Sir Robin is a distinguished fellow at Chatham House after spending fifteen years as its director and chief executive. He is also a distinguished fellow of the Asia Society Policy Institute and senior adviser to the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC. Robin is recognised as a leading expert on the relations between Europe, the US, and Asia, and their implications for risk management by governments and private institutions.
Sir Robin Niblett has been the director and chief executive of the internationally respected foreign affairs think tank Chatham House. Previously he was the executive vice-president and chief operating officer of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). During his last two years at CSIS, he also served as director of the CSIS Europe Programme and its Initiative for a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership.
Robin is co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Geopolitics, and served as chair of the Experts Group for the 2014 NATO Summit. He also chaired the British Academy’s Steering Committee of Languages for Security Project, and continues to advise public and private sector organisations. His commentary and analysis have appeared in the Financial Times, Washington Post, Daily Telegraph, Guardian, and Reuters. He is the author of the book The New Cold War: How the Contest Between the US and China Will Shape Our Century, as well as many papers and articles exploring the relationships between the UK and Europe. He is a frequent panellist at conferences on geopolitics, Europe, and transatlantic relations, and has testified to British Parliamentary Committees and US Congressional Committees.