The clock is ticking and the tides are rising: UNCLOS is not a back burner issue but the most germane transatlantic challenge of 2020.
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The breakdown of transatlantic trade relations shows a rising protectionist outlook on both sides of the Atlantic with enormous implications for the way foreign policy will be conducted in the future.
Read MoreAs the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall rapidly approaches, the Cold War is no more. Soviet totalitarianism is no more. The Iron Curtain is no more. But walls still play a role in the human psyche, both physically and metaphorically.
Read MoreThere is only one prediction we can reliably make, now and forever: history will never end. Even the tallest and most unbreakable walls can, in a single, shocking, unbelievable moment, blow away like dust.
Read MoreBerlin has gone through a lot of changes since the fall of the Wall: the night-life scene shifted to the East following the rise of new music styles, streets were renamed, houses were renovated, the arrival of the Euro currency harmonized Berlin’s economic system, and abandoned spaces left room for innovation. Despite it all, attempts to build a “New Berlin” will not erase the past.
Read MoreThe West must overcome its insecurity, set aside its prejudice, and enforce cooperation. This may not lead to an age of idealism like that which many believe characterised the years after 1989—in fact, it almost certainly will not do so. Nevertheless, the decision-makers of today must have the courage to open gates in a world that cannot tolerate walls.
Read MoreWe live in a totally new era in which it has become — perhaps for the first time, and possibly owing to the extreme interconnectedness of the world economy — genuinely in our interest for nation-states to do the right thing. We would be fools not to take advantage of this unique moment in history.
Read MoreIndia and other former colonies do not represent special cases on the world stage and that, when considering where the foreign aid budget should go, Britain should not prioritise countries it once ruled, but should continue look to other objectives such as need, efficacy, and consistency with current foreign policy.
Read MoreThe magician’s secret is misdirection. While the audience is distracted by one hand, the other is stacking the deck. While we are caught up sifting through our recycling, corporate industry is relentlessly torching our planet.
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