] Eastleigh's shopping malls make about $7m a year, according to a 2011 study by Chatham House, while Somali-owned trucking firms in Kenya make $20m annually.
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Ultimately, [David] Cameron is betting that the desire of other states to keep the UK in the EU may be leverage to secure enough of what he wants, writes Thomas Raines.
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There are three possible outcomes, all of them bad. If the regime wins it's bad. If the opposition wins it's bad. If nobody wins, it's worse, says Nadim Shehadi.