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Impact
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2020–21
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Our global impact
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for leaders and policymakers
around the world
United States of America
Analysing US foreign
policy priorities,
including transitions,
trends and prospects
for international Latin America
cooperation under the and the Caribbean
Biden administration Promoting greater
in areas such awareness of
as trade, global developments
governance and security. in the region and
an inclusive circular
economy, and a green
recovery globally.
Brazil
Finding innovative solutions
to tackle climate change,
including better ways to
manage land use, forests
and food production
in South America and
around the world.
United Kingdom Belarus
Improving population Working with civil society
health post COVID-19, and the international
focusing on health systems, community to provide
supply chains and societal recommendations
health equalities in for democracy, good
Europe and globally. governance and human
rights protections.
China
Exploring cooperation
and competition,
including transatlantic
and Indo-Pacific
responses to China’s
domestic and
foreign policies,
Middle East and and their impacts on
North Africa region regional geopolitics.
Setting out a roadmap
for regional stability and
security, including work
on political movements
and transitions in Iraq,
Libya, Syria and Iran.
Indonesia
Strengthening
Nigeria cybersecurity
Supporting architecture to make
individuals, the internet a safer
organizations and space for governments
public officials to and societies globally,
tackle corruption. including in the
ASEAN region –
#cyberspace4all.
Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a world-leading policy institute based in London. Our mission is to help governments and societies build a sustainably secure, prosperous and just world.
Chatham House impact report
2020–21
Contents
Introduction
Chair’s statement 2
Director’s statement 3
Global networking to share ideas 4
01 Our ideas 7
Realizing sustainability 8
Democracy that delivers 10
Navigating the global impact of US–China competition 12
Reinvigorating multilateralism 14
Rethinking the UK’s role in the world 16
Preventing and managing conflict 18
02 Dialogue with purpose 21
Marking our centenary 22
Tackling the big issues 23
Reaching new audiences 25
03 Empowering future generations 27
Connecting young people with policymakers 28
Supporting the world’s emerging leaders 29
Engaging with schools, universities and early-career professionals 30
Our funding 32
Governance, funding and members 33
Introduction
Chair’s statement
Despite the challenges of the pandemic,
Chatham House has proved resilient
and is reaching younger, more diverse
audiences with its work.
It has been an extraordinary year of change So, as I prepare to step down from my three
for us all. The COVID-19 pandemic is years as chair of the institute, I would like
the greatest challenge to the world for to thank my fellow Council members and
generations. Millions have lost their lives Robin Niblett and his team for their hard
or suffered devastating impacts on their work and ambition to deliver on Chatham
health, both from COVID-19 itself and House’s mission. I have also been especially
because health systems have been unable pleased to see how we are engaging younger,
to deliver treatments for other conditions. more diverse audiences through the next
The pandemic has also caused the greatest generation initiatives, including our Panel
shock to the global economy since the 1930s, of Young Advisers, the Common Futures
setting back the progress of recent years in Conversations project, the QEII Academy
eliminating poverty, getting more children Ambassadors, our Internship Programme
into education and improving global health. and the Chatham House-SNF CoLab.
This means Chatham House is needed I am particularly pleased about the
more than ever. Our world-leading Chatham House Summer School, where
convening and cutting-edge research 16–18-year-olds can now engage with
on the major challenges facing the world, experts on international affairs and get
from building more sustainable economic an insight into careers within the charity
growth and tackling climate change to easing and not-for-profit sector.
geopolitical tensions, has continued despite
It has been an honour to lead this
the challenges of lockdown. For that I pay
extraordinary institution and I look
tribute to the resilience and ingenuity of the
forward to continuing my involvement
staff who have found innovative solutions
with Chatham House in new ways.
to the obstacles presented by the pandemic,
all while working largely from home. Jim O’Neill
This year I am also delighted to note
the exceptional gift of £10 million from
the MAVA Foundation to enable us to launch
the Sustainability Accelerator. This initiative
builds on the Hoffmann Centre’s last five
years of innovative convening and activity.
And it puts sustainability at the core of
the institute’s work in this critical year for
addressing climate change and biodiversity.
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Introduction
Director’s statement
We have responded to the disruption
of the past year with a renewed focus
on our purpose and mission.
The pandemic has caused global suffering missed being able to visit Chatham House,
and disruption and intensified geopolitical which has been beautifully refurbished for
rivalries. At the same time, progress on our centenary. We look forward to reopening
arresting climate change, biodiversity loss as soon as it is safe to do so and aim to
and violent conflict has been limited. combine a return to in-person activities
with the best of virtual convening.
Chatham House’s role in researching
and promoting solutions based on global All this continues to be made possible by
cooperation and the sharing of best practices the generosity of our members, partners
has never been more important. Our new and many supporters, combined with the
deputy director, Renata Dwan, has worked creativity and commitment of our staff
with the research programmes to identify and associate fellows, our panels of senior
six key themes on which we will focus in and young advisers and our Council.
the coming years, using greater internal
Lastly, I wish to thank Jim O’Neill, who steps
collaboration to maximize the institute’s
down after his three-year term as chair of
impact and influence. These include
Council. His high aspirations for the institute
helping governments, the private sector
and rigorous approach to our governance
and civil society navigate the geopolitical
ensured that we made the lead-up to our
impact of the US−China rivalry; setting
centenary, and the pandemic, a moment
out the risks and pathways to a sustainable
to renew our purpose and mission to help
resource transition and a low-carbon
build a more sustainably secure, prosperous
world; reinvigorating multilateralism;
and just world. His personal contributions
and identifying options for renewing
to involving a global network of younger,
democratic governance.
more diverse voices in the institute’s activities
As part of this transition, we have revised leave an important legacy as we embark
the format of this annual review to focus on our second century.
more on our policy impact in the past year.
Robin Niblett
I hope you find this report informative.
What we had hoped would be a temporary
closure of our premises has effectively lasted
the whole of the past year. A great effort by
colleagues enabled us to adapt quickly, so
that our research and convening continued
uninterrupted online. We are acutely aware,
however, that many of our members have
3 Chatham House
Introduction
Our members
Global networking
to share ideas
Our members value opportunities to share, develop and
debate ideas on critical issues in international affairs
Since Chatham House was Members also play an important role
founded in 1920, we have relied in the governance of the institute.
on our individual, institutional, Governance responsibilities for
and corporate members to the operation and management
support our mission. of Chatham House continue to reside
with our Council, which is both drawn
Today, our global membership
from and elected by members.
network is drawn from more than
88 countries, spanning the worlds As a non-profit institute without
of business, diplomacy, academia, government subsidy or significant
politics, the media and civil society. endowment, Chatham House relies
We also have many student members, on a diverse range of support to
helping us to empower the next maintain its independence. Through
generation of thought leaders their annual subscriptions, members
in international affairs. provide a significant proportion of
this vital funding, which enables
Together, our members play an
Chatham House to deliver its mission,
essential role in informing research,
helping governments and societies
contributing to the development of
build a sustainably secure, prosperous
our ideas and questioning speakers
and just world.
at Chatham House events.
A growing number of members also
Members enjoy powerful networking
provide additional support through
opportunities, including at our events
donations to the Annual Fund,
and through social media, and are
broader philanthropic giving and,
Audience questions are an kept up-to-date via our eLibrary,
important aspect of our through charitable bequests to the
virtual and in-person events. plus The World Today magazine and
institute, pledging to leave a legacy
PHOTO: SUZANNE PLUNKETT our International Affairs journal.
gift in their will.
4 Chatham House
Our ideas
Second level
‘One of the folio if needed
singular
attributes of Chatham
House’s focus on
international affairs is its
dedication to addressing
future concerns before
they become problems
of the present.’
John Paul Rosario, individual member
5 Chatham House
Second level folio if needed
Our ideas Our research offers solutions-based ideas derived from rigorous analysis of critical global, regional and country-specific challenges and opportunities. Design in an Age of Crisis installation at the London Design Biennale in collaboration with Chatham House, June 2021. PHOTO: © SATURDAY CLUB TRUST 2021
Our ideas
Realizing sustainability
Supporting COP26 preparations
Chatham House has been briefing London’s alongside more than 40 diplomatic representatives
diplomatic community as part of a series of from embassies in London who will be supporting
conversations targeting policymakers and their respective countries’ efforts at COP26.
influencers ahead of the 26th UN Climate
We’re also helping to build environmental leadership
Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
among the next generation of policymakers.
Our regular climate briefings have been attended Our annual Waddesdon Club retreat brings
by more than 120 experts, including the UK together participants from central banks and finance
Cabinet Office’s lead climate change negotiator, ministries with leading international climate experts.
Accelerating
innovation for a fairer
partnership between
people and planet
To create an equitable future,
Sandstorm in Beijing, April 2021: Chatham House has
facilitated UK–China collaboration on tackling climate risks. we need creative solutions to the
PHOTO: NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES world’s sustainability challenges.
This year we launched the Chatham
Providing tools for House Sustainability Accelerator.
policymakers to Building on the success of the
tackle climate risks Hoffmann Centre’s work, the
Sustainability Accelerator will
strengthen our efforts to reach new
We are working to ensure that climate
audiences, form new partnerships
policies are informed by evidence-based risk
and drive innovative thinking to meet
analysis. This includes proposing tangible
global sustainability commitments.
approaches to cooperation with China
at a time of deepening polarization. The Accelerator will act as
a springboard for ideas and solutions,
Over the past year, Chatham House and
shortening the cycle between policy
project partners have submitted 66 policy
inception and implementation. We are
recommendations to central and local
already forging thought partnerships
government bodies in China. The majority
with leading organizations to explore
of these recommendations have been adopted.
how to reshape the investment system
Two policy briefs − on ‘green recovery’ and on
to build long-term prosperity that
climate resilience research and governance capacity
is both sustainable and inclusive.
on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau − were considered
to have contributed to President Xi Jinping’s 2060
carbon neutrality announcement and to China’s
14th Five-Year Plan.
8 Chatham HouseOur ideas
Realizing sustainability
Yield
decline
Agricultural
expansion
Soil
Biodiversity
depletion
loss
More
competition
for land
More
Agricultural Less crop farmed
intensification diversity Climate
animals
and trade change
Reduced
nutrient
Less content
More
waste dietary
diversity Malnutrition
in all forms
Understanding food production
impacts on biodiversity loss
Modern food production systems recommendations to reduce
often degrade or destroy natural pressures on land and produce
habitats. We have made concrete food more sustainably.
proposals on how to produce food
Our research paper, Food system
more sustainably.
impacts on biodiversity loss, sparked
Chatham House is feeding into widespread debate and received
6,000
a series of high-level summits in extensive media coverage. Nearly
2021 covering food, climate and 6,000 people joined the online launch
biodiversity. In February, we released event, and the paper was viewed
people joined the
a new paper showing how modern on the Chatham House website more
online launch event
food production methods degrade than 34,000 times in 160 countries
or destroy natural habitats and and regions. The publication was also
contribute to species extinction. covered by 35 news outlets, including
We proposed a series of practical the Guardian and the Independent.
9 Chatham HouseOur ideas
Democracy that delivers
Feeding into policy on Ukraine and Belarus
Our Ukraine Forum and Belarus Initiative Our Ukraine Forum and Belarus Initiative are
are the leading platforms generating policy twin platforms designed to regain and refocus
recommendations for governments, civil society attention through discussion and analysis of the
and the international donor community. consequences of neglect. Independent taskforces
created through these twin platforms have been
Chatham House works closely with faltering
especially useful instruments, alongside traditional
or thwarted democracy movements in the
research papers and meetings. Taskforce policy
post-Soviet space. We provide deep in-country
suggestions have shaped policymakers’ thinking and
expertise and have a track record of influencing
have sometimes been directly adopted. For example,
Western decision-makers and regional governments.
our research on societal resilience was used by
While Western governments drag their feet, Ukrainian government experts, and resilience is
Russia continues to fill the vacuum and debilitate now part of Ukraine’s National Security Strategy.
pro-democracy movements. Chatham House’s
commitment, expertise and analysis are needed Belarus opposition supporters demonstrate in central Minsk
more than ever to inform effective policy. in August 2020. PHOTO: SERGEI GAPON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Facilitating dialogue on technology governance
We are bringing together policymakers, tech Chatham House is analysing policy responses
actors and civil society to discuss challenges to these developments and offering ideas on
and build common solutions. regulatory options that uphold and strengthen
human rights. We have convened roundtables that
The online sphere has changed the nature
bring together diverse stakeholders to share their
of democratic participation. Algorithms
perspectives, identify shared priorities and explore
increasingly gather data on our behaviour.
emerging regulatory proposals. We have also
The data is used to target us with tailored
participated in dialogues convened by the European
information, which can be manipulated,
Commission on the European Democracy Action
including through disinformation campaigns.
Plan, as well as by the European Parliament and
the UN special rapporteur for freedom of opinion
and expression.
10 Chatham HouseOur ideas
Democracy that delivers
Informing
international
policy on Iraq
Our Iraq Initiative has
become the primary channel
for informative, reliable,
policy-relevant research on Iraq.
Chatham House expertise
has attracted the attention of
policymakers seeking input into
strategic dialogues on security
sector reform and the political
economy of Iraq.
We were invited to join NATO’s
advisory group on Iraq and to
present to high-level policymakers,
The Nuri mosque in the old town of Mosul is yet to be repaired including in the Iraqi Prime Minister’s
following heavy damage in the 2017 battle for the city.
Office, Whitehall and the US State
PHOTO: ZAID AL-OBEIDI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Department, as well as to European
and US diplomats. The Iraq Initiative
Supporting Nigerian-led has also facilitated high-level
work to tackle corruption roundtables, including with Iraq’s
Prime Minister Mustafa
al-Kadhimi in 2020.
Chatham House is supporting Nigerian-led
efforts to strengthen accountability and The director of the initiative,
transparency, and to fight corruption. Dr Renad Mansour, was the principal
consultant to the BBC documentary
Our Social Norms and Accountable Governance
series ‘Once Upon a Time in Iraq’.
project uses social norms methodology to gather
The series was widely acclaimed,
data to identify the drivers of specific corrupt
winning multiple awards, including
practices in Nigeria. The project is building
a BAFTA for Best Factual Series 2021.
an evidence base to inform the design of targeted
anti-corruption interventions.
Our research team collaborates with Nigerian Related reading
civil society organizations to help them incorporate
Our research paper, Networks of
social norms approaches and interventions into
power: The Popular Mobilization
their work. The team partners with Nigerian
Forces and the state in Iraq, was used
universities and the National Bureau of Statistics
to advise the Iraqi Prime Minister’s
for research, data collection and analysis. As well
Office on security sector reform.
as gathering and sharing evidence, the project
facilitates knowledge and skills transfer.
11 Chatham HouseOur ideas
Navigating the global impact of US–China competition
Analysing
the global impact
of China’s policies
Chatham House is analysing
China’s influence abroad, including
its Belt and Road Initiative and
competition with the West in terms
of visions for the digital space.
Critics of China’s Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI) accuse Beijing
of ensnaring developing countries
into unsustainable loans that allow
China undue influence. However,
our research paper, Debunking
the myth of ‘debt-trap diplomacy’,
provided evidence which challenged
this position, arguing that both
Chinese policymakers and recipient
governments should take greater
responsibility for tracking and
managing projects. The paper was
one of several activities looking
at different aspects of Chinese
policymaking and China’s projection
of power and influence abroad.
Another strand of our research looks
at competing visions and efforts to
regulate the digital space, including
concerns about a ‘splinternet’ –
in which the internet and cyber
governance fragment into separate
open and closed spheres. As part
of this work, our research paper,
Restrictions on online freedom of
expression in China, highlighted the
domestic, regional and international
implications for policymakers of
China’s increasing assertiveness
in debates about digital technology
regulation and the ‘Digital Silk
Road’ initiative. US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden in Washington on inauguration
day in January 2021. PHOTO: DOUG MILLS-POOL/GETTY IMAGES
12 Chatham HouseOur ideas
Navigating the global impact of US–China competition
Understanding the implications
of changing US foreign policy
We have been assessing the impact sparked widespread media interest,
of the foreign policies of the including interviews with CNN, BBC
new US administration, and their World Service Radio, Bloomberg
significance for global relations. TV and Sky News.
In the run-up to, and immediately
following, the 2020 US presidential
Related reading
election, Chatham House ran a series
of events with high-profile speakers The Chatham House report
offering early insights into the Myths and misconceptions in the debate
wide-ranging challenges facing the on Russia: How they affect Western
new US president. Speakers included policy, and what can be done, has
Antony Blinken, now US secretary been described in US government
of state, discussing US foreign policy policy circles as ‘ground-shaking’,
in a post-COVID-19 world. An article and a ‘must-read’ for the new
by Dr Kurt Campbell, subsequently administration. It has also been
appointed as the senior US official distributed to all participants
on Asia policy, on ‘ The changing in courses for middle-ranking civil
China debate’ attracted more than servants and military personnel
3,000 readers. Our flagship research in Australia. The report had more
paper, US foreign policy priorities: than 38,000 views in the first two
What difference can an election make?, months following publication.
Evaluating the geostrategic
outlook in the Indo-Pacific
We are providing vital insights into of view of seven countries: the US,
the changing role of various actors the UK, France, India, Tonga,
in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan and China. The project
culminated in a research paper,
As strategic competition between
Indo-Pacific strategies, perceptions
China and the United States
and partnerships.
intensifies, other powers are facing
increasingly difficult choices as Chatham House also began
they seek to pursue their own a dialogue bringing together British
interests in the region. and French policymakers with a view
to coordinating more effectively with
Chatham House spent two years
each other and with regional partners,
researching changes in perceptions
as part of a European contribution
of the Indo-Pacific from the points
to security in Asia.
13 Chatham HouseOur ideas
Reinvigorating multilateralism
Rebuilding international Widening
economic and participation in
trade cooperation global governance
We have been looking at the frameworks, Our Inclusive Governance Initiative
actors and processes for creating equitable and is exploring how global governance
sustainable economic and trade cooperation. can be reshaped to meet the
challenges of today’s world.
The spring 2021 meetings of the World Bank
Group and the International Monetary Fund, The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply
and the G7 summit hosted by the UK government exposed the weaknesses in current
in June, created opportunities to influence policy arrangements for international action.
on economic and trade cooperation. Widening participation – of states and
other actors – in global governance
We published a series of briefings with practical
is critical if progress is to be made
ideas to build towards an ambitious, systematic
on complex, transnational challenges.
reform of global economic cooperation and
governance. A number of the proposals were Our Inclusive Governance Initiative
further developed in policy forums, including the brought together a diverse group
Delphi Economic Forum, and several ideas gained of stakeholders from 22 countries
significant media coverage. to identify pathways to achieving
inclusivity in global institutions and
Our trade expertise also fed into UK and G7 policy
processes. Participants generated
processes. Chatham House gave evidence at the UK
10 key insights, grounded in
parliamentary inquiry into the global trade policy
lessons from the fast-evolving
response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We also joined
digital technology, climate change,
the Department for International Trade’s G7 Trade
environmental and investment
Policy Review roundtable and provided updates
policy arenas. The resulting paper,
on trade opportunities with Latin America.
Reflections on building more inclusive
global governance, generated
significant interest from key actors,
including the UN, and our launch
event drew senior-level participation.
International Affairs
rose to number 1
in the global
journal rankings for
international relations
G7 finance ministers on the final day of their London
summit in June 2021. PHOTO: ANDY RAIN/EPA/BLOOMBERG
VIA GETTY IMAGES
14 Chatham HouseImage from an explainer article exploring how COVID-19 rapidly changed daily life. ILLUSTRATION BY KINGSLEY NEBECHI
Developing better systems Creating more equitable
for vaccine roll-out health provision for all
We are facilitating better systems to coordinate Chatham House is partnering on important
global delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine. initiatives to improve population health and
resilience post-COVID-19.
Chatham House hosted the first ever public−
private summit of major players in global health The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a harsh light
and vaccine supply to address the significant on the failures of global health policies. It has
challenges emerging in making COVID-19 vaccines thrown up questions about the balance between
and distributing them to the world’s population. the economy, the environment and health policy.
Participants included the UK health secretary The Lancet–Chatham House Commission on
and the head of the World Trade Organization. improving population health post-COVID-19
The summit received high-profile media coverage, is identifying key actions to drive equitable
bringing to the world’s attention the impending improvements in human and planetary health.
vaccine production bottlenecks, and facilitated Commissioners include young people from
a new system for exchanging information on the around the world to ensure that recommendations
location and availability of vaccine components. are focused on changing the trajectory for
Separately, the then Health Secretary Matt Hancock future generations.
chose Chatham House to set out the UK’s priorities
Chatham House is also a partner for the National
for global health and pandemic preparedness ahead
Preparedness Commission and The Post-Pandemic
of the G7 summit in June 2021.
Policy Commission − Reform for Resilience.
And evidence from our experts was cited in the
Biosecurity and national security inquiry report,
launched in 2020 by the UK’s Joint Committee
on the National Security Strategy.
15 Chatham HouseOur ideas
Rethinking the UK’s role in the world
Influencing security View of London –
the city is at the heart
of developments in
and defence financial technology,
products and regulation.
PHOTO: CHRIS GORMAN/
Our experts provided input into UK government GETTY IMAGES
thinking on international security and defence,
and related issues.
Chatham House expert advice informed UK
government thinking ahead of the publication
of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence,
Development and Foreign Policy in March 2021.
The process drew on expertise in areas including
international security, the UK–China relationship,
strategy in the Indo-Pacific and foreign aid in
Pakistan. At the request of the UK’s Labour Party,
we also provided input into the Labour Party’s
version of the Integrated Review.
We also convened a series of workshops with
John Bew, special adviser to the prime minister,
and Angus Lapsley, Director General Strategy
and International at the UK Ministry of Defence,
including a roundtable with European experts to
discuss the UK’s new foreign and defence policies.
Other work during the year included briefing the
UK House of Commons Defence Committee and
the UK House of Lords International Relations
and Defence Committee.
Chatham House has also advised the Foreign,
Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
on how to use the E3 format, involving France,
Germany and the UK, as a model for European policy
cooperation. We held a 1.5 track dialogue on how the
UK can cooperate with Europe on the Indo-Pacific,
and convened bilateral policy dialogues, including
with Japan, Germany, Poland and Turkey.
Related reading
Our Insights book, Secrets and Spies: UK
Intelligence Accountability After Iraq and Snowden
by Jamie Gaskarth, provided the first systematic
exploration of how accountability is understood
inside the secret world of UK intelligence.
16 Chatham HouseOur ideas
Rethinking the UK’s role in the world
Creating a new vision for the UK’s global role
Chatham House has worked closely with His research paper, Global Britain, global broker,
the UK government in offering ideas and quickly became the most-read publication on our
facilitating discussion on a new international website. In the first two weeks following its release,
role for Britain. the paper attracted readers from 148 countries and
regions. Scores of influential users on Twitter shared
As the UK embarked on its solo journey into the
their reactions, providing positive feedback and
world in January 2021, Chatham House Director
using some of the key messages to kick off wider
Robin Niblett set out a proposed blueprint for
discussions. There was extensive media coverage,
the UK’s future international role outside the
including in Politico, the Guardian, the Financial
European Union.
Times and international media.
17 Chatham HouseOur ideas
Preventing and managing conflict
Examining NATO
obligations and
nuclear weapons
We are identifying new
approaches to nuclear risks
in a complex system.
To coincide with the entry into force
of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Cybersecurity is a major strand of Chatham House research.
Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in January PHOTO: NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
2021, we published a research paper
exploring what the entry into force Building capacity for
of the TPNW would mean for NATO
and its member states. The paper was
emerging technology security
one of several outputs designed to
We are advising on how to mitigate the risks
engage the international community
associated with emerging technologies,
in new approaches to thinking about
including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence
nuclear risks in a complex system.
and biosecurity.
As part of this work, we briefed the
NATO Nuclear Planning Group and Over the past year, we have informed and supported
NATO international staff, as well multilateral negotiations on cybersecurity. With the
as UK parliamentary committees number of threats increasing in cyberspace, and
and international meetings on the with states’ views on how to deal with threats
nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and govern cyberspace diverging, Chatham
(NPT) and the TPNW. House is helping to build the knowledge and
capacity of governments and officials participating
in discussions.
Related reading Our #Cyberspace4All project aims to create
an inclusive approach to cyber governance.
In the book War Time: Temporality
We produced a set of videos in all six UN languages,
and the Decline of Western Military
a lively series of Undercurrents podcasts and
Power, war studies experts examine
a special issue of the Journal of Cyber Policy.
the trajectory of Western military
Chatham House has also developed a training
power in the context of the intense
course on cyber policy for practitioners, which
debate on the ‘decline of the West’.
is now being delivered to government ministries
They identify policies that decision-
around the world and is building cybersecurity
makers must adopt in order to stave
capacity in Southeast Asia.
off this decline. The book is part of
the Insights series, published jointly Other work has included wide-ranging research
with the Brookings Institution Press. papers on topics including The COVID-19 pandemic
and trends in technology, Military drones in Europe
and an Expert Comment on biosecurity in the
aftermath of health crises.
18 Chatham HouseOur ideas
Preventing and managing conflict
Fresh thinking on prospects Identifying drivers
for security in the Middle East of conflict in Libya
Our evidence is feeding into policy debate on Chatham House continues to
a potential Middle East regional security process. be one of the leading sources
of analysis of political and security
The inauguration of US President Joe Biden at
developments in Libya.
the start of 2021 opened opportunities for fresh
thinking on security in the Middle East. Chatham The ongoing struggle for power
House was well positioned to take advantage of in Libya remains an important focus
this, following a major research project involving of our research. Findings from a paper
interviews with experts and policymakers across on The development of Libyan armed
15 countries in the region and further afield. groups since 2014 were used to brief
governments in the US, the UK and
Findings from the resulting research paper,
Europe, as well as the United Nations
Steps to enable a Middle East regional security process,
Support Mission in Libya. Published
were widely shared in roundtables and briefings,
in March 2020, the paper was read
including with the FCDO, the EU, Saudi Arabia,
in 65 different countries, including
Qatar, the US, Canada, the UAE, and a number
the US, the UK, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt,
of Gulf Cooperation Council missions in London.
France, Turkey, the Netherlands,
Germany, Italy and the UAE.
Fostering an environment We also undertook ground-breaking
to help resolve conflict research shining a spotlight on the
impact of the Libyan civil war on
women’s security, their political
Chatham House has provided a neutral space
space and economic opportunities.
for inclusive dialogue on the conflict in Ethiopia.
Published as an interactive ‘long-read’,
With the outbreak of conflict between Ethiopia’s in the first month alone the article,
federal government and the Tigray People’s ‘How women are dealing with Libya’s
Liberation Front (TPLF) in the Tigray region ever-present armed groups’, was
in November 2020, Chatham House began read 1,902 times in 77 countries.
convening Ethiopian and international civil
society, experts and policymakers to share
perspectives on potential approaches to fostering
an environment for conflict resolution. Our neutral
facilitation provided a platform for a wide range
of perspectives and enabled policymakers to access
constructive and independent debate and analysis.
It also strengthened inclusive dialogue and civic
engagement among Ethiopian stakeholders.
Our analysis on the conflict in Ethiopia was read
in 62 countries, including by the governments
of the UK and Norway, and attracted the attention Scene from interactive article on Libya.
of European and African press agencies. ILLUSTRATION BY AMY REINEKE
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Dialogue with purpose
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Marking our centenary
During 2020 we celebrated 100 years of Chatham House
with virtual activities and events
For more than a century we have and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former
fostered mutual understanding president of Liberia. There was also
between nations through ideas, a powerful reflection on African
debate and rigorous analysis. For our liberation by the daughters of
centenary, we traced this history in Eduardo Mondlane of Mozambique
a digital timeline and International and Oliver Tambo of South Africa,
Affairs published the stories behind who spoke at Chatham House
some of the most significant articles in 1968 and 1985 respectively.
and authors to have appeared in the
In October we announced that
journal since the1920s.
Top: Archive image Malawi’s constitutional court judges
of researchers in the
Chatham House Library. We also looked ahead to the next had won the 2020 Chatham House
century. Special events included Prize in recognition of their
Above: Flag outside
Chatham House in a discussion on the future of the courage and independence in the
January 2020 − we global order with Steven Mnuchin, defence of democracy. And during
refreshed our brand to
celebrate our centenary. then US secretary of the treasury, the year we undertook a beautiful
and a conversation on leadership refurbishment of Chatham House.
and international cooperation with
Mary Robinson, chair of The Elders
22 Chatham HouseDialogue with purpose
Global convening and analysis
Tackling the big issues
Our event series focused on major topics, such as COVID-19,
technology governance and the 2020 US elections
As part of our response to the outlining Taiwan’s digital response
pandemic, we introduced weekly to COVID-19 and lessons for civic
webinars on the emerging health technology. In June 2020, an event
implications of COVID-19. Hosted co-hosted with the UN High-Level
by world-leading authority on Panel on Digital Cooperation and
infectious disease outbreaks, Professor the International Chamber of
David Heymann, and senior fellow Commerce explored strengthening
Emma Ross, guests included cooperation in the digital space.
Dr Anthony Fauci in November
Another series explored what
2020, drawing viewers from
Our digital nearly 60 countries.
was at stake in the pivotal US
presidential and congressional
debates Our digital debates brought together elections. Speakers included
brought tech companies, experts and US Secretary of State Antony
together tech policymakers. Speakers included PEN Blinken, Sir Peter Westmacott
companies, America CEO Suzanne Nossel and
Professor Jack Snyder discussing
and Dr Fiona Hill. In the weeks
leading up to the election, topics
experts and social media regulation, and Taiwan’s included gun control and US policy
policymakers digital minister, Audrey Tang, towards the Middle East.
Taiwan’s Digital
Minister Audrey
Tang participated
in our digital debate
series in 2020.
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Dialogue with purpose
Broadening our reach
Reaching new audiences
We are creating new immersive ways to share our ideas
In October 2020, we launched the
35,366
Chatham House-SNF CoLab, a 10-year
experimental outreach fund. In its first year,
it launched an annual ‘Imagine a Better World’
Media mentions for
video series, and produced Futurescape London,
Chatham House: a 10%
an immersive digital model of Piccadilly Circus
increase from 2019
to explore how our cities may adapt to global
trends over the next century. The CoLab and
78%
Sustainability Accelerator also teamed up with the
London Design Biennale 2021, inviting radical
ideas from the world’s design community, the
increase in pages
public and young people to help shape a better
viewed since website
future. Over 500 submissions were exhibited
relaunch
online and at Somerset House in June.
Our explainer article on the importance of
34,091
Left top: Still from
an animation on Syria democracy has been topping Google rankings.
by Tamara Rashid
and Basem Mahmoud. We also produced short explainer animations,
Left: Imaginary such as a series on corruption in Syria online views in
view of Piccadilly and another on cyberspace. We continue 160 countries and
Circus in 2035 from
‘Futurescape London’, our regular Undercurrents podcast and regions for the
designed with Platform have introduced two new podcast series: Food system impacts
Group and the School
of International Futures. The Climate Briefing and Africa Aware. on biodiversity loss
research paper
27,980
views in 136 countries
for our Expert
Our explainer article on the Comment ‘Coronavirus
vaccine: Available
importance of democracy has for all or when it’s
been topping Google rankings your turn?’
25 Chatham HouseEmpowering future generations Our next generation initiatives underscore our commitment to reach, engage and inspire future generations to help them build a better world for themselves. Inaugural Common Futures Conversations workshop group. PHOTO: SUZANNE PLUNKETT
Empowering future generations
Building a better future
Connecting young
people with
policymakers
Our Common Futures initiative is expanding and
engaging more African and European policymakers
Our Common Futures Conversations institute’s coverage of the COVID-19
(CFC) project launched a new online pandemic and the Black Lives Matter
platform in 2020 as a forum for young movement, and provided invaluable
people from across Africa and Europe input to research projects on forest
to develop their ideas on critical governance and human rights.
policy issues, before pitching them
to policymakers.
The community has now grown
to over 520 young people from
Above and right: CFC
members participate
70 countries, and in the past year they
The community has
in a workshop in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia in 2019. collaborated to develop 171 policy now grown to over
PHOTOS: MARTHA TADESSE
ideas for 14 different challenges, 520 young people
including climate education, youth from 70 countries
unemployment, police violence and
democratic backsliding. In total,
23 public outputs, including articles,
podcasts and videos were produced.
The community engaged with
44 policymakers from a wide range
of fields, including the presidents
of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Malta,
and officials from the African Union,
European Union, United Nations and
UK Parliament. CFC members also
contributed to landmark Chatham
House events and enriched the
28 Chatham HouseEmpowering future generations
Building a better future
Supporting the world’s
emerging leaders
Academy workshops and a new network of ambassadors
are extending our reach across the United Kingdom
Building on the Queen Elizabeth II their solutions-based ideas to
Academy’s mission to develop the next critical topics through a seminar
generation of leaders, we delivered series between January and March
seven international affairs workshops 2021 exploring the UK’s role and
across the UK between November leadership on issues such as climate
2019 and August 2020. The move change, Universal Health Coverage
to virtual programming has enabled and the Covid-19 gender gap,
us to reach more than 130 young especially in the light of its presidency
professionals and students across of the G7 and COP26.
the UK’s four nations.
Our ambassadors also interacted
In November 2020, we launched with other next generation groups
our new network of QEII across Chatham House, including
Academy Ambassadors, a cohort participating in roundtables organized
Above: Participants of 10 emerging leaders selected in cooperation with the Future
in an Academy next
generation event in following their participation in Leaders Network in preparation for
Bristol in March 2020. the international affairs workshops. the Y7, the official youth engagement
PHOTO: VASSILIS NTOUSAS
The ambassadors contributed group for the G7 process.
29 Chatham HouseEmpowering future generations
Building a better future
Over the past year we have
Engaging
underscored our commitment to work
with the next generation to inspire
them to build a better world.
with schools, In November 2020, we launched
the Panel of Young Advisers,
a new initiative designed to give
universities and
the next generation a greater
say in the strategic direction of
Chatham House and to help build
early-career
a global network of young voices
to participate in institute activities.
Our International Affairs journal
professionals
encouraged applications to the
Early Career Diversity Initiative,
which aims to make the journal
more inclusive and representative.
Senior scholars from the journal’s
review panel will mentor participants
We continue to expand our from under-represented groups, such
activities designed to encourage as people located in the Global South,
and support the next generation
30 Chatham HouseEmpowering future generations
Building a better future
The Panel of Young
Advisers – created
as part of our
centenary 2020
activities.
people of colour and people who In January 2021, we announced
identify as LGBTIQ+, through the ‘I just want to the launch of the Molchanov
article publishing process. say thank you to Sustainability Internship Programme,
everyone who worked an exciting new programme of
Chatham House’s inaugural tirelessly to ensure internships for young people who are
summer school for 16–18-year-olds the virtual internship
passionate about social, economic,
was attended by more than would be a great
and environmental sustainability.
500 young people. The ten sessions experience. I have
of webinars and networking gained invaluable The Molchanov internships
opportunities were delivered in skills and feel build on the existing Chatham
a virtual classroom; creating a fun, more confident House Internship Programme,
interactive careers and learning
in my abilities.’ launched as part of our centenary
space at a time of school closures celebrations. The programme
Bimpe Lawal, intern,
and severe restrictions. is investing in the next generation
Centre for Universal Health,
October to December 2020
of decision-makers, with a focus on
In December, The World Today
creating a more inclusive and diverse
magazine launched its third annual
community of future international
school writing competition with
affairs experts. Former interns have
a record number of 220 pupils
gone on to play instrumental roles
submitting articles. The magazine,
in governments, non-governmental
in partnership with the Financial
organizations, academic institutions,
Times, posed the question: ‘What
international organizations
does it take to be a good leader?’
and think-tanks.
31 Chatham HouseOur funding
Income by category
Our funding
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted
donations
6%
Publications
4%
Investment
return
1%
Events
3%
Individual
membership
Research
5% funding
Corporate Private
membership foundations
11% 21%
UK government
departments
17%
Non-UK
government
departments
and international
organizations
17%
Academic
institutitions
and individuals
3%
Corporates
12%
32 Chatham HouseGovernance, funding and members
Governance
Governance, funding
and members
Governance
Patron, presidents and Council at 31 March 2021
Patron Heide Baumann Tim Willasey-Wilsey Ayman Asfari
Finance Committee; Nominations Committee; Chairman, Asfari Foundation
Her Majesty The Queen Nominations Committee; Research Committee;
Director Customer Operations retired director, Foreign Baroness Ashton of
and Executive Committee & Commonwealth Office; Upholland GCMG PC
Presidents Member, Vodafone Germany Visiting Senior Research Fellow, High Representative of the
lecturer, King’s College London Union for Foreign Affairs and
Rt Hon Baroness Eliza Ann Cormack Security Policy; First Vice
Manningham-Buller LG DCB Finance Committee; Investment Jasmine Zerinini President of the European
Committee; Next Generation Next Generation Committee; Commission (2009–14)
Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH Committee; Executive Head Nominations Committee;
of Human Resources, DeBeers Research Committee; Shumeet Banerji
Rt Hon Lord Darling Group; Non-Executive Director, Director for South Asia and Director, Reliance Jio;
of Roulanish PC Foreign, Commonwealth Afghanistan, French Ministry Director, HP
& Development Office Audit of Foreign Affairs (2009–12);
and Risk Assurance Committee. Trustee, InterMediate José Manuel Barroso
Council Chairman and Non-Executive
Kenneth Cukier Director, Goldman Sachs
Lord O’Neill of Gatley Next Generation Committee; Non-Council International; President
Chair; Commercial Secretary Research Committee; Committee Members of the European Commission
to the Treasury (2015–16); Senior Editor for Data and (2004–14)
Chair, Review on Anti-Microbial Digital, The Economist Tracey Campbell
Resistance (2014–16); Chair, Investment Committee Gavin Boyle
City Growth Commission (2014); Kate Gibbons Senior Advisor, TDR Capital;
Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Finance Committee; Investment Keith Harrington Co-President, Tudor Investment
Management (2010–13) Committee; Next Generation Finance Committee Corporation (2013–16);
Committee; Finance and Capital Member – Listing Authority
Sir Simon Fraser Markets Partner; Chair of the Olivier Lemaigre Advisory Committee and
Deputy Chair; Nominations Knowledge Committee and Investment Committee Panel, Financial Conduct
Committee; Managing Partner, Thought Leadership Board, Authority (2005–16)
Flint Global Ltd; Permanent Clifford Chance LLP Dame Mariot Leslie
Under-Secretary, Foreign Nominations Committee Lord Browne of Madingley
& Commonwealth Office Anita Lowenstein Dent FRS FREng
and Head of the Diplomatic Research Committee; Founder Mark Spelman Chairman, L1 Energy; Chief
Service (2010–15) and CEO, Teach2Teach Finance Committee Executive, BP (1995–2007)
International, and film and
John Berriman TV documentary producer, Professor R. Nicholas Burns
Hon Treasurer (ex-officio); formerly with the BBC Panel of Senior Advisers Professor of the Practice of
Finance Committee; Diplomacy and International
Investment Committee; former Andrew Payne The Panel of Senior Advisers Relations, Harvard Kennedy
board member and COO, Next Generation Committee; provides an experienced sounding School; US Under Secretary
PricewaterhouseCoopers Research Committee; board for our policy conclusions of State for Political Affairs
(retired 2015); Chair, MacIntyre Hedley Bull Research Fellow and helps communicate our (2005–08); US Ambassador
in International Relations, ideas at the highest levels to NATO (2001–05)
Dr Mimi Ajibadé University of Oxford in the UK and abroad.
Finance Committee; Victor Chu
Nominations Committee; CHAIR: Rt Hon Sir John Major Chairman, First Eastern
founder, Intrepid KG CH Investment Group, Hong Kong
Corporate Consultancy Ltd; UK Prime Minister (1990–97)
Research Associate, SOAS,
University of London
33 Chatham HouseGovernance, funding and members
Governance
Tim Clark André Hoffmann Hon. Marc E. Leland Sir Michael Rake FCA FCGI
Chair, WaterAid UK; President, MAVA Foundation; President, Marc E. Leland Chairman, Phoenix Global
former Senior Partner, Vice-Chairman, Board and Associates, USA; former Resources; Chairman, BT
Slaughter and May of Roche Holding Ltd Co-Chairman, German Marshall Group plc (2007–17); Chairman
Fund of the United States Worldpay Group plc (2015–18)
Lord Davies of Abersoch CBE Gay Huey Evans OBE
Partner and Chairman, Corsair Chairman, London Metal Rachel Lomax Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
Capital; Minister for UK Trade Exchange; Non-Executive Deputy Chair, British Council; KT GCMG FRSA FRSE PC
and Industry (2009–10) Director of Standard Chartered, former Deputy Governor, Secretary General, NATO
ConcoPhillips, IHS Markit, Bank of England (1999–2003); UK Defence
Ian Davis and HM Treasury Secretary (1997–99)
Chairman, Rolls-Royce; Sir Mark Lyall Grant
Non-Executive Director, BP Majid Jafar UK National Security Advisor Andrés Rozental
and Johnson & Johnson CEO, Crescent Petroleum (2015–17); Ambassador President, Rozental & Asociados;
to the UN (2009–15) Founding President, Mexican
Mary Francis CBE Dame DeAnne Julius DCMG CBE Council on Foreign Relations
Independent Director, Former Chair, University College Sir David Manning GCMG KCVO
Barclays plc; former London (2014–19); founder British Ambassador to the Kevin Rudd
Non-Executive Director, Bank member, Monetary Policy United States (2003–07) President and CEO, Asia Society;
of England, Aviva, Centrica Committee, Bank of England and to Israel (1995–98) Prime Minister of Australia
and Swiss Re Group (1997–2001); former Chair, (2007–10 and 2013); Minister
Chatham House (2003–12) Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas DBE for Foreign Affairs (2010–12)
Dame Clara Furse DBE Trustee, Imperial War Museum;
Chairman, HSBC UK; Michael Klein Chair, City of London Daniel Sachs
Non-Executive Director, Managing Partner, Corporation (1996–2004) Chief Executive
Vodafone Group plc and M. Klein & Company Officer, Proventus AB
Amadeus IT Group Lubna Olayan
Ali Y Koç Chairperson, Olayan Ron Sandler CBE
James Gaggero Vice Chairman, Board of Financing Company, Saudi Chairman, Centaur Media
Chairman, Bland Group Ltd Directors, Koç Holding AS Arabia; Non-Executive
Director, Schlumberger Sir John Sawers GCMG
Rt Hon Lord Hammond Caio Koch-Weser Executive Chairman, Newbridge
of Runnymeade Chairman of the Board, Simon Patterson Advisory; Chief of the UK
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer European Climate Managing Director, Silver Lake Secret Intelligence Service
(2016–19); Foreign Secretary Foundation (2013–18); Partners; board member, Dell (2009–14); Ambassador
(2014–16); Secretary of State Deputy Finance Minister Technologies and FlixBus to the UN (2007–09)
for Defence (2011–14) for Germany (1999–2005)
Funders and members
Institutional and individual supporters at 31 March 2021
Funders Michael Klein Celia Atkin Monika Machon
Chairman’s Circle Hala Mnaymneh Edward Atkin CBE Mohamed Mansour
The Chairman’s Circle enables Sami Mnaymneh Pavel Molchanov Martin L. O’Neil
a group of the institute’s most
significant individual and Chris Rokos Simon Patterson
institutional supporters to Director’s Circle
gather regularly to discuss key Jean Salata Sir Simon Robertson
developments in international Support from members of
affairs, while also providing Weijian Shan the Director’s Circle allows Edward Siskind
ideas and support for the the Director to invest in timely
institute’s future work. John Studzinski CBE and innovative research and Richard Sharp
thought leadership.
Ayman Asfari
Presidents’ Circle Baha Bassatne Partners
Gavin Boyle
The Presidents’ Circle comprises Richard Bram Partners provide significant
Garvin Brown IV individuals who enable Chatham long-term support for the
House to undertake major Helen L. Freeman institute’s research and
Tim Bunting initiatives, including The other activities.
Queen Elizabeth II Academy Ronald M. Freeman
Richard Hayden for Leadership in International AIG
Affairs, research fellowships, Huw Jenkins
André Hoffmann new research streams and cross- Asfari Foundation
institutional collaboration. Karim Khairallah
34 Chatham HouseGovernance, funding and members
Funders and members
Bill and Melinda ExxonMobil Foundation World Health Organization Department for Digital, Culture,
Gates Foundation Media & Sport, UK
EY Zoetis
BP plc Department for
Federal Ministry of Foreign International Trade, UK
Carnegie Affairs, Germany Research activities
Corporation of New York and event supporters Department of Defense, US
Fondation Botnar
Chevron Ltd Organizations and individuals Department of Foreign
Food Foundation that supply core support to Affairs, Ireland
Clifford Chance LLP research programmes and other
Ford Foundation research activities, and support Developing-8 Organization
Crescent Petroleum Chatham House conferences. for Economic Cooperation
Future of Russia Foundation
Eni S.p.A. AARP Diageo
Global Affairs Canada
Equinor Actis DLA Piper
IKEA Foundation
European Commission Agility Logistics Drax
International Federation
ExxonMobil Corporation of Pharmaceutical Al Sharq Forum Foundation DXC Technology
Manufacturers & Associations
Foreign, Commonwealth Amundi Asset Management Eaton Vance Management
& Development Office, UK Japan Bank for (International)
International Cooperation Anglo American plc
HSBC Holdings plc Extractive Industries
Jervis Capital Limited Ashton Munro Consultancy Transparency Initiative
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.
Koç Holding AstraZeneca Facebook
JETRO London
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Baker & McKenzie LLP Federal Department of Foreign
Leonardo S.p.A. Affairs, Switzerland
Korea Foundation Barclays
MAVA Foundation Food and Land Use Coalition
MacArthur Foundation Bechtel Ltd
McKinsey & Company Fresnillo
Ministry of Finance, Japan BHP Management Services Ltd
Ministry of Defence, UK
Ministry of British Council FTI Consulting LLP
Open Society Foundations Foreign Affairs, Japan
British Red Cross General Electric
Reliance Industries Limited Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
the Netherlands Brunswick Group Glencore
Robert Bosch Foundation
Mo Ibrahim Foundation BTG Pactual Globeleq Africa Ltd
Royal Dutch Shell
Norwegian Agency for Cabinet Office, UK H.I.S. Co. Ltd
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Development Cooperation
Cairn Energy plc Hans-Seidel-Stiftung
Richard Hayden
Key project and CDC Group plc Hiroshima Prefecture
Academy supporters Schwarzman Scholars Government
Children’s Investment Fund
Organizations and individuals Stiftung Mercator Foundation (CIFF) Hogan Lovells International LLP
that provide significant support
to key research projects and Swiss Agency for Development Citi Humanity United
Academy fellowships. and Cooperation
City of London Corporation Imperial College London
British Army The David and Lucile
Packard Foundation CLP Holdings Limited Informa UK Ltd
CAF Development Bank
of Latin America The World Bank Confederation of International Livestock
Norwegian Enterprise Research Institute
Compassion in World Farming Tim Bunting
Crop Trust Internet Society
Department of State, US UK Quantum Technology
Hub in Sensors and Timings, Daiwa Institute Investec Bank
Deutsche Gesellschaft University of Birmingham of Research Limited
für Internationale JP Morgan
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH UK Research and Innovation Darktrace Limited
KR Foundation
European Climate Foundation UNICEF De Beers Group Services UK Ltd
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