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 reason why [the extradition dispute] won't have much impact on Russia-British relations is because they're very bad already, says James Nixey.
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Belmokhtar was active in political, ideological and criminal circles in the Sahara during the past two decades, says Jon Marks.
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Jon Marks said after the gas plant attack, 'Like most of these Algerian groups he mixes criminality with ideology, with the balance on either aspect depending on the circumstances.'
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Some observers have likened the protests to those in Egypt two years ago... However the demonstrations in Bangladesh have been pro-government, pointed out Farzana Shaikh.
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Dr Christopher Phillips told CBC News that the US decision to deliver nonlethal aid does not mark a major difference in US policy.
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David Butter said the change in the US position was linked to two things - firstly, the real deterioration in the humanitarian situation in Syria, and secondly, the risk of the rise of extremist groups which risks creating long-term global problems.
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The thing [Mario Monti and his followers] didn't explain is why it's necessary to face the austerity measures in order to stay within the eurozone, says Paola Subacchi.
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[Tensions in both the South China Sea and in the East China Sea] may have the effect of accelerating some of the US redeployment to the Pacific from elsewhere, says Michael Williams.
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Paola Subacchi warned in an article entitled Last Chance Saloon for Italy that a 'solid working majority in Italy's parliament is required to lead the country through the present difficult phase and restore international credibility'.
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There are two messages: one is clearly an anti-politics, anti-politicians vote... The other message is that people are tired of what I would call the European or the euro narrative and rhetoric, says Paola Subacchi.
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Neither a breakthrough nor a breakdown is expected... But more likely it will be 'a sort of fudge' in which each side puts forward ideas for 'exploration in further talks', said Sir Richard Dalton.
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A paper from Chatham House said this month 'Kenyatta and [William] Ruto [presidential running mate also indicted at the ICC] have both gained popularity since the ICC's charges against them were announced'.
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The TTIP that is signed in 2015 may not be the revolutionary and comprehensive agreement for which many observers are hoping. But it remains a crucial step toward a more integrated transatlantic marketplace, writes Robin Niblett.
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That observation [that most activity between malware embedded in a compromised system and the malware's controllers takes place during business hours in Beijing's time zone] 'would reflect the idea that this is becoming a more routine activity and that they are quite methodical', says Dave Clemente.
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Kenyatta's and Ruto's cases 'could be as much of an issue in Kenya's 2018 general elections as they are proving to be in 2013', warned Gabrielle Lynch in a recent paper for Chatham House.
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Kenya’s elections are the most complex the country has ever faced, according to a report released Saturday by the London think tank Chatham House.
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[Bersani] is not known abroad and he doesn't speak English... But his whole agenda is pro-Europe and pro-euro, says Paola Subacchi.
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In the end, though, the implications are not terribly significant because both of them will end up being confirmed, says Xenia Dormandy.
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China is now one of the most important countries, if not the most important country, in the global nuclear industry, says Antony Froggatt.
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The summit is primarily political, it is about the idea of South-South cooperation. There are some good examples, such as Brazil's commitment to Africa. But other South American countries seem to have different agendas, says Alex Vines.