An open letter to David Cameron on the importance of the 0.7% target
David Taylor, chair of the Labour Campaign for International Development, on why David Cameron should stand firm on the 0.7 per cent international development target.
Brexit & Foreign Policy
Egypt needs a second grassroots resurgence
The Egyptian people must overturn another overbearing force that has marginalised them for generations: top-down government control of budgets and development.
President McAleese: Queen’s visit “an extraordinary moment in Irish history”
Ed Jacobs looks forward to the Queen’s historic visit to Ireland, reporting on reactions from the great and good and Morrisey.
Inside the “We believe in Israel” conference
Seph Brown, the UK Director of Prosper Palestine, reports from the “We believe in Israel” conference, held at a location in central London yesterday.
Bigots vow to bring Ugandan anti-gay bill back – we must continue to fight them
Paul Canning, the editor of LGBT Asylum News, writes on the defeat of the Ugandan anti-gay bill – and the prospect of it coming back.
Ashton brokers deal to keep Bosnia from ethnic division
Ben Fox reports from Brussels on European Union foreign affairs chief Baroness Catherin Ashton’s success in securing a deal to keep Bosnia from ethnic division.
The American immigration debate – a chance for liberal reform, but not yet
An in-depth analysis of current European and American immigration policy under President Obama and what it can teach the UK, by ippr’s Matt Cavanagh.
EU ministers shut the door on North African refugee crisis
Ben Fox reports from Brussels on the lurch to the right among European Union home affairs ministers, who are threatening to close the door on North African refugees.
David Miliband: EU relations with “great national powers” are a cause for concern
Dominic Browne reports on David Miliband’s speech in which he expresses concern over EU relations with “great national powers”.
Attacked from all sides, Baroness Ashton’s position is getting perilous
Jon Worth reports from Brussels on the increasing precariousness of Baroness Catherine Ashton’s position as European Union foreign affairs chief.