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Who are Chatham House?
Royal Institute of International Affairs
World leading independent institute established by Lionel Curtis in 1920 in the wake of the Paris Peace Conference
2020 = centenary - context of challenging and turbulent international affairs
300-400 employees
What is Chatham Houses mission? And how does it achieve this?
To help governments and societies build a sustainable secure, prosperous and just world.
It does this through ANALYSING and PROMOTING the understanding of major international issues and current affairs.
How do Chatham House deliver their mission?
DIALOGUE
- encouraging governments, private sector, civil society to engage in open debates and private discussions on major issues in world politics
RESEARCH
- rigorous analysis of critical global, regional and country specific challenges
- publish reports/papers/magazine
- vital resource for leaders, policy makers in government and private sector
LEADERSHIP
- training the next generation of policy makers - Queen Elizabeth II academy
- network of researchers and experts work together on international issues
- propose solutions based on government and societies cooperating to build a prosperous for all
What issues do Chatham House investigate?
Shifts in global economic and political power
Safeguarding the earth’s natural resources
Delivering affordable healthcare
Countering cyber threats
What do Chatham House want to read their research?
Seek to connect their ideas with a diverse audiences - policy constituencies, general public to build momentum and positive change.
What are Chatham Houses policies grounded in?
Cooperative approach to international affairs
The rule of law
Representative and accountable governance
Open and well grounded markets
Vibrant media and civil society
What is the Chatham House rule?
Repeat what is said but not who said it.
Rule developed to encourage openness of discussion and facilitate sharing of information
Speakers openly discuss views in private while allowing the topic and nature of the debate to be made public and contribute to a broader conversation
Who is the Patron of Chatham House?
Queen Elizabeth II
Who are the presidents of Chatham House?
Sit John Major
Lord Darling
Baroness Manningham Buller
Who is the Chairman?
Lord O’Neil
Who is the CEO?
Dr Robin Niblett
Who does the government responsibilities and management of Chatham House belong with?
Council - nominated by individual and nominated members
What is the staff structure of Chatham House?
Research projects are divided into a set of teams
- geographic areas- Asia / Africa / Europe
- specific themes - global health/ energy and environment/ international law and security/ global economy etc
What is the Queen Elizabeth Academy?
Offers potential and established leaders the opportunity to spend 12 months as a fellow at Chatham house
Number of applications more than doubled in recent years
What do the Communications and Publications team do?
Oversea Chatham house brand and distributes the research - focusing on public audiences
The World Today magazine
International Affairs academic journal
What does the Directors Office do?
Determines the strategic direction of the institute,high level events and new initiatives.
What do external relations do?
Manage the relationships with individual and corporate members and develops the busy schedule
How does Chatham House receive funding?
Benefits from diverse global support
Registered charity
Philanthropic
Membership fees
What is Chatham Houses relationship with the government?
Chatham House develops independent policy relevant analysis and new ideas to major policy decision makers around the world
Happens through direct government briefings, high level round tables and conferences, testimony to parliamentary committees
E.g. Brexit impact, UK relations with Russia
What are the priority areas for Chatham House 2018/19?
Continuing to infuse policy departments through analysis of facts and expertise
Highlighting opportunities for positive change
Contributing to policy innovation - climate change / cyber security
Proactively engaging younger audiences - Common Futures Project - engaging young people from 13 countries across Europe and Africa to identify their shared concerns to work together to find solutions through online communities
What is a challenge Chatham House needs to face?
Keeping up to date with changing contexts - climate change / cyber security
Remaining relevant and needed for the next 100 years
What are some of the main people initiatives?
Developing a culture in which dialogue, collaboration and engagement between team members can thrive
Promoting Learning and Development
Promoting diversity and inclusion
Supporting the entire employee life cycle
Academy / Internship
