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...

The global implications of slashed aid budgets have dropped from the headlines - but not in @theworldtoday.org or at @chathamhouse.org. Read and listen to @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social, Justine Greening and David Miliband (@uk.rescue.org) on how each believes aid must be reinvented 👇

Fans of middle-age men struggling to remember more than 50w, this is for you. For everyone else, the autumn issue of @theworldtoday.org is out now - check out the 20+ stories at the link below

Neil's article for the new autumn issue of @theworldtoday.org urges governments to adapt fast to the global fracturing between the two superpowers - or else. Bracing stuff.

So much to read in the new autumn 🍂 issue of @theworldtoday.org - full issue below, all free to read

Following this week's meeting between India's S. Jaishankar & China's Xi Jinping on the side-lines of the #SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting, what lies ahead for the China-India relationship? Our analysts @chietigj.bsky.social & Yu Jie explain all in their recent report 👇

🚨PUBLICATION ALERT🚨 What the UK must get right in its China strategy: Resilience, flexibility and autonomy as core principles for engagement Read the new paper by @wmatthewschina.bsky.social here👇 www.chathamhouse.org/2025/07/what...

'There is no going back to the system that existed before Trump's tariff campaign.' @ButlerCreon argues that a new global trade order may emerge - but the EU and others must provide leadership 👇

I am writing something in the next month or so on how the NATO regional defence plans are being implemented: how they're evolving, how exercises and experiments are feeding back and refining the plans, how a new SACEUR might affect the process. If you're a planner, get in touch.

As Doug says, a tricky commission - the coverline was 'The Middle East's Great Realignment' for the spring issue of @theworldtoday.org, but he more than rose to challenge. Bravo, Doug. (www.theworldtoday.org to read the excellent piece it illustrates, by @linakhatibuk.bsky.social)

This is a critical year for Iran’s nuclear programme. Without an off-ramp, Iran could weaponize its nuclear programme — or have its nuclear facilities attacked.

Integrity role models are first adopters of anti-corrupt behaviours – they take on the initial cost of doing the right thing & lower the risk for others — Leena Koni Hoffmann via @theworldtoday.bsky.social 🚨Upcoming event: chathamhouse.org/events/all/r... www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

How can the UK maximize the impact of its climate policy know-how to reduce global emissions? By cooperating with China, the world's biggest emitter, says @chrisaylett.bsky.social in the new issue of @theworldtoday.bsky.social 👇

The spring issue of @theworldtoday.bsky.social is out & free to read: - How Trump upended the world in 50 days - Can Syria unify its army to stem the growing violence? - Former N'lands defence minister @kajsaollongren.bsky.social urges Euro economies to move to a war footing ... and much more 👇

Here's foreword to Victoria's book by Margaret Atwood www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...

Podcast🎙️| Can Donald Trump end the war in Ukraine? Mark Landler (@nytimes.com), Francis Dearnley and Orysia Lutsevych join the podcast this week to discuss whether a ceasefire in Ukraine is possible. Apple: apple.co/4gomeps Spotify: spoti.fi/4gCtfn3

‘Jimmy Carter will be remembered for many things, but his post-presidency work to advance peace, democracy, human rights, and freedom from poverty and hunger is an extraordinary example for all leaders’ www.chathamhouse.org/2024/12/jimm...