Tim Oliver
BFP Must-Reads 11-17 Sep: Starmer-Macron bromance, 'Argentina on the Channel', UK's European World
British foreign policy must-reads this week have been largely dominated by two issues: Labour's emerging European agenda, especially on...
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- Sep 11
- 6 min
British Foreign Policy Must-Reads 28 Aug-10 Sep: G20, China, India, Horizon, Music, and 'woke' Bond
A two-week end of summer (not that the weather has noticed) collection of British foreign policy must-reads. Everything from Sunak at the...
Tim Oliver
- Aug 27
- 3 min
British Foreign Policy Must-reads 21-27 August: Asylum, Borders, May, China, Afghanistan, Climate.
Despite the quiet summer recess of British politics grinding on, this week offered up a bumper crop of pieces on the UK's international...
Tim Oliver
- Aug 20
- 4 min
British Foreign Policy Must-Reads 14-20 August: Afghanistan, Decline, Brexit Mindset, Environment
This week's two year anniversary of the withdrawal from Afghanistan prompted some limited reflections - but little change in policy - on...
Tim Oliver
- Aug 13
- 3 min
British Foreign Policy Must-Reads 7-13 August: UK/London’s wealth, Brexit, Ireland, Energy, US-UK
If as the FT argued this week, the UK would as poor as Mississippi if it were not for London, then that begs the question of whether...
Tim Oliver
- Aug 6
- 4 min
British Foreign Policy Must-Reads 31 Jul - 6 Aug: Special Relationship, Brexit, Risk, Indo-Pacific
This week's must-reads begins with a Ripon Forum issue on the UK-US special Relationship. Garvan Walshe and I penned a piece setting out...
Tim Oliver
- Jul 31
- 4 min
British Foreign Policy Must-Reads 24-30 July: Environment, Wagner, FCDO, UK-EU relations
One narrow victory in a by-election and suddenly debate about Britain’s environmental policies, including its international commitments,...
Tim Oliver
- Jul 23
- 3 min
British Foreign Policy Must-Reads 17-23 July: Public Opinion, Defence, China, Emigration, Brexit
A week dominated by domestic politics thanks to three by-elections left little room for frontline foreign policy discussions. That didn't...
Tim Oliver
- Jul 18
- 3 min
British Foreign Policy Must-reads10--16 July: China, Trade, Special Relationship, Brexit 2.0
The British foreign policy must-reads for last week have been delayed again, this time because I spent last weekend completing the Three...
Tim Oliver
- Jul 9
- 3 min
British Foreign Policy Must-reads 5 June - 9 July: Brexit, US-UK, Trade, Baltics and Portugal
Apologies for the absence this past month. Travel, Munro bagging, and illness have kept me from compiling my weekly British foreign...
Tim Oliver
- Jun 4
- 3 min
British Foreign Policy Must-reads 29.V-4.VI: Australia-UK trade, Exports/Growth, and Au Pairs
Spring half-terms has helped make this something of a quiet week in reporting on UK foreign policy. Despite this, several good reports...
Tim Oliver
- May 28
- 4 min
BFP Must-Reads 22.V-27.V: Record levels of immigration & Bregret, Latin America and Johnson in Texas
As expected, this week's immigration figures dominated discussion about the UK's international relations. There was the inevitable...
Tim Oliver
- May 22
- 3 min
BFP Must-Reads 15.V-21.V Electric Vehicles, Brexit failing, Migration, Defence Refresh, Taiwan
'Brexit has failed' according to none other than Nigel Farage. The Times, with an excellent piece by Tom Calver, shows that many of the...
Tim Oliver
- May 14
- 4 min
BFP Must-Reads 1.V-14.V Coronation, Strategy/Decline, EU laws, Brexit costs, Immigration, Hong Kong
A bumper two week list of British foreign policy must-reads. The coronation provided a wealth of analysis about Britain’s place in the...
Tim Oliver
- May 1
- 3 min
BFP Must-Reads 24.IV-30.IV UK-China, UK-EU, Brexit, Development Policies, Migration, Identity & FP
Two big issues this week in British foreign policy. First, the Foreign Secretary set out HMG's view of the future of UK-China relations....
Tim Oliver
- Apr 24
- 3 min
BFP Must-Reads 10.4-23.4 Biden in N Ireland, Global Britain, costs of Brexit, state of UK, & ex-PMs
The Easter break and some Munro bagging meant a short break for British Foreign Policy Must-Reads. Below are just ten pieces from the...
Tim Oliver
- Apr 10
- 5 min
BFP Must-Reads: 3.4-9.4 Post-Brexit borders, UK-EU relations, economic models and history of BFP
Here are my British Foreign Policy Must-Reads from a week in which discussions about Britain's international relations have, once again...
Tim Oliver
- Apr 2
- 7 min
BFP Must-Reads 27.3-2.4 Germany, CPTPP, Brexit, UK-US & IRA, AUKUS, the City, and French bashing
This week’s British foreign Policy Must-Reads cover the King’s first state visit, Britain's membership of CPTPP, the effects of Brexit on...
Tim Oliver
- Mar 26
- 4 min
BFP Must-Reads 20.3-26.3 France, Trade, Food, Immigration, Brexit, Defence, Albania, Gulf, China
Here are my British Foreign Policy Must-Reads from a week filled with ongoing analysis following last week's Integrated Review and AUKUS...
Tim Oliver
- Mar 19
- 6 min
BFP Must-Reads 13.3-19.3: Integrated Review and AUKUS
About as packed a week in British foreign policy as they come. It means three sets of 10 British Foreign Policy Must-Reads covering: i)...
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