Stephen Farrell
@farrellreporter
Head of News and Comment at Chatham House, the international affairs think tank
What does the PKK disarming mean for Turkey and the Kurds? @ChathamHouse expert @GalipDalay explains in this video: youtu.be/-NOYk2ziO5U?si… via @YouTube

After Brexit: the E3. chathamhouse.org/2025/07/after-…
Podcast🎙️| Will Trump deliver for Ukraine? @jarabarbieri, @JohnLough and @purisamir1 join @farrellreporter to discuss whether Donald Trump will send arms to 🇺🇦 and whether it's too late. Apple: apple.co/4m80Qs9 Spotify: bit.ly/458Fepz chathamhouse.org/2025/07/indepe…
My Chatham House colleague @farrellreporter takes over the role of podcast host this week with @jarabarbieri, @JohnLough and @purisamir1. Is Donald Trump finally pivoting in favour of Ukraine? How is Russia faring in its offensive? Listen in full⬇️ x.com/ChathamHouse/s…
Podcast🎙️| Will Trump deliver for Ukraine? @jarabarbieri, @JohnLough and @purisamir1 join @farrellreporter to discuss whether Donald Trump will send arms to 🇺🇦 and whether it's too late. Apple: apple.co/4m80Qs9 Spotify: bit.ly/458Fepz chathamhouse.org/2025/07/indepe…
What did Trump say he was going to give Ukraine? What will Russia do about it? And what do world leaders think about the White House zigzagging? Chatham House's podcast. chathamhouse.org/2025/07/indepe…
Report | Understanding and improving sanctions today The large number of sanctions currently in force has increased cooperation between 🇨🇳🇷🇺🇰🇵🇮🇷. @ChrisSabatini's (@CH_Americas) latest report explains how sanctions fail, and what to do next⬇️ chathamhouse.org/2025/07/unders…
Optimism over Donald Trump’s talk of Patriot missiles for Ukraine and punishment for Moscow may be premature. A generous deadline for Russia, and a lack of detail, leave many questions unanswered. Read @KeirGiles's latest for Chatham House⤵️ chathamhouse.org/2025/07/trump-…
🛡️Is US foreign policy stuck in a zero-sum mindset? In their IA policy paper, @andygawt (@UniLeiden) & @catherine_would urge policymakers to move past competition & embrace interregional cooperation: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…
With summer in full swing, we have launched our July issue today!☀️ 🌏 Special section on Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific 🔖 Articles on climate politics, EU-UK relations and more 💻Policy papers on US foreign policy & AI governance 📚24 book reviews Read NOW:…
‘Gaza: What next after Trump-Netanyahu talks?’ Chatham House podcast on.soundcloud.com/yPXv2TZEKvzEW5…
For now, Vietnam’s major economic role globally is as an assembly line between Chinese producers and Western markets, writes @bill_hayton. chathamhouse.org/2025/07/vietna…
The Israel-Iran war has created a ‘Hormuz Dilemma’ for China, where its energy security becomes uncomfortably vulnerable to future flare-ups in the Persian Gulf. chathamhouse.org/2025/06/israel…
What China Wants in a multipolar world, filling the global leadership vacuum or remaining reticence in getting involved in regional flashpoints? Read my latest @ProSyn @ChathamHouse
China's leadership has no interest in filling America’s shoes. Attempting to do so could cost Beijing just when it is undertaking a broader economic reorientation at home. Read @Yu_JieC's (@CHAsiaPacific) analysis for Project Syndicate (@ProSyn)⬇️. project-syndicate.org/magazine/china…
"With the war in Iran [Netanyahu] is in the best position to go and ask the people whether they want him for a seventh government." @YMekelberg (@CH_MENAP) on whether Benjamin Netanyahu will call elections in Israel, via @AJInsideStory.
"It's a terrible thing that happened to Bangladesh. People were killed point blank on the street everyday." Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to 🇧🇩’s interim government, on the search for justice following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. Watch the event➡️ bit.ly/3HIxn9d
Trump's Big Bill: Battle lines drawn for the Midterms The United States Congress passed Donald Trump's signature tax cuts and spending bill. @MaxYoeli (@CH_Americas) looks at how it could add trillions to 🇺🇸's national debt.
Podcast🎙️| One year hard Labour: Why is the UK so difficult to govern? @LivJOSullivan, @EconSteveM and @JoeTwyman join @bronwenmaddox to discuss the state of the UK under Keir Starmer. Apple: apple.co/4lcPtir Spotify: bit.ly/4ey1Enr chathamhouse.org/2025/07/indepe…
"We know that instability and conflicts tend to be drivers of innovation." Michele Mestrinaro (@Novartis) discusses how growing global instability is impacting innovation policy at our 2025 London Conference. Watch on demand⬇️ tinyurl.com/pc93k7uj