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Join us tomorrow at Chatham House for the launch of our latest paper on conflict economies in the Middle East and Africa, exploring why today’s conflicts are more protracted and harder to resolve. Register to attend in person here 👇

Why does peacebuilding keep failing? Because it wasn’t built for today’s conflict economies. We trace how gold from Sudan, fuel from Iran and migrant smuggling via Libya connect profit-driven conflicts across the Middle East & Africa. Our Chatham House report:🧵👇

🟡 Spotlight sessions feature Chatham House researchers presenting their XCEPT Research case studies: Tim Eaton Hayder حيدر Renad Mansour Ahmed Soliman Suliman Baldo Abel Abate Demissie

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.Chatham House MENA Director Dr. Sanam Vakil صنم وكىل and Sophie Stevens of #FCDO kicks off the #Xcept closing remarks of the research " Navigating protracted conflicts in a multi-aligned world". Watch the next panel here: chathamhouse.org/events/all/res… Chatham House

At Chatham House today discussing how to navigate protracted conflicts in a multi-aligned world. Join us for this half a day conference on Chatham House MENA XCEPT Research work spanning over 5 years. Follow the livestream online: chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

Session 1 is now underway! Watch live ⤵️ youtu.be/zy3jEmt1_X0

Yesterday, the MENA Programme hosted ‘Navigating Protracted Conflicts in a Multi-Aligned World’, marking the conclusion of the Chatham House XCEPT Research initiative. Speakers unpacked key research findings & discussed how policymakers can better respond to the complex

Event | Iran–Israel war and its broader implications Mohammed Baharoon, Renad Mansour,Ksenia Svetlova كسنيا سفطلوفا, Sanam Vakil صنم وكىل join Galip Dalay to discuss the 🇮🇷🇮🇱 war and what it means for the Middle East. Date📅: TODAY Livestream📺: 12:30 BST Find out more🔽 chathamhouse.org/events/all/spe…

Iran-Israel War & its Impact on Iraq & Beyond A timely MERI Policy Debate - Online Thursday Jun 19, 2025 16:00 Baghdad, 09:00 EST Experts will examine the latest in the ongoing war & assess the impact of its evolving dynamics To register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Hayder al-Shakeri (Hayder حيدر), research fellow with the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House (Chatham House), focused on the Iran-Israel conflict, likelihood of US engagement, positions of global actors, and the outlook for nuclear talks in a Channel 8 English

New by me: This conflict is more than a military confrontation; it is a clash of ageing leaders now keen to secure their legacies. Khamenei, Netanyahu and Trump have paved the road to war with decades of miscalculation and brinkmanship.⁦Financial Times⁩ 1/ on.ft.com/45uLdpz

Morning interview with Lynda Kinkade on CNN International discussing the latest on the Israel-Iran war, possible diplomatic tracks, regime stability in Iran, and Trump's role and the need for consistent US leadership

'This moment of fragile calm is unlikely to endure. Iraq is on the brink of being drawn into what appears to be a transformative upheaval in the regional order,' writes Renad Mansour. Read the new analysis ⤵️ chathamhouse.org/2025/06/iraqs-…

"These groups have become so integrated into the Iraqi state in one way or another, whether it's through business dealings, whether it is through politics. Why would these people give up on that?" Latest with ⁦Louisa Loveluck⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…

'While Iranians demonstrated unity against the unprecedented Israeli and U.S. strikes, the war raised urgent questions about the regime’s survival and Iran’s evolution.' Read the new article 'Where Iran Goes From Here' by Sanam Vakil صنم وكىل, via TIME. time.com/7297634/iran-i…

A productive and rewarding week in the UK! At the 50th anniversary BISA (British International Studies Association) conference in Belfast, I spoke on a panel on Middle East politics and chaired a roundtable on the role of structure and agency in the region. At the BRISMES

My latest The New Arab piece analyzes the restraint on the part of #Iraq’s Tehran-aligned factions amid last month’s 12-day war between #Israel and #Iran. This article quotes Marco Carnelos, Inna Rudolf, Omar Al-Nidawi, Norman Ricklefs, and Hayder حيدر. newarab.com/analysis/iraqi…

'Iraq’s pro-Iran armed groups are likely to lay low & avoid major moves. They’ll keep showing solidarity with Tehran in public statements, but they’re unlikely to take direct action unless the situation changes,' says Hayder حيدر via The New Arab. newarab.com/analysis/iraqi…

Iraqi militias kept quiet in the Israel-Iran war. Will it last? Giorgio Cafiero's latest Analysis for The New Arab, featuring insights from Inna Rudolf, Marco Carnelos, Omar Al-Nidawi, Hayder حيدر, and Norman Ricklefs newarab.com/analysis/iraqi…