Past events

Speakers examine the current situation of the Rohingya people and assess the threat that COVID-19 poses to the health and human rights of refugees and displaced people.

Due to unforeseen circumstances outside of our control, today’s event with the Turkish Foreign Minister is cancelled. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience. We will email all event registrants directly should the event be rescheduled.

Conflict, poverty and inequality have exacerbated the impacts of the pandemic, provoking states to prioritize their own interests and resources as they tackle the social and economic fallout.

With the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on society, healthcare and economics yet to be overcome, will populism remain a winning political strategy?

Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme and the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies convened a half-day virtual workshop in September 2020 to discuss recent developments around the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the arms embargo on Iran and the country’s role in the Middle East.

While the use of expertise to inform policymaking is nothing new, the constant invocation of, and deference to, ‘the science’ has received mixed reactions from the scientific community.