The New European Economy
The panel consisted of: Judith Mayhew, Chairman, Policy and Resources, Corporation of London W Guy Walker CBE Tomas Rosander, Embassy of Sweden Mark Leonard, Director, The Foreign Policy Centre. --------…
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.
The Kidnapping Business
Chapter One: Introduction Kidnapping is not as visible as it used to be. Only fifteen years ago, British hostages in the Middle East regularly led the evening TV bulletins and…
Sex, Population, Pollution and Prospects for a small planet
The Second Lecture of the 2000-2001 Global Health Lectures came as a powerful reminder of the implications of exponential population growth on the environment, development and the future of the…
The Euro non-Revolution
The Euro non-revolution By Tom Arbuthnott of The Foreign Policy Centre In eight months' time, the European economy will totally self-destruct, the stock market will crash and the cumulative savings…
Where battle will be joined in EU vote
An amalgamation of recent statistics suggests that the type of Briton most likely to be strongly opposed to the EU is a woman in her later fifties or early sixties.…
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A question of credibility
When Gordon Brown moves up to the dispatch box on Monday week to deliver his "No, Not Yet" message on the euro he will find it very hard to persuade…
Travel Advice Launch Event Speech
Rachel Briggs Travel Advice Launch Event Speech Introduction The matter of FCO travel advice has never been more important. The appetite for overseas travel continues to grow – there were…
Lessons from the East
Issue 05, Summer 2001 Drugs policy in the western world stands out as a story of continuing, almost unmitigated, failure. While other problems – from unemployment to youth crime –…
The Future of Democracy in Europe: Five Heretical Proposals
Issue 05, Summer 2001 The European project was always about more than coal and steel. Even when the ink was fresh on the Schuman plan, it was the dream of…
Global Britons Manchester Seminar
Mark Leonard: This is the first in a series of seminars which is going to form the backbone of the Global Britons Programme, a year long research project which aims…