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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: Conference of European Churches
Reflecting on 2011 – A Year of Contagion
It’s nearly the end of the year, and traditionally the time when we look back and try to make sense of the past 12 months. My suggestion for the word of the year is ‘contagion’. Contagion in the sense that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Arab Spring, Climate Change, Conference of European Churches, Contagion, Euro Crisis, Euro zone, Europe, Time, Tsunami, Vietnam
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Prague Reflections on The Future of European Ecumenism
For the last two days I’ve been in Prague helping to deliver an interim report to the Conference of European Churches’ Central Committee on the work of the Revision Working Group (RWG). Try and stay awake now. For those who … Continue reading
The EU and Religious Freedom
The Daily Telegraph ran a story today on the question of religious freedom in the Middle East and the failure of EU foreign ministers to condemn the sectarian attacks over the Christmas period that targeted Christians in Iraq and Egypt. … Continue reading
Is it time to write Europe’s Obituary?
It is not every day that my work keeps me awake at night, but a colleague of mine, who reads my blog but refuses to comment publicly on it, accused me yesterday of political naivety following yesterday’s post. The main … Continue reading
Posted in The EU
Tagged Andrew Moravscik, Conference of European Churches, Euro Crisis, Europe, The EU, Tim Garton Ash
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Can we Learn to Live in Peace with Russia?
After a round of meetings in Poland yesterday with President Bronislaw Komorwski, the Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, heads to Brussels today for the start of the EU-Russia Summit. Medvedev aims to secure EU approval of Moscow’s bid to join the … Continue reading
