This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at structural economic change, inequality and the depoliticization of economic policymaking. Understanding contemporary challenges to democracy in Europe requires looking beyond the rise of ‘populism’. Instead, it requires acknowledging a multiplicity of threats to democracy, in particular those arising from the structure of European economies and...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at AI being introduced to help decision-making in high-risk fields, including asylum and refugee protection. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being introduced to help decision-making in high-risk fields. This includes decision-making about asylum and refugee protection, where automated ways of processing people and predicting risks in contested...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the economic and geopolitical implications of the war for the UK. The UK is less exposed to the direct trade effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine than its European neighbours. However, both the indirect and longer-term effects on UK trade are potentially significant. This briefing...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at vote-trading as a widespread practice in Nigeria. Vote-trading has become a widespread practice in Nigeria, where democracy has struggled to be fully consolidated due to the country’s complex political landscape and its entrenched corrupt political class. Where acute socio-economic hardship persists, vote-selling traps citizens in...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at democratic evolution, national identity and political partisanship in South Korea. Academic and policy analysts are sharply divided over the strength and durability of democracy in South Korea. The political system nominally assures a reliable and representative process. But divisive identity politics, mass protest and the...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how myths about Russia's military intent affect Western policy, and what can be done. This Chatham House research aims to address some of the longer-term conceptual challenges in understanding Russian hard power, which are not directly linked to current operations in Ukraine. It challenges some...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the Build Back Better World (B3W) partnership launched at the June 2021 G7 Leaders’ Summit. The Build Back Better World (B3W) partnership was launched at the June 2021 G7 Leaders’ Summit. The partnership was aimed at mobilizing an international response to immediate and long-term challenges...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at obstacles to deeper European–US cooperation over the rise of China. The rise of China is one of the greatest challenges for the transatlantic relationship. European countries and the US have similar concerns over China, but fundamental obstacles hinder a more joined-up approach. Although no longer...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at a framework for collective action on circular trade. Circular trade is a key enabler of a global circular economy, but inequities in power relations, digital trade capabilities, trade infrastructure, access to finance, and industrial and innovation capabilities mean that countries in the Global North are...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at addressing the growing threat of tension and confrontation in the Arctic and Antarctica. Russia’s policies for the polar regions overlap and are increasingly becoming militarized, as the perception of threats to Russian national interests grows. This has direct consequences for other polar nations and for...