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Events in 2026 like the imminent expiry of the New START nuclear treaty will provide important indications as to whether the international community can prevent nuclear proliferation.
Global security continued to unravel in 2025. Crucial tests are coming in 2026
Alarming events in nuclear proliferation, space security and hybrid warfare meant 2025 was a year in which the international security order deteriorated.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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With Donald Trump back in the White House, Europe cannot afford to let institutional complexities undermine the the UK–EU reset.
The UK will not join the EU’s new defence fund. Can the UK–EU security reset still succeed?
The collapse of talks for the UK to join the SAFE defence fund is a blow to the UK–EU reset. But it has not hit a brick wall.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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📢 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. 🌎

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December 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Russia is stretched thin by the war in Ukraine and its stronghold in Syria has fallen. Yet, even under these circumstances, the Kremlin has adapted to new realities.
Russia is weakened, but its influence in the Middle East should not be underestimated
A widespread, but misleading, assumption holds that Moscow’s current weakness signals its inevitable retreat from the region. In reality, Russia has deepened its entrenchment.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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The new national security strategy’s ‘great optimism’ for the rise of ‘patriotic European parties’ builds on the themes of Vice President JD Vance’s Munich Security Conference speech.
Trump’s new national security strategy: Cut deals, hammer Europe, and tread gently around autocrats
The strategy confirms US volatility and unpredictability: hedging remains the best way for other countries to respond.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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December 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Amid military coups in Benin and Guinea-Bissau, West Africa continues to confront a far larger crisis: the relentless spread of violence across the Sahel.
West Africa needs regional solutions to combat the escalating Sahel security crisis
A military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and an attempted coup in Benin are the latest tests for ECOWAS. But it is the ever-spreading Sahel security crisis that remains the greater challenge for regional ...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Russia is stretched thin by the war in Ukraine and its stronghold in Syria has fallen. Yet, even under these circumstances, the Kremlin has adapted to new realities.
Russia is weakened, but its influence in the Middle East should not be underestimated
A widespread, but misleading, assumption holds that Moscow’s current weakness signals its inevitable retreat from the region. In reality, Russia has deepened its entrenchment.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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December 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025 📚🎄

Ahead of the holidays, Book Reviews Editor Mariana Vieira
has curated a list of books that reflects our commitments to covering the whole of the International Relations discipline.

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Top 10 books: The International Affairs Christmas reading list 2025
How regularly do you think about Serbia, Angola or the Pacific Islands? For many, the answer will be ‘not that often’. Ahead of the…
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December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Alarming events in nuclear proliferation, space security and hybrid warfare meant 2025 was a year in which the international security order deteriorated.

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Global security continued to unravel in 2025. Crucial tests are coming in 2026
Alarming events in nuclear proliferation, space security and hybrid warfare meant 2025 was a year in which the international security order deteriorated.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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We are proud to partner with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation on a new visiting #fellowship.

The Fellows will be in residence with the #Africa Programme between 2026 and 2028 for up to 12 months to conduct research and engage with @chathamhouse.org’s global networks.

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Africa Programme at Chatham House partners with Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) on new visiting fellowship
The SNF visiting fellows will be hosted by Chatham House between 2026 and 2028.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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🇨🇳 | A jump in trade with non-US markets, including the EU and Global South countries, has helped Beijing shrug off the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.

Read James Kynge's (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) latest analysis for Chatham House⤵️
China’s record $1 trillion-plus trade surplus shows the renminbi should be allowed to appreciate
China’s surging high-tech competitiveness, weak appetite for imports and undervalued renminbi have fuelled the huge surplus – but the trend is unsustainable.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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December 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Analysts who dismiss Russia as ‘finished’ in the Middle East risk overlooking a weakened but capable military and economic actor that remains committed to complicating Western objectives.
Russia is weakened, but its influence in the Middle East should not be underestimated
A widespread, but misleading, assumption holds that Moscow’s current weakness signals its inevitable retreat from the region. In reality, Russia has deepened its entrenchment.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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For China, the US's greatest export was never democracy or consumer culture - it was the template for global power itself.

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Three Lessons China Learned from the United States
America’s greatest export was never democracy or consumer culture. It was the template for global power itself.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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In our latest expert comment for @chathamhouse.org, Paul Melly and I unpack how the coup attempt in #Benin and the coup in #Guinea-Bissau are placing additional demands on #ECOWAS's leadership as West Africa continues to confront the spread of violence across the #Sahel.

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West Africa needs regional solutions to combat the escalating Sahel security crisis
A military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and an attempted coup in Benin are the latest tests for ECOWAS. But it is the ever-spreading Sahel security crisis that remains the greater challenge for regional ...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Russia is stretched thin by the war in Ukraine and its stronghold in Syria has fallen. Yet, even under these circumstances, the Kremlin has adapted to new realities.
Russia is weakened, but its influence in the Middle East should not be underestimated
A widespread, but misleading, assumption holds that Moscow’s current weakness signals its inevitable retreat from the region. In reality, Russia has deepened its entrenchment.
www.chathamhouse.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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The new national security strategy’s ‘great optimism’ for the rise of ‘patriotic European parties’ builds on the themes of Vice President JD Vance’s Munich Security Conference speech.
Trump’s new national security strategy: Cut deals, hammer Europe, and tread gently around autocrats
The strategy confirms US volatility and unpredictability: hedging remains the best way for other countries to respond.
www.chathamhouse.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Tensions between China and the Philippines make agreement on a South China Sea code of conduct unlikely. But there are other ways for the Philippines to use its ASEAN chairmanship.
With the Philippines as ASEAN chair, a South China Sea agreement is unlikely to be concluded in 2026
Tensions between China and the Philippines make agreement on a South China Sea code of conduct unlikely. But there are other ways for the Philippines to use its ASEAN chairmanship to advance its strat...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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A military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and an attempted coup in Benin are the latest tests for ECOWAS. But it is the ever-spreading Sahel security crisis that remains the greater challenge.
West Africa needs regional solutions to combat the escalating Sahel security crisis
A military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and an attempted coup in Benin are the latest tests for ECOWAS. But it is the ever-spreading Sahel security crisis that remains the greater challenge for regional ...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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🇺🇦 | The Donetsk towns of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk are key parts of Ukraine's ‘fortress belt’. Were they to fall to Russia, or to be ceded, Ukraine's security would be at risk.

@samirpuri.bsky.social on why the Donbas region matters to Ukraine — and why Russia wants it⤵️
The Donbas region remains an intractable issue in talks between Russia and Ukraine
Europe should look to history to prepare for the realities of long-term occupation of Ukrainian territory.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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🇨🇳 | A jump in trade with non-US markets, including the EU and Global South countries, has helped Beijing shrug off the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.

Read James Kynge's (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) latest analysis for Chatham House⤵️
China’s record $1 trillion-plus trade surplus shows the renminbi should be allowed to appreciate
China’s surging high-tech competitiveness, weak appetite for imports and undervalued renminbi have fuelled the huge surplus – but the trend is unsustainable.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Once envied for its political stability, Tanzania is forever changed after the election day killings of protesters.
Tanzania’s election violence: Deflecting blame will only do more harm
Once envied for its political stability, Tanzania is forever changed after the election day killings of protesters. The government’s diversion of blame risks compounding the damage ahead of more plann...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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"Countries like Somalia, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, and Palestine have all already been hit by the UK’s cuts to aid."

Read @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social's analysis on the UK's decision to cut international aid spending, via @the-independent.com⤵️
The UK’s aid cuts have consequences for our security
One of the biggest risks to Britain's security in the past five years was the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning the structures for controlling and addressing risks to global health are critical, writes Olivi...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM