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European foreign policy Archive
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Who speaks for Europe?
Posted on 15/07/2010 | No CommentsMore of the fruits of Lisbon treaty: there is a proposal that the European Union should get the right to speak at the United Nations General Assembly. At present, the EU is merely an observer: the change will not make it a full member but... -
The new foreign policy of William Hague
Posted on 02/07/2010 | No CommentsWilliam Hague yesterday made the first of what he intends to be four speeches laying out the foreign policy of the new government. (Read it here.) His speech was as much a criticism of the previous government as it was a setting out of new... -
Report on Federal Union annual conference and AGM, Saturday 6 March 2010
Posted on 06/03/2010 | No CommentsBy Keith Best The opening session of the conference, “After Lisbon: the European Union and democratic politics”, was addressed by Richard Corbett, former MEP, now member of the cabinet of President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy. Mr Corbett commenced by asking the audience... -
Who frees the Lockerbie bomber?
Posted on 19/08/2009 | 1 CommentDaily Mail editorials aren’t the first place this blog would look for insightful and relevant comment, but today an interesting question is raised regarding the fate of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi. Mr Megrahi, a Libyan citizen, was convicted of murder for the deaths... -
Unwise speculation
Posted on 05/08/2009 | No CommentsFormer European Commissioner and Conservative party chairman Chris Patten was asked by the Financial Times this morning whether he was interested in the post of High Representative for Foreign Affairs, to be established by the Lisbon treaty, should that treaty come into force. “I’m not... -
A hollow statement of British foreign policy
Posted on 23/07/2009 | 4 CommentsConservative shadow foreign secretary William Hague is one of the best orators in British politics. His attacks on Labour figures such as Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson have always been enjoyable to watch. His speech earlier this week outlining what a Conservative foreign policy might... -
Who can join the euro?
Posted on 20/04/2009 | No CommentsSome interesting discussions at the weekend at a meeting of the UEF, Federal Union’s European parent body. Participants from all over Europe were gathering to talk about some of the current issues facing the EU, including foreign policy and the financial crisis. On foreign and... -
Peace is more than just a real estate deal
Posted on 03/03/2009 | 1 CommentI heard an interesting talk at the weekend by Avraham Burg, a former member of the Israeli parliament and a man on the fringes these days of Israeli politics. That makes him probably quite a good candidate for a place on this blog, which tends... -
The difference that federalism makes to Europe
Posted on 12/01/2009 | No CommentsThe European Union may not be the only factor that has brought peace to Europe, but it is certainly a major one. A set of international institutions founded on the rule of law has changed utterly the way in which different European countries relate to... -
Peace and security are not the same thing
Posted on 07/01/2009 | No CommentsOne of the first things I wrote on this website is an article called “Peace and security are not the same thing”. Apologies for my lack of imagination, but I think that lack of imagination s widely shared. The crisis in Gaza is living proof...
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