Bronwen Maddox is joined by Philippe Sands, a barrister specialising in international law and a Professor of the Public Understanding of Law at University College London. Joining them both are Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne, an Associate Professor in Law at the University of Bristol and Nomi Bar-Yacoov, an Associate Fellow of the International Security Programme at Chatham House and an international negotiator in the Middle East.

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The ICJ and ICC put Israel on notice but cannot stop the war

What are the first foreign affairs questions for the new government?

The ICC Prosecutor’s applications for arrest warrants explained

Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock.

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Rishi Sunak called a 4 July election saying the world is more dangerous than at any time since the end of the Cold War. Bronwen Maddox discusses those threats with Chatham House experts Olivia O’Sullivan, director of our UK in the World; David Lubin, our Michael Klein Senior Research Fellow in our Global Economy and Finance Programme; and Tim Eaton, senior research fellow in our Middle East and North Africa Programme.

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An election for ‘dangerous times’

Three foreign policy priorities for the next UK government

Is the Kremlin behind Georgia’s foreign agents law?

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Bronwen Maddox is joined by Shashank Joshi, defence editor of The Economist and historian and commentator Helene von Bismarck to discuss what the next government must prioritize in the UK's foreign policy. With them is Olivia O’Sullivan, Director of our UK in the World programme and co-author of the report: Three foreign policy priorities for the next UK government.

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UK parties are pitching a ‘pragmatic’ foreign policy, but can a new government make the necessary hard choices?

A Gaza ceasefire rests on preventing a full-scale Israeli offensive in Rafah

Russia is using the Soviet playbook in the Global South to challenge the West – and it is working

Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock.

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