foreign policy
Alexander: Britain should lead North Africa to European companionship
Alex Hern reports on shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander’s RUSI speech today, in which he laid out how British foreign policy should respond to the Arab Spring.
Attacks on Ashton as misleading as they are unhelpful
Katharina Klebba, events manager of the Fabian Society, on the many attacks on European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Baroness Catherine Ashton.
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".
Hague now has a whole series of questions to answer
William Hague has come under increasing pressure in the last few weeks, criticised for a series of blunders over Libya, Egypt and the whole Middle East, culminating in the disastrous SAS mission.
Narrow majority in favour of intervention
As the Gaddafi regime continues to murder, maim and terrorise the Libyan people, a poll today shows a small majority in favour of using military force to prevent foreign leaders launching attacks against their own people.
Are the cabinet split over Libya?
There is continued confusion today over where the government, or even the prime minister himself, stands over foreign policy in general and Libya in particular.