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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · Dec 15
📢 Our winter issue is here! ❄️

Explore stories on how the West can keep pace with China’s tech revolution, what the world might look like in 2026, Haiti’s deepening crisis, why we need a climate dashboard, and much more. 🌎

Read now > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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📖 In our latest issue, barrister and author Marina Wheeler KC speaks to @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social about Britain's relationship with Europe, the EU's loss of connection with voters and what being married to Boris Johnson taught her about Brexit.

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Marina Wheeler: ‘Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be catastrophic’
The barrister and author speaks to Olivia O’Sullivan about Britain’s relationship with Europe, the European Union’s loss of connection with voters and what being married to Boris Johnson taught her ab...
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January 30, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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From AI electric vehicles to robotics & pharmaceuticals, Beijing is driving a low-cost technology revolution. As Europe and the US scramble to catch up, will ‘involution’ undo China’s lead?

jkynge.bsky.social (of chasiapacific.bsky.social) explores in his story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Can the West recover from China’s hi-tech knockout blow?
From AI and electric vehicles to robotics and pharmaceuticals, Beijing is driving a low-cost technology revolution with price tags that crush global competitors. But as Europe and the US scramble to c...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Can anything be done to reverse the descent of the COP process into further irrelevance? 🌏

In our latest issue, Jonathan Porritt & Robin Maynard argue that we need a data-driven dashboard to ensure public engagement with the climate crisis. ⤵️
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Why we urgently need a ‘climate dashboard’
Swathes of the public are understandably disengaged from the climate crisis and the COP is increasingly irrelevant – a clear, annual assessment of the key data could help, write Jonathon Porritt and R...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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📹 In this video podcast by @theworldtoday.org @chathamhouse.org’s magazine, Orysia Lutsevych (Head of Ukraine Forum) joined experts from across the institute to discuss the global trends and looming flashpoints that may lie ahead in 2026.

Watch at: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/worl...
The World in 2026: A Chatham House video podcast
Editors of The World Today, the international affairs magazine of Chatham House, discuss with experts from across the institute the global trends, looming flashpoints and potential areas for dialogue ...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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As the US rattles Arctic security, Britain should step up, says @alanderminna.bsky.social in @theworldtoday.org (written last month, sharp and prescient as ever) www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Britain should step up in the Arctic as US rethinks its security role
President Trump’s threats towards Greenland and rumoured American mineral deals with Russia mean NATO allies can no longer rely on the US in the High North. Britain could help fill the military gap, w...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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US President Trump’s threats towards Greenland and rumoured mineral deals with Russia mean NATO allies can no longer rely on the US in the High North.

Britain could help fill the military gap, writes @alanderminna.bsky.social (of @cheurope.bsky.social).
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Britain should step up in the Arctic as US rethinks its security role
President Trump’s threats towards Greenland and rumoured American mineral deals with Russia mean NATO allies can no longer rely on the US in the High North. Britain could help fill the military gap, w...
www.chathamhouse.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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The EU's carbon pricing on imported products comes into force this month, but political pressure may bring exemptions. Can Europe balance its climate goals with political realities in the new year?

Read our story on what's on the horizon in 2026👇
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The world in 2026
Chatham House experts highlight the crunch moments and potential flashpoints in the year ahead.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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The World in 2026 – A Chatham House video podcast

The editors of @theworldtoday.org are joined by Tighisti Amare, Orysia Lutsevych, Sanam Vakil, Laurel Rapp and Creon Butler to discuss the trends, flashpoints and areas for diplomacy facing the world in 2026 ⤵️
The World in 2026 – A Chatham House video podcast
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December 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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🌍'My vision is to use Chatham House’s international platform to prioritize Africa in global discussions', says new @africaprog.bsky.social Director @tighistiamare.bsky.social
in an interview for the latest @theworldtoday.org issue.

📰Read more here: bit.ly/48GJEWP
Tighisti Amare: ‘I found my African identity in London’
The new director of Chatham House’s Africa Programme on the day a former Nigerian President ended up in a police van outside the institute, what the world can learn from African solidarity and the gro...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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China’s forthcoming Five-Year Plan wants to make innovation the engine of economic growth. But can it pay the bill without leaving ordinary households and the young unemployed behind, asks our Senior Research Fellow Yu Jie in @theworldtoday.org.
China’s Five-Year Plan bets on a risky new direction
China’s forthcoming new strategy wants to make innovation the engine of economic growth – but can it pay the bill without leaving ordinary households and the young unemployed behind, asks Yu Jie.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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What will 2026 mean for international affairs? 🌏

Check out the latest story from our sister publication @theworldtoday.org that brings together @chathamhouse.org experts to tackle this question:
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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What's on the horizon for 2026?⏳

From global elections and expiring treaties to sustainable peace processes, @chathamhouse.org experts come together to highlight what they'll be looking out for in the year ahead.👇
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
The world in 2026
Chatham House experts highlight the crunch moments and potential flashpoints in the year ahead.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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💭 In this latest winter issue of @chathamhouse.org @theworldtoday.org magazine @olgatokariuk.bsky.social (@qeiiacademy.bsky.social associate) writes about the life of civilians on Ukraine’s frontlines as targets of Russia’s ‘human safari’.

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December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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💬 “NATO allies can no longer rely on the US in the High North. Britain could help fill the military gap”, writes @alanderminna.bsky.social (Associate Fellow, @cheurope.bsky.social) in the latest issue of @chathamhouse.org @theworldtoday.org magazine.

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December 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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My contribution to The World Today winter issue:

Trying to make sense of the messy Arctic security dynamics - and what role the UK could play, given that the best case scenario is at the moment that the US reduces its presence and the worst case that the US makes an Arctic deal with Russia.
December 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
theworldtoday.org
📢 Our winter issue is here! ❄️

Explore stories on how the West can keep pace with China’s tech revolution, what the world might look like in 2026, Haiti’s deepening crisis, why we need a climate dashboard, and much more. 🌎

Read now > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
December 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Photographer Musuk Nolte travelled to Brazil’s Rio Negro last year to document its historic drought.

He reflects on its impact and why he is sceptical that the #COP30 summit will help the region > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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#COP30 has kicked off, bringing urgent climate issues to the table.🌎

Building on their latest story, David Gunn & Matthew Harris from @chesc.bsky.social explore how societies might cope with more frequent and severe climate shocks.👇

Read their story > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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🚨Our November issue is out now!

🛡️ 14 research articles on security in the Gulf, decolonizing the British army and more

💴 1 policy paper on Chinese private capital in west Africa

🌏 1 review forum on world orders

📚 26 reviews of latest IR books

Read here > academic.oup.com/ia/issue/101/6
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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“Globalisation is not disappearing, but taking a new, eastern turn."

Amitav Acharya (of @ausis.bsky.social) explores the emergence of a new multiplex world order, in which ‘re-globalization’ is led by Asia and Global South nations. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
The decline of the West and the rise of ‘the Rest’ will lead to a new world order
The United States’ withdrawal from its international role will not result in global collapse, argues Amitav Acharya. Instead, we are on the verge of a ‘multiplex’ order, in which ‘re-globalization’ is...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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It’s the year 2035, and China dominates the South China Sea. How did we get here?

@wmatthewschina.bsky.social & Ben Bland (chasiapacific.bsky.social‬) create a ‘backcasting’ scenario, exploring how China’s rise to power in the region might come to pass.www.chathamhouse.org/publications...nt
How Beijing might rule the South China Sea within a decade
William Matthews and Ben Bland create a speculative ‘backcasting’ scenario: ‘It’s the year 2035 and China dominates the region’. They describe how that might come to pass – and how to avoid it.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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My latest for @chathamhouse.org’s international affairs magazine.

Using previously unseen Maxar satellite images we document Israel’s air campaign against the Houthis. The TLDR is that Israel won’t tolerate Iran building up the Houthis into a Hezbollah-like force.
October 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel will not tolerate Iran sending weapons to Yemen and turning the Houthis into the next Hezbollah.

I and my co-author write for @theworldtoday.org documenting Israel's air campaign against the Houthis in the Red Sea with Maxar images📸 and what may come next.
Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume
Satellite images reveal some of the damage of Israel’s recent airstrikes against Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen before the recent pause in hostilities. But analysis suggests that although the Iran-b...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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@johnpollock.bsky.social & @detresfa.bsky.social's latest story reveals satellite images of the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen before the recent pause.

Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume.
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Despite the Gaza ceasefire, the Israel–Houthi conflict may resume
Satellite images reveal some of the damage of Israel’s recent airstrikes against Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen before the recent pause in hostilities. But analysis suggests that although the Iran-b...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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As the price of the gold soars to record high, death and disorder reign across many parts of Peru. Is the government losing control of this precious metal?

Learn more in dancollyns.bsky.social‬'s story:www.chathamhouse.org/publications...nt
Peru is paying a deadly price for its gold fever
The soaring value of gold has led to rampant Illegal mining, mercury poisoning and murders by criminal gangs. Is the government losing control of this precious metal, asks Dan Collyns.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM