11 April 2024
Euro Watch: How the EU wants to reshape its asylum system. Will it solve Europe's migrant crisis?
After years of negotiations, the European Parliament has approved a major reform tightening the EU's migration and asylum rules.
This "migration pact" provides for tighter control of migrant arrivals into the EU, and the introduction of a solidarity mechanism between EU member states concerning the distribution of refugees.
What exactly is in the text? What changes would it bring to European migration policy?
Dr Samir Puri, Associate Fellow, UK in the World Programme, Chatham House weighs in.

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28 March 2024
Euro Watch: How will Putin respond to the deadly Moscow concert hall attack?
Russia is still reeling from its deadliest terrorist incident in two decades. It is estimated that more than 130 people were killed and scores more injured in Friday's attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall concert venue.
The Islamic State group has said four of its members carried out the attack. Yet Russian officials, and state media, have largely ignored any Islamic State link, focusing almost exclusively on a possible Ukrainian connection.
What will Putin do next? And what does this all mean for Russia’s war with Ukraine? Dr Samir Puri, Associate Fellow, UK in the World Programme weighs in.

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22 February 2024
Euro Watch: The death of Alexei Navalny, a reminder of Putin's paranoia?
Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most formidable domestic opponent, fell unconscious and died on Feb 16 after a walk at the “Polar Wolf” Arctic penal colony where he was serving a three-decade sentence.
Was Putin's critic murdered? What does Navalny's death mean for a new era of Russian dictatorship, and how does his legacy impact the Russian opposition?
Dr Samir Puri, Associate Fellow, UK in the World Programme, Chatham House weighs in.

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1 February 2024
Euro Watch: Who can beat Russia's Vladimir Putin?
Long lines have popped up in Russia and beyond to get Boris Nadezhdin, an anti-war candidate, onto the ballot for Russia’s presidential election in March. Mr Nadezhdin is running against Vladimir Putin, who has headed Russia since the beginning of the millennium.
Will the Kremlin allow an anti-war candidate to run for the presidency? On the other hand, what does Putin's unsurprising re-election bid mean for Russia's future?
We find out from Dr Samir Puri, Associate Fellow, UK in the World Programme, Chatham House.

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14 December 2023
Euro Watch: UK PM Rishi Sunak survives the Rwanda Bill vote, but what's next?
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s emergency bill to revive his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has avoided defeat in parliament.
Despite the victory, the result showed the prime minister is struggling to maintain control over his party. So, what’s next for Rishi Sunak after winning the Rwanda bill vote? What obstacles will he have to overcome in the New Year?
Dr Samir Puri, Associate Fellow, UK in the World Programme, Chatham House explains.

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