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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Sanam Vakil, the director of our Middle East programme to discuss Iran's missile attack on Israel and the possible consequences across the region. Joining them both are Professor Yossi Mekelberg and Dr Elham Fakhro, Associate Fellows with our Middle East programme.
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Iran-Israel exhanges are a test for China’s influence in the Gulf
Iran’s attack on Israel was not the failure many claim but it has ended Israel’s isolation
The strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria could be the spark that ignites the Middle East
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Mohammed al-Ta’ishi, a civilian member of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council - where he served as the chief negotiator and main architect of the Juba Peace Agreement. Joining them both are BBC journalist James Copnall and Rosalind Marsden, an Associate Fellow with our Africa programme and the former UK ambassador to Sudan.
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Sudan’s forgotten war: A new diplomatic push is needed
The ‘conflict economy’ of sesame in Ethiopia and Sudan
How Sudan’s forgotten war is being fought
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined by Soli Özel, a Professor of International Relations at Istanbul Kadir Has University, and Hürcan Aslı Aksoy, the Head of the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. With them is Galip Dalay, a Senior Consulting Fellow with our Middle East and North Africa programme.
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Has David Cameron’s return revitalised UK policy in the Middle East?
Maduro is flouting his commitment to hold free elections in Venezuela. The US must respond – carefully
Securitizing the Ethiopia–Sudan border: How cross-border conflict is shaping trade and the control of land
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Mujtaba Rahman, the Managing Director Europe of the Eurasia Group and Georgina Wright, a Senior Fellow with Institut Montaigne. Joining them all is journalist John Kampfner, the former head of Chatham House's UK in the World Programme.
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Is Moldova a new battleground in Russia’s war?
Has David Cameron’s return revitalised UK policy in the Middle East?
Britain must rearm to strengthen NATO and meet threats beyond Russia and terrorism
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined from Dakar, Senegal by Gilles Yabi, the founder and CEO of WATHI, the West Africa Citizen Think Tank and Idayat Hassan, a Senior Associate with CSIS. Joining them in the Chatham House studio is Paul Melly, a Consulting Fellow with our Africa Programme.
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Democracy in West Africa: Why Senegal’s election crisis matters
Sudan’s forgotten war: A new diplomatic push is needed
The UK should help coordinate support for Ukraine by backing EU defence initiatives
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock.
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Bronwen Maddox is in Japan this week, and is joined from Taipei by journalist Bethany Allen to discuss China's National People's Congress and the political calculations of Beijing's neighbours. Joining them are Robert Ward from The International Institute for Strategic Studies and Dr Yu Jie – a Senior Fellow with our Asia-Pacific programme.
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Why Egypt’s improved economic outlook is mostly down to luck, not skill
This time Haiti really is on the brink. The US and UN must act to restore order
The EU’s new AI Act could have global impact
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock.
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Guest host Leslie Vinjamuri is joined on the podcast this week by Ben Smith, the Editor-in-Chief of Semafor News and Professor Jennifer M Lind – an Associate Fellow with our US and Americas programme.
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How foreign policy might impact the outcome of the US election
This time Haiti really is on the brink. The US and UN must act to restore order
How geopolitical competition in the Black Sea is redefining regional order
Presented by Leslie Vinjamuri. Produced by John Pollock.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined on the podcast this week by Gregg Carlstrom, the Middle East correspondent for The Economist, Siavash Ardalan from BBC Persia and Dr Sanam Vakil – the Director of our Middle East and North Africa programme.
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The Gaza war is testing Hezbollah’s strategic capability
Sweden brings benefits for NATO but accession delay raises difficult questions
Watch the keynote address by Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Bill Browder – who for years has worked as a human rights and anti-corruption campaigner against the Putin regime. Alongside him is Nikolai Petrov, a Consulting Fellow with our Russia and Eurasia programme and Yulia Mineeva, an Academy Fellow with Chatham House, who was previously Head of News for Novaya Gazeta, the main independent newspaper in Russia.
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Alexei Navalny’s most powerful legacy is urging Russians to imagine their country without Putin
China’s ‘renminbi trap’: The economy needs a weaker currency, but Beijing is unable to act
Ukraine means enlargement is again the EU’s priority – but not for the reasons it claims
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week from Jakarta by Professor Burhanuddin Muhtadi, executive director of the Indonesian polling organization Indikator Politik Indonesia, and Dewi Fortuna Anwar, a former advisor to Indonesia’s Vice President and chair of Indonesian think tank, The Habibie Center. Joining them all is Ben Bland, the director of our Asia-Pacific program at Chatham House.
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‘Continuity’ Prabowo means change for Indonesia
Indonesia’s Democracy Is Stronger Than a Strongman (Foreign Affairs)
Indonesia’s elections: new president, new parliament, same old politics?
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Ciaran Martin, the former Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre; Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo, Vice Chair of the African Union’s Cyber Security Experts Group; Amy Hogan-Burney, General Manager of Cyber Security Policy at Microsoft and Joyce Hakmeh, the Deputy Director of our International Security Programme.
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Yes, China pressured Iran on Red Sea attacks – but only to protect its own ships
A long war works against Ukraine – and the West’s own security
Pakistan must ensure free and fair elections to avert a meltdown
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Alex Moyler.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Madiha Afzal, an author and Research Fellow at Brookings in Washington DC. Joining them are Dr Farzana Shaikh, an Associate Fellow with our Asia-Pacific Programme and Dr Chietigj Bajpaee, our Senior Research Fellow for South Asia.
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Pakistan must ensure free and fair elections to avert a meltdown
February/March issue of The World Today
Russia’s withdrawal from its border agreement with Finland is an expansion of its hybrid warfare on the EU
The world is already in Trump-induced chaos. Prepare for things to get worse
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Alex Moyler.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by journalist Olga Tokariuk, an Academy Fellow in our Ukraine Forum, and Natalie Sabanadze, a Senior Research Fellow in our Russia and Eurasia Programme to discuss Viktor Orbán and Ukraine.
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The Director’s Annual Lecture 2024
Orban’s Ukraine gamble is a blow to the EU’s geopolitical ambitions
Are we heading for World War Three – and is Britain’s military ready?
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.
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Roxanne Escobales, Editor of The World Today, is joined this week by Tom Sharpe, a former commander in the Royal Navy and defence columnist with The Telegraph. Joining them are Dr Sanam Vakil, the Director of our Middle East and North Africa programme, and Farea Al-Muslimi, a Research Fellow with Chatham House and Yemen specialist.
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The Director’s Annual Lecture 2024
The Houthis won’t back down after strikes on Yemen
When Netanyahu falls, Israel’s democracy will need new political realignments
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Presented by Roxanne Escobales. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Alex Moyler.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by journalist Jojje Olsson and Dr Chun-Yi Lee from the University of Nottingham's Taiwan Research Hub to discuss Taiwan's presidential election. Joining them in the studio is Ben Bland, Director of our Asia-Pacific programme.
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Taiwan elections offer no clear answers to China challenge
The horrors of Ecuador are not just Ecuador’s
The Director’s Annual Lecture 2024
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator for the Financial Times to discuss the elections and geopolitical flashpoints in 2024. Joining them in the studio are Leslie Vinjamuri, Ben Bland and Armida van Rij.
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The Director’s Annual Lecture 2024
Collapsing foreign direct investment might not be all bad for China’s economy
The hidden scale of laboratory accidents: The need for transparency and engagement
COP28: What was achieved, and what needs to happen now
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.
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At the Doha Conference, Bronwen Maddox speaks with Dr Majed Al Ansari, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dr Al Ansari shares the Qatari perspective on the war between Hamas and Israel and the role the country has played as a key interlocutor.
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What does Turkey’s policy on the Gaza war mean for the region?
Why the time is now for a Palestinian national unity government
The UK’s Safety of Rwanda Bill is a reminder that democracies are not immune from attacks on the rule of law
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by writer and academic Nishtha Gautam to discuss what India's state elections mean ahead of the 2024 general election. Joining them in the studio are Professor Louise Tillin from Kings College London and Senior Research Fellow Chietigj Bajpaee from our Asia-Pacific programme.
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Reducing nuclear weapons risk
Maduro hoped to mobilize Venezuelans around an old grievance in Guyana. He seems to have failed
Why the time is now for a Palestinian national unity government
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Ana Yang, Bernice Lee and Ruth Townend from our Environment and Society Centre to discuss the COP28 summit in the United Arab Emirates.
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What is COP28 and why is it important?
What COP28 needs to address to avoid climate disaster
The emerging global crisis of land use
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.
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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Professor Kerry Brown and journalist Latika Bourke to discuss China's economic slowdown, amid signs of a more assertive foreign policy in Asia.
Joining them is economist David Lubin, an Associate Fellow with our Global Economy and Finance program.
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China's new scientists
Is China building a military base in Cambodia?
China–US talks offer optimism at bleak time for arms control
Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.
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