. >> and associate fellow with tatum house joins us from -- chatham house joins us now.would like to get your thoughts on this move by eu leaders to stop short of banning exports of the astrazeneca vaccine. quentin? >> i think good sense has prevailed. it does look as if the european union has backed off a bit. but it has not taken the new legislation off the table, so it is still there. the truth is, both sides need to back off. this would have been a completely insane vaccine war, which would have damaged the reputation of both sides. the british, for their part signed probably a rather clever contract, then the eu, with astrazeneca. the british have priority to supplies from astrazeneca. the problem seems to be the angle-swedish company has signed two deals with the eu and u.k., which are not entirely compatible. the are trying to meet too much demand with inadequate supply. >> france accused the u.k. of blackmail over its handling of the coronavirus vaccine. is that strong or unfair perspective, coming from france -- or is that a fair perspective from france tonight?

challenge of making more progress at the summit which i just mentioned which was harvested by chatham house we all from developing country met vaccine manufacturers and i remember as we committed to further expand access we are doing both and very easy for i am concerned if you would suspend the patent you wouldn't get to seeing that there is more it was amazing to listen to the experts in manufacturing supply chains their concerns about bottlenecks in gloss wise bottlenecks in lippitt nano particles scarcity in room with tears and how can we tackle the inefficiencies they are concerned about export prescriptions interventions nerve of the nobility neither from developing countries annoying dos lies chalked by patents being a hindrance thomas grady had of the international federation of sar pharmaceutical manufacturers and carer being on the program. thank you and out of some of the other global business stories making the news cathay pacific says it made a loss of $2800000000.00 during 2020 the hong kong based airline was hammered by the collapse of international travel brought on by the p

. >> joining the program now is an associate fellow for the asia program at the think tank chatham houseank you for joining us this evening. the previous charges against aung san suu kyi were viewed as trumped up to keep her detained. how serious are the new charges? >> i think the myanmar military indeed has a sufficient track record of flying all kinds of charges during aung san suu kyi 's detention. 2 to take these charges seriously would be a for volunteer. the point is -- a frivolity. they do create the rationale to keep her detained. in a sense, it is clear the military is not in the mood for backing off. and they will continue with the detention of aung san suu kyi and of its opposition and rather violent opposition of the demonstrations. >> another sign is that these protests are getting increasingly violent with police and troops stepping up their control tactics. can the public keep up their pressure campaign in the face of these deaths? >> it is quite clear by now tha the public is composed of every element of society. you have students, you have the trading community, housewi

in london we have a senior research consultant at chatham house. welcome to you both.ould like to begin with you gail. take that statement posed by our correspondent. are these elections really now just about benjamin netanyahu yucca --? >> unfortunately, yeah. i would've loved if this would be about serious issues like the economy in matters of religion and state and where the final borders shoulde in negotiations with the palestinians that are inevitable to take place under joe biden. but no, they are about the person who is our prime minister, the longest in any -- in israel's history. he is a divisive figure. people either love him or hate him. as long as you have a majority of people in israel who agree with his policies, a majority of people who not want men yahoo! to remain in office, -- netanyahu to remain in office, especially under indictment. >> is that the only factor in play here yucca --? explain how they got to this point. >> we were supposed to have a government that would last for years. instead, he negotiated early elections at the end of 2018 that to

well speak to dr alex vines about those seniors the rector of chatham house africa program and also managing director of the risk thanks and resuming the program he joins us by skype from london sir thank you for joining us here on al-jazeera as we were hearing in that report that the region has been unstable since 2017 it's still a bit unclear as to what exactly has happened over the past few days but what do you make of this development in the northeast. this is a watershed moment it's a step further in deterioration of what's been happening in couple together since 2017 to be honest the situation really deteriorated in the province certainly the northern districts of kabul to go to at the beginning of last year and although early this year things seem to have the pace of conflict seem to have slowed down and it looked as if the government was getting a bit of a better grip on the security situation clearly that was just temporary this was a very well coordinated attack it was clearly well planned the the insurgents had infiltrated into power in the town various sleeper cells and then brou

mizuki shastri is an associate fellow in the asia pacific program at the foreign affairs think tank chatham house he joins us now from dubai the suki the block itself was founded on the principle of noninterference but we're hearing some really strong statements from some of the members some but not all so what are their options here. yes i think this is a game changer for yon as you noted they've never interfered in domestic affairs of member countries before but i think actually on the credibility on the line i think they are invested in the democratic process in man bar to her surgeon part of the investment from the rest of southeast asia and i think of him leaders and he'll be a primarily talking about individual singapore and malaysia at this point in time i think this strongly believe that a country that started school before november is the only way to place me on my back on the bulk of political and economic stability now in terms of options obviously the me and my general are going to be looking at thailand i think they really look at thailand's guide to democracy as a potential model fo

at the london school of economics and associate fellow of the middle east and africa program at chatham house here in london said the protests are likely to continue even in the face of the crime the virus pandemic. during much of 2020 protests had gone to a halt because of the pandemic however the mismanagement of the crisis as well as the need continues practices of the algerian regime repression arresting little activists that also the deteriorating economic situation meant a lot of people took to the streets in recent weeks and on during seem very much determined to continue protesting until meaningful political changes are cheap so paula we're seeing is that the regime gauge an expected cost music we want all amy to i renew the regime without actually. getting into meaningful change so we're still very much following the roadmap that was set out by former general ahmed. in 29 teams and this road map consisted of organizing presidential elections and these were held in the summer 29 teams and then coming up with a new constitution those a referendum that took place in november 2020 and no

correspondent at the jerusalem post in london we have your book senior consulting research fellow at chatham house very well welcome to you both thanks for joining us here on out there is inside story i'd like to begin with you gayle. and take that statement posed by our correspondent turn it into a question are these elections really now just about benjamin netanyahu. unfortunately you know i would have loved it if the election would be about serious issues like the economy and matters of religion and state where israel's final borders should be and the goshi ation of the palestinians that are inevitable take place under joe biden but no there are about the person who is our minister now longer than any president and his role in 3 who is abroad bigger people you there. and as long as you how majority of people in israel who agree with that all but a majority of people in israel who don't want that to get out to remain in office especially under criminal indictment we seem doomed to continue with political. together is that the only factor at play here explain to our international audience if you

we hosted the meeting and held it under chatham house rule, which means that we committed as hosts toticipate, who participated. most of them, the vast majority of them are actually quite public figures, intellectual and political leaders. just, sorry to interrupt. can you tell me, were some of them elected representatives, you know, congressmen and senators? yes, we had currently elected officials, including some in congress who participated and others who were recently in office and others who have been in office before and are planning to run again soon. really, it was a gathering of very...the most influential, principled republican political and intellectual leaders, over 120 of them. since then, many more have joined our discussions and in our planning, and, you know, it was quite interesting to hear what their thoughts were on what we needed to do next. but "interesting" doesn't really get us very far. i want to be more specific because one news agency conducted a straw poll of those that were prepared to answer a question after the zoom call. and apparently 40% of your contrib

well a little earlier i spoke to dr alex vines the head of chatham house africa program who says the conflict in mozambique is also a threat to the region this is a watershed moment it's a step further in deterioration of what's been happening in kabul the gutters since 2017 to be honest the situation where he deteriorated in the province certainly the northern districts of kabul there gado at the beginning of last year and although the early this year things seem to have the pace of conflict seem to have slowed down and it looked as if the government was getting a bit of a better grip on the security situation clearly that was just temporary the united states government a couple of weeks ago labeled al shabaab a foreign terrorist organization f t o but interestingly the one name that they named in it what the one named person is a tanzanian and so i think viewers of algae serious should see this not just as a mozambican problem but regional one it involves tanzania and there are some connections with the eastern congo but fundamentally the issues that are at the heart at the core of

city of pemba well dr alex vines is the managing director of the risk ethics and resilience for chatham house says africa program he says mozambique's problems.

think tank chatham house and joins us now on the protests in algeria taking on a minute intensity. yes they are absolutely and so during much of 2024 tests had to. because of the pandemic however the mismanagement of the crisis as well as like the continues practices of the algerian regime needs him doing work ration r.s.s. little activists but also the deteriorating economic situation meant that a lot of people took to the streets in recent weeks and on during seem very much determined to continue protesting until meaningful political changes in achieved. oh so i'm just going to say what it what that's what's interesting about these demonstrations is that actually people are rejecting the call for the elections tell us more about what they're trying to achieve because they're saying that. majeed to boot has failed to implement major reforms. absolutely so so far all we're seeing is the regime gauge and accepted cosmetic we want all a need to i renew the regime without actually. getting into meaningful political change so we're still very much following their go ma'am that was set

think tank chatham house, explains why many continue to protest. >> continues the practices of oppressionlitical activists, but also the deteriorating economic situation from a lot of people took to the streets. the team is determined to continue protesting until meaningful political change is achieved. so far, the regime engaged in cosmetic reforms aimed to renew the regime without actually getting into meaningful political change, so the roadmap was set out by a former general in 2019, and this roadmap consisted of organizing presidential elections held in december 2019, then a new constitution, and a referendum in november 2020, and now, the final step of this roadmap is legislative elections, and yesterday, the president announced these elections will take place in june of this year. however, a lot of this is very cosmetic, so the regime and army in particular, the true power holders in algeria, still holding up upper hand on the process, and we have not seen meaningful changes, whether the new constitution, which still gives authority to the president and has not redistributed power

think tank of chatham house and she explains why many algerians continue to protest . continuous tractor says of the algerian regime repression arrest of little activists but also the deteriorating economic situation meant a lot of people took to the streets in recent weeks and on during seem very much determined to continue protesting until meaningful political changes exceed to so call a we're seeing the regime gauge and accept it cosmetic we want all a need to i renew the regime without actually. getting into meaningful political change so we're still very much following their growth math that was set out by former general ahmed. in 2019 and this road map consisted of organizing presidential elections in these warehouses in the summer 2019 and then coming up with a new constitution that was a referendum that took place in november 2020 and now the the final step of this road map is legislative elections and yesterday president of the images of born announced that these elections will take place in june of this year however a lot of this is very customer that the reg

robert yates, director of the global health programme at the international affairs think tank chatham houserollout. i think in administering it so many vaccines are so quickly, extremely proud. i was one of the people to be vaccinated today, so i am personally delighted to have been vaccinated and it has been an amazing achievement, but we should not rest on our laurels and it is absolutely vitally important that the whole world is vaccinated. what we can celebrate, we should also be helping people around the world. how inevitable was it that the roll—out of a vaccine programme was going to become highly political and sensitive? i do not think it had to be like this at all. i think the world health organization set up a fantastic facility in aboutjuly last year called covax, which was all around vaccinating the world equitably and fairly. the whole objective should be about saving lives around the world and i think had some countries been more collaborative in a funding covax properly, humanity as a whole would have suffered fewer deaths. but when politicians have to balance public health w

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port city of pemba dr alex vines is the managing director of the risk ethics and resilience for chatham house says africa program he says mozambique's problems are affecting the broader southern africa region. this is a watershed moment it's a step further in deterioration of what's been happening in couple decoders since 2017 to be honest the situation really deteriorated in the province of the northern districts of kabul to go. at the beginning of last year and although the early this year things seem to have the pace of conflict seem to have slowed down and it looked as if the government was getting a bit of a better grip on the security situation clearly that was just temporary the united states government a couple of weeks ago labeled al shabaab a foreign terrorist organization if t.o. but interestingly the one name that they named in it what the one named person is that tanzania and and so i think viewers of algae serious should see this not just as a mozambican problem but regional one it involves tanzania and there are some connections with the eastern congo but fundamentally the issu

the iraq initiative and senior research fellow in the middle east and north africa program at chatham house he joins us now live via skype from london good to have you with us again tell us more about the the significance of the pope's visit to iraq and his meeting with grand ayatollah ali sistani well today's a historic day for iraq and for the region it's the 1st night in the press well to to visit iraq iraq a country that has you know several in storage sites and a big history of christianity dating back dozens of years and also the 1st night at the local catholic church this is the you know the ninja and meets the grand ayatollah ali sistani the head of it she. played and so in so close those that is the case this is a very historic and this symbolic visit and you know from the perspective of the rockies members of the iraqi leadership this is a story about iraq that's not what we've often heard about iraq since 2003 at least if not before a story of conflict the story of sectarianism you know a bad story this is the story of meeting in the story of trying to live up to a future to a be

london school of economics an associate fellow for the middle east and north africa program at the chatham house think tank and says the protests are likely to continue even in the face of the corona virus pandemic. during much of 2020 protests had gone to a halt because of the pond and how of the mismanagement of the crisis as wells that he continues to practice says of the algerian regime gang were crash n r s's political activists but also the deteriorating economic situation meant that a lot of people took to the streets in recent weeks and on during seem very much to chatham and to consider protesting until meaningful political changes exceed so paula we're seeing is the regime gauge and except of course music we want all ain to every new the regime without actually. getting into meaningful political change so we're still very much following the roadmap that was set out by former general ahmed. in 29 teams and this road map consisted of organizing presidential elections and these were how in the summer 29 teams and then coming up with a new constitution that was a referendum that took place

that the president talked about what's coming so that you feb 25th didn't when he spoke of the chatham house he did say he was coming to fight the insurgency and if things that needed to be don't we have a situation whereby the best of us in the military i'm not allowed or there's a general i've been ok my time talked about those the what i guess is sort of the under did that needed to be done what did he get he got then why should we cannot have a situation where but we are not doing the right thing and that we will have results so we need to fight this war the way it used to to before it is not about propaganda it is not about the government telling us that you did something when it did not doing things i said thank you very much for talking to us about this and sharing your views i say so for is in nigeria and socio political activist well joining us via skype from a butcher the corona virus pandemic now and nigeria has received his 1st over 1000 vaccines to the global kovacs sharing scheme nearly 4000000 astra zeneca jobs arrived in its capital abuja on tuesday health care and frontline

immunisation at the department of health, and associate fellow with the programme for global health at chatham house us this morning. i would like to get your thoughts first of all on some countries continue to press pause on the astrazeneca vaccine, norway, sweden and denmark, despite the european medicines agency saying it is not associated with a higher risk of blood clotting. i is not associated with a higher risk of blood clotting.— of blood clotting. i think the reviews from _ of blood clotting. i think the reviews from the _ of blood clotting. i think the reviews from the regulators| of blood clotting. i think the . reviews from the regulators are of blood clotting. i think the - reviews from the regulators are very clear, that having the vaccine does not put to you at higher risk of having these clotting episodes. and with that reassurance, i think you have to balance what is the harm that you may be doing by withholding the vaccine. at a time when people are continuing to die in very considerable numbers from coronavirus, i think you have to be very cognisant that you may be exposing people