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The current chairman of the council of Chatham House is Dr. Deanne Julius and the current Director is Victor Bulmer-Thomas , though he will step down at the end of 2006. ROLE Chatham House conducts original research into a variety of regional and global issues, and describes itself as follows. ... a melting pot that brings together people and organisations with an interest in international affairs. We provide an independent forum in which academia, business, diplomats, the media, NGOs, politicians, policy makers and researchers can interact in an open and impartial environment. The widespread recognition of the Chatham House Rule as a byword for free and frank debate is a reflection of our unique and non-aligned perspective. Chatham House is routinely used as a source of information for media organisations seeking background or experts upon matters involving major international issues. Although it has been alleged that Chatham House reflects a pro- Establishment view of the world (due to donations from large corporations, governments and other organisations), Chatham House is nevertheless membership-based and anyone may join. The relatively high annual membership fee (approx £200) tends to put access to Chatham House out of reach of many ordinary people. CHATHAM HOUSE RULE See Also: Chatham House Rule Chatham House is the origin of the confidentiality rule known as the Chatham House Rule , which provides that members attending a seminar may discuss the results of the seminar in the outside world, but may not discuss who attended or what they said. The Chatham House Rule evolved to facilitate frank and honest discussion on controversial or unpopular issues by speakers who may not have otherwise had the appropriate forum to Speak Freely . However, most Chatham House meetings are held 'on the record', and not under the Chatham House Rule. HISTORY The Royal Institute of International Affairs was founded in , Edward Stanley and William Gladstone . The name of the building grew to be so synonymous with the Institute that it was officially rebranded as "Chatham House" in September 2004. However, "Royal Institute of International Affairs" continues to be used interchangeably with "Chatham House". The Chatham House building is located just a few metres from the former Libyan embassy building, and many long term staff members witnessed the 1984 Libyan Embassy Siege . On July 18 , 2005 , the Chatham House released a paper on "''Security, Terrorism and the UK''" affirming that "'' key problem for the UK in preventing Terrorism in Britain is the government’s position as ‘ Pillion Passenger ’ to the United States ' War On Terror .''" [http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/index.php?id=189&pid=247 SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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