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Undercurrents

Undercurrents is a regular podcast series featuring interviews with Chatham House experts - and others - about the critical underlying issues which are shaping modern society. Hosted by staff from across the institute, each episode goes in-depth on a topic, looking beyond the news to explore the issues shaping global politics.

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Jul 9, 2020

The meeting that called into being the British Institute of International Affairs was held on July 5, 1920 at the Royal Society of Arts on the Strand. The institute, as noted by Arthur Balfour, UK foreign secretary until the previous year, would cultivate ‘mutual comprehension between different nations and between the leaders of thought in different communities’. 

100 years later, Chatham House remains a centre for debate and exchange on the major issues shaping international affairs. 

Undercurrents is marking the Chatham House centenary with an episode on the history of the institute. You'll hear from librarian Malcolm Madden about the origins of Chatham House, and then a selection of current Chatham House staff tell us about the events and speakers they have most enjoyed during their time at the institute. 

Watch the Events:

Chatham House Centenary Week

Read the Expert Comment:

The Hotel Majestic and the Origins of Chatham House

Credits:

Speakers: Malcolm Madden, Zara Berry, Yusuf Hassan, Kamil Hussain, Glada Lahn, Jo Maher, Esther Naylor, James Nixey, Alan Philps

Hosts: Agnes Frimston, Ben Horton

Sound Editor: Jamie Reed

Recorded and produced by Chatham House