Past events

Should foreign policy begin at home?

This webinar discusses ways in which the CEPA, which entered into force on 1 January 2021, provides a foundation for the future economic relationship between the UK and Japan. 

Panellists Professor Vernon Bogdanor, Georgina Wright, Anna Isaac and Professor Richard Whitman join Professor Anand Menon to explore the latest on the Brexit negotiations and the potential for a Brexit deal.

James Duddridge MP, the UK Minister for Africa, discusses the trajectory of UK-Africa relations, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the priorities for engagement going forward.

João Vale de Almeida, joins Dr Robin Niblett to discuss the EU-UK relationship.

The panel discusses how foreign and economic policy in the coming years is likely to affect UK society and the economy.

With the second round of talks delayed, doubts have been cast over negotiators’ ability to reach agreements on key issues including governance, trade, fisheries and security co-operation.

Helen Thompson reflects on the changing nature of the EU as a federation and will seek to map post-Brexit options for the UK within this history.

Drawing on her experience as secretary of state for defence and secretary of state for international development, Penny Mordaunt discusses how soft power can protect, promote and project Britain’s international interests and foreign policy agenda.

Chatham House experts analyse a range of key foreign policy issues that will hinge on the election’s outcome.

Thes event gives Chatham House audiences the opportunity to put their foreign policy questions to a panel of senior UK politicians.

This panel discusses how the notion, and rhetoric, of ‘Global Britain’ fares against different readings of Britain’s international history.