Chatham House, formally known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in London whose mission is to analyze and promote the understanding of major international issues and current affairs. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Current affairs is a Genre of Broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of News stories that have recently occurred It is regarded as the world's leading organization in this area. It takes its name from its premises, a grade I listed 18th century house in St. James's Square designed in part by Henry Flitcroft and once occupied by three British Prime Ministers including William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system St James Square is the only square in the exclusive St James's district of the City of Westminster. Henry Flitcroft ( 30 August 1697 &ndash 25 February 1769) was a major English Architect in the second generation of Palladianism William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham PC (15 November 1708 &ndash 11 May 1778 was a British Whig Statesman who achieved his greatest fame as
The current chairman of the Council of Chatham House is Dr. DeAnne Julius and its Director is Dr. Dr DeAnne Shirley Julius (born April 14, 1949) is a respected British -based American Economist, notable as a founder member of the Robin Niblett, who succeeded Professor Victor Bulmer-Thomas in January 2007. Dr Rosemary Hollis, a prominent Middle East expert, is its Director of Research and Keith Burnet is the Head of Communications.
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Role
Chatham House conducts original research into a variety of regional and global issues, and describes itself as follows.
- . . . a melting pot that brings together people and organisations with an interest in international affairs. We provide an independent forum in which academia, business, diplomats, the media, NGOs, politicians, policy makers and researchers can interact in an open and impartial environment.
- The widespread recognition of the Chatham House Rule as a byword for free and frank debate is a reflection of our unique and non-aligned perspective.
Chatham House is routinely used as a source of information for media organisations seeking background or experts upon matters involving major international issues.
Although it has been alleged that Chatham House reflects a pro-establishment view of the world [1] (due to donations from large corporations, governments and other organisations), Chatham House is nevertheless membership-based and anyone may join. It has a range of different types of membership including Major Corporate, Corporate, Academic, Individual and Under 30.
Chatham House Rule
Chatham House is the origin of the confidentiality rule known as the Chatham House Rule, which provides that members attending a seminar may discuss the results of the seminar in the outside world, but may not discuss who attended or identify what a specific individual said. The Chatham House Rule is a rule that governs the confidentiality of the source of information received at a meeting The Chatham House Rule is a rule that governs the confidentiality of the source of information received at a meeting The Chatham House Rule evolved to facilitate frank and honest discussion on controversial or unpopular issues by speakers who may not have otherwise had the appropriate forum to speak freely. Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without Censorship or Limitation. However, most Chatham House meetings are held 'on the record', and not under the Chatham House Rule. In Journalism, a source is a person publication or other record or document that gives information
Research
In August 2006 Chatham House released a report titled Iran, its Neighbours and the Regional Crises which said that the influence of Iran in Iraq had overtaken that of the US. The report asserted that any threatening action towards Iran could result in mass destabilization across the Middle East.
In December 2006 the departing director of Chatham House – Victor Bulmer-Thomas – produced a briefing paper on U. K. foreign policy during the Blair era entitled Blair’s Foreign Policy and its Possible Successor(s). The paper generated a media storm as it heavily criticized the Prime Minister for allying the U. K. too closely to the U. S. at the expense of closer ties with Europe.
History
The Royal Institute of International Affairs was founded in 1920 as the Institute of International Affairs following a meeting at the previous year's Paris Peace Conference. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The first chairman was Robert Cecil, while Lionel Curtis served as honorary secretary. Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood CH, PC, QC ( 14 September 1864 &ndash 24 November Arnold J. Toynbee later became director. This page is about the universal historian Arnold Joseph Toynbee for the economic historian Arnold Toynbee see this article. The Council on Foreign Relations, its American sister institute, was established the following year. The Council on Foreign Relations ( CFR) is an American Nonpartisan foreign policy membership organization founded in 1921 and based at 58 East 68th Street (at Chatham House's well-known headquarters at 10 St. James's Square, London, was gifted to the institute in 1923, having previously been the home of three British Prime Ministers - Pitt the Elder, Edward Stanley and William Gladstone - and also of the Earl and Countess of Blessington. St James Square is the only square in the exclusive St James's district of the City of Westminster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham PC (15 November 1708 &ndash 11 May 1778 was a British Whig Statesman who achieved his greatest fame as Charles John Gardiner 1st Earl of Blessington ( 1782 - 25 May 1829) was an Irish Earl best known for his marriage to Margaret Farmer
The name of the building grew to be so synonymous with the institute that it was officially rebranded as "Chatham House" in September 2004. However, the "Royal Institute of International Affairs" remains its legal name and is still sometimes used interchangeably with "Chatham House".
The Chatham House building is located just a few metres from the former Libyan embassy building where the 1984 Libyan Embassy Siege took place. Yvonne Joyce Fletcher (1959&ndash 17 April 1984) was a British Woman Police Constable (WPC who was shot and killed in London 's
The annual Chatham House Prize was started in 2005 and is awarded to the individual who is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations in the previous year. Previous recipients include Victor Yushchenko and Joaquim Chissano. Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( Ukrainian: Viktor Andrijovyč Juščenko) (born February 23 1954) is the third and current President of Joaquim Alberto Chissano (born 22 October 1939) served as the second President of Mozambique for nineteen years from 6 November 1986 The 2007 winner was Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned. Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned ( Arabic: موزة بنت ناصر المسند is the second of the three wives of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of
A recent addition to the calendar of events is The BBC Today/Chatham House lecture series developed with the Today programme. Today, sometimes referred to as the Today programme to avoid ambiguity is BBC Radio 4 's long-running early morning news and current affairs The series was designed to promote debate and discussion on key international issues of the day. At the inaugural lecture in 2006, Condoleezza Rice defended the U. Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States S. decision to go to war with Iraq.
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References
- ^ Tesfamariam, Sophia. A think tank (also called a policy institute) is an organization institute corporation or group that conducts Research and engages in advocacy in areas such This article is a list of Think tanks in the United Kingdom. List Adam Smith Institute Association "Scholarly or Sophistry? A take on Chatham House’s “Ethiopia and Eritrea: Allergic to Persuasion”", American Chronicle, 2007-02-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Retrieved on 2007-05-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason.
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