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The path to a Senate majority runs through the Keystone State
The path to a Senate majority runs through the Keystone State
Pennsylvania has consistently become one of the most hotly contested battleground states, and 2022 is no exception.
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Why America’s midterm elections matter for the world
Why America’s midterm elections matter for the world
The outcome could threaten the fight against climate change and the future of democracy itself, warns Leslie Vinjamuri.
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US midterms: All eyes on Georgia
US midterms: All eyes on Georgia
With all the scandals surrounding Herschel Walker taking the oxygen out of the Georgia Senate race, it is easy to lose sight of how high the stakes are.
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Joe Biden’s support for Ukraine is no guarantee America’s allies will stick to the script
Joe Biden’s support for Ukraine is no guarantee America’s allies will stick to the script
The economic crisis and talk of Armageddon should Russia deploy nuclear weapons could weaken the resolve of other western leaders
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Counting the cost of the abortion ban
Counting the cost of the abortion ban
In the second of a series on the impact of the Roe v Wade ruling, we assess the economic and political damage that America’s right may unleash
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Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan: What lies ahead for China and the US?
Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan: What lies ahead for China and the US?
Chatham House experts examine the implications for Taiwan, China and the United States of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island.
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Biden’s Middle East trip shows the long game is his aim
Biden’s Middle East trip shows the long game is his aim
The US president was focused on repairing ties with traditional regional partners, but he also aimed to redefine the contours of future US regional cooperation.
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How Brexit and Boris Broke Britain
How Brexit and Boris Broke Britain
The Next Prime Minister Will Struggle to Repair the Country’s Standing.
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Why Shinzo Abe Thought Japan Had to Change
Why Shinzo Abe Thought Japan Had to Change
Will His Vision for a Stronger Country Outlive Him?
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New Chatham House Project: Supporting a Global Recovery for a World in Crisis
New Chatham House Project: Supporting a Global Recovery for a World in Crisis
This project looks at the role of the US, the UK, Europe, and leading members of the G20 in supporting a global recovery, and the longer-term need for investments in Infrastructure.
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The role of the G7 in mobilizing for a global recovery
The role of the G7 in mobilizing for a global recovery
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G7 can help build resilient and secure supply chains
G7 can help build resilient and secure supply chains
By addressing both short and long-term supply chain issues, G7 can pave the way to a global economic recovery and create better resilience to future shocks.
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Core contradictions threaten a multilateral future
Core contradictions threaten a multilateral future
In the first of a series of interviews with the Queen Elizabeth II Academy Faculty, Lord Malloch-Brown tackles the challenge of agreeing multilateral solutions as international institutions struggle to deal with multiple crises.
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Latin America Is Paying the Cost of Its Zombie Regionalism
Latin America Is Paying the Cost of Its Zombie Regionalism
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Reshaping NATO for an uncertain future
Reshaping NATO for an uncertain future
A Chatham House expert panel outlines the challenges for delegates at the Madrid summit where the roadmap for the transatlantic alliance will be created
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Biden’s Realism, US Restraint, and the Future of the Transatlantic Partnership
Biden’s Realism, US Restraint, and the Future of the Transatlantic Partnership
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Biden Is Setting Himself Up for Embarrassment in Los Angeles
Biden Is Setting Himself Up for Embarrassment in Los Angeles
The upcoming Summit of the Americas could be the gravestone on U.S. influence in the region.
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Venezuelan oily chess
Venezuelan oily chess
There is an opportunity to revise a dead-end sanctions policy on Venezuela that would serve both US geostrategic interests and the goal of democratic transition.
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Making the Multilateral Trading System Fit for the 21st Century and How the G7 Can Help
Making the Multilateral Trading System Fit for the 21st Century and How the G7 Can Help
The World Trade Organization is in its deepest crisis since its creation. This requires multilateral collaboration and innovative and interdisciplinary solutions. The goal should not be to try to re-establish the status quo but rather to adapt the world trading systems to the realities and necessities of the 21st century and the new geopolitical context. What is needed is a WTO 2.0 that responds to the world’s peace, health and environmental challenges and proactively contributes to solving them.
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Will American support for Ukraine last?
Will American support for Ukraine last?
Americans are voicing their support for Ukraine. But in the face of inflation, rising prices and partisan divides, public opinion may change.
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US and Europe find unity but must move beyond the West
US and Europe find unity but must move beyond the West
President Biden’s first State of the Union address was delivered to a US Congress which showed moments of seemingly cast-iron unity in support of Ukraine.
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Boxing Cuba In Benefits No One
Boxing Cuba In Benefits No One
It’s on the United States to break the detente because Cuba’s continued isolation may have serious geopolitical consequences.
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The Corruption Obsession Is a Convenient Distraction
The Corruption Obsession Is a Convenient Distraction
Opposing corruption in international forums is easy. Nobody is openly for it, and popular sentiment is strongly against it. Global public opinion surveys show that corruption is a primary concern of citizens all around the world, and a host of public ills can be attributed to it, from economic stagnation, to the global decline of trust in democracy and a range of other societal challenge
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Putin's Ukraine dilemma, and the security threat to Europe
Putin's Ukraine dilemma, and the security threat to Europe
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Contactless, Crypto, and Cash: Laundering Illicit Profits in the Age of COVID-19
Contactless, Crypto, and Cash: Laundering Illicit Profits in the Age of COVID-19
This paper explores whether COVID-19 may have affected the traditional means illicit groups have used to launder their ill-gotten profits processes through three main channels: increased reliance on cryptocurrencies to move and launder funds tied to illicit activity; the expanded use of the internet through e-commerce sites to continue and expand trade mispricing practices to move illicit funds; and the use of FinTech and peer-to-peer payment services to transfer illicit funds.
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Reforming Venezuela’s electricity sector: Options and priorities for rebuilding a collapsed system
Reforming Venezuela’s electricity sector: Options and priorities for rebuilding a collapsed system
This paper examines the root causes of the power crisis in Venezuela in the context of the steady collapse of the state in the country, to provide a series of recommendations concerning rebuilding versus replacing existing infrastructure and priorities in Venezuela’s critical energy transition. It urges the engagement of principal stakeholders in a broad, transparent dialogue to launch the reform of the electricity sector in distinct, coordinated phases.
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US spotlight: The year in review and looking ahead
US spotlight: The year in review and looking ahead
Chatham House and foreign policy experts review the first year of the Joe Biden presidency and examine America’s future place in the world.
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Re-imagining trade for domestic and foreign policy
Re-imagining trade for domestic and foreign policy
Exploring future trade policy through issues such as the green transition, labour standards, human rights, the role of the WTO, and non-trade policy objectives.
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The Democrat’s Playbook
The Democrat’s Playbook
Biden’s Summit for Democracy must go on the offensive.
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A polarized America still showing little sign of unity
A polarized America still showing little sign of unity
Despite policy wins, Joe Biden’s hopes of healing a divided nation remain a distant promise with an electorate entrenched in its partisan views.
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Nicaragua chronicle is of a democracy’s death foretold
Nicaragua chronicle is of a democracy’s death foretold
The recent elections were denounced by more than 40 governments but sanctions had no measurable deterrent effect, so can the international community do more?
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Tackling online abuse against women politicians: This disturbing global trend threatens Latin American democracy
Tackling online abuse against women politicians: This disturbing global trend threatens Latin American democracy
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United States competitiveness and the future of technology governance with Eric Schmidt
United States competitiveness and the future of technology governance with Eric Schmidt
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To participate or not to participate: The Venezuelan opposition’s Hamlet moment
To participate or not to participate: The Venezuelan opposition’s Hamlet moment
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Migration in Latin America
Migration in Latin America
Explaining Latin America’s history of welcoming migrants, the push and pull factor at work in migration to the US, and the internal South American migration caused by the crisis in Venezuela.
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Bolsonaro’s social media plan shows his election worry
Bolsonaro’s social media plan shows his election worry
With polls predicting electoral defeat, Brazil’s president seeks renewed legitimacy for his divisive rhetoric by ensuring social media platforms toe the line.
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Biden’s realism will drive competition among US allies
Biden’s realism will drive competition among US allies
The US president appears determined to remove sentiment from foreign policy, instead combining minilateralism and multilateralism to achieve his objectives.
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Canada’s election has weakened all its party leaders
Canada’s election has weakened all its party leaders
The new parliament looks strikingly like the last, but the election had the curious effect of weakening every Canadian party leader not just Justin Trudeau.
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AUKUS reveals much about the new global strategic context
AUKUS reveals much about the new global strategic context
The new AUKUS partnership as well as the furore in Paris surrounding its announcement says a lot about the new geopolitical landscape.
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In conversation with Nancy Pelosi
In conversation with Nancy Pelosi
The speaker of the US House of Representatives examines important questions in US politics and policy.
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Will Mexico’s Economic Rebound Be Temporary?
Will Mexico’s Economic Rebound Be Temporary?
The government’s latest economic package falls short of the reforms needed for sustained growth.
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US and European strategies for resilient supply chains
US and European strategies for resilient supply chains
Balancing globalization and sovereignty
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Policymakers can learn from Nixon's 'dollar shock'
Policymakers can learn from Nixon's 'dollar shock'
The decision in 1971 to suspend the convertibility of the US dollar into gold has lessons for addressing the challenges faced by the modern international economic system.
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Undercurrents: Youth perspectives on 9/11
Undercurrents: Youth perspectives on 9/11
How does the post-9/11 generation reflect on the attacks of 11 September, 2001? And does its legacy shape their wider views of international politics?
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Internet Tech Standards Are the Next Human Rights Battleground
Internet Tech Standards Are the Next Human Rights Battleground
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Facing reality is painful for the US and its allies
Facing reality is painful for the US and its allies
Experts from across Chatham House analyse the strategic and intelligence failures in Afghanistan, and the lasting effects on the US, UK, NATO and the EU.
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Biden’s messy Afghanistan withdrawal has increased the need to deliver on his domestic agenda
Biden’s messy Afghanistan withdrawal has increased the need to deliver on his domestic agenda
After nearly two decades of boots on the ground, last month American forces left Afghanistan, with the Taliban retaking the country much more quickly than had been anticipated by the administration of President Biden. In this Q&A, LSE Phelan US Centre Director and Chatham House Associate Fellow Professor Peter Trubowitz looks at the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
