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Welcome to my blog - I'm Charles Reed and I advise the Church of England on foreign policy issues.
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Tag Archives: Arms Trade
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: The Bloody Colonel – Our Trusted Friend of Old
With Colonel Gaddafi struggling violently to cling to power in Libya, this photo is one that Tony Blair would dearly love to see consigned to a card board box in the attic. The picture captures Blair’s controversial visit to Libya … Continue reading
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Tagged Arms Trade, Britain's Role in the World, Colonel Gaddafi, David Cameron, Middle East, Royal Shell, Tony Blair
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How do you legislate for the Jesus nut?
For the last two days I’ve been participating in an expert seminar here in London on the arms trade. Its been a welcome break from trying to make sense of last week’s Strategic Defence Review. The seminar is the latest in … Continue reading
Posted in Arms Trade
Tagged Arms Trade, Arms Trade Treaty, Church of England, Gothenburg Process, United Nations, Zimbabwe
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