Two points about Afghanistan
George W Bush won the 2000 presidential election arguing that America should turn away from the nation-building efforts that had characterised Bill Clinton’s foreign policy and focus more narrowly on …
George W Bush won the 2000 presidential election arguing that America should turn away from the nation-building efforts that had characterised Bill Clinton’s foreign policy and focus more narrowly on …
“Poland believes that the European integration is the best response to challenges we face in a rapidly changing, multi-polar world. We don’t want the European Union to become a “super-state”, …
An interesting debate in Westminster Hall yesterday on the United States of America included an interesting exchange of views between two Conservative MPs, Mark Pritchard (who introduced the debate) and …
British foreign secretary David Miliband has declared, in a change to what was understood to be previous policy, that the UK is not involved in a war on terror. (Read …
From 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 …
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Professor Stephen Haseler launched his new book yesterday, “Meltdown: How the Masters of the Universe Destroyed the West’s Power and Prosperity”. (The term “Masters of the Universe” was used to …
The newspapers and airwaves, having speculated and then reported on the outcome of the US election, are now speculating about what it means. The biggest significance will be for American …
A notable characteristic of American foreign policy has been the extent of continuity from one president to the next. There are exceptions, of course, but fewer than you might think. …
Every other blog is writing about Sarah Palin, Republican nominee for vice-president of the United States, so why shouldn’t this one. Not for Federal Union, though, speculation about her private …
Funny how the people who object to American sports such as NBA or NFL games being held in Europe do not object when an instalment of the American presidential election …