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- In this new book, Brendan Donnelly and Hugh Dykes, both former Conservative parliamentarians, critically review British attitudes towards the European Union, particularly those of the media and political classes. They...
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- How the world turns - 20/05/2012It is not only the world of politics that is turned upside down by the European banking crisis and the ineffectual way in which political leaders are dealing with it. ...
- Authentic euroscepticism - 20/05/2012A very interesting article in the Daily Telegraph last Friday by Jeremy Warner (read it here) sums up the eurosceptic dilemma and reveals the perverse nature of the way they...
- Overwhelming - 18/05/2012This blog has described before the difficulties associated with Greek departure from the eurozone. It would reduce the Greeks to a cash or even barter economy for a while, and...
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European defence policy Archive
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Victoria Nuland: An ESDP with only soft power is not enough
Posted on 10/12/2008 | No CommentsFrom a speech by Victoria Nuland, United States Permanent Representative to Nato, at the Presse Club and AmCham, Paris, France, 22 February 2008: “An ESDP with only soft power is not enough…the US needs, the UK needs, NATO needs, the democratic world needs a stronger,... -
John Hutton: Pragmatic Hutton backs European army
Posted on 30/10/2008 | No CommentsFrom an interview in the Sunday Times, 26 October 2008, with British defence secretary John Hutton: John Hutton said: “France is one of our closest allies, militarily. The French believe very strongly in this type of role. If we can support it, we should.” He... -
The path of agile decision-making
Posted on 21/10/2008 | 4 CommentsHow should international organisations take decisions? The case for Qualified Majority Voting has just signed up its newest recruit, John Craddock. General Craddock is Supreme Allied Commander Europe, which makes him the leading American military figure in Nato’s operations, so is hardly to be found... -
Should Georgia join Nato?
Posted on 15/08/2008 | 3 CommentsThe recent war in Georgia has shocked and frightened all of Europe. Thankfully, it is coming to a halt, but whether that halt will prove temporary or permanent is beyond the judgement of this blog (and indeed any blog). Some thoughts about what caused the... -
Why does our new National Security Strategy not mention asteroids?
Posted on 23/03/2008 | 1 CommentA writer in the Sunday Telegraph today, commenting on the government’s new National Security Strategy, complains that there is no mention of the threat from asteroids. The likelihood of an asteroid strike is extremely low, but the consequences would be extremely severe, as any dinosaur... -
Liam Fox wants to strengthen Nato
Posted on 06/03/2007 | No CommentsConservative defence spokesman Dr Liam Fox MP has returned to the subject of Nato reform again. It’s an interesting subject, but not necessarily for the reasons he thinks. His complaint is that many European members of Nato are not doing their fair share of the... -
Peter Sutherland: the need for QMV in foreign policy
Posted on 22/12/2006 | No CommentsFrom a speech given to the Wyndham Place Charlemagne Trust in London on 22 November 2006: The success of any foreign policy depends on political agreement on the goals to be achieved, the will to commit resources and the ability to take timely decisions. As... -
Polish president calls for European army 6/11/06
Posted on 13/11/2006 | No CommentsInterview with Lech Kaczynski, president of Poland, in the Financial Times: FT: How do you see the future of the European Union? LK: There is a fundamental problem: Are we to give up the nation state in favour of some sort of a federation or... -
The European Union as a power for peace
Posted on 03/07/2006 | No CommentsBy Emmanouil Vrentzos During the UEF congress in Vienna I participated in the resolution working group titled: “The European Union as a Power for Peace”. Mr. Philip Agathonos (Vice-President of the UEF), who wrote the initial draft of the resolution, spoke of the success of... -
European defence passes through London
Posted on 14/01/2004 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming The first signs of a deal on how to develop a European defence represent a step forward, perhaps a bigger step than it might at first seem. Don’t be distracted by the fact that only a small group of member states appear...
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