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5th November 2012

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by Paul Madden

British Ambassador to Japan

Australia in the Asian Century: mutual challenges and opportunities

The Australian government published a White Paper last week setting out strategic directions for “Australia in the Asian Century”. It outlined things Australia needs to do to increase its orientation towards the rising Asian countries, and things it needs to do domestically to improve its economic competitiveness in the face of ever more intense competition. […]

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26th March 2012 Geneva, Switzerland

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by Bob Last

Head, UK Mission Political and Human Rights Team

Council Catharsis

For every Council delegate there is  one resolution, above all others, whose success or failure takes over their life. It  dominates their working hours and prays on their subconscious mind even during the little sleep it’s possible to squeeze in. For me, it was Sri Lanka. There was a huge amount riding on the United […]

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14th December 2011

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by Robin Twyman

Consul for Business and Government Affairs

Re-innovating the Rubik’s Cube

Remember the Rubik’s Cube, the toy that every British schoolboy had to have in the early 80s, alongside a copy of The Beano? I thought it had gone the way of the Dodo, until I saw it on the front page of the Wall Street Journal this morning. The gist of James Hookway’s article is […]

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