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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 6h
Artificial intelligence is developing rapidly and threatens to transform politics, economics and societies. Experts weigh in on the opportunities and dangers around AI. Read the autumn issue of @theworldtoday.org, the international affairs magazine of @chathamhouse.org | bit.ly/4j3LdmZ |
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 08/07/2026
Whether the United States reduces support for NATO or withdraws entirely, Europe needs a new security architecture — starting with cooperation between EU states and Turkey, Britain and Norway. Read @galipdalay.bsky.social's analysis on NATO and Europe for the summer issue of @theworldtoday.org.
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Turkey presses NATO’s EU members to broaden their horizons
As well as pushing for wider European cooperation in the alliance, the Ankara summit host knows that it is key to helping Europe regain influence in its rapidly changing southern neighbourhood, says G...
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 08/07/2026
Europe’s future depends on what happens from the UK to Ukraine, from Norway to Türkiye and not just within the EU. The UK needs a new relationship with Europe, leading the development of its new security architecture, with a more European NATO at its core, writes Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
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Britain’s place in the new world order
We are facing a storm of geopolitical instability, economic coercion, AI and climate change – and it’s likely to get worse. But by working more closely with Europe and seeking greater cooperation outs...
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 07/07/2026
Whether the United States reduces support for NATO or withdraws entirely, Europe requires a new security architecture — starting with cooperation between EU states and Turkey, Britain and Norway. Read @galipdalay.bsky.social's analysis on NATO for the summer issue of the @theworldtoday.org.
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Turkey presses NATO’s EU members to broaden their horizons
As well as pushing for wider European cooperation in the alliance, the Ankara summit host knows that it is key to helping Europe regain influence in its rapidly changing southern neighbourhood, says G...
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 07/07/2026
International agreement on nuclear weapons only came after the world saw the power of the technology at Hiroshima — and asked what would happen if it fell into the wrong hands. We cannot afford to wait for an AI equivalent of Hiroshima before we act, writes Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
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Britain’s place in the new world order
We are facing a storm of geopolitical instability, economic coercion, AI and climate change – and it’s likely to get worse. But by working more closely with Europe and seeking greater cooperation outs...
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 15/06/2026
Available now, the summer issue of @theworldtoday.org ▪️Catherine Ashton asks whether Iran and the US can make their deal last💥 ▪️Lawrence Freedman discusses the 'chaos' of Donald Trump💬 ▪️Arif Husain writes on the looming global food crisis🌽 triggered by the Strait of Hormuz🚢 ➡️ bit.ly/4eK2Wxa
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 25/03/2026
In our winter issue, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmed spoke with @iona-allan.bsky.social about ‘Khartoum’, the documentary he co-directed, which explores the lives and memories of five people exiled by the civil war in Sudan. Read the story here: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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Escaping Sudan’s war – and remembering the Khartoum they fled
Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmed tells Iona Allan about ‘Khartoum’, the documentary he co-directed, which explores the lives and memories of five people exiled by the civil war.
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 24/03/2026
Have US-Israeli strikes dealt a final blow to the Iranian regime? However this war ends, it will leave Iran weaker and less able to exert regional influence, writes Sanam Vakil (of @chmenap.bsky.social): www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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How Iran’s ‘forward defence’ became a strategic boomerang
Tehran’s decades-long cultivation of the ‘axis of resistance’ led to the war with US and Israel that it long sought to avoid – whatever the outcome, the regime is weakened, writes Sanam Vakil.
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 23/03/2026
How does the language of Britain being Europe’s leading military power hold when Germany is committed to much higher levels of defence spending? Explore Andrew Dorman's (of dsdkings.bsky.social) take on the UK's defence choices: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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What Britain can learn from its struggle to rearm in the 1930s
Then, as now, the country’s leaders were trying to transform defence spending in the face of a crumbling world order, a continental threat and a sceptical public, writes Phil Tinline.
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 19/03/2026
Spring is here, as is our newest issue.☀️ Read about the Trump effect from Venezuela and Iran to trade and diplomacy, the far right's looming challenge European unity, why this year's Eurovision is set to be the most divisive ever - and much more: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
What's it going to take to rearm as fast as we must, with support from the public in general and young people in particular? Some (careful!) comparisons with the 1930s here for @TheWorldToday: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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What Britain can learn from its struggle to rearm in the 1930s
Then, as now, the country’s leaders were trying to transform defence spending in the face of a crumbling world order, a continental threat and a sceptical public, writes Phil Tinline.
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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Wrote about the wires that crackle inside Eurovision for @theworldtoday.org - be ready for key change and velcro skirt action about halfway through. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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Eurovision turns off anti-booing technology and turns up the controversy
Expect to hear jeers at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest as organizers opt not to muffle audience reactions. Politics and technology have defined the event for 70 years, writes Matthew Sweet.
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 16/03/2026
Our spring issue is here! 📖 Explore stories on the Trump effect from Venezuela and Iran to trade and diplomacy, how the US can ease China's grip on critical minerals, the far right's looming challenge to European unity - and much more. Read here: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Our sister publication, @theworldtoday.org, just published a new video building on their story on China's forthcoming Five-Year Plan. Watch here ⤵️
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 03/03/2026
As China prepares to unveil the 15th iteration of its Five-Year Plan this week, Yu Jie (of @chasiapacific.bsky.social) joins our Editor @lycidas.bsky.social to discuss what the plan means to the country. 📖 Read her story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 26/02/2026
Can anything be done to reverse the descent of the COP process into further irrelevance? 🌏 In our latest issue, Jonathon Porritt & Robin Maynard present the case for a data-driven dashboard to ensure public engagement with the climate crisis: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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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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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 17/02/2026
The era of China as the world’s leading tech power has arrived. Is it sustainable? And what can the West do about it? 🌍 jkynge.bsky.social (of @chasiapacific.bsky.social) explores Beijing's low-cost technology revolution in our latest issue ⤵️ www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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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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Anna Morgan @annamorganua.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I remember when @theworldtoday.org published this interview with Maria, while she was imprisoned. And I'm so glad we are now able to have an open conversation with her. Next week as part of our #BelarusInitiative we will be hosting a webinar with Maria Kalesnikava and Ales Bialiatski. Join us👇
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 13/02/2026
In 2021, we spoke with political activist Maria Kalesnikava about the state of opposition in Belarus. Next week, @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social hosts an online event with her and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski to discuss what’s next for the country. ⤵️ www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...
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What Lies Ahead for Belarus?
In conversation with Nobel Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and political activist Maria Kalesnikava.
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 13/02/2026
"The West has drip-fed support to Ukraine, but the goal has remained obscure", argues @glandsbergis.bsky.social, the former Foreign Minister of Lithuania. ⤵️ Read his story on why Europe urgently needs a defence doctrine of its own. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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Europe needs a doctrine to halt Putin’s expansionist ambitions
The Russian president’s specious justifications for the war in Ukraine mean he won’t stop there. But time is running out for Europe to formulate a defence strategy, writes Gabrielius Landsbergis.
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 11/02/2026
Bangladesh goes to polls tomorrow in the country’s first electoral test since Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power. James Orr considers whether this election would deliver the democratic reset the country seeks. More in the 🧵 below ⤵️
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 30/01/2026
📖 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. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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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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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 23/01/2026
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...
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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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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 13/01/2026
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. ⤵️ www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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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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Chatham House Russia and Eurasia Programme @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
📹 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...
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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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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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...
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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...
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 07/01/2026
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). www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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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...
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 06/01/2026
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👇 www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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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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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 29/12/2025
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 ⤵️
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The World in 2026 – A Chatham House video podcast
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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🌍'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
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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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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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.
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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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International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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...
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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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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 17/12/2025
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...
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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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Chatham House Russia and Eurasia Programme @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
💭 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’. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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Chatham House Europe Programme @cheurope.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
💬 “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. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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.
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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...
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 15/12/2025
📢 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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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 17/11/2025
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...
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 12/11/2025
#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...
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International Affairs @iajournal.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🚨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
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 05/11/2025
“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...
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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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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 30/10/2025
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
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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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John Pollock @johnpollock.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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.
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John Pollock @johnpollock.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
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.
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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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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 24/10/2025
@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. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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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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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 20/10/2025
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
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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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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 10/10/2025
The soaring value of gold has led to rampant illegal mining, mercury poisoning and murders by criminal gangs in Peru. Is the government of Peru losing its control over gold?🪙 Learn more in @dancollyns.bsky.social's story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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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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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
From 1pm today, members of @chathamhouse.org get the chance to ask Grégoire Roos, new director of @cheurope.bsky.social, 'Que diable se-passe-t'il en France?' (I'm hosting) - details below www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/m...
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Members’ Question Time: Is France on the brink?
Join us as Grégoire Roos, incoming Programme Director for Europe and Russia at Chatham House, explores France’s political crisis, the challenges facing its leadership, and the implications for its rol...
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 01/10/2025
Growing competition b/w Washington & Beijing is fracturing the international economy and transforming globalization. Governments and businesses must adapt fast, writes @neilshearing.bsky.social. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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Trump’s economic rivalry with China is forcing countries to pick a side
Growing superpower competition between Washington and Beijing is fracturing the international economy and transforming globalization. Governments and businesses must adapt fast, writes Neil Shearing.
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The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 26/09/2025
Have you read our autumn issue yet? 📖 We bring to you stories on the world order after Trump, new climate thinking ahead of #COP30, the changing views of Israeli society on the war in Gaza and lots more. Read here > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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