“Don’t be in such a hurry. Enjoy the world.”
Kate Ewart-Biggs’ mission with the British Council is to build lasting connections between the UK and other countries through arts and language. Coming from...
Oxford University Diplomatic Society hosts NATO-sponsored final competition
Oxford University Diplomatic Society hosted its final NATO-sponsored final competition event of “NATO: Fit for the Future?’ at the end of November in the...
West-Eastern Storyman: Lord Patten on China and Diplomacy
"Both historical vignettes speak to the complexity of international relations and its continuity between past and present, between West and East. And as the last colonial governor of Hong Kong, Lord Patten’s life serves to bridge these eras and civilisations."
Chinese diplomats’ Twitter use analysed in Oxford study
The report claims that China has “significantly expanded its online public diplomacy efforts”.
A diplomat’s-eye view on the Israel-Palestine conflict: Hertford Principal Tom Fletcher in conversation
"If it was easy we’d have done it a long time ago. Very smart diplomats and peacemakers have been working on this for decades since 1948. I still think that at its root there is a simplicity to this, which is that you need two states: a state of Israel and a state of Palestine, where the rights of Israelis and Palestinians are considered equally. But it’s much harder to actually deliver that.”
The Conservatives’ attack on the ECHR: A Long Time Coming
"Scrapping the ECHR and starting afresh with a ‘British Bill of Rights’ would embolden the government with both symbolic and literal power."
Ciara Garcha investigates the history of the 'British Bill of Rights' and considers how it would impact the UK's relationship with the European Union.
Total denuclearisation is a complete fantasy
We must re-evaluate our aims for North Korea
