Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank
5 days ago · Peru has the potential to play a major role in supply chains for the global energy transition. But its fractured politics is holding it back. Broad-based, inclusive dialogues between government, civil society and private sector interests are essential to build a more equitable and sustainable mining economy.
Turkey has emerged as a winner in Syria but must now use its ...
3 days ago · With the Assad regime gone, there are expectations within Turkey that Syrian refugees will return home. Although Syrians living in neighbouring countries, including Turkey, have already started heading back to Syria, the country has been ravaged by 13 years of a brutal civil war and conditions are still dire.
The fall of Assad has exposed the extent of the damage to ...
3 days ago · The ousting of Syria’s brutal dictator Bashar al-Assad by his own people is not just a momentous national event but one with consequences spilling across the Middle East, nowhere more so than Iran. Tehran’s abrupt withdrawal from Syria, having propped up Assad since the 2011 Arab Spring uprising ...
Russia has lost prestige after the fall of Assad. It has also ...
3 days ago · The fall of the Assad regime has damaged Russian interests far beyond Syria. First, the collapse is a serious blow to Russia’s reputation as a reliable ally capable of guaranteeing the survival of its partners. Since its military intervention in …
Independent Thinking: What next for Syria and the Middle East ...
3 days ago · Haid Haid, Gideon Rachman and Rana Rahimpour join the podcast to discuss the collapse of Bashar-al Assad’s regime in Syria and what it means for the wider region.
While international support is crucial, Syrians must lead ...
5 days ago · One way of ensuring that HTS stays on track and that the transitional government is inclusive of all parties and groups – including Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Southern Command, Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Syrian National Forces (SNF) among others – is for the international community to stay in lockstep in its support of the new governing structure.
How South Korea’s turmoil will reverberate beyond its borders
4 days ago · The sudden declaration of martial law this month by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was motivated largely by domestic political divisions. Though martial law was revoked hours later, the consequences will reverberate far beyond the country’s borders. For now, democracy remains alive in South ...