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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 1d

Membership details here (members also get the print edition of @theworldtoday.org - magnifique) www.chathamhouse.org/become-member

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 1d

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...

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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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 14d

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In conversation with David Miliband

The world has changed. Aid needs to change too.

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 14d

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It’s time we faced up to ‘aid realpolitik’

A tougher, more joined-up approach to foreign aid is needed so that left-behind communities in donor countries also feel its benefit, argues Justine Greening.

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 14d

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We need to explain better how vital British aid is

Former development minister Anneliese Dodds writes that voters are more likely to support overseas aid if they understand its human impact.

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 14d

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 👇

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 20d

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

The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 20d

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...

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 23d

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.

Autumn 2025: How a new global order is taking shape

What will – and won’t – endure as ‘the Rest’ succeed the West

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 23d

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.

Neil Shearing @neilshearing.bsky.social · 23d

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

The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 23d

📢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...

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 23d

But first up, will Starmer's 'flatter Trump' strategy pay off once more over the state visit? Short and sharp from @iona-allan.bsky.social with excellent comment from @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social and @rentouljohn.bsky.social www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Starmer’s ‘flatter Trump’ strategy may turn to damage limitation during state visit

The US president will enjoy the pageantry, but the prime minister will want to avoid moments that reveal differences on trade, Ukraine and Palestine recognition, writes Iona Allan.

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · 23d

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

The World Today @theworldtoday.org · 23d

📢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...

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thank you for reviewing and, again, for pointing out the error, Hans.

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · Jul 15

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 👇

How China–India relations will shape Asia and the global order

Relations between China and India hold great long-term significance for the future of both Asia and the emerging global order. This paper details their relationship and why their competition for influ...

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · Jul 14

Here is the link to the revised page @nukestrat.bsky.social www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

In data: Could Britain and France’s nuclear weapons protect Europe?

Britain’s nuclear capability depends on the US and France reserves its for national defence. How might they cooperate to bolster NATO’s ultimate ability to defend itself?

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thank you for pointing out these errors which are mine and for which I apologize, Hans. We are working to correct them today. I will reply here with the link to the page once it has been updated.

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Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social · Jul 8

🚨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👇
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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · Jul 3

'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 👇

What will global trade look like after the chaos of Trump’s tariffs?

The system that prevailed before the recent shocks is gone forever. A new vision for world trade is possible, but it will require fresh thinking and collective leadership from the European Union and o...

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · Jun 27

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.

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · Mar 14

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)

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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · Mar 14

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.

The US and Iran are on the road to escalation. Europe can and should create an off-ramp

The E3 and Tehran have no better option than re-engaging. Failing to do so risks movement towards a weaponized nuclear programme, military escalation, or both.

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Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · Mar 10

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

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How to help Nigerians who want to act against corruption

Leena Koni Hoffmann tells Sara Seth why ‘integrity role models’ are key to ending a cycle that hurts the poorest most.

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · Mar 10

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 👇

Chris Aylett @chrisaylett.bsky.social · Mar 10

The UK government seems to want to work more closely with China on climate change.

This is A Good Thing - but it will require political courage and action to 'institutionalize' the cooperative relationship.

My piece in @theworldtoday.bsky.social

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Cooperating with China on climate action is a win for the UK – and the planet

Sharing British climate policy know-how could help the world’s largest emitter decarbonize faster. But the UK government must find the political courage to collaborate, writes Chris Aylett.

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · Mar 10

Thank you Anna, and to @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social as ever - specifically to @olgatokariuk.bsky.social for her excellent feature on ever-more difficult situ Ukrainian refugees find themselves in, and to @jamesnixey.bsky.social for his contribution to our package on Trump's first 50 days in power

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Mike Higgins @lycidas.bsky.social · Mar 10

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 👇

The World Today @theworldtoday.org · Mar 10

🚨Our NEW issue is here!

We bring to you stories on:
⏱️ Trump's first 50 days💥
🤝 How Saudi Arabia & the US may reset the Middle East
🌍 What the Nordics can teach Britain
🕊️ Ukrainian refugees' big dilemma

...and lots more! Read HERE: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Spring 2025: The Middle East’s Great Realignment

How Saudi Arabia and the US can end Iran’s threat for a generation

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Olga Tokariuk @olgatokariuk.bsky.social · Feb 13

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

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