Storyville - Khartoum A Storyville documentary, set against the backdrop of conflict in Sudan, that follows five Khartoum residents as they search for freedom amid revolution and war.

🎬 ‘Khartoum’ is available to watch on now on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Escaping Sudan’s war – and remembering the Khartoum they fled Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmed tells Iona Allan about ‘Khartoum’, the documentary he co-directed, which explores the lives and memories of five people exiled by the civil war.

In our winter issue, Ibrahim Snoopy Ahmed spoke with
@iona-allan.bsky.social about ‘Khartoum’, the documentary he co-directed, which explores the lives and memories of five people exiled by the civil war in Sudan.

Read the story here: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

How Iran’s ‘forward defence’ became a strategic boomerang Tehran’s decades-long cultivation of the ‘axis of resistance’ led to the war with US and Israel that it long sought to avoid – whatever the outcome, the regime is weakened, writes Sanam Vakil.

Have US-Israeli strikes dealt a final blow to the Iranian regime?

However this war ends, it will leave Iran weaker and less able to exert regional influence, writes Sanam Vakil (of @chmenap.bsky.social): www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

What Britain can learn from its struggle to rearm in the 1930s Then, as now, the country’s leaders were trying to transform defence spending in the face of a crumbling world order, a continental threat and a sceptical public, writes Phil Tinline.

How does the language of Britain being Europe’s leading military power hold when Germany is committed to much higher levels of defence spending?

Explore Andrew Dorman's (of dsdkings.bsky.social) take on the UK's defence choices: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Spring is here, as is our newest issue.☀️

Read about the Trump effect from Venezuela and Iran to trade and diplomacy, the far right's looming challenge European unity, why this year's Eurovision is set to be the most divisive ever - and much more: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

What Britain can learn from its struggle to rearm in the 1930s Then, as now, the country’s leaders were trying to transform defence spending in the face of a crumbling world order, a continental threat and a sceptical public, writes Phil Tinline.

What's it going to take to rearm as fast as we must, with support from the public in general and young people in particular?

Some (careful!) comparisons with the 1930s here for @TheWorldToday:

www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Eurovision turns off anti-booing technology and turns up the controversy Expect to hear jeers at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest as organizers opt not to muffle audience reactions. Politics and technology have defined the event for 70 years, writes Matthew Sweet.

Wrote about the wires that crackle inside Eurovision for @theworldtoday.org - be ready for key change and velcro skirt action about halfway through. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

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Our spring issue is here! 📖

Explore stories on the Trump effect from Venezuela and Iran to trade and diplomacy, how the US can ease China's grip on critical minerals, the far right's looming challenge to European unity - and much more.

Read here: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Our sister publication, @theworldtoday.org, just published a new video building on their story on China's forthcoming Five-Year Plan.

Watch here ⤵️

Where is Beijing's next Five-Year Plan taking China? YouTube video by Chatham House

🎥 Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sutx...

As China prepares to unveil the 15th iteration of its Five-Year Plan this week, Yu Jie (of @chasiapacific.bsky.social) joins our Editor @lycidas.bsky.social to discuss what the plan means to the country.

📖 Read her story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Why we urgently need a ‘climate dashboard’ Swathes of the public are understandably disengaged from the climate crisis and the COP is increasingly irrelevant – a clear, annual assessment of the key data could help, write Jonathon Porritt and R...

Can anything be done to reverse the descent of the COP process into further irrelevance? 🌏

In our latest issue, Jonathon Porritt & Robin Maynard present the case for a data-driven dashboard to ensure public engagement with the climate crisis: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Can the West recover from China’s hi-tech knockout blow? From AI and electric vehicles to robotics and pharmaceuticals, Beijing is driving a low-cost technology revolution with price tags that crush global competitors. But as Europe and the US scramble to c...

The era of China as the world’s leading tech power has arrived. Is it sustainable? And what can the West do about it? 🌍

jkynge.bsky.social (of @chasiapacific.bsky.social) explores Beijing's low-cost technology revolution in our latest issue ⤵️
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

I remember when @theworldtoday.org published this interview with Maria, while she was imprisoned.

And I'm so glad we are now able to have an open conversation with her. Next week as part of our #BelarusInitiative we will be hosting a webinar with Maria Kalesnikava and Ales Bialiatski.

Join us👇

Q&A: Maria Kalesnikava The jailed Belarusian opposition activist says: ‘It’s worth it’

Read our 2021 interview with Maria Kalesnikava here > www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

What Lies Ahead for Belarus? In conversation with Nobel Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and political activist Maria Kalesnikava.

In 2021, we spoke with political activist Maria Kalesnikava
about the state of opposition in Belarus.

Next week, @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social hosts an online event with her and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski to discuss what’s next for the country. ⤵️
www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...

Europe needs a doctrine to halt Putin’s expansionist ambitions The Russian president’s specious justifications for the war in Ukraine mean he won’t stop there. But time is running out for Europe to formulate a defence strategy, writes Gabrielius Landsbergis.

"The West has drip-fed support to Ukraine, but the goal has remained obscure", argues @glandsbergis.bsky.social, the former Foreign Minister of Lithuania.

⤵️ Read his story on why Europe urgently needs a defence doctrine of its own.
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Bangladesh needs a democratic reset. Will the election deliver it? In the country’s first electoral test since Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power, a continuing cycle of ‘revenge politics’ and economic instability dampen hopes for democratic reform, writes James Orr.

The concern remains that people become disenchanted as entrenched political dynasties reassert their power, with a subsequent return to politics-as-usual.

Will Bangladesh's elections mark a break from this cycle? Read more in our story ⤵️
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

"In terms of the cycle of often violent revenge politics that we’ve witnessed throughout Bangladesh’s history, we haven’t really seen any movement towards a genuine national reconciliation", said @chietigj.bsky.social of @chasiapacific.bsky.social ✍

⚖️ Whether new leadership can implement reform and deliver on promises to restructure Bangladesh's electoral, constitutional and administrative bodies remains an open question.

Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel peace laureate who has led an interim government since the ousting of PM Hasina in 2024, has faced pressure to hold a general election before Ramadan commences in mid-February.

Sheikh Hasina, the three-time prime minister, was toppled from power after student-led protests against her Awami League government, which faced accusations of corruption.

Bangladesh goes to polls tomorrow in the country’s first electoral test since Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power.

James Orr considers whether this election would deliver the democratic reset the country seeks. More in the 🧵 below ⤵️

Marina Wheeler: ‘Leaving the European Convention on Human Rights would be catastrophic’ The barrister and author speaks to Olivia O’Sullivan about Britain’s relationship with Europe, the European Union’s loss of connection with voters and what being married to Boris Johnson taught her ab...

📖 In our latest issue, barrister and author Marina Wheeler KC speaks to @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social about Britain's relationship with Europe, the EU's loss of connection with voters and what being married to Boris Johnson taught her about Brexit.

www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Can the West recover from China’s hi-tech knockout blow? From AI and electric vehicles to robotics and pharmaceuticals, Beijing is driving a low-cost technology revolution with price tags that crush global competitors. But as Europe and the US scramble to c...

From AI electric vehicles to robotics & pharmaceuticals, Beijing is driving a low-cost technology revolution. As Europe and the US scramble to catch up, will ‘involution’ undo China’s lead?

jkynge.bsky.social (of chasiapacific.bsky.social) explores in his story: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Why we urgently need a ‘climate dashboard’ Swathes of the public are understandably disengaged from the climate crisis and the COP is increasingly irrelevant – a clear, annual assessment of the key data could help, write Jonathon Porritt and R...

Can anything be done to reverse the descent of the COP process into further irrelevance? 🌏

In our latest issue, Jonathan Porritt & Robin Maynard argue that we need a data-driven dashboard to ensure public engagement with the climate crisis. ⤵️
www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

The World in 2026: A Chatham House video podcast Editors of The World Today, the international affairs magazine of Chatham House, discuss with experts from across the institute the global trends, looming flashpoints and potential areas for dialogue ...

📹 In this video podcast by @theworldtoday.org @chathamhouse.org’s magazine, Orysia Lutsevych (Head of Ukraine Forum) joined experts from across the institute to discuss the global trends and looming flashpoints that may lie ahead in 2026.

Watch at: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/worl...

Britain should step up in the Arctic as US rethinks its security role President Trump’s threats towards Greenland and rumoured American mineral deals with Russia mean NATO allies can no longer rely on the US in the High North. Britain could help fill the military gap, w...

As the US rattles Arctic security, Britain should step up, says @alanderminna.bsky.social in @theworldtoday.org (written last month, sharp and prescient as ever) www.chathamhouse.org/publications...