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5th August 2015 London, UK
FCO Human Rights Work: A New Way Forward (leaving no priorities behind)
A change of government is a golden opportunity to look at things afresh, even in an area – like human rights – where our national interest and reputation both argue for continuity, if not for doing more. The new government’s manifesto commitment to supporting universal human rights was an invitation to raise our game, not […]
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5th August 2015 Dublin, Ireland
Strengthening Europe Through Reform
What does Russian aggression in Ukraine have to do with EU reform? Well, for one both were topics of conversation during Minister for Europe David Lidington’s visit to Poland last week (to see the full interview in Polish click here ). But there is something deeper binding the two. Living and working in Warsaw I […]
5th August 2015 Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The men on board of female-led economic initiatives
ABSTRACT: In the nearly 500 female-led self-help groups established in the frame of the Regional Migration Programme in Tajikistan women and men closely work together. This cooperation is promoted by the 71 male self-help group members in the Sughd Province. The predominance of male emigrants has placed over the last years many Tajik women as […]
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4th August 2015 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 27 July-2 August 2015
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4th August 2015 London, UK
FCO – Abolition of the death penalty remains high priority
There has been much written this week about the UK’s position on the death penalty. Most has been inaccurate and I want to set the record straight. It remains Government policy to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle and this has not changed. Our view is clear. We believe […]
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3rd August 2015 Havana, Cuba
3 great reasons to study in the UK, just in case you needed them
Applications for Chevening scholarships for 2016-17 are now open. Chevening is the British government’s scholarship to study a one-year master’s course in a British university. You can apply here. Don’t worry; you don’t have to rush as you’ve got until the beginning of November to complete your application. But do make sure your application is […]
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31st July 2015 Havana, Cuba
Cuban summer reading
A lot of people ask me which are the best books written about Cuba. This year, more than ever it seems, people are interested. The rapprochement between Cuba and the United States, the two countries re-opening embassies after 54 years, the Cuban government’s steady economic reforms; all of this, and the thought that it will […]
31st July 2015 Beirut, Lebanon
So…Yalla, Bye
Dear Lebanon, Sorry to write again. But I’m leaving your extraordinary country after four years. Unlike your politicians, I can’t extend my own term. When I arrived, my first email said ‘welcome to Lebanon, your files have been corrupted’. It should have continued: never think you understand it, never think you can fix it, never […]
29th July 2015 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 20-26 July 2015
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29th July 2015 Skopje, North Macedonia
Voicing the public interest in Macedonia
Having in mind the recent political developments in the country, it has never been more important to deconstruct the meaning of the term Public interest. It seems that the term has various meanings, depending on who you ask, and whose interests are on the line. In general, public interest involves matters, or policies that affect […]
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