Chatham House International Security

#ICYMI Read the latest Explainer from our Academy Fellow Nitya Labh on the US military base on Diego Garcia and its strategic importance 🌐 Click below for more ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2026/02/us-mil…

🗣️"Young people are playing a leading role in the #Nepal 🇳🇵election that they made happen. But they may struggle to translate protest fervour into concrete policy change." writes @NayanaPrakash1 in her latest expert comment 🌐 Click below for more ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2026/03/nepals…

🌐"(the US-Israel strikes) set a worrying precedent by continuing a pattern: striking when negotiations are not going as Washington would like them to" writes our Director, Dr Marion Messmer Click below to read more early analysis ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2026/02/us-and…

Now on stage at the Security and Defence Conference at Chatham House: Drones: The defence buzz word. Exploring how widespread drone use could signal the rise of autonomous armies and reshape armed forces training. 'Drone is a catch-all term now that can mean all things to all people. They can do almost all of the roles that we perhaps gave our assistance to, some better than others. I think it's therefore important that we understand which of those are applicable to us going forward. There is no doubt that these are as relevant to the land of maritime domain as they have been to the air’ - Air Marshal Greg Bagwell CB CBE, Distinguished Fellow, Military Sciences, Royal United Services Institute Find out more 🔗 chathamhouse.org/events/all/con… #CHSecDef #ChathamHouse #SecurityAndDefence

#ICYMI An alliance with #SaudiArabia and #Pakistan would not make #NATO member #Turkey better defended. But it would provide other advantages. Click below to read the full analysis ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2026/01/talk-t…

🌐Brilliant panel on Defending the digital frontier, with our Research Fellow @NayanaPrakash1 and Associate Fellow @JoyceHakmeh Click below to see more from #CHSecDef ⬇️

🌐Fascinating panel 'Show me the money: Defence banks and the future of public/private collaboration.' #CHSecDef continues tomorrow with interesting discussions on the future of security in all its forms Click below for more and stay tuned⬇️

Keynote address | Acting on the SDR: Britain's defence in 2026 @AlistairCarns (@DefenceHQ) joins @SimonFraser00 to discuss the defence priorities of the United Kingdom. Watch the livestream⤵️ youtube.com/live/U0kckkDI6…

The opening panel of @ChathamHouse's 2026 Security and Defence conference with @NATO Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone and our @CH_IntSecurity head Dr Marion Messmer. Follow the conference at #CHSecDef⬇️ x.com/ChathamHouse/s…

Opening #CHSecDef with a panel on #NATO and the future of European defence, chaired by our director, Dr Marion Messmer 🌐 Click below for more info ⬇️

All set and ready for our 2026 Security and Defence Conference.

#Trump’s pushback on the Chagos deal underscores how Diego Garcia sits at the heart of US strategy in the Indian Ocean 🌍⚓️ Click below to read more now ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2026/01/trump-…

🖊️#ICYMI 🇮🇷 Iran’s latest internet shutdown marks a shift toward full digital isolation — cutting off 92M people, jamming satellites, and tightening state control. Read more below ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2026/01/irans-…

📰#ICYMI - An imminent Indian ballistic missile test highlights escalation risks in the Indian Ocean🌐 Read the latest analysis from our Academy Fellow Nitya Labh ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2025/12/immine…

🇺🇸#US intentions towards #Greenland threaten NATO’s future. But European countries are not helpless - read more analysis on this from our Director Marion Messmer Click below for more ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-int…

The widespread blackout in response to protests in Iran reflects the regime’s dangerous embrace of digital isolation as a long-term strategy of repression. Read @NayanaPrakash1's (@CH_IntSecurity) latest analysis for Chatham House⤵️ chathamhouse.org/2026/01/irans-…

🖊️"Letting New START expire would signal that the world’s largest nuclear powers are abandoning restraint" writes our Research Associate, Georgia Cole, in her latest #ExpertComment for @ChathamHouse Click below to read her full analysis ⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2026/01/us-and…

The widespread blackout in response to protests in Iran reflects the regime’s dangerous embrace of digital isolation as a long-term strategy of repression. Read @NayanaPrakash1's (@CH_IntSecurity) latest analysis for Chatham House⤵️ chathamhouse.org/2026/01/irans-…

Marion Messmer (@CH_IntSecurity) on Donald Trump's speech at @wef in Davos and US ambitions towards Greenland⤵️

"We can begin to talk about an era of US hemispheric imperialism, where it intends to dominate its hemisphere on terms that it sets." General Sir Richard Barrons (@CH_IntSecurity) on the worldview guiding Donald Trump's foreign policy. Watch in full➡️bit.ly/3YESDlx