Past events

Join us at Chatham House to hear from UK and European parliamentarians and defence experts about how to improve defence cooperation between Britain and Europe.

With populists rising across the continent, this session explores how Europe’s politics, institutions, the EU and international standing could change if they took power simultaneously in major states.

Join us as Grégoire Roos, Programme Director for Europe and Russia at Chatham House, explores France’s political crisis, the challenges facing its leadership, and the implications for its role in Europe and the wider world. Submit your questions in advance.

Experts examine the American strategy towards Russia, implications for the war on Ukraine and China’s perspective on warming relations between the two countries.

Following the 2024 Washington DC summit, how does the alliance fortify Europe against threats?

Experts discuss the implications of political change for France’s ability to project its foreign policy and the wider power balance in Europe.

Experts map out the stakes and challenges faced by the Union in the 2024 parliamentary elections.

Drawing from the latest issue of International Affairs, experts discuss the future of the EU’s foreign policy and challenges it faces.

Experts explore how the geopolitical environment is changing France’s foreign policy and what this means for Europe.

Exploring France’s evolving approach to Europe and European security.

In this breakfast discussion, we will explore the current state of play in the EU with one the most prominent experts on European politics.

In its first summit of the Biden administration, NATO is facing increasingly complex political and security challenges. What hard decisions does it need to take to be fit for purpose by 2030?