Threatening war but wanting a political solution
There was quite a lot of comment on my Twitter timeline regarding comments made by Secretary of State John Kerry recently both predicting the small scale of any military operation … Continue reading
September 11, 2013 · Leave a comment
The Catch 22 of UNSC Reform
Ian Birrell writes in The Guardian today about the need for Security Council reform. One thing was clear from the diplomatic disaster of the G20 summit in St Petersburg: western leaders … Continue reading
September 9, 2013 · Leave a comment
Peter Beaumont: The Bits that Don't Fit 