The World
We live in an increasingly open and connected world where the decisions of individuals and nations have international consequences.
This new global village means we need to adapt: as people, as countries and with international institutions.
Here you will find my contributions on the global issues and challenges facing us all and material from other individuals and organisations.
Latest
- David blogs from the first meeting of the Global Ocean Commission in Cape Town
- Sri Lanka, human rights and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
- David blogs ahead of David Cameron's speech on Europe
- FT - Europe and Turkey will patch up their relationship
- David is interviewed on the Andrew Marr show
Key Speeches
- Britain, Ireland & Europe
- The Future of Europe: Economics, Politics & Identity | Presidential Lecture Series
- Europe between America and China
- The War in Afghanistan: Mending it not just Ending it
- Why is the European Left Losing Elections?
- Partnership In The Middle East, With The Middle East
- Responsible Sovereignty: A New Bargain For The International Community
- Aung San Suu Kyi Lecture: ‘The Democratic Imperative’
Food for Thought
- Foreign Affairs – Not So Great Expectations
- A. Miller – Everyone calm down: Israel is not going to bomb Iran. Well, at least not in 2012.
- Jean Pisani-Ferry | Europe should choose whether it wants Greece in or out
- Human Rights Watch – Syria: War Crimes in Idlib During Peace Negotiations
- FT – Stopping a slide to Afghanistan redux
- New York Times – New Politics, Ahoy!
- Olaf Cramme and Patrick Diamond – Is Europe’s left ready to govern?
- A Veteran’s Death, the Nation’s Shame – New York Times
- America’s Place in the New World – New York Times
- The Other Arab Spring – New York Times
- Bloomberg – Spain Not Greece Is the Real Test for the European Union
- Our War Against the Pashtuns – Anatol Lieven
- @jdportes – The European Commission asks the wrong people the wrong questions
- Eurozone policy-makers place a big bet – Simon Tilford
- Washington Post – US Vice president heads to Latin America amid calls for debate on drug legalization
- New Scientist – India’s panel price crash could spark solar revolution
- Obstacle Course: Obama and the 2012 Electoral Landscape – via Progressive Policy Institute
- Anatol Lieven: Afghanistan – The Best Way to Peace
- Ahmed Rashid – Pakistan urgently needs stability
- How Obama should talk to Iran – Trita Parsi
- Michael Semple – How to Talk to the Taliban
- Honoring All Who Saved Jews
- How to Save Iraq From Civil War
- How Iraq Can Define Its Destiny
- Al Gore and David Blood: A Manifesto for Sustainable Capitalism
- Syria, Iran and the Balance of Power in the Middle East – George Friedman
- Winning the battle, losing the war; the US and Pakistan – Myra MacDonald
- Why the UK Embassy in Iran Was Attacked: The Domestic Angle
- The curious case of German leadership – Katinka Barysch, CER
- Major Breakthroughs in Afghanistan Talks Unlikely
- NIAC Condemns Endorsement of Military Action on Iran at GOP Debate
- Britain needs a new EU policy for a new era – Douglas Alexander
- The Overblown Islamist Threat
- Danger of another civil war as Syria’s isolation deepens
- Justice, inequality and the 99 percent
- Goldberg: Obama wears a white hat
- FT – Don’t despair of Egypt’s democracy
- The Guardian – Gaza represents the ultimate failure of politics
- Iran’s growing bluster spells danger – LA Times
- A diplomatic bid to call Israel’s bluff – FT
- The euro: Reaching the endgame? – Simon Tilford
- Quentin Peel – Berlin finds rare ‘treaty change’ consensus
- Rejoice – the tatty Arab furniture is on its way out – David Gardner
- David Ignatius – 10 years after 9/11, al-Qaeda is down but not out
- Foreign Policy – The Nexus and the Olive Tree
- The Daily Beast – Zawahiri’s First 100 Days
- “Fear the Boom and Bust” a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem
- Fight of the Century: Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two
- Why Voters Tune Out Democrats – NYT
- Daniel Levy: America’s attempted Quartet sophistry
- Why austerity alone risks a disaster – Martin Wolf
- John Kerry – The Road Home from Kabul
- Jacques Attali – The Crisis Is in Brussels, Not Athens
- BBC: World’s oceans in ‘shocking’ decline
- Simon Rogers – Food prices: how high will they go by 2020?
- Richard Cohen – From a Saudi prince, tough talk on America’s favoritism toward Israel
- Kissinger – How to exit Afghanistan without creating wider conflict
- The Battle for Pakistan – Bruce Riedel
- IEA: Prospect of limiting the global increase in temperature to 2ºC is getting bleaker
- Time to Wake Up: Days of Abundant Resources and Falling Prices Are Over Forever – Jeremy Grantham
- Oxfam Food Report: Growing a better future
- Misha Glenny: A page has turned in the Balkans
- Daniel Kurtzer: What’s new and what’s not in Obama’s stance on ’67 border
- RSA – 21st Century Enlightenment
- Samuel Brittan: Who is winning in the race for recovery
- Steve Coll: The Internet: For Better or for Worse
- Khudi: A Counter-Extremism Social Movement
- How Bin Laden’s Death Could Help End the Afghan War
- Video: Introduction to Peace One Day
- Patrick Diamond: The new “progressive” conservatism in Europe
- Mr Y: A National Strategic Narrative
- Gideon Rachman: Declare victory and end the ‘global war on terror’
- Abdullah Gul: The Revolution’s Missing Peace
- Joseph Siegle: Democracy pushback in Egypt
- Paul Krugman: Who’s Serious Now?
- Brent Scowcroft: Obama must broker a new Mideast peace (FT)
- Ed Husain: Who is really running the Muslim Brotherhood?
- Martin Wolf, Financial Times – Waiting for the great rebalancing
- Tommy Stadlen: Climate Revolutions (Huffington Post)
- Huffington Post guest blog – Green China?
- John Kerry: Libya and the Just Use of American Force
- Leon Neyfakh: Is this 1848?
- Nicholas Kristof: Hugs From Libyans
- Lakhdar Brahimi and Thomas Pickering on Settling the Afghan War
- Foreign Affairs Committee report on Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Thomas Friedman on Egyptian uprisings
- Ahmed Rashid – The Way out of Afghanistan