The Pacific

Joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will set or renew the UK’s trade terms with 11 trading partners in just one negotiation, but its significance goes beyond strict trade interests.

Created in the 1970s, the Group of Seven has become increasingly irrelevant in a world of new emerging powers.

Although the next UK government will have to make many trade-offs, boosting ties with both the Indo-Pacific and Europe would be mutually reinforcing.

The plan to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines has met with anger from China and fears that it sets a dangerous precedent, writes Mike Higgins.

Following Russia’s ongoing intimidation, Japan will use its presidency of the G7 – and its history – to prioritize the dangers of nuclear threats, writes James Orr.

How could an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change accelerate climate action?

Episode 14 of our weekly podcast examines the Chinese balloon saga, the State of the Union address, and updates on the AUKUS deal 18 months after it was signed.

Taiwan is worried about its falling population, but the country’s pro-childbirth policies have been failing for decades, writes Yen-hsin Alice Cheng.

Episode nine discusses the UK’s foreign policy ‘tilt’ to the Indo-Pacific and whether its desire to be a strategic player in the region is sustainable.

Chatham House experts examine the implications for Taiwan, China and the United States of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island.

The July issue of International Affairs includes eight articles on the global nuclear order and eight more covering Chinese lending, abortion rights, and global security.

Geostrategic competition is blinding countries from the threat of climate change in the Pacific.

NATO’s new Strategic Concept refers to China for the first time, and four Asia-Pacific countries are taking part in its summit as the region’s importance grows.

The bombing of the Greenpeace ship by French agents did nothing but kill one person and elevate the protest group’s profile, says former crew member Paul Brown

As Robin Niblett steps down from his role as Director of Chatham House he reflects on the past 15 years of international affairs

A Chatham House expert panel outlines the challenges for delegates at the Madrid summit where the roadmap for the transatlantic alliance will be created

The UK government talks big when it comes to digital technology, but cooperation with the US and EU is key to ensuring it achieves genuine global success.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine reinforces the reality that only France and the UK can lead a European contribution to Indo-Pacific security.

The Ukraine invasion has exposed UK government divisions over defence needs, but any increase in capability comes with significant impact on other priorities.

The new US Indo-Pacific strategy promotes prosperity, resilience, and the principle of countries choosing their own path, but critics say it lacks specifics.

Experts discuss the complex relationships of the current South Pacific and AUKUS’s impact for Australia and the broader region.

In a series exploring women in international affairs, former prime minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, speaks to Gitika Bhardwaj about how more women in leadership can help address the global crises of the 21st century.

Megan MacKenzie calls for a paradigm shift in international relations that leaves violence redundant

How more equitable rugby union funding could boost the region

Chatham House and foreign policy experts review the first year of the Joe Biden presidency and examine America’s future place in the world.

Sujit Sivasundaram revisits the age of the British Empire through the eyes of the indigenous people of the Pacific and Indian oceans

Anna Aberg, Antony Froggatt and Rebecca Peters lay down markers for what would constitute a successful summit

We asked experts around the world to tell us one issue that must be tackled at COP26. Here is what they have said.

The US president appears determined to remove sentiment from foreign policy, instead combining minilateralism and multilateralism to achieve his objectives.

Despite understandable French anger over AUKUS, the UK and France share similar interests and partners in the Indo-Pacific and must navigate current tensions.

The new AUKUS partnership as well as the furore in Paris surrounding its announcement says a lot about the new geopolitical landscape.

Chatham House experts examine the potential implications of the new defence and security partnership between the UK, US, and Australia known as ‘AUKUS’.