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Research
Areas
Regions and International Law
This research area incorporates the work of our regional programmes: Africa, the
Americas,
Asia, Europe, including Turkey, the
Middle
East and North Africa, Russia
and Eurasia. The research focus on these regions ensures that Chatham House is well-placed to identify potential
sources of conflict and emerging trends.
Work on International Law includes discussion of international legal issues and their practical application to current problems in international relations.
Work on International Law includes discussion of international legal issues and their practical application to current problems in international relations.
International Security
International
Security research covers international, European and national
security and defence issues.
Work on international security challenges is also undertaken by the Centre on Global Health Security which focuses on disease threats and determinants that transcend borders; access to health-related products, technologies and services; and international affairs, governance and health.
Work on international security challenges is also undertaken by the Centre on Global Health Security which focuses on disease threats and determinants that transcend borders; access to health-related products, technologies and services; and international affairs, governance and health.
Energy, Environment and Resource Governance
This research area incorporates work on energy, environment and development policy. It aims to produce innovative thinking on the major policy challenges and to influence and enable decision-makers to take well-informed decisions that contribute to achieving sustainable development.
International Economics
This research area is devoted to the study of international economic issues and policies. Its goal is to anticipate emerging themes, provide accurate and policy-oriented research, and actively contribute to public debate. Main research themes are trade, investment and finance, reforms and governance, globalization and regionalization.
Topics
The Energy, Environment and Development Programme (EEDP), led by Bernice Lee, seeks to advance the international debate on energy, environment and development policy and to influence and enable decision-makersto take well-informed decisions that contribute to achieving sustainable development.
The Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House, headed by Professor David L Heymann CBE, examines key global health challenges and how they manifest themselves as foreign policy and international affairs problems.
The core research activities of International Economics, led by Dr Paola Subacchi, concentrate on the following interdependent themes: Changing Dynamics of the Global Economic Order; International Trade and Investment; Globalization and Regionalization.
Chatham House provides a forum for lawyers and policy-makers to discuss international legal issues and their practical application to current problems in international relations.
International Security research at Chatham House has a long established reputation for high quality and policy relevant insight and analysis on a wide range of critical defence and security issues.
Regions
The Africa Programme at Chatham House, headed by Alex Vines, aims to develop foreign policy-orientated research on issues affecting individual states of Africa, the African continent as a whole and relations with the outside world.
Work on the Americas at Chatham House concentrates on the relationship between the US and the rest of the world.
Research by the Asia Programme, led by Kerry Brown, is focused on the key political, economic and social developments affecting Asia.
Research on Europe at Chatham House is focused on European countries and Europe-related institutions and their involvement in addressing the challenges posed in the areas of economics, climate change, energy, and security.
The Middle East and North Africa Programme, headed by Dr Claire Spencer, undertakes high profile research and projects, usually in partnership with relevant institutions and specialists, on political, economic and security issues affecting the Middle East and North Africa.
The Russia and Eurasia Programme (REP) is a major organizing centre for research with a vigorous output of meetings, seminars and publications on the foreign and domestic policies of Russia and the newly independent states.