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One of the biggest jolts to the “special relationship” between the US and Britain came when President Clinton granted a visa for Gerry Adams, the leader of Sinn Fein, before he had made a clear
USNI News Home » Foreign Forces » China » U.K. and E.U. Must Forge Relationships to Counter Threats, Experts Say U.K. and E.U. Must Forge Relationships to Counter Threats, Experts Say Russian Navy Kilo-class submarine Novorossiysk. Photo by Yörük Işık used with permission The “big bad world out there” will drive the United Kingdom and European Union to find ways to build a new foreign policy and defense relationships while both are suffering from economic and trade “teething problems” following Brexit, four leading security experts said Friday. Speaking at an Atlantic Counci...
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UK leaders became too close to Trump, says ex-ambassador Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images British prime ministers have been absent from the world stage for the past four years while becoming too close to Donald Trump and his “pie in the sky promises” of a free trade deal, a former UK ambassador to Washington has said. Sir Peter Westmacott, who was ambassador from 2012 to 2016 and got to know many of Joe Biden’s foreign policy team when they were working for Barack Obama in that period, said the start o...
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Covid 19 coronavirus: The science and law are clear — it's time for NZ to turn down the travel tap 29 Jan, 2021 01:23 AM 5 minutes to read Covid 19 coronavirus update: No new cases in community; MIQ bedroom 'encounter' revealed Other OPINION: Despite a recent best-in-the-world ranking for its handling of Covid-19, New Zealand remains at risk as the pandemic intensifies globally. With more infectious variants of the virus emerging, there are many persisting concerns. In particular, the number of infected people entering managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities at the border is incre...