Articles tagged World Politics:
Remembering 9/11
- 11 Sep 2014
Thirteen years ago today, Al Qaeda committed a terrible act of terrorism in the United States, something which has gone down in history as 9/11. I think we all remember where we were when we found out about it. I was sitting at my desk on the balcony at Politico’s talking to ...
Why I Oppose Military Action in Syria
- 28 Aug 2013
I want to explain why I think military action against Syria would be wrong and why the UK should stay out of it at all costs. I am not a natural peacenik. I believe that foreign intervention can often be justified. I supported the invasion of Iraq. I supported the invasion of ...
Why Do We Give Aid to a Fellow G20 Member?
- 1 May 2013
The increasingly hapless Justine Greening, who has largely disappeared off the political radar since her unwanted move from Transport to International Development, seems to have inadvertently upset the South Africans. She has announced that Britain’s aid to the country will ce...
Cyprus: Could There Now be a Run on Spanish, Italian & Greek Banks?
- 17 Mar 2013
Well if I lived in Spain. Greece or Italy, do you know what I would be doing tomorrow? Trotting off down to my local bank and withdrawing all my savings and then either stuffing it under my mattress, putting it into a German bank, or buying property or gold with it. Future hi...
Remembering Armenia's Karine Kazinian
- 11 Feb 2013
When I went to Armenia a few years ago I met a politician called Karine Kazinian At the time she was the Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister and she had quite an effect on me. Indeed, I wrote THIS blogpost about her. Here’s an excerpt… I had the pleasure of having an uproari...
Gillard Fires the Election Gun Eight Months Early
- 30 Jan 2013
Morning, everyone. I am an avid follower of Australian politics so it was with a sense of incredulity that I heard this morning that Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called a general election for – wait for it – September 14th. Yes, you read that right – in eight and a half ...