Britain In The World
Recent Blogs
The Fantasy of European Defence: An American Perspective
TS Allen — an officer in the United States Army, stationed in Korea — writes in a personal capacity for Policy Exchange’s Britain in the World Project, warning against the “new concept of ‘European defence’”
US-UK Relations: Reasons for Optimism
Professor John Bew — head of Policy Exchange’s Britain in the World project — contends that, ‘as 2016 draws to a close, there is good reason to believe that Trump’s victory may provide unexpected opportunities for the UK in what remains by far its more important relationship’
Walter Russell Mead, leading American strategist, speaks at Policy Exchange immediately after the US election
On 10th November, Policy Exchange’s Britain in the World project hosted Professor Walter Russell Mead for a briefing on US foreign policy under President Trump
Watch: What Would Clem Do?
Video footage of this well-received, and exceptionally well-attended panel discussion, which took place on Tuesday 11 October. Addressing Labour’s past and future, the event centred around ‘Citizen Clem’ — the new biography of Attlee, written by John Bew, head of Policy Exchange’s Britain in the World project.
The fine line between détente and appeasement
Gabriel Elefteriu, Policy Exchange, Policy Exchange National Security Research Fellow, examines the shift in Europe’s view on Russia.
Eyes east: how China became a superpower
Professor John Bew, writing for the New Statesman, reviews ‘Easternisation: War and Peace in the Asian Century’ by Gideon Rachman.
John Bew essay on the Chilcot Report
Professor John Bew essay, Head of Policy Exchange’s Britain in the World Project, responds to the Chilcot Report.
Preparing for Brexit: PX announces four major new workstreams
Policy Exchange host a panel discussion of what Brexit means for judicial power in our constitution chaired by Lord Judge, formerly Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
The role of intervention in future UK foreign policy
Dr John Bew previews an upcoming Policy Exchange paper co-authored by Tom Tugendhat MP and the late Jo Cox MP.
Why the Joint Committee on Human Rights got the law wrong on drone warfare
Leading barrister Sean Aughey (11KBW) and former Army officer Tom Tugendhat MP critically dissect the legal reasoning of the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ report into drone warfare.
