Robin Niblett
Director and Chief Executive, Chatham House
Biography
Dr Robin Niblett CMG has led Chatham House since January 2007. Previously he was executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) from 2001 to 2006.
During his last two years at CSIS, he also served as director of the CSIS Europe Program and its Initiative for a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership.
He is a frequent panellist at conferences and events around the world and has testified on a number of occasions to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as US Senate and House of Representatives committees on European Affairs.
He received his BA, MPhil and DPhil from Oxford University.
Areas of expertise
- US politics and foreign policy
- UK foreign policy
- European political and economic security
- Commentary on all key developments in international affairs
Past experience
| 2007 - | Director, Chatham House |
| 2001 - 2006 | Executive Vice President, CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies), Washington |
| 2004 - 2006 | Director, Europe Program and Initiative for a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership, CSIS, Washington |
| 1997 - 2001 | Director, then Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, CSIS, Washington |
| 1992 - 1997 | CSIS, Representative, European Representative, CSIS, London |
| 1988 - 1992 | Research Associate, Political-Military Studies Program, CSIS, Washington |
- United States Presidency and Europe: Over to You, Europe The World Today 1 November 2008
- The Limits and Potential of Obama's Foreign Policy: Living Up To Expectations The World Today 1 January 2009
- Managing the rising influence of nationalism The World Today 22 January 2020
- The UK and Japan: Forging a Global and Proactive Partnership Chatham House Report 29 May 2019
- Europe is now Britain’s essential relationship The World Today 9 December 2016
- Preparing for the UK's Brexit Negotiation The World Today 5 August 2016
- Britain, the EU and the Sovereignty Myth Research paper 9 May 2016
- Britain, Europe and the World: Rethinking the UK’s Circles of Influence Research paper 19 October 2015
- The Welfare State in Europe: Visions for Reform Research paper 17 September 2015
- Chatham House’s war The World Today 12 June 2015
- The alliance's chance to regroup in a world of flashpoints The World Today 31 July 2014
- Collective Defence and Common Security: Twin Pillars of the Atlantic Alliance NATO Policy Experts Group Report 10 June 2014
- Soft Power and the UK’s Influence Parliamentary Evidence 22 October 2013
- Soft Power, Hard Foundations: The Future of the UK’s International Influence Parliamentary Evidence 1 March 2014
- The National Security Strategy Third Review Parliamentary Evidence 1 May 2013
- Britain must engage with a multi-tier EU The World Today 5 October 2012
- The Chatham House-YouGov Survey 2012 Chatham House Report 1 July 2012
- The Future of the European Union: UK Government Policy Evidence to Parliament 1 June 2012
- G20: Beyond Los Cabos First Magazine Article 1 June 2012
- The Economic Crisis and the Emerging Powers: Towards a New International Order? Essay 1 February 2012
Pages
- Why Democracies Do Better at Surviving Pandemics 26 May 2020
- Avoiding a Virus-Induced Cold War with China 17 April 2020
- Coronavirus: Global Response Urgently Needed 15 March 2020
- Britain Must Balance a Transatlantic Heart With a European Head 19 December 2019
- Why We Build Walls: 30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall 08 November 2019
- Boris Johnson’s Plan Just Might Work 26 July 2019
- To Improve Global Governance, Empower Society 06 June 2019
- The Struggle of Managing Trump 31 May 2019
- Taking Inspiration From Kofi Annan 31 May 2019
- How Europe Will Try to Dodge the US–China Standoff in 2019 21 December 2018
- Trump Is Heading to Europe for an Ideological Battle 09 July 2018
- Europe Should Defend the Iran Deal Without Burning Bridges to the US 18 May 2018
- Finding a Sensible Brexit 11 December 2017
- Britain's Key Task Is to Achieve a Soft Transition to a Hard Brexit 22 June 2017
- UK Election Result May Lead to a More Democratic and Accountable Brexit 09 June 2017
- Article 50 and the Great Repeal Bill Are Only the Beginning 29 March 2017
- The Demise of Anglo-American Economic Leadership 21 December 2016
- Liberalism in Retreat 13 December 2016
- Mutual Misunderstandings Risk Compounding the UK−EU Split 07 July 2016
- Brexit: The Reality 24 June 2016
Pages
- Why democracies do better at surviving pandemics Los Angeles Times May 2020
- A Balancing Act for Europe: Stop the Migrants, Support Greece, Assuage Turkey The New York Times March 2020
- How Boris Johnson could ‘put down a firm line’ in EU trade talks CNBC January 2020
- How to build a sustainable world order The Economist December 2019
- Boris Johnson's Brexit deal CNBC October 2019
- The EU approved Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan — but will Parliament? PBS NewsHour October 2019
- Boris Johnson and Donald Trump, brothers in chaos LA Times September 2019
- What Boris Johnson’s Parliament move means for the chances of a no-deal Brexit PBS Newshour August 2019
- What the world can expect from the Boris Johnson government The Hill July 2019
- The Maduro Crisis 'Is Self-Inflicted,' Says Chatham House's Niblett Bloomberg Surveillance January 2019
- Le Brexit, c’est renouer avec le mythe du pays qui n’a jamais connu la défaite Les Echos September 2017
- Kaum ein Brite verbindet mit dem Brexit Chancen Handelsblatt September 2017
- The West must not blame itself for Putin's revanchism CNN April 2014
- Une Europe sans Britanniques deviendrait plus allemande Le Monde February 2016
- Liberalism in Retreat December 2016
- NATO must focus on the ‘hybrid wars’ being waged on the West Financial Times July 2014
- Rediscovering a sense of purpose: the challenge for western think-tanks International Affairs, Volume 94, Issue 6, November 2018
- Governments Across Europe Need to be More Candid With Their Citizens Speech & Q&A, University of Oxford, June 2018
- The Whole is Less than the Sum of its Parts The Security Times, February 2018
- A Dangerous New Normal Berlin Policy Journal, January/February 2018
- Liberalism is in Retreat Foreign Affairs, January/February 2017
- Fragility in Europe is on the rise, and we’re not doing enough to respond World Economic Forum, January 2017
- European Security: Between the Old and the New Horizons, No. 8, Autumn 2016
- World Order in Peril Berlin Policy Journal, September/October 2016
- What should Europe’s policy be towards Russia? Rapport Schuman, Robert Schuman Foundation, 2015
- Quelle politique l’Europe devrait-elle adopter face à la Russie? Rapport Schuman, Robert Schuman Foundation, 2015
- Towards the Next Defence and Security Review: Part Two: NATO Defence Select Committee, June 2014
- Insider and outsider: The UK's enduring capacity for influence in Alexander, D. and Kearns I. (eds) Influencing Tomorrow: Future Challenges for British Foreign Policy, Guardian Books, 2013
- Transatlantic Trade-Offs Project Syndicate, February 2013
- Strategic Europe: Still a Civilian Power Carnegie Europe, October 2011