This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how importing countries can address water stress from global commodity production. A combination of climate change impacts and the production of water-intensive commodities, such as food, textiles and minerals, is exacerbating global water insecurity. Around 50 per cent of the water used to produce goods...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines how states, international organisations and armed groups become parties to war. States have often relied on each other’s support to wage wars. But, as military technology advances, contemporary armed conflicts are increasingly characterized by complex patterns of cooperation involving states, international organizations and non-state armed groups....

This report from UK think tank Chatham House defines and details a set of current trends in platform regulation. After decades of reluctance, governments around the world are moving to regulate, and more actively direct, digital platforms in an effort to tackle perceived harms and to strengthen state oversight and control. Digital sovereignty is emerging...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House takes a closer look at different approaches to the principles that can improve outcomes for civilians in conflict contexts. The increasing complexity of protracted armed conflicts that impact civilian lives demonstrates the urgent need for a reassessment of the role of humanitarian principles – humanity, impartiality, neutrality...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at rethinking the role of humanitarian principles in armed conflict. The international humanitarian system frequently acts as a substitute for the lack of political effort to bring armed conflicts to an end. As a result, humanitarian organizations often must contend with dilemmas that they are ill-equipped...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House emphasises the importance of applying humanitarian principles within wider efforts to promote peace. Gender equality and inclusivity are important considerations in humanitarian efforts to alleviate suffering and preserve dignity in conflicts. However, where there is systemic gender-based marginalization, humanitarian organizations continue to face severe challenges. This paper...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House will examine lessons observed from the war on Ukraine. Russia’s use of cyber and information warfare against Ukraine has confirmed some previous assessments of Russian doctrine and capabilities and invalidated others. In both cases, observation of operations in the war to date provides valuable insights for other...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how local factors shape Libya's security sector. Libya’s armed groups predominantly operate in the areas where they originated. This means that the security sector has developed since 2011 in accordance with distinctly local dynamics: the social composition of the area; the experience of conflict; the...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at policy options for improved laboratory safety and security. This paper discusses a new mapping of all reports of laboratory accidents worldwide, published between 2000 and 2021, which finds that documentation and reporting of accidents are generally poor. Many countries have no reporting requirements at all,...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House traces the political dimensions of state capture in Iraq and its consequences for the country’s future stability. The US-led invasion and occupation in 2003 brought Iraq some of the trappings of a liberal democracy, such as competitive multi-party elections and citizen freedoms, but it did not ensure...