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Event | Why do autocrats survive? @anneapplebaum joins @bronwenmaddox and @benjaminbland to discuss her latest book Autocracy, Inc. and the way modern autocratic regimes use power to survive. Date📅: 3 September Time⌚️: 18:00 Find out more:
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By selling democracy and governance issues short, London and Washington have inadvertently undermined their countries’ own interests in Nigeria, writes @MatthewTPage ( @AfricaProg ).
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Despite the promise of technology and legislation, Nigeria’s contested elections have resulted in mistrust and revealed deepening divides, write @HassanIdayat and Alex Vines ( @AfricaProg ).
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‘I cannot imagine Mr Disraeli, Mr Gladstone, Mr Churchill or Mrs Thatcher even in their most difficult moments saying let us put parliament aside while I carry through this difficult policy that a part of my party disagrees with.’ - Sir John Major speaking at #CHLondon in June.
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The INEC’s performance and controversies over these results mean that Nigeria's electoral reforms and lessons declared to have been learned were not fully applied, warns @LeenaHoffmann ( @AfricaProg ).
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Despite the promise of technology and legislation, Nigeria’s contested elections have resulted in mistrust and revealed deepening divides, write @HassanIdayat and Alex Vines ( @AfricaProg ).
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Since 7 October, Iran’s support for Hamas and its broader regional goals – most importantly, its long-standing hostility towards Israel – have come into sharp focus.
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The UK and the US have enduring strategic interests in Nigeria, which are threatened by Nigeria’s kleptocratic ruling class, warns @MatthewTPage ( @AfricaProg ).
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Nigeria’s 2023 elections | Peter Gregory Obi @PeterObi , presidential candidate for @NgLabour , discusses with the @AfricaProg his vision for policy and reform in 🇳🇬. Date📅: Today Time⌚: 13:00 (GMT) Livestream here:
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Event | In conversation with Rahul Gandhi Starting now, @RahulGandhi ( @INCIndia ) joins @benjaminbland ( @CHAsiaPacific ) to discuss India’s changing role in the world. Livestream here:
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The UK and the US have enduring strategic interests in Nigeria, which are threatened by Nigeria’s kleptocratic ruling class, warns @MatthewTPage ( @AfricaProg ).
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Despite the promise of technology and legislation, Nigeria’s contested elections have resulted in growing mistrust and revealed deepening divides, writes Idayat Hassan and Alex Vine ( @AfricaProg ).
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The UK and the US have enduring strategic interests in Nigeria, which are threatened by Nigeria’s kleptocratic ruling class, warns @MatthewTPage ( @AfricaProg ).
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Despite the promise of technology and legislation, Nigeria’s contested elections have resulted in mistrust and revealed deepening divides, write @HassanIdayat and Alex Vines ( @AfricaProg ).
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Nigeria's 2023 elections: In conversation with Bola Ahmed Tinubu ( @officialABAT ). Join us later today as Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate in 🇳🇬's upcoming election, joins Alex Vines ( @AfricaProg ) in conversation. Livestream📺 here:
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Nigeria’s 2023 elections | Peter Gregory Obi @PeterObi , presidential candidate for @NgLabour , discusses with the @AfricaProg his vision for policy and reform in 🇳🇬. Date📅: 16 January Time⌚: 13:00 (GMT) Livestream here:
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The INEC’s performance and controversies over these results mean that Nigeria's electoral reforms and lessons declared to have been learned were not fully applied, warns @LeenaHoffmann ( @AfricaProg ).
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Despite the promise of technology and legislation, Nigeria’s contested elections have resulted in mistrust and revealed deepening divides, write @HassanIdayat and Alex Vines ( @AfricaProg ).
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To many Nigerians democracy has few benefits. Former president Muhammadu Buhari presided over worsening security, rampant corruption, and two recessions, writes @LeenaHoffmann ( @AfricaProg ).
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Despite the promise of technology and legislation, Nigeria’s contested elections have resulted in mistrust and revealed deepening divides, write @HassanIdayat and Alex Vines ( @AfricaProg ).
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Despite the promise of technology and legislation, Nigeria’s contested elections have resulted in mistrust and revealed deepening divides, write @HassanIdayat and Alex Vines ( @AfricaProg ).
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By selling democracy and governance issues short, London and Washington have inadvertently undermined their countries’ own interests in Nigeria, writes @MatthewTPage ( @AfricaProg ).
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In our world a man is confident but a woman is arrogant, a man is assertive but a woman is aggressive - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses #CHLondon 2018. Full-length video now available on Youtube
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The INEC’s performance and controversies over these results mean that Nigeria's electoral reforms and lessons declared to have been learned were not fully applied, warns @LeenaHoffmann ( @AfricaProg ).
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Despite the promise of technology and legislation, Nigeria’s contested elections have resulted in mistrust and revealed deepening divides, write Idayat Hassan and Alex Vines ( @AfricaProg ).
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"Abortion is a health issue. It is not a criminal justice issue. Our approach is grounded in the right of a woman to choose." Jacinda Ardern ( @jacindaardern ) on the US Supreme Court's overturning of Roe vs Wade.
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If Ukraine is forced to negotiate a ceasefire, this gives Russia the opportunity to turn the war into another frozen conflict – to be defrosted at a time of the Kremlin’s choosing, warns @KeirGiles ( @CHRussiaEurasia ) in the @Independent .
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By selling democracy and governance issues short, London and Washington have inadvertently undermined their countries’ own interests in Nigeria, writes @MatthewTPage ( @AfricaProg ).
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“The greater the erosion of Russia’s military capacity by Ukraine, the longer it will take Russia before it tries again, and the safer Europe will be” @KeirGiles ( @CHRussiaEurasia ) challenges the narrative that ‘Russia cannot suffer a humiliating defeat’.
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ANNOUNCEMENT Colombia's President @JuanManSantos has been voted Chatham House Prize 2017 winner for ending the armed conflict in Colombia.
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If elected prime minister, I will do everything necessary to protect the safety and security of our people - @JeremyCorbyn #CHcorbyn
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"Russia's presidency begins on 1 April and, frankly speaking, you can not imagine a worse joke for April Fools Day" @DmytroKuleba ( @MFA_Ukraine ) on Russia's presidency of the @UN Security Council. Watch in full:
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I became a journalist to question power - it's our job to make you feel uncomfortable, @monaeltahawy speaking at the #CHprize panel discussion on press freedom and the risks currently facing journalists.
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What do Europeans think about Muslim immigration? New Chatham House survey of 10,000 people from 10 countries:
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Weapons to Saudi Arabia, when the evidence of grave breaches of humanitarian law in Yemen is overwhelming, must stop @JeremyCorbyn #CHcorbyn
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“The greater the erosion of Russia’s military capacity by Ukraine, the longer it will take Russia before it tries again, and the safer Europe will be” @KeirGiles ( @CHRussiaEurasia ) challenges the narrative that ‘Russia cannot suffer a humiliating defeat’.
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Security is not only about direct military defence, it’s about conflict resolution and prevention - @JeremyCorbyn #CHcorbyn
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'We cannot be dependent on the Chinese market. It’s not only bad for our economies, it’s bad for our geopolitical-strategic interest.' 'You will never compete and win against them, unless you take back the means of production.' @HillaryClinton speaking @CH_Events on Tuesday
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Expert thread 🧵 With events unfolding rapidly in Russia, follow our @CHRussiaEurasia experts for the latest analysis. Read our expertise below⬇️
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Nigeria’s 2023 elections | Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso @KwankwasoRM , leader of @OfficialNNPPng , discusses with the @AfricaProg his ideas for policy and reform in🇳🇬. Date📅: 18 January Time⌚: 13:00 (GMT) Livestream here:
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We are delighted to announce that the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, has been awarded this year’s Chatham House Prize for his work restoring democracy in Poland. We look forward to welcoming the Prime Minister to @ChathamHouse in July to accept the award. #CHLondon
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'Identity and politics - it has never been a good marriage' - @GuyVerhofstadt speaking at Chatham House today.
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This week, the founder of @rapplerdotcom Maria Ressa has been charged with online libel by the Philippine Government. In November, @MariaRessa spoke of the threat she was facing at an event on press freedom.
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"What China did was to transplant the way they govern society in mainland China into Hong Kong🇭🇰. It has devastated civil society". Don't miss our recent interview🎙️ with @nathanlawkc for @TheWorldToday . Read in full here👇
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"Our job is to keep the Palestinians radicalized. Most would settle in a moment for peace. We need to keep them angry" Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed yesterday in Beirut, told @bronwenmaddox about his ambition for Hamas - and his strategy to achieve it.
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The US and UK have deepened their engagement with Nigeria’s corrupt military at the expense of a focus on democracy and governance, writes @MatthewTPage ( @AfricaProg ).
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Event | Russia’s aggression and a crisis for multilateralism Starting now, @DmytroKuleba ( @MFA_Ukraine ) joins @bronwenmaddox and @Simonsmithjg58 ( @CHUkraineForum ) to discuss 🇷🇺's war against Ukraine. Livestream here:
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'The Conservative Party won this election by leaning a little bit left on the economy and a little bit right on those questions of culture, identity and Brexit.' Listen to Senior Visiting Fellow @GoodwinMJ 's analysis on the #GeneralElectionResults #GE2019
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"It is essential that Russia loses in Ukraine. The US supply of arms is giving Ukraine some battlefield success, but not yet enough to win" @bronwenmaddox calls for more powerful weapons to be delivered to Ukraine, as part of our 2023 Director's Lecture.
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I am not a pacifist. I accept that military action, as a genuine last resort, is in some circumstances necessary - @JeremyCorbyn #CHcorbyn
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What🌐 issues will dominate the international agenda in 2022? ▫️Climate priorities ▫️🇪🇺🇨🇳 relations ▫️Urbanization in the Global South ▫️🇳🇬's Democracy ▫️China’s digital authoritarianism ▫️🇹🇷’s refugee crisis Read our latest from @TheWorldToday 👇
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Britain deserves better than simply outsourcing our country’s security to the whims of the Trump White House. @JeremyCorbyn #CHcorbyn
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If Russia is allowed to achieve success in Ukraine through nuclear intimidation, this will validate coercion not only for Moscow but for all aggressive states, warns @KeirGiles ( @CHRussiaEurasia ).
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'World leaders must prioritize people and our planet over growth.’ Today, @Malala explained how girls’ education and gender equality can tackle climate change. Watch back to hear from @COP26 @AlokSharma_RDG , @vanessa_vash @nancygtembo @CKwauk @LuceFry
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‘The perception of the EU as an oppressor of the United Kingdom is based on an extremely selective reading of the history…’ - @HeleneBismarck spoke at Wednesday’s member’s event: Brexit in a Historical Context. Watch it here:
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"Ukrainians are very clear that they do not want to make any territorial concessions. We must boost our military assistance to Ukraine" @Orysiaua ( @CHUkraineForum ) on the need for additional support for Kyiv. Read the report:
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’There is no point in going to an election where the outcome has already been determined’ - @RailaOdinga on withdrawal from Kenyan election
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‘Angola is an important example of a country leading the way in clearing the remnants of war in order to secure a better future for its people.’ - HRH The Duke of Sussex addresses #CHAfrica 's discussion: Mine Clearance, Conservation and Economic Development in Angola.
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"The nations of the world should be standing shoulder to shoulder, to identify the problems and find solutions." Watch Sir David Attenborough's impassioned call for international action🇺🇳 on #climatechange , ahead of @COP26 . Watch📽️his full remarks here👇
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Ahead of @COP26 , our @CH_Environment report reveals the impact of a warming planet. ▫️10m people a year at risk from extreme temperatures🌡️ . ▫️Agricultural yields🌽 declining by 30% by 2050. ▫️700m to be exposed to severe droughts. Read in full 👇
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For all their bluster, the Tory record on defence and security has been one of incompetence and failure - @JeremyCorbyn #CHcorbyn
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‘The Cambridge Analytica scandal is really just the tip of the iceberg…’ - Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes writes in the @nytimes today ’It’s time to break up Facebook’, listen to what he had to say on the subject at Chatham House in April 2018.
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The exit of 1,000 companies from Russia in four months has surpassed the number that pulled out of apartheid South Africa over an entire decade, writes Bennett Freeman ( @CHIntLaw ).
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COP28 comes at a decisive moment for climate action. Temperature records are being repeatedly broken with unprecedented wildfires and droughts worldwide, write @EAMAberg_ and @ruthtownend ( @CH_Environment ).
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‘Dirty money’ is one of Russia’s biggest weaknesses, they launder it in offshore and onshore financial centres, and the biggest of those onshore financial centres is the City of London, says @EdwardLucas Watch the event: Western Approaches Towards Russia
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‘Young voices demand change.’ @SavvyRinu writes for @TheWorldToday about how police brutality in Nigeria led to the birth of a movement that is spreading throughout the continent. Read more:
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The reality is that Vladimir Putin has effectively succeeded in deterring President Joe Biden from helping Ukraine to win this war.
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I urge diplomacy before going to war - these poppies are a reminder of how badly things go when you miscalculate, says @JohnKerry #CHevents
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'All further migration from mainly Muslim countries should be stopped' Agree: Poland 71% France 61% UK 47%
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Q. 'When was America Great?' A. 'When I was young' Government can't make us young again @TimothyDSnyder on what he calls fictional problems
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‘My hope is that through this collaboration mine fields can be cleared, land can be protected, wildlife can be free to return to where they once roamed and Angolans can reap the rewards,’ HRH The Duke of Sussex speaking @Africaprog 's event today More info:
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‘As Patron of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, I am delighted that members have awarded this year’s Chatham House Prize to Sir David Attenborough and the Blue Planet II team.’ Watch Her Majesty The Queen award the #CHPrize yesterday evening
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Across 10 European countries an average of 55% agreed with the below statement
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Is Technology Destroying Democracy? Democracy and civic engagement cannot happen using commercial platforms that have the manipulation and exploitation of personal data at the core of their business model - @francesca_bria speaking at last week's @CHDemTech event.
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Elon Musk buying Twitter is a reminder of the power of social media platforms in shaping public debate. They should not be in the hands of billionaires, writes @akrasodomski .
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Announcement 📣 Malawi’s constitutional court judges have won the 2020 Chatham House Prize in recognition of the 'courage and independence in the defence of democracy' demonstrated in their ruling that annulled the May 2019 presidential election. More on the #CHPrize winners:
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Announcement 📣 The 2019 Chatham House Prize is awarded to Sir David Attenborough and Julian Hector, head of BBC Studios Natural History Unit, for the galvanizing impact of the Blue Planet II series on tackling ocean plastic pollution. More on #CHPrize :
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'The Saudi regime is imploding from within.' 'The evidence is there but people refuse to see it.' - @MadawiDr speaking at an event we held on 4 September on the UK-Saudi relationship.
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“A Palestinian state is the right of all Palestinians. Despite the horror of the present we must fight for the hope of the future.” @Keir_Starmer on the need for a Palestinian state. #CHevents
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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Committee to Protect Journalists ( @pressfreedom ) has been voted the winner of this year’s Chatham House Prize, recognised for its efforts in defending the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal.
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Last night the Prime Minister of Kosovo, @albinkurti , spoke at our joint event with @UCLPublicPolicy on the security challenges facing the Western Balkans. Chaired by @SheridanDani , the prime minister was joined for the discussion by @Andi_Hoxhaj and @armida_lm . #CHEvents
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"This demonstration of Russia’s fragility only re-emphasises how vital it is to step up military support for Ukraine. The suggestion that Moscow cannot be defeated, and therefore it is better not to try and instead “negotiated settlement” is the only way forward, has been
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STATEMENT: Chatham House is deeply saddened by the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We join the UK and Commonwealth in mourning and paying tribute (1/2).
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Drug Policy There's a narrative that says if you are using drugs you are a bad person because you are breaking the law, when actually use of drugs requires a health and safety approach - we can learn a lot from Portugal, says former Prime Minister of New Zealand @HelenClarkNZ
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How vulnerable are nuclear weapons to cyber-attacks? @beyzaunal answers the question.
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"As a young student leader in the Umbrella Movement of 2014, we were frustrated by how the world reacted to the situation in Hong Kong" @nathanlawkc on the fight for democracy in 🇭🇰. Watch in full:
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"Chancellor @OlafScholz , he's invited and has been of some time. He's invited to Ukraine. He can make this powerful political step, to come to Kyiv on 9 May" President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ( @ZelenskyyUa ) invited Germany's leader to visit Kyiv during his address to @ChathamHouse .
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The sad tragedy about countries like Turkey is that the people are often far ahead of their governments - award-winning novelist @Elif_Safak urges people in the West to reach out to progressives in Turkey.
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Myths and misconceptions in the debate on Russia 🇷🇺 A new @CHRussiaEurasia report deconstructs 16 of the most prevalent myths that shape contemporary Western thinking on Russia, and explains their detrimental impact on the design and execution of policy
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