Chatham House MENA

The Middle East & North Africa Programme @ChathamHouse | A world-leading centre for analysis, policy research & debate on the MENA region.

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

📣 Announcing the 8th annual #IraqInitiative Conference!

On 11 November, we’ll convene policymakers, experts, business leaders & civil society representatives to examine whether Iraq’s new government and the political system can respond to converging regional & domestic pressures.

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

Zaidi's government inherits a rare window for militia reform. Regional conflict, Iran's domestic challenges, US pressure and concern among Iraqi elites have created a rare convergence of interests.

Read @RenadMansour's latest for the Iraq Initiative: https://t.co/je9rrLbBbY

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

🚨 TOMORROW: Iran, the ceasefire and the Gulf: what comes next

Join us @ChathamHouse on 13 July at 17.00 BST for a discussion with:
▪️ @MABaharoon
▪️ Nate Swanson
▪️ @AnisehBassiri
▪️ Sima Shine
▪️ @SanamVakil

Register now ⤵️
https://t.co/3FB5QLkaTM

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

📢 New webinar: How has the Iran war changed Gulf security?

Join Bilal Saab, Karen Gibson, Mara Karlin and @kennethpollack3 for a virtual discussion.

📅 22 July
🕐 15.00 BST
📍 Zoom

Register ⤵️
https://t.co/jhDYZSiMI9

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

⏺️ Webinar recording: What does Algeria's election result mean for its people and its politics?

@AmelBoubekeur, @DaliaZinaGhanem, @geoffdporter & @el_khawaga unpack the results of the 2 July election.

Watch in full ⤵️
https://t.co/NJzt0NjTwB

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Today, Chatham House hosted Qatar’s Minister of State at Ministry of Foreign Affairs @Dr_Al_Khulaifi

At a session entitled “Diplomacy and Mediation: Opportunities and Challenges”, Minister Al Al Khulaifi spoke about changing landscape of mediation, Qatar’s role as a key mediator, and the need for more middle powers’ collaboration in mediation and diplomacy.

The event was chaired by @GalipDalay (@CH_MENAP).

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

🚨 MONDAY: Iran, the ceasefire and the Gulf: what comes next

Join us @ChathamHouse on 13 July at 17.00 BST for a discussion with:
▪️ @MABaharoon
▪️ Nate Swanson
▪️ @AnisehBassiri
▪️ Sima Shine
▪️ @SanamVakil

Register now ⤵️
https://t.co/3FB5QLkaTM

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

📢 #IraqInitiative webinar: Can Iraq’s new government survive Middle East instability?

Learn how the new administration in Baghdad is navigating regional tensions & internal divisions under a fragile political settlement.

📅 21 July
🕐 14.30 BST
📍 Zoom

Register ⤵️
https://t.co/A6vpJVfXOl

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

For the final panel of the annual @ChathamHouse London Conference, @SanamVakil chairs a discussion with @majedalansari, Jean Aziz, Amb. Barbara Leaf & @milanimohsen on 'the new geopolitics of the Middle East.'
#CHLondon
https://t.co/qZxVzjIPgP

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

Yesterday, the US formally began the process of removing Syria from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. This will have a 'earth-shifting' impact for Syria, says @NatashaHallDC via @MiddleEastEye.
https://t.co/i7dEYhclWe

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'What's problematic is both sides have different interpretations of this MoU, and negotiations are not consistent enough to move this process forward.'

@SanamVakil discusses the apparent collapse of the US-Iran MoU & the renewed exchange of military strikes with @amanpour @CNN.

[Thomas Juneau @thomasjuneau]

My new op-ed for @globeandmail: PM Carney is going to Saudi Arabia this week - and Canada has an interest in deepening ties with Gulf countries in general, and Saudi Arabia in particular.

https://t.co/u1CfuQzVIa

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

📺 Now LIVE!

Watch the livestream ⤵️
https://t.co/RziQCv9QIE

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

🚨 TOMORROW: What does Algeria's election result mean for its people and its politics?

@AmelBoubekeur, @DaliaZinaGhanem, @geoffdporter & @el_khawaga unpack the results of the 2 July election.

📅 8 July
🕐 14.00 BST

Register ⤵️
https://t.co/aSITRN9DBP

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

Europe needs an honest reckoning with an uncomfortable truth: any post-American security framework cannot simply replicate the existing NATO-centric order, which rests on strategic clarity, institutional permanence, & a shared threat perception, writes @GalipDalay via @TIME.
https://t.co/eGOSJuq90K

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"NATO members are looking to the host Turkey and President Erdoğan to calm the waters."

@SanamVakil (@CH_MENAP) joined @wolfblitzer to discuss the NATO summit in 🇹🇷, ties between Israel and the United States and the internal dynamics within Iran post-war, via @CNN.

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

🚨 TOMORROW: What does Algeria's election result mean for its people and its politics?

@AmelBoubekeur, @DaliaZinaGhanem, @geoffdporter & @el_khawaga unpack the results of the 2 July election.

📅 8 July
🕐 14.00 BST

Register ⤵️
https://t.co/aSITRN9DBP

[Chatham House @ChathamHouse]

Self-doubt and self-abasement, which have defined the European approach to Donald Trump, are no substitute for strategy. Ankara must be the moment Europe stops mourning the alliance it once knew — and begins building the one it needs.

Read @GalipDalay's (@CH_MENAP) latest analysis ahead of the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara, for @TIME.

Article | https://t.co/c4IqfVeG2d|

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

📢 NEW EVENT: Iran, the ceasefire and the Gulf: what comes next

Join us @ChathamHouse on 13 July at 17.00 BST for a discussion with:
▪️ @MABaharoon
▪️ Nate Swanson
▪️ @AnisehBassiri
▪️ Sima Shine
▪️ @SanamVakil

Register now ⤵️
https://t.co/3FB5QLkaTM

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

We are delighted to welcome Emadeddin Badi to the Chatham House MENA Programme!

@emad_badi joins us as an Associate Felllow and will support our work on Libya, and broader MENA and Sahel geopolitics & security.

https://t.co/WHOPz2Q80h

[Chatham House MENA @CH_MENAP]

'The most consequential election in Israel’s recent history will partly be fought over who broke what and who can fix it. Whether that means time is up for Netanyahu remains to be seen,' writes @KseniaSvetlova.
https://t.co/psoX27EFFX