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:🧵👇

A brilliant set of panelists on a truly urgent set of questions - how to meet the global challenges of our times 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…

Delighted to contribute key research findings on Sudan 🇸🇩 & Ethiopia’s 🇪🇹 transnational conflict for Chatham House XCEPT Research. With @Abele_an, Suliman Baldo, & Chatham House MENA Watch ‘Navigating protracted conflicts in a multi-aligned world’. 📺 livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=zy3jEm…

Now live! Watch below ⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=zy3jEm…

Had a pleasure of sharing key findings from the publications we put together for Chatham House Africa and XCEPT Research on cross-border conflict commodities at the Chatham House event. The publications 👇🏾 chathamhouse.org/2024/04/confli… chathamhouse.org/2023/09/naviga… chathamhouse.org/2024/09/illici…

A wise man once told me peacemaking can feel like those old Yahoo spam scams: “My royal grandpa left me $1 million—I just need $100 from you first..".

The MENA Programme was delighted to host Dr Majed Al Ansari (د. ماجد محمد الأنصاري Dr. Majed Al Ansari) Chatham House earlier this week for a discussion on Qatar’s foreign policy priorities, role as a regional mediator, and relationships with neighbouring and international actors.

Iran-Israel strikes, Chatham House reaction Thread🧵 Sanam Vakil صنم وكىل, Director of Chatham House MENA. "The Israeli government has launched a highly provocative and strategically timed strike against Iran, aiming to achieve three primary objectives: to eliminate senior commanders and

"Once again, Iran has been exposed, and its response options are constrained by its desire to avoid a full-scale war. Nonetheless, the regime must retaliate to reassert deterrence and prevent further strikes. Iran has already launched a limited military response and cancelled the

"For now, Iran is unlikely to target Gulf infrastructure or assets, but should the situation continue to escalate, it may resort to broader regional measures. Although the Trump administration has attempted to distance itself from the Israeli operation, it has simultaneously

How will Iran, the US and Iran's allies respond to Israel's strikes? Our experts offer immediate reaction following Israeli strikes against 🇮🇷's military and nuclear facilities, with: ▪️Sanam Vakil صنم وكىل ▪️Bronwen Maddox ▪️Farea Al-Muslimi Find out more🔽 chathamhouse.org/2025/06/israel…

📢 TOMORROW: 'Iran–Israel war and its broader implications' Mohammed Baharoon, Renad Mansour, Ksenia Svetlova كسنيا سفطلوفا, Sanam Vakil صنم وكىل & Galip Dalay discuss military objectives, prospects for deescalation & regional implications. 📅 17/6 ⏰ 12.30 BST 📍 Zoom Register ⤵️ chathamhouse.org/events/all/spe…

'There is still a narrow window to avoid an all-out war. But with Washington having seemingly cooled to diplomacy, it is up to countries in the region to stop the conflict,' writes MENA Programme Director Sanam Vakil صنم وكىل in Foreign Affairs. Read in full ⤵️ foreignaffairs.com/israel/last-ch…

My new piece for Chatham House: "The new reality is a more unequal regional balance of power in which a weakened Iran has no good options left to defend its shrinking influence, while Israel benefits from much greater room for manoeuvre."

Thank you to Yousuf Al Bulushi from Muscat Policy Council (MPC) - مجلس مسقط للسياسات for visiting Chatham House to discuss Oman’s and the wider GCC’s de-escalatory role — a particularly important topic in these critical times for the region.

With Qatar announcing the closure of its airspace, Iranian retaliation against US forces in the Gulf looks imminent. The obvious target is the Al Udeid Air Base near Doha. Photos from Planet taken between 5 June and 19 June show large numbers of aircraft have left the base.

حفلة الجنون تكاد تكتمل مع استهداف صواريخ ايرانية قواعد عسكرية اميركية في قطر وربما دول خليجية اخرى... بانتظار قصيدة حماسية من تميم البرغوثي من قلب الدوحة تواكب الهجمة الإيرانية

Sometimes, all it takes is one to step back — and stop the whole thing from going up in flames. #Iran #MiddleEast #Gulf #US #War

سواء بخصوص مواضيع متعلقة باليمن أو الخليج أو سوريا أو بنما، تبقى ماجي ميشيل تذكير دائم بأهمية الصحافة المحترمة والصحافيين الجادين. مادة مفزعة ومهمة في نفس الوقت!