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09.10.2020
A Deeper Look at the Protests in Belarus
Both the protests and police violence in Belarus are greater in scale - and potential - than at any other time in Belarus’s modern history.
07.15.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 63 - The Politics of Violent Images
In a final episode before the summer break, Undercurrents explores the complex politics of horrific images.
07.08.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 62 - 100 Years of Chatham House
Undercurrents marks the Chatham House centenary with an episode on the history of the institute.
07.01.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 61 - LGBTQ+ Rights, and China's Post-COVID Global Standing
Undercurrents is back with interviews on the global fight for LGBTQ+ rights, and how the coronavirus pandemic might affect China's soft power.
06.30.2020
The Climate Briefing: Episode 6 - How to Decarbonise Industry
How can governments support industry decarbonisation?
06.10.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 57 - Race in Westminster, and COVID-19 Expertise
06.03.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 56 - Uganda's Children Born of War
06.01.2020
The Climate Briefing: Episode 5 - How to Finance Climate Action
Why does money matter at COP26?
05.27.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 55 - Benjamin Netanyahu's Trial, and the Identity Politics of Eurovision
This week the Undercurrents team present a double-bill of interviews exploring the politics of Israel.
05.20.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 54 - India's COVID-19 Tracing App, and the Media's Pandemic Response
How is technology contributing to India's coronavirus response?
05.13.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 53 - Protecting Workers During COVID-19, and Food in Security in West Africa
How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting workers? And how might lockdown measures deepen West Africa's food crisis?
05.12.2020
The Climate Briefing: Episode 4 - Coronavirus and Climate Change
How will the pandemic affect progress towards a greener society?
04.29.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 51 - Preparing for Pandemics, and Gandhi's Chatham House Speech
How can states improve their pandemic response after COVID-19? And why did India's leading independence campaigner visit Chatham House in 1931?
04.28.2020
The Climate Briefing: Episode 3 - Climate Change and National Security
The Climate Briefing turns its attention to how defence and security strategists are thinking about the threat of climate change.
04.22.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 50 - The Coronavirus Communications Crisis, and Justice in Myanmar
Interviews on government communications during the coronavirus pandemic, and the lessons from the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
04.15.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 49 - EU Responses to COVID-19, and the Politics of Celebrity
How the EU has responded to the economic impact of COVID-19, and the interactions between politics and the culture of celebrity.
04.02.2020
The Climate Briefing: Episode 2 - European Climate Ambitions
The Climate Briefing returns with interviews on European approaches to climate action, and the role that business can play in achieving the Paris Agreement goals.
03.20.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 48 - UK Intelligence Agencies, and Paying for Climate Action
How intelligence professionals view accountability in the context of 21st century politics, and the future of climate financing.
03.05.2020
Security Challenges in the Mediterranean Region
The president of Malta discusses the current security challenges in the Mediterranean region, reflecting on the role of international cooperation in addressing climate change, migration and refugee flows.
03.05.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 47 - Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws
Agnes and Ben meet with Pakistani-American director Mohamed Ali Naqvi to discuss his new documentary and how such films can drive political change.
03.02.2020
China’s Foreign Policy
China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom discusses his country’s current foreign policy and provides an outlook for China’s international agenda for 2020.
02.28.2020
France, the UK and Europe: New Partnerships and Common Challenges
As Westminster and Brussels enter a new phase of post-Brexit negotiations in 2020, France’s minister of state in charge of Europe reflects on the future of the UK-EU and UK-France relationships.
02.27.2020
The Climate Briefing: Episode 1 - What Does Success Look Like At COP26?
The Climate Briefing is a monthly podcast from Chatham House, exploring the major issues that shape international debates around climate change.
02.26.2020
How Far Does the European Union’s Influence Extend?
The speakers consider the strengths and shortcomings in the EU’s ability to exert global influence focusing particularly on its norm-setting power.
02.26.2020
How Concerning Is the New Coronavirus Outbreak?
Professor David Heymann CBE, who led the World Health Organization’s response to SARS and has been advising the organization on its response to the coronavirus, outlines key facts relating to this outbreak and reflects on the challenges.
02.24.2020
Humanitarian Responders in Syria: The White Helmets
Raed Al Saleh, director of the White Helmets, discusses how the Syrian regime's recent assault on Idlib has affected Syrian civilians and the necessity for meaningful progress in bringing the conflict to an end.
02.24.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 46 - Understanding Decolonization, and China’s Response to Coronavirus
Exploring the role of civic institutions in re-thinking the legacies of the British Empire, and assessing the impact of the current health emergency on China's economy and its global reputation.
02.20.2020
Secularism, Nationalism and India's Constitution
This panel assesses the capacity of India’s republican framework to withstand the BJP and Prime Minister Modi’s brand of nationalism.
02.18.2020
Screening Room: Parts of a Circle - History of the Karabakh Conflict
Panel discussion following the screening that explores the state of the conflict and the efforts to end it.
02.14.2020
Understanding Decolonization in the 21st Century
The panel considers what decolonization means and how it can – or cannot – be practically applied in the fields of history, politics and international relations.
02.13.2020
The Use of Sanctions to Protect Journalists
Drawing on a new report by the High-Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, speakers discuss the use of targeted sanctions to protect journalists and a free press.
02.13.2020
Chatham House Primer: Democratic Socialism
Nathan Robinson, editor of Current Affairs, argues that democratic socialism is an innovative and moral political ideology that champions an emotional reaction to injustices in the world.
02.12.2020
Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2020
Following a year of protests, extreme politics and the emergence of new and sophisticated security challenges, Robert Malley and Leslie Vinjamuri examine the International Crisis Group’s Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2020.
02.10.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 45 - Politics in Kazakhstan, and Youth Engagement in Politics
This week Ben explores the political outlook in Kazakhstan with colleagues from the Russia and Eurasia Programme and discusses youth engagement as part of a new Chatham House project.
02.06.2020
Schapiro Lecture: The Would-Be Federation Next Door – What Next for Britain?
Helen Thompson reflects on the changing nature of the EU as a federation and will seek to map post-Brexit options for the UK within this history.
02.05.2020
Britain’s Soft Power Potential: In Conversation with Penny Mordaunt
Drawing on her government experience, Penny Mordaunt MP discusses how soft power can protect, promote and project Britain’s international interests and foreign policy agenda.
02.03.2020
The State of Democracy in Turkey
The mayor of Ankara reflects on the state of democracy in Turkey and outlines his party’s approach to political and economic reforms, including polices to promote accountability, transparency, the rule of law and human rights.
01.31.2020
Making Trade Progressive
This panel discusses how policymakers can balance international trade and economic growth with social and human rights responsibilities to reduce gender, racial and income inequality, strengthen labour rights and address the climate crisis.
01.29.2020
20 Years On: Removal of the Ban on LGBTIQ+ Personnel Serving in the UK Armed Forces
Panellists reflect on inclusivity in the armed forces today.
01.25.2020
A Conversation With: Steven T Mnuchin, Secretary, US Treasury
As part of the launch of Chatham House’s centenary celebrations for 2020, US Secretary of the Treasury Steven T Mnuchin reflects on the future of the global order.
01.23.2020
Undercurrents: Episode 44 - The Iran Crisis, and Politics in Iraq
In the aftermath of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds special forces, Ben and Agnes speak to two experts about the background to the crisis.
01.21.2020
Investigating Violations of International Humanitarian Law
This event discusses a new report and the problems and challenges associated with recording civilian casualties of armed conflict.
01.21.2020
Angola's Business Promise: Evaluating the Progress of Privatization and Other Economic Reforms
Minister Nunes Júnior discusses the progress of the Angolan government’s economic stabilization plans and business reform agenda including the privatization of some state-owned enterprises.
12.19.2019
Undercurrents: Episode 43 - The UK Election, and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk on the Future of Ukraine
The team discuss the implications of the UK general election, and Ben meets Ukrainian opposition politician Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, founder of a new political party, Golos.
12.12.2019
Undercurrents: Episode 42 - The US-China Tech War, and Spying in the Global South
Ben takes a deep dive into the US-China economic competition over technology, and then discusses intelligence agencies in the Global South.
12.11.2019
UK General Election 2019: Foreign Policy Implications
On the eve of the UK general election, a group of senior Chatham House experts analyse a range of key foreign policy issues that will hinge on the election’s outcome.
12.11.2019
Technology Diplomacy in the Digital Age
The panel discusses the geopolitical implications of emerging technology-focused, digital or cyber diplomacy initiatives.
12.10.2019
Who Runs the Internet: Internet Consolidation and Control
The panel examines the risks of consolidation throughout the internet’s technology stack such as the impact on complex supply chains that support applications, including cloud provisions, ‘as a service’.
12.09.2019
Challenges and Opportunities in the Fight Against Corruption
Drawing on his experience in government, Rory Stewart shares his observations into the impact corruption can have on society.
12.03.2019
Iceland and the Wellbeing Economy
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the prime minister of Iceland and 2019 Chatham House Prize nominee, shares insights into her government’s approach and her personal and political motivations for embarking on the wellbeing economy project.

What's Chatham House podcast content about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Chatham House podcast content episodes:

A Deeper Look at the Protests in Belarus

Undercurrents: Episode 63 - The Politics of Violent Images

Undercurrents: Episode 62 - 100 Years of Chatham House

Undercurrents: Episode 61 - LGBTQ+ Rights, and China's Post-COVID Global Standing

The Climate Briefing: Episode 6 - How to Decarbonise Industry

Undercurrents: Episode 57 - Race in Westminster, and COVID-19 Expertise

Undercurrents: Episode 56 - Uganda's Children Born of War

The Climate Briefing: Episode 5 - How to Finance Climate Action

Undercurrents: Episode 55 - Benjamin Netanyahu's Trial, and the Identity Politics of Eurovision

Undercurrents: Episode 54 - India's COVID-19 Tracing App, and the Media's Pandemic Response

Undercurrents: Episode 53 - Protecting Workers During COVID-19, and Food in Security in West Africa

The Climate Briefing: Episode 4 - Coronavirus and Climate Change

Undercurrents: Episode 51 - Preparing for Pandemics, and Gandhi's Chatham House Speech

The Climate Briefing: Episode 3 - Climate Change and National Security

Undercurrents: Episode 50 - The Coronavirus Communications Crisis, and Justice in Myanmar

Undercurrents: Episode 49 - EU Responses to COVID-19, and the Politics of Celebrity

The Climate Briefing: Episode 2 - European Climate Ambitions

Undercurrents: Episode 48 - UK Intelligence Agencies, and Paying for Climate Action

Security Challenges in the Mediterranean Region

Undercurrents: Episode 47 - Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws

China’s Foreign Policy

France, the UK and Europe: New Partnerships and Common Challenges

The Climate Briefing: Episode 1 - What Does Success Look Like At COP26?

How Far Does the European Union’s Influence Extend?

How Concerning Is the New Coronavirus Outbreak?

Humanitarian Responders in Syria: The White Helmets

Undercurrents: Episode 46 - Understanding Decolonization, and China’s Response to Coronavirus

Secularism, Nationalism and India's Constitution

Screening Room: Parts of a Circle - History of the Karabakh Conflict

Understanding Decolonization in the 21st Century

The Use of Sanctions to Protect Journalists

Chatham House Primer: Democratic Socialism

Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2020

Undercurrents: Episode 45 - Politics in Kazakhstan, and Youth Engagement in Politics

Schapiro Lecture: The Would-Be Federation Next Door – What Next for Britain?

Britain’s Soft Power Potential: In Conversation with Penny Mordaunt

The State of Democracy in Turkey

Making Trade Progressive

20 Years On: Removal of the Ban on LGBTIQ+ Personnel Serving in the UK Armed Forces

A Conversation With: Steven T Mnuchin, Secretary, US Treasury

Undercurrents: Episode 44 - The Iran Crisis, and Politics in Iraq

Investigating Violations of International Humanitarian Law

Angola's Business Promise: Evaluating the Progress of Privatization and Other Economic Reforms

Undercurrents: Episode 43 - The UK Election, and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk on the Future of Ukraine

Undercurrents: Episode 42 - The US-China Tech War, and Spying in the Global South

UK General Election 2019: Foreign Policy Implications

Technology Diplomacy in the Digital Age

Who Runs the Internet: Internet Consolidation and Control

Challenges and Opportunities in the Fight Against Corruption

Iceland and the Wellbeing Economy