Articles, Briefings and Essays
The views expressed in the articles are those of each respective author and do not necessarily reflect the views or position of the Foreign Policy Centre.
Latin America and the initiatives to perpetuate power
Based on a government vision that he ambiguously defines as "Bolivarian Revolution", Hugo Chávez, the President of Venezuela, implemented a contemporary version of perpetuation of power in Latin America. Advancing…
Time for a gesture to Ukraine
It is true that EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs went out of his way to say last week, when he met Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, that EU-Ukrainian relations would…
Obama and the Middle East
The Middle East was always going to be a priority. As a region it sits at the heart of many of the US’s international concerns – it has an ongoing…
When the dust settles in Gaza
Central to improving the situation in Gaza and across Palestine is the need for an agreement that enables Fatah and Hamas to find a working relationship. For while undoubtedly Hamas…
Britain and the Euro: Time to revisit the debate?
Looking specifically at the European Union, the economic crisis has led to a much sharper analysis of the economic and political policies being undertaken within EU member states. As EU…
More family-friendly policies needed if Europe is to avoid sharp population fall
That is the headline message of an impressive new report, entitled Europe’s Demographic Future, just produced by the Berlin-Institute for Population and Development. Much the most thorough examination of the…
Obama and Iran: A Victory for an Enlightened Foreign Policy?
A twist of fate just six weeks or so before had swung the electorate in Obama’s favour. His popularity soared as the American economy worsened. Perhaps if the economy had…
Obama faces the toughest challenges since FDR
After years when even committed Atlanticists have nervously tried to keep their distance from a politically toxic Bush Administration, with British ministers such as Lord Malloch Brown announced that the…
A Revolution without Rights? Women, Kurds and Baha’is are searching for equality in Iran
While the world is focused on the Iranian nuclear programme, people in Iran are calling on its government to protect the human rights of its citizens. Many Iranians face routine…