“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...

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

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.

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.

@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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 👇

"The world can no longer take for granted longstanding principles of US grand strategy when it comes to nuclear weapons." @nktpnd.bsky.social on the escalating dangers of a ‘third nuclear age’ – and how they might be avoided. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

‘While Syrians disagree on many issues, they are united in expecting their opinions to be heard … [this is a] prerequisite for the success of Syria as a cohesive modern state.’ Read @rallaf.bsky.social’s piece in @theworldtoday.org. Her book is out in November. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Our autumn issue is out now! 🍂 Here is our Editor, @lycidas.bsky.social, breaking down some of the many stories we bring to you in this issue. Read them here > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

As Trump is due to arrive at the Windsor Castle today, he will become the first US president to make a 2nd state visit to the UK. Can Starmer seize the diplomatic theatre to secure political & economic gains with Trump? Here's what to expect 👇🧵 www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

In the latest issue of @theworldtoday.org, @wmatthewschina.bsky.social and Ben Bland explain how Beijing might rule the #SouthChinaSea within a decade - and how to avoid it. Read the article 👇

My article in @theworldtoday.org on why we must talk more, not less, about what international development does and why it matters 👇

Here's the full issue, all free to read www.chathamhouse.org/publications..., including Amitav Acharya's essay on the rise of a 'multiplex' world order as the US retreats from its global role - a good chaser to Neil's article.

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

My interview today with Chatham House @chathamhouse.org @theworldtoday.org www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Hot off the press and into the hands of our editor @lycidas.bsky.social — the new issue of our international affairs magazine @theworldtoday.org has arrived at Chatham House. Read more about the Autumn issue of the magazine via the link below⤵️

Pleased to be included in this issue of @theworldtoday.org. My article considers the aspirations of #Ukraine's #Africa strategy and the challenges the Kyiv is facing in competing with #Russia for sympathisers and allies on that continent.

Wrote a piece for @theworldtoday.org and @chathamhouse.org on US-China fracturing and what we get wrong about the future of globalisation...

Big thanks to @chathamhouse.org and Mike Higgins for publishing this interview about my forthcoming book, Existential Politics. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

📢Our autumn issue is OUT NOW! Check out stories about 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...

Misunderstanding the relationship between India and China comes at a cost for the US and its interests across the region. Read the analysis by @chietigj.bsky.social (of @chasiapacific.bsky.social) 👇 www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

AI could help prevent nuclear escalation – but only if its risks are better understood, warns @mgmessmer.bsky.social. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

In her latest piece, @fibowler.bsky.social shares her grandfather’s story and those of other British servicemen, highlighting the very real and lasting human cost of nuclear testing. Read here > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the August 6-9 dropping of the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Writing for @chathamhouse.org's magazine @theworldtoday.org in 1945, H E Wimperis reflected on what the bombings meant for the world then. Read his reflections⤵️

Chatham House experts and researchers are available to follow on Bluesky. Connect with our experts here and follow them for their analysis on key international events and global trends. ⬇️ go.bsky.app/UKHXrog

"Regardless of how much aid Britain believes it can afford, we need to do a far better job of proving the strategic value of the money we spend on international development." www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Next week marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Allies. Read how The World Today responded to the first – and so far, only – use of nuclear weapons in war back in 1945. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

☀️ The wait is over: our summer reading list 2025 is here! Explore our recommended selection of books, reviewed in International Affairs, to keep you company this summer: medium.com/internationa...

US and its allies want to deepen ties with New Delhi, but they must realize how much India depends on China, writes @chietigj.bsky.social (of @chasiapacific.bsky.social). www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

The moral case for aid is no longer sufficient. There is now an ‘aid realpolitik’ that must be confronted by everyone, writes Justine Greening, the former Secretary of State for Transport and for International Development. Read her story ⤵️ www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

AI could help prevent nuclear escalation – but only if its risks are better understood, warns @mgmessmer.bsky.social in her latest story. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

🎙️This week, @arimshaw.bsky.social spoke with @cnn.com about his latest piece for The World Today, exploring how rising attacks on LGBT rights around the world are tied to democratic backsliding. 📖 Read the story: chathamhouse.org/publications... 📺 Watch the interview:

"It’s unclear how far Trump will be constrained in his use of tariffs by market reactions, judicial review or political unpopularity at home", writes Creon Butler (@chgef.bsky.social‬). www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

'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 👇

"The assault on LGBT rights is directly linked to the broader erosion of fundamental norms of liberal democracy", writes @arimshaw.bsky.social (williamsinstitute.bsky.social)‬🏳️‍🌈www.chathamhouse.org/publications...BT-content

As the #NATO Summit is set to kick off in The Hague next week, we ask diplomats, defence experts and senior military figures what might be done to secure the alliance at the crucial summit – and beyond.👇 www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

With the #G7 summit now underway in Canada, read @iona-allan.bsky.social's piece to find out how Mark Carney might manage his first big moment on the global stage. 👇 🧵 www.chathamhouse.org/publications... (1/5)

One week since the launch of our summer issue, @lycidas.bsky.social breaks down some of the must-read stories. Read the new issue 👉 www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

📢 The EU’s first Commissioner for Defence discusses the urgency of learning from Ukraine’s military innovations and the ‘challenge’ of working with Europe’s defence industry. Read the full interview with Andrius Kubilius in the summer issue of @theworldtoday.org 👇

Israel has launched a wave of strikes on Iran, targeting its nuclear facilities. Last year, @mgmessmer.bsky.social warned of the risks – citing lessons from Israel's 1981 strike on Iraq’s nuclear reactor and the danger of triggering a proliferation spiral. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

This week marks the launch of our new, summer issue! 📚 Read stories on: 🌍 How Europe can save NATO 🇮🇳 Why the West misunderstands India 💻 What if AI goes nuclear? ⛑️How foreign aid can be reinvented Find it here > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Thanks to @chathamhouse.org for including my piece in this month's issue. I argue that anti-LGBTQ attacks are further evidence of democratic backsliding, and thus efforts to protect and promote LGBTQ rights must be part of frontline pro-democracy coalitions. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

The new edition of our magazine, @theworldtoday.org, is out! Lots of good articles on NATO incl contributions from @kajsaollongren.bsky.social @shashj.bsky.social @nathalietocci.bsky.social @glandsbergis.bsky.social an interview with Defence Commissioner Kubilius & much more.

“Regional powers are profiting and gaining power from the #WarInSudan at the expense of its people,” Ahmed Soliman tells @theworldtoday.org — highlighting the need to consider sub-national, national and broader regional interests and multi-alignments. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

The new issue of @theworldtoday.org is out now!🌍 💬"Russia hasn’t turned out like any of us hoped," says @jamesnixey.bsky.social in the issue, as he reflects on 25 years at @chathamhouse.org and Russia's anti-democratic history. Read the article below 👇