Category: foreign policy
Whilst a lot has been written about President Obama's reaction to the BP the oil spill, another politician also has a lot riding on how he handles it. The Governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, has long been marked as one to watch among Republicans, and is seen as a potential 2016 presidential candidate. Whilst lauded by the conservative right, his ambitions suffered a setback last year when his speech in...
The Virginia result – a step towards a centrist GOP?
Written by Amy Selman Friday, 06 November 2009 16:17
America's social conservatives, frustrated with their position in the political wilderness after eight years of dictating the agenda in Washington, eagerly greeted the latest Gallup political poll last month. This found that, for the first time since 2004, more Americans considered themselves 'conservative' (40%) than moderate (36%). The key shift is that of independents, with 35% of floating voters now describing their views as conservative, up from 29% in 2008....
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Since its beginning, the war in Afghanistan has provided the media with a regular stream of news stories. Far from offering us the visions of victory and success foreseen at the war's conception, many have told us tales of woe, death and destruction. There were always those who were against the war itself, but public opinion has shifted. Now the public is outraged at the treatment of our own...
According to the BBC, police in Azerbaijan recently interrogated a number of its citizens who voted for Armenia during the 2009 Eurovision song contest. They were apparently deemed to be a 'potential security threat'. On a more serious note, The Economist ran an article last week on the recent bonhomie which seems to be characterizing Russo-Turkish relations.
On the 6th August, both countries signed an agreement allowing the construction...
As U2 did a '360' tour of the UK this week, for once I felt able genuinely to relate to their relentless campaigning about poverty and development issues. Much criticism is directed at Bono for this - yet one wonders if we should instead applaud those in the limelight, not least for raising awareness?
A recent visit to Rwanda with the Conservative Party social action Project Umubano was illustrative of this. If...
