Chatham House library’s top books of 2025

From China’s greatest spying coups to how you spot a ‘grey rhino’ crisis, here are the books the institute’s members borrowed most.

The World Today

Published 15 December 2025 — 3 minute READ

Image — Chatham House members enjoy access to hundreds of books, journals and magazines from the library. Photo credit: Suzanne Plunkett.

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