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- 05 January 2009
In the wake of the US presidential elections in November, attention has been refocused on the question of western foreign policy towards the Middle East. Barack Obama has already signalled his willingness to talk to all leaders in an effort to restore American diplomatic credibility and to re-establish links with key regional powerbrokers like Syria. However, it is far less clear what approach the new American leadership will take towards engaging with the range of Islamist parties and movements across the Middle East and North Africa region.
New Start - 12 December 2008
Beneath the headlines of the PBR lays a subtle tax reform that could pave the way for government to tackle poverty more effectively in the future.
Open Democracy - 11 December 2008
A lot of contradictory claims have been made in recent weeks about ‘police independence’. The Home Secretary says that she could not have intervened in the police investigation into Home Office leaks because it is for the police, not politicians, to initiate criminal investigations.
- 08 December 2008
The UK is reeling from the serious effects of a global economic slowdown, but this time the economy and the consumer are digital. The Internet is revolutionising the way businesses operate and go to market. There are now over 1.5 billion people online – all connected, creating, communicating and searching for information. Online business will be a key factor in the rebuilding of the UK economy in the coming months.
The Guardian - 06 December 2008
Arguments over police independence in the wake of Damien Green and Ian Blair are lost in hazy definitions and undemocratic practices.
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Building bridges, not walls
By Alex Glennie, Research Assistant, International- 05 January 2009
In the wake of the US presidential elections in November, attention has been refocused on the question of western foreign policy towards the Middle East. Barack Obama has already signalled his willingness to talk to all leaders in an effort to restore American diplomatic credibility and to re-establish links with key regional powerbrokers like Syria. However, it is far less clear what approach the new American leadership will take towards engaging with the range of Islamist parties and movements across the Middle East and North Africa region.
At last, a tax reform to help in the fight against poverty
By Michael JohnsonNew Start - 12 December 2008
Beneath the headlines of the PBR lays a subtle tax reform that could pave the way for government to tackle poverty more effectively in the future.
What do we mean by police independence?
By Rick MuirOpen Democracy - 11 December 2008
A lot of contradictory claims have been made in recent weeks about ‘police independence’. The Home Secretary says that she could not have intervened in the police investigation into Home Office leaks because it is for the police, not politicians, to initiate criminal investigations.
At the online frontline: UK businesses can use the web to speed up in a slowdown
By Matt Brittin, Director, Google UK- 08 December 2008
The UK is reeling from the serious effects of a global economic slowdown, but this time the economy and the consumer are digital. The Internet is revolutionising the way businesses operate and go to market. There are now over 1.5 billion people online – all connected, creating, communicating and searching for information. Online business will be a key factor in the rebuilding of the UK economy in the coming months.
Law and disorder
By Rick MuirThe Guardian - 06 December 2008
Arguments over police independence in the wake of Damien Green and Ian Blair are lost in hazy definitions and undemocratic practices.
Faith in the Nation
Religion, identity and the public realm in Britain today
"One of the most important contributions to date on the role of religion in Britain’s increasingly secular but also multifaith society." The Times.
Shared Destinies
Security in a globalised world
Laying the foundations for a re-think of UK national security strategy for the first quarter of the century.
Closing the Mitigation Gap
By The Global Climate Network
New analysis shows that a ‘mitigation gap’ could open up and undermine the credibility of a post-2012 regime that has the aim of avoiding dangerous climate change.