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  • How will Ukraine get through winter after the Trump-Putin diesel deal?

    October 16, 2026 · 38 min

    President Trump and President Putin's back-door deal to release hundreds of thousands of tonnes of Russian diesel into international markets has revitalized the Kremlin's war effort and left President Zelenskyy incandescent. Is the US…

  • Europe, Brazil and beyond: Is the populist wave gathering momentum?

    October 9, 2026 · 29 min

    The rightward movement in democracies in Europe and beyond shows little sign of slowing. Germany has elected its first far-right regional government in Saxony-Anhalt. In France, voter anger with Emmanuel Macron puts the Rassemblement…

  • Why the Houthis' Red Sea power play makes Iran even stronger

    October 2, 2026 · 30 min

    The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels' capture of Yemen's port city of Mocha means that Iran now effectively controls two crucial waterways in the region – the Bab al-Mandab Strait to the Red Sea and thus the Suez Canal, as well as the Hormuz…

  • China rising, America in decline? The Trump-Xi summit

    September 25, 2026 · 35 min

    President Donald Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to Washington with the US-China dynamic in a moment of historic flux. China is rising economically and militarily, while the US is mired in the Iran war, alienating allies and pursuing Trump's…

  • Artificial Intelligence, Real Fears: Is it time to slow down?

    September 18, 2026 · 36 min

    A call by leaders of the tech giants on the frontier of Artificial Intelligence to 'slow the pace' of its development has sparked debate over the risks associated with AI. Does AI represent an existential threat, and if so, how urgent are…

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  • How did 9/11 shape the world we live in?

    September 11, 2026 · 46 min

    Twenty five years ago the deadliest terrorist attacks in human history, on 11 September 2001, saw 2,977 people killed in New York, Washington, and aboard the planes hijacked by 19 members of Al-Qaeda. An immediate response followed with…

  • What is the United Nations for?

    September 4, 2026 · 35 min

    The United Nations convenes for its 81st General Assembly next week amid turmoil around the world that it seeks to bring together. The conflicts in Iran, Ukraine and Gaza, and the US, China and Russia's undermining of the rules-based…

  • Iran, Gaza, Trump and Netanyahu: Understanding the Middle East's crises

    August 28, 2026 · 36 min

    It's been a tumultuous year in the Middle East – and it's far from over. Six months after the US and Israel launched their offensive against Iran, the conflict continues to disrupt trade, energy and food security. President Trump struggles…

  • The summer of '26: A turning point for the climate crisis?

    August 21, 2026 · 33 min

    The climate crisis has seldom been dramatized so vividly as in the summer of 2026. Apocalyptic fires, widespread droughts and drained rivers in Europe made clear a worsening situation that even the most fervent denier can't wave away. But…

  • The foreign policy challenges Labour can't ignore

    August 14, 2026 · 29 min

    Britain's new prime minister Andy Burnham is not known for his interest in foreign affairs, but foreign affairs are eternally and often unforgivingly interested in Britain. What should Burnham and his new foreign secretary Ed Miliband…

  • Is the AI boom about to bust?

    August 7, 2026 · 41 min

    The $2.6 trillion spent on artificial intelligence, data centres and advanced chipmaking dwarfs the cost of previous infrastructure megaprojects. Yet AI has become a money pit for tech giants like Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta, and…

  • If Ukraine is winning the war, why did Zelenskyy fire his defence minister?

    July 31, 2026 · 35 min

    Ukraine's drone strikes deep into Russian territory coincided with one of Kyiv's biggest political and military convulsions of the war: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov only for…

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Chatham House director Bronwen Maddox hosts conversations with leading policymakers, journalists and Chatham House experts to provide insight into the latest international political issues. Independent Thinking gives listeners the opportunity to engage with the high level conversations hosted by Chatham House.