Mike Higgins @higginsmike
Editor @TheWorldToday, the international affairs magazine of @ChathamHouse; @lycidas.bsky.social theworldtoday.org Bromley, London Joined June 2009-
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In our latest story, @thantmyintu speaks with @IonaAllan_ about his grandfather's important but overlooked contributions as the former UN secretary-general, and how multilateralism has evolved ever since. Read their story here > chathamhouse.org/publications/t…
The UN "is no longer the only game in town when it comes to organizing global cooperation and governance", argues @AmitavAcharya. chathamhouse.org/publications/t…
Fans of middle-aged men struggling to remember more than 50w, this is for you. For everyone else, the autumn issue of @TheWorldToday is out now - check out the 20+ stories at the link below
Fans of middle-aged men struggling to remember more than 50w, this is for you. For everyone else, the autumn issue of @TheWorldToday is out now - check out the 20+ stories at the link below
In the autumn issue of @TheWorldToday @AmitavAcharya points out that those fearing global collapse in face of the US abdication of its global role might do well to recall that many elements of world order pre-date the rise of the West, often by millennia 👇
In the autumn issue of @TheWorldToday @AmitavAcharya points out that those fearing global collapse in face of the US abdication of its global role might do well to recall that many elements of world order pre-date the rise of the West, often by millennia 👇
I couldn't wait to get the magazines up to the 4th floor - so much to read!
I couldn't wait to get the magazines up to the 4th floor - so much to read!
Is the proliferation of unilateral sanctions creating a sanctions 'arms race' between the West and 'the rest'? This and other important Qs analysed in a new @ChathamHouse research paper by @ChrisSabatini and Lydia Isard 👇chathamhouse.org/2025/07/unders…
'There is no going back to the system that existed before Trump's tariff campaign.' @ButlerCreon argues that a new global trade order may emerge - but the EU and others must provide leadership 👇chathamhouse.org/publications/t…
Thousands in Budapest defied government attempts to restrict the annual Pride march on Saturday. As @arimshaw makes clear in @TheWorldToday, fresh attacks on LGBTQ rights are often attacks on democratic rights 👇chathamhouse.org/publications/t…
Thank you, @ChathamHouse, for an insightful discussion on the intricacies of global politics and the path to peace.
Thank you @ZelenskyyUa for taking time to engage in an open and frank conversation in @ChathamHouse. It was under the rule. We talked about how to boost Ukraine's defences, what Putin has in stock against Europe, latest evolution of battlefield tech. Follow us @CHUkraineForum
Thank you @ZelenskyyUa for taking time to engage in an open and frank conversation in @ChathamHouse. It was under the rule. We talked about how to boost Ukraine's defences, what Putin has in stock against Europe, latest evolution of battlefield tech. Follow us @CHUkraineForum
Bit of a moment for Mark Carney next week hosting the G7 summit - read how his approach to Trump diplomacy might beg questions of Keir Starmer 👇
Bit of a moment for Mark Carney next week hosting the G7 summit - read how his approach to Trump diplomacy might beg questions of Keir Starmer 👇
The new @TheWorldToday is now out! The cover story digs into how Europe might shore up NATO - a question that @SecMarkrutte will no doubt be addressing when he visits @ChathamHouse today. This and much (much!) more in the summer issue, link below👇
The new @TheWorldToday is now out! The cover story digs into how Europe might shore up NATO - a question that @SecMarkrutte will no doubt be addressing when he visits @ChathamHouse today. This and much (much!) more in the summer issue, link below👇
My father-in-law Chris Arnheim has gone missing in Paris. He has advanced Parkinson's and we are very worried about him #lemarais #DisparuParis #MissingInParis #PersonneDisparue
I'm delighted to say that my dear friend, the brilliant @DrMatthewSweet, has agreed to come and talk about my book GHOSTS OF IRON MOUNTAIN with me, at Waterstones Trafalgar Square on Tuesday 22 April. Come and join us! waterstones.com/events/ghosts-…
The EU is asking for more societal resilience from its citizens - what is the UK doing and what might it learn from the Nordic countries, asks @mr_robinpotter in @TheWorldToday
The EU is asking for more societal resilience from its citizens - what is the UK doing and what might it learn from the Nordic countries, asks @mr_robinpotter in @TheWorldToday
'There is no possibility of reaching a stable ceasefire with [Israel's] extreme right because it wants only one thing: to resettle the Gaza Strip. To do that, you need to maintain warfare in Gaza,' opposition leader @YairGolan1 tells @TheWorldToday 👇chathamhouse.org/publications/t…

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