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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...
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- 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)...
Tim Oliver
- Mar 13
- 3 min
BFP Must-Reads: 6.3-12.3 UK-France, Immigration, Migrant Boats, Brexit, Iraq War
Here are my ten British Foreign Policy Must-Reads from a week dominated by debates about immigration and small boats crossing the Channel...
Tim Oliver
- Mar 5
- 3 min
BFP10 x 2 Must-Reads: 27.2-5.3 The Windsor Agreement
The Windsor Agreement reached between the UK and the EU over Northern Ireland dominated discussions this week about Britain's...
Tim Oliver
- Feb 27
- 2 min
BFP Must-Reads 20.2-26.2: Northern Ireland, Food Supply, Ukraine, Defence, Innovation, The City
Here are my ten British Foreign Policy Must-Reads from the week the world marked the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while...
Tim Oliver
- Feb 20
- 3 min
BFP10: 13.2-19.2 A more United Kingdom Foreign Policy?
Here are my British Foreign Policy 10 from the week when news that Nicola Sturgeon is standing down as leader of the SNP and Scotland's...
Tim Oliver
- Feb 13
- 3 min
BFP10: 06.02-12.02 Zelensky in Parliament
Here are my British Foreign Policy 10 from the week that saw President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the Houses of Parliament trigger...
Tim Oliver
- Feb 6
- 2 min
BFP10: 30.01-05.02 Looking back at Brexit
Here are my British Foreign Policy 10 from the week that saw Britain mark the third anniversary of its withdrawal from the EU, Rishi...
Tim Oliver
- Jan 29
- 3 min
BFP10: 23.01-29.01 Labour's Foreign Policy
Here are my British Foreign Policy 10 from a week when we took a step closer to seeing what a Labour Government's foreign policy will...
Tim Oliver
- Jan 23
- 2 min
BFP10: 16-22 Jan. Buckle Up.
Here are my British Foreign Policy 10 from a week in UK politics that stank of corruption and rule breaking: 10 of the best reports,...
Tim Oliver
- Jan 15
- 5 min
BFP10: 19.12.2022-15.01.2023 New Year, New Foreign Policy?
Apologies for the prolonged absence over Christmas and New Year. Below is a longer list than the usual weekly list of 10 reports,...
Tim Oliver
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
BFP10: 12.12-18.12 Snowball Diplomacy
Here are my British Foreign Policy 10 from a week when heavy snow didn’t stop a slew of speeches and reports on UK foreign policy: 10 of...
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