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24th February 2015
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The case for NATO
Last week I got back from NATO Headquarters in Brussels. In January, the UK took over from Turkey as the lead NATO Embassy here in Sarajevo, so I went to learn about NATO’s priorities and challenges in our fast-changing and increasingly complex world. There’s a lot on NATO’s plate as it configures itself to respond […]
23rd February 2015
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Britain and Romania: A partnership between friends
20 February 2015 marks the 135th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Romania. There have been numerous friendships forged during this period. Britons closely involved in the politics of the emerging independent state of Romania in the nineteenth century included the remarkable Maria Rosetti, born Marie Grant, the wife […]
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23rd February 2015 Paris, France
The Global Law Summit and the legacy of the Magna Carta
This year of 2015, we celebrate the 800th anniversary of one of the founding documents of English law, the Magna Carta. This was agreed between King John and his rebel barons in 1215. And actually one of the prominent barons at that time was Prince Louis, who went on to be King Louis VIII of […]
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23rd February 2015 London, UK
The Rule of Law: an Ongoing Challenge
by Sarah Riley Jonathan Allen has moved on as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bulgaria in January 2015 and Sarah Riley has stepped in as Chargé d’Affaires at British Embassy Sofia. This blog is written by guest blogger Sarah Riley. The UK will play host this week to the Global Law Summit (GLS). The GLS is […]
22nd February 2015
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50th Anniversary of the State Visit of Queen Elizabeth to Sudan
– Guest blog by Hala Elhaj, Media Officer at the British Embassy in Khartoum – This month marks the 50th anniversary of the state visit of Queen Elizabeth to Sudan. On the 8th February 1965 Queen Elizabeth landed in Khartoum. She arrived at a time of great political tensions yet despite this Sudan gave Her […]
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20th February 2015 Toronto, Canada
Canadian science news: 9-15 February 2015
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20th February 2015 Brasilia, Brazil
Statistics, penguins and proud people
On 23 Jan I started a (long) journey to the South Atlantic. More specifically, the Falkland Islands. There I spent a week with Brazilian academics from Rio, Brasilia, Porto Alegre and Foz do Iguaçu learning about the Islands’ political system, economy, education, development plans, science and research opportunities, but also got to know the friendly […]
20th February 2015
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UK and Turkey: doing good business
Next week promises to be a big week for UK-Turkish trade and investment. Lord Livingston, the British Minister of State for Trade and Investment, will visit Turkey from 22-25 February. The Minister will open a GREAT Technology event; hold formal high-level talks with Trade Minister Zeybekci; meet British investors in Turkey, and Turkish investors in […]
20th February 2015 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
His Majesty’s meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron at Chequers
On a Monday morning in February in Buckinghamshire, His Majesty The Sultan of Brunei travelled by vintage Rolls Royce to Chequers, the Prime Minister’s official country residence, to be greeted by The Rt Hon David Cameron MP. His Majesty and the Prime Minister were meeting to renew a longstanding agreement to station UK troops at […]
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19th February 2015 Vancouver, Canada
Meet our Bloggers: Nicole Arbour
Every week one of our bloggers will introduce themselves to the world and talk about how much fun it is working in Science Policy. Today team leader Nicole Arbour says hello from Ottawa and next week Aatif Baskanderi takes his turn. Nicole Arbour – Ottawa Hi. My name is Nicole and I am a scientist. Or […]