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Welcome to my blog - I'm Charles Reed and I advise the Church of England on foreign policy issues.
This blog covers a variety of topics from US foreign policy to European politics and the Middle East - and whatever else happens to be in the news or catch my attention.
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Photo Essay: Postcard fom London 2050
Last week’s photo essay took us back a year to the first days of the Coalition Government. This week’s photo essay lurches us forward to London 2050. This photo is one of a series of postcards that features in … Continue reading
The Arab Spring, Food Security and the Baguettes of War
The events in North Africa and the Middle East might now seem like a regular feature on the news agenda, but we shouldn’t forget that they caught us unaware. In our rush to speculate on how the Arab Awakening might eventually play … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Food Security, Middle East
Tagged Arab Democracy, Arab Spring, Climate Change, Food Security
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Photo Essay: The Coalition One Year
This week’s photo essay takes us back a year to the press conference in the gardens of No 10 where David Cameron and Nick Clegg launched the Coalition Government. One year on what are we to make of the … Continue reading
Photo Essay: China’s New Clean Air Law
With the death of Osama bin Laden dominating the news it would have been all too easy to have used this week’s photo essay to explore the events resulting in his death and the implications of his demise. Instead the … Continue reading
Winning the Republican nomination for 2012
As Britain votes today on whether to change its electoral system, we should spare a few thoughts for our friends across the pond as they gear up for the 2012 Presidential election. Barely six months on from the US Mid Term … Continue reading
