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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: Hilary Clinton
Negotiating with the Taleban
The video of four Marines urinating on Taleban corpses has rightly been condemned by relevant US authorities. Indecent and inappropriate acts like this inevitably and rightly shock public sensitivities. Perhaps the most surprising element in this story, however, has been … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan
Tagged Afghanistan, Hilary Clinton, President Karzai, Taleban, Urinating Marines
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Tunisia: The Jasmine Revolution and its Implications for other Ancien Regimes
Just as many African countries will be studying the implications of the Sudanese referendum – if Sudan, why not the Congo, Nigeria, and the Ivory Coast – so several Middle Eastern countries will be watching carefully the unfolding events in Tunisia – … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East
Tagged Christian Minorities, Democratic Reform, Hilary Clinton, Tunisia
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Time for a Reality Check – What Might a One State Solution Look Like?
Last Wednesday the Obama administration recognised publicly that attempts to bribe the Israeli government into agreeing a 90-day settlement freeze to resume talks with Palestinians had failed. So, one week on where do we go from here? Should we follow … Continue reading
Richard Holbrooke – The Death of a Raging Bull
I was really saddened to hear that Richard Holbrooke, the US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, died yesterday at the age of 69. I was a great fan of this raging bull of a US diplomat – hence this brief obituary. … Continue reading
Going Gaga over Wikileaks
The prospect of England being knocked out of the 2018 World Cup on home soil by Germany on penalties after a legitimate winning goal by England was disallowed has distracted me from the more serious business of reflecting on the … Continue reading
Posted in Wikileaks
Tagged Bradley Manning, Hilary Clinton, Lady Gaga, US Foreign Policy, Wikileaks, World Cup
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