مجتمع مدني متماسك وتحسينات في التعليم وزيادة الدعم الدولي لوسائل الإعلام ستف المزيد من المجال لحرية التعبير وستساعد في تعزيز الانتقال الديمقراطي في العراق، يكتب منتظر ناصر في مقال من #مبادرة_العراق. لقراءة المقال على منصتنا "كلام" ⬇️ kalam.chathamhouse.org/ar/articles/%D…

Kabir, who has been governor [of Libya’s central bank] since 2012, had centralised enormous authority in his hands. Replacing him could be a challenge given that factions were jostling to gain increased access to oil revenues, says Tim Eaton via Financial Times. ft.com/content/4609d2…

📖 This research paper by Renad Mansour, @ekhawaga & Lina Khatib argues that logic behind 'elite bargains' is primarily concerned with curbing one form of violence – direct, inter-elite violence – and fails to account for others. Read in full ⤵️ chathamhouse.org/2023/09/rethin…

📢Upcoming webinar: 30 Years of Non-Maghreb: What next for Algeria-Morocco relations? Join Amb. John Desrocher, Tim Eaton, Fatim-Zohra El Malki, Yahia Zoubir & Isabelle Werenfels (@[email protected]) for a discussion about #Algeria-#Morocco relations. 📅 10 Sept ⏰ 14:00 BST Register ⤵️ chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

Hezbollah could have intervened before Hamas’s military was degraded — but it has not. Hezbollah will only risk war with Israel if the group believes it faces an existential threat, writes Lina Khatib (Chatham House MENA). chathamhouse.org/2024/08/all-ou…

Israel is deepening its control of Gaza, shrinking the territory by seizing the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border, writes Amjad Iraqi. chathamhouse.org/2024/08/real-s…

Hezbollah could have intervened before Hamas’s military was degraded — but it has not. Hezbollah will only risk war with Israel if the group believes it faces an existential threat, writes Lina Khatib (Chatham House MENA). chathamhouse.org/2024/08/all-ou…

Event | Why do autocrats survive? Later today Anne Applebaum joins Bronwen Maddox and other Chatham House experts to discuss how modern autocratic regimes use power to survive. Date📅: Today Time⌚️: 18:00 Watch the livestream here: chathamhouse.org/events/all/mem…

📢 Upcoming event: In conversation with HRH Prince Turki AlFaisal This Chatham House event will discuss how the ongoing Gaza war is impacting MENA & the role external actors can play to support de-escalation. 📅 13/9 ⏰ 11.00 BST Register interest ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/events/all/ope…

In this @France24 interview, Yossi Mekelberg explains the motivations behind the wide-spread demonstrations and national strike in Israel, and the government's response to protestors' demands. Watch in full⤵️

One of the tragedies in the will-they-won’t-they game between Israel & Hezbollah is that it diverts attention from Palestine. Hezbollah’s fight is not about helping Palestinians, or even Hamas, but about pursuing self-preservation, writes Lina Khatib. chathamhouse.org/2024/08/all-ou…

This recent Chatham House paper encourages a reappraisal of Western-led policies to #Niger, which puts patterns of human mobility in context of conflict, geopolitical competition, climate change & emerging political economies linked to the mining sector ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2024/07/tackli…

'The Gaza war has highlighted once again Iran’s deep hostility to Israel, but Tehran is far from the region’s only government utilizing existing conflicts as battlegrounds to pursue their interests,' writes Christopher Phillips. chathamhouse.org/2024/05/beware…

"هذه الحملة هي أعنف محاولة حتى الآن "لتطهير" المجتمع المدني اليمني وسحق الأصوات المعارضة داخل البلاد وخارجه،" يكتب فارع المسلمي Farea Al-Muslimi. لقراءة المقال على منصتنا "كلام" ⬇️ kalam.chathamhouse.org/ar/articles/%d…

📽️ Webinar recording: 'Understanding the role of armed actors across the Middle East' In February, Emile Hokayem اميل الحكيّم, Raya Jalabi | رايه الجلبي, Renad Mansour, Mohammad Ali Shabani & maysaa shujaa ميساء شجاع الدين discussed the power & motivations of different groups. Watch below ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=qI67ba…

The International Court of Justice is busier than ever. Since 1945 the Court has seen relatively low case numbers for most of its existence. That has now changed. chathamhouse.org/2024/09/more-a…

🚨 Upcoming webinar: 30 Years of Non-Maghreb ◾ Which primary obstacles are hindering Maghreb integration & Algeria-Morocco relations? ◾ What are the costs & implications for regional countries? Register for our 10 Sept webinar to hear the discussion⤵️ chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

In #Gaza, the immediate priority must be facilitating swift delivery of humanitarian aid. But governments must also make Palestinian agency and sovereignty a fundamental pillar of Gaza’s present and future, writes Amjad Iraqi. Read in full ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2024/08/real-s…

📖 'Hezbollah’s power in Lebanon is not achieved through sheer coercion; it has consolidated control through elite pacts and by taking advantage of weaknesses in the Lebanese state system & infrastructure,' writes Lina Khatib. Read the research paper ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2021/06/how-he…

Violent conflict can be seen to lie at the heart of the varying degrees of violence displayed in human smuggling & trafficking practices in northern Niger & southern Libya, write Tim Eaton & Peter Tinti in a Chatham House XCEPT Research article. kalam.chathamhouse.org/articles/how-c…