Over-compensation
Who could possibly object to what Douglas Alexander said in his Washington speech last week? (Read it here.) He is the newly-appointed secretary of state for international development, and so […]
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The Henry Jackson Society
To the launch of a new book by the Henry Jackson Society, “The British moment”. The book is based on the belief that foreign policy should be based on values
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Extradition
Reading the debate about the Nat West Three, there are a number of interesting points that can bear a bit more discussion. (The origin of the case is the extradition
How can we make multilateral institutions more accountable?
Based on a talk given by Robert Lloyd, Project Officer in the Accountability Programme of the One World Trust, to the AGM of Federal Union, 12 March 2005. The question
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How can multilateralism be democratic?
Based on a talk given by Richard Laming to the AGM of Federal Union, 12 March 2005. I remember in the days of the debate about the euro, a central
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Can multilateralism be effective? Protecting human rights
Based on a talk given by Daniel Wheatley, Government Relations Officer of the Bahá’í Community of the UK, to the AGM of Federal Union, 12 March 2005. May I begin
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Bilateral treaties
Some maths inspired by an letter published in The Times on 2 November 2004. The letter, from Conservative MPs Bill Cash, Angela Browning, Edward Leigh and Richard Shepherd, opposed the European
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How should we deal with the challenge facing mankind?
By Richard Laming Published in The Times, 29 September 2003 Sir, National governments are indeed losing their ability to controlevents, as Sir Peter Smithers suggests (letter, September 23), but inmy view
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Peace and security are not the same thing
By Richard Laming It is hard to contain one’s outrage at the terrorist attacks on buildings in New York and Washington DC. But it would be a mistake for the
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