What is Chatham House?
Q: What is Chatham House?
A: Chatham House is a London-based think tank that analyses and promotes the understanding of major international issues and current affairs.
Q: Is Chatham House a non-profit organization?
A: Yes, Chatham House is a non-profit, non-governmental organization.
Q: What is Chatham House known for?
A: Chatham House is known for being one of the world's leading organizations in analysing and promoting the understanding of major international issues and current affairs.
Q: Where does Chatham House take its name from?
A: Chatham House takes its name from its premises, a Grade I listed 18th-century house in St. James's Square that was once occupied by three British prime ministers, including William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
Q: What is Chatham House's ranking in the world's most influential think tanks?
A: In a recent report, Chatham House is ranked the second most influential think tank in the world after the Brookings Institution, and the world's most influential non-US think tank.
Q: Who are some of the distinguished presidents of Chatham House?
A: Distinguished presidents of Chatham House include Sir John Major, former UK Prime Minister, Lord Ashdown (1941-2018), former EU Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and former leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Baroness Scotland, the former Attorney General.
Q: What recognition has Chatham House received from Foreign Policy magazine?
A: In 2009, Chatham House was named the top non-US think tank by Foreign Policy magazine.
