So, here’s the question of the day – should the Ministry of Defence allow Prince Harry to be deployed to Iraq? The key word here is ‘allow’ - he wants to go, and that’s admirable. But surely Harry isn’t naive enough to think that just because he wants to go to Iraq like an ordinary [...]

Filed under: defence, foreignpolicy, iraq on April 27th, 2007 | 2 Comments »

The European Union has a good deal going for it. It has the greatest GDP of any economic bloc on earth (an estimated $14 trillion). It is stable, peaceful, democratic. It encourages trade and travel. It offers an alternative model for foreign relations to that showcased by the United States.
However, significant proportions in most members [...]

Filed under: defence, europe, foreignpolicy on February 18th, 2007 | 46 Comments »