NATO may no longer be doing the job for which it was created, but as Graham Jarvis observes, that hasn’t stopped it from becoming an increasingly vital international or... Read More >>
Return of the Think Tank
Keith Raffan outlines the UK’s leading Conservative think tanks, including those with David Cameron’s ear
In the first two articles of this series we looked at the l... Read More >>
Will Turkey Keep Looking West?
The Swedish EU presidency has declared its determination to further Turkey’s bid for accession to the European Union. But, as Jonathan Fryer reports, some other member ... Read More >>
That Leaked E-Mail
Former UK Ambassador Charles Crawford recalls that fateful moment and its repercussions
There I was, driving back into central Warsaw on the sunny Saturday morning of 1... Read More >>
The Unheard Truth
Irene Khan, the first woman and Asian Secretary General of Amnesty International, discusses poverty and human rights
Poverty is about more than just income levels. I... Read More >>
Global Education For Global Leaders
Deborah Winslow Nutter talks to diplomats about honing their leadership skills.
What do the Afghan Ambassador to France, the Croatian Ambassador to NATO, the present and... Read More >>
Other Articles
November Westminster Reflections
The conference season is over. The party leaders have given their marching orders, and the electorate a glimpse of how t... Read More >>
The Red Room at Les Ambassadeurs
Diplomat visits the Red Room, the newly opened space at this famous Mayfair gambling institution
Les Ambassadeurs, the ... Read More >>
Latvia - Cultural Commandments
Latvia is bordered – to the north and south respectively – by Estonia and Lithuania, the other two Baltic states. Al... Read More >>
Truly Belle Amies
Rachael Stirling reviews Bellamy’s
What better place to go for a reunion dinner of three old university flatmates t... Read More >>
The Great House in Lavenham
The Great House in Lavenham, Suffolk, is a different world just two hours from London
Lavenham, in Suffolk, is a locati... Read More >>
Intelligent Car Ownership
Venetia van Kuffeler test drives a Quadriga car membership
‘My other car is a Porsche’ – we’re all familiar w... Read More >>
Essentially English: Hummingbird Bakery
Jeannine Saba visits The Hummingbird Bakery
What is the secret to looking young? Many say Oil of Olay, water and, of co... Read More >>
Books: On Rumours
Cass Sunstein, Harvard Law professor and Barack Obama’s ‘regulatory tsar’ (the popular term for the director of th... Read More >>
