Royal Institute of International Affairs
Project Title
As a one-time only grant for a project to explore new ideas for nuclear arms control
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
The United States, Russia, and China are poised for a nuclear arms race and traditional arms control measures appear inadequate, given the lack of trust and transparency. There are also numerous regional conflicts where nuclear weapons may create instabilities.With this project, Chatham House will explore opportunities to build upon existing arms control agreements, develop new approaches to limiting arms buildups, and find ways to strengthen existing norms and restraints on nuclear use. The project will build upon lessons from past agreements, explore new pathways for rethinking arms control in the current political environment, and vet and disseminate the results with the goal of future arms reductions or limits.
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For a project on regional expertise and perspectives in MENA
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
25 months
Description
Environmental, economic, and infrastructure resilience have proven key to the Arab region’s long-term security. These, and related challenges of governance and accountability, climate change, and the impact of technology on the future of work, require effective management and regional coordination to mitigate and prevent national and regional conflicts. Research conducted into these topics has largely focused on state-level responses, with limited engagement with regional perspectives of academics and researchers. The Chatham House MENA Programme will implement a project engaging and connecting early career academics and researchers from the region working on thematic issues related to these challenges. The work will result in publications and disseminations.
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For a project on contentious politics since the ‘Arab Spring’
Date
Dec. 10, 2020
Duration
27 months
Description
As the world approaches the ten-year anniversary of the uprisings that swept across the Middle East, another wave of mass mobilization and political upheaval have unfolded incountries like Iraq, Sudan, Algeria, and Lebanon. Chatham Housewill conduct a retrospective political analysis of the implications and aftermath of theArab uprisings, with an aim of revisiting and unpacking dominant paradigms through which the uprisings have been categorized as a failure. Alongside regional thinkers and practitioners, Chatham House will investigatethe continuous nature of political, social, economic, and security transformationsin the region. Corporation funds will support staff costs, research workshops, policy briefings, publications, and multimedia content.
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For a project on the future of the state in the Middle East and North Africa
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
24 months
Description
Social scientists, analysts, and policymakers from the Arab region are coming to grips with the changing nature of their respective states, including formal, informal, non-state, and hybrid actors in both governance and security sectors. However, Western policy priorities often seem far removed from these debates; the avenues that link social scientists and policy experts from the Middle East and North Africa with policymakers in the West continue to be limited in opportunity and scope. The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) will bridge regional experts with their counterparts in Western states, in order to develop a platform for policy frameworks that are more realistic and inclusive. The project will entail the use of online communications by an expanding network of experts to share research and discuss findings, and a set of written products and events to reach the Western policy communities and the general public.
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For understanding North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states obligations regarding nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
26 months
Description
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has further illuminated rifts between states on disarmament issues and highlighted the fundamental disagreements that threaten the future of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). These tensions have emerged even within Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance. Through this grant, the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) will conduct a study aimed at understanding the obligations of NATO member states regarding nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. The project will entail policy-relevant research and discussions between supporters and opponents of the TPNW in advance of the NPT 2020 Review Conference, with the goal of narrowing the differences and increasing the likelihood of a successful NPT review.
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For analysis and dissemination on the rise and impact of non-state armed groups in the Arab region
Date
Mar. 02, 2017
Duration
24 months
Description
A renewal is recommended to build upon Chatham House’s previous work on the regional implications of the Syrian crisis. To complement this work, Chatham House will focus its activity on developments within Syria in partnership with local researchers. The project will create a consortium of region-based researchers and Europe-based counterparts to present analysis of the evolving relationships between armed groups, civilian communities, and state and non-state institutions in Syria. This international project will bring cutting edge policy analysis from Arab region scholars to high-level policymakers, and international non-governmental stakeholders. Research will also investigate the aspirations of armed groups to become governance providers.
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For research, meetings, and policy outreach on the regional implications of the Syrian crisis
Date
Jun. 12, 2014
Duration
36 months
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For cooperation between Russia and the West on international peace and security issues
Date
Oct. 09, 2003
Duration
44 months