Category Archives: Foreign Affairs

Automatic Assumptions and the Norwegian Tragedy

Posted on Saturday July 23rd 2011 by Sara Habachi

“One person with a belief is equal to the force of 100,000 who have only interests” This is the first and only tweet by Anders Behring Breivik, the man believed to have bombed the city of Oslo before shooting dead … Continue reading →

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The East Africa Crises and easy giving

Posted on Thursday July 21st 2011 by Nick Denys

Yesterday as I settled down to watch the Channel Four News’ summary of Cameron’s parliamentary performance something very odd happened. The first item on the agenda was not Hackgate related. Wow I thought to myself, surely Jon Snow has made … Continue reading →

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Good morning Grosvenor Square: honouring Reagan, honouring freedom

Posted on Monday July 4th 2011 by Nick Denys

Sometimes it is good to step back from the micro-grind of daily politics and reflect on the bigger picture. As I stood in Grosvenor Square, the bright morning sun shining on my face, I didn’t spend one second considering the … Continue reading →

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Why today’s GAVI conference must succeed

Posted on Monday June 13th 2011 by Fiona Melville

I had dinner a couple of weeks ago with a political scientist – we were discussing my plans for the summer which include going on Project Umubano, the Conservatives’ Social Action project in Rwanda and Sierra Leone. Despite his wide … Continue reading →

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Muscular Liberalism: A Political Short with Max Wind-Cowie

Posted on Saturday June 4th 2011 by Nick Denys

During a speech delivered to the Munich Security Conference in February, David Cameron said: “Frankly, we need a lot less of the passive tolerance of recent years and a much more active, muscular liberalism… I believe a genuine liberal country … Continue reading →

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