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"In New York there were indirect meetings between Iran's foreign minister and Steve Witkoff and the US negotiating team. It's just unclear if diplomacy will get us over the line." Sanam Vakil on Donald Trump's speech to the UN General Assembly and his threats towards Iran, via @cnn.com.

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"That is the kind of dysfunction that, frankly, a great nation has to get over." Former US Under Secretary of State, Jose Fernandez, on the current gap between the US executive branch and Congress. 🏛️

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"It's very high on diplomacy and on rhetoric, Donald Trump referred to Xi Jinping as his 'best friend'. The issue of Taiwan, tariffs and AI regulation are the three things to watch for." Yu Jie on Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington DC and the key issues facing US-China ties, via BBC News.

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 22/09/2026

Analysis by Chatham House's Farea al-Muslimi on how the Houthis' capture of Mocha has transformed the war in Yemen and the geopolitics of the Red Sea, featured prominently in a recent episode of 'The Rest is Politics'. 💡 Courtesy of Goalhanger/The Rest Is Politics. Republished with permission.

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"This war in the Middle East has expanded its scope, out of Iran, into the Strait of Hormuz — and now further into the Bab el-Mandeb, drawing in the Houthis and Saudi Arabia." Sanam Vakil on the UK's decision to provide military support to Saudi Arabia against the Houthis in Yemen, via BBC News.

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 20/09/2026

"India was the host this year, but China is in the driving seat of BRICS." Ben Bland (Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme) discusses the recent BRICS summit hosted by India in New Delhi.

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 20/09/2026

"The dollar remains the central intermediary in the international financial system." @davidlubin.bsky.social (Chatham House Global Economy and Finance Programme) challenges the rhetoric within BRICS around de-dollarisation.

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 18/09/2026

"The UK's AI Security Institute and its supportive research and innovation ecosystem is world-leading." @isabellawilkinson.bsky.social gave evidence this week to the House of Commons's International Relations and Defence Committee on the UK's unique selling points on artificial intelligence.

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 18/09/2026

Artificial intelligence is developing rapidly and threatens to transform politics, economics and societies. Leading experts weigh in on the opportunities and dangers around AI. Read the autumn issue of @theworldtoday.org | bit.ly/4j3LdmZ |

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 17/09/2026

"Putin still believes in his theory of victory, which means throw in the mass of people, the mass of missiles, the mass of drones — and escalate horizontally against NATO." Orysia Lutsevych on the latest developments in Russia's war against Ukraine, via @cnn.com.

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 16/09/2026

"Iranians are living in a state of war, and that war is a challenge to the US and Israel. But it's also an internal war. The regime has represented the protests in January as being inspired from abroad." Sanam Vakil on the crisis conditions facing Iran's people post-war, via @cnn.com.

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 16/09/2026

📢 Registration now open | Climate and Energy Summit, 10-11 March 2027 Join us to discuss how businesses and societies can manage mounting risks while maintaining energy security, economic prosperity and cooperation towards the transition. Book the early-bird rate 👇 tinyurl.com/3hhufbdm

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 15/09/2026

"For the Houthis, this is a significant moment for their ability to project power." Farea Al-Muslimi joined BBC News to discuss the Houthis offensive in Yemen along the Red Sea coast and the attacks on Saudi Arabia.

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 14/09/2026

We're delighted to announce Oana Țoiu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania, as a keynote speaker at the Chatham House Berlin Conference on 25-26 November 2026. Find out more and register your interest below 👇 🔗 www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 14/09/2026

Available now, the new issue of The World Today, the international affairs magazine of Chatham House. Artificial Intelligence: The coming revolution The remaking of the Middle East The United Nations: What next? Autumn Issue | bit.ly/4j3LdmZ |

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 12/09/2026

"Despite Saudi attempts to consolidate power within the anti-Houthi forces in the last year, those efforts have not been successful." Farea Al-Muslimi on the offensive by the Houthis towards the Bab al-Mandab Strait and what it means for the Red Sea, via @aljazeera.com.

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 12/09/2026

The Houthis in Yemen have captured the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha and Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes. Farea Al-Muslimi offers his analysis.

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"This is significant for the Houthis but is important for the [Houthis] ally Iran which now sits on two of the most important chokepoints in the Middle East." Farea Al-Muslimi on the offensive by the Houthis towards the Bab al-Mandab Strait and what it means for the Red Sea, via BBC World Service.

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"It's a huge win for the Iranians and in the long term it will have a huge impact on the Saudis since they survived the Hormuz crisis by using the Red Sea as an alternative route." Farea Al-Muslimi on the renewed offensive by the Houthis in Yemen towards the Bab al-Mandab Strait, via BBC Radio 4.

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"Trump is looking at any tools he has, including a tool that will cost the American tax payer $1.5 trillion based on some estimates." Laurel Rapp on Donald Trump's promise of $5,000 for voters, the political future of JD Vance, and the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, via @cnn.com.

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"I think that people are probably underestimating how bad artificial intelligence is going to be for democracy." Francis Fukuyama on the danger posed to democracy by AI. Find out more about the event | bit.ly/4hkkrWd |

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"The more Russia-watchers look at what the United States is doing, both externally and to itself, the harder it is to look away from all of those comparisons." @keirgiles.bsky.social on the link between Russian ultranationalist Aleksandr Dugin and Donald Trump's foreign policy.

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"Even today I don't think that a Chinese-style political system is going to supersede liberal democracy in Europe, in North America." Francis Fukuyama on challenge posed by China to liberal democracy. Find out more | bit.ly/4gVnliS |

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"The map favours Democrats in the House but in the Senate it's a harder path. It is Democrats election to lose here." Laurel Rapp on Donald Trump's promise of $5,000 for voters and the political dynamics going into the US midterm elections, via BBC News.

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